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2015 NFL Draft: Pick By Pick Mock With San Francisco 49ers At No. 15

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By @rickstavig

Dorial Green-Beckham, NFL Draft

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With the regular season now in the rearview mirror, it’s officially mock draft season. Yes, mock drafts are entirely and utterly useless. It’s all speculation loosely based on rumors and projections, with no mock draft ever being anywhere near perfect. It’s like making a bracket for the NCAA tournament: you’ll get a few right but you’ll never get them all right. Still, they’re fun to make, they’re fun to read, and it fuels hope for a good offseason and a better future for whomever you cheer for.

So far in this mock we’ve gone through the first fourteen picks with the Miami Dolphins most recently picking La’el Collins (OT, LSU). So with the 15th overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, who do the San Francisco 49ers select?

Dorial Green-Beckham, WR, Oklahoma.

The Niners have been trying to provide weapons for QB Colin Kaepernick to grow with the past couple years, but have come up short. Michael Crabtree is a free agent who will almost assuredly be gone after perennially underwhelming in one way or another. Stevie Johnson and Anquan Boldin are effective in complementary roles but neither will ever be a no. 1 again. Bruce Ellington and Quinton Patton are young and unproven, and also project more as a complementary wideout once they develop further. A true number one with size who can stretch the field vertically is exactly what this offense needs to go with their already strong run game.

Green-Beckham may just be the most talented WR in the entire ’15 draft class. Formerly the number one high school player in the country coming out of high school, Green-Beckham is a physical freak at 6-foot 5, 225-pounds and a reported 40 time of 4.40. DGB is still very raw since he only played two seasons of college ball, and comes with some risk in terms of off-the-field baggage. He was kicked off the team at Missouri for a plethora of issues (including allegedly shoving a woman down steps) before enrolling at OU, where he never played a down due to failed waiver requesting immediate eligibility.

Teams will need to do their homework on DGB and what kind of character he is, especially considering the domestic violence issue. But if they perform their due diligence and he can keep his nose clean and focus on developing his immense potential, he could wind up as one of the top WR’s in the NFL.

Rick Stavig is an NFL Draft Columnist for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @rickstavig or add him to your network on Google+.

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