The 2025 NFL draft is now less than three weeks away.
San Francisco owns the No. 11 overall pick and 11 selections in total, including four picks within the top 100. Though it's been a quiet offseason in the way of free agency acquisitions, the 49ers can make it a successful offseason by getting their draft selections right.
There's all sorts of thoughts on which direction the 49ers will go with their first-round selection. As NFL draft analysts are working to put their final mock drafts together, USA TODAY Sports turned to Meta AI to forecast how the 2025 NFL draft will unfold.
Meta AI surprisingly omitted Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Penn State tight end Tyler Warren from its first-round mock. But, Meta AI mocked an exciting selection by the 49ers at pick No. 11.
According to Meta AI's mock draft, the 49ers will select Arizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan.
Meta is a fan of McMillan's "huge wingspan" and his ability to generate yards after the catch. That would make him a nice long-term partner for San Francisco's 2024 first-round pick Ricky Pearsall. It would also further open the door for an eventual Brandon Aiyuk trade, though it seems likely the veteran will play for the 49ers in 2025 as he recovers from tearing his ACL and MCL last season. - Jacob Camenker, USA TODAY Sports.
The 49ers could certainly use some wide receiver help after dealing away Deebo Samuel this offseason to Washington.
McMillan reeled in 84 grabs for 1,319 yards for eight touchdowns. In his three seasons with Arizona, McMillan caught 213 passes for 3,423 yards with 26 touchdowns.
The 6-foot-4 wide receiver would join a group of wide receivers that includes Jauan Jennings, Ricky Pearsall and Brandon Aiyuk. Jennings caught 77 passes for 975 yards with six scores, while Pearsall finished with 31 catches for 400 yards and three scores.
Aiyuk finished with 25 catches for 374 yards in his injury-shortened season, but he totaled 1,342 receiving yards and seven touchdowns in 2023.
This article originally appeared on Niners Wire: Meta AI shares its 49ers first-round NFL draft pick
