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Social media reacts as Trey Lance is taken 3rd overall by 49ers in 2021 NFL Draft
By Sydney Hunte
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The San Francisco 49ers served up the 1st surprise of the 2021 NFL Draft with the night’s 3rd overall pick. With Alabama’s Mac Jones and Ohio State’s Justin Fields expected by some to come off the board as the 3rd and 4th quarterbacks after Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and BYU’s Zach Wilson went 1st and 2nd overall, the Niners’ front office shook things up as they instead picked Trey Lance out of FCS power North Dakota State.
Lance only played in 1 game in 2020 due to COVID-19, an exhibition win over Central Arkansas. But his 2019 season prior to that made him one of the most interesting prospects in the draft as he threw for 2,786 yards and 28 touchdowns while recording 0 interceptions, adding 1,100 yards and 14 touchdowns on 169 carries. Clearly, even with Jimmy Garropolo still on the roster, San Francisco general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan felt that Lance was the better selection.
Here is some of the reaction on Twitter after Lance became the 2nd NDSU player to be taken in the top 3 of the draft, 5 years after Carson Wentz was taken 2nd overall by the Philadelphia Eagles:
Omg the 49ers drafted Trey Lance
— Denji (@eternal_dub) April 30, 2021
TREY LANCE to the NINERS #NFLDraft2021
— D C (@DKyle24) April 30, 2021
I don’t think Trey Lance will be better than Fields. That’s a crazy pick.
— jason (@PacmanJonez) April 30, 2021
https://twitter.com/DISDICK70/status/1387930210117500935
That sound you heard was the entire #49ers fan base taking a collective sigh of relief, as a month of Mac Jones rumors officially come to an end.
Trey Lance is the future in San Francisco.
— Rob Lowder (@Rob_Lowder) April 30, 2021
… wow . . 49ers took Trey Lance .. crazy stuff #WGNOtv
— Ed Daniels (@WGNOsports) April 30, 2021
OH MY LORD#TreyLance
— JC- Former World Champion LLC (@JoshOnAir) April 30, 2021
TREY LANCE OMGGGG
— lucas (@lucaxmclovin) April 30, 2021
I honestly can’t wait to see Trey Lance in shanahans offense.
— Jonathan? (@Edmondson23) April 30, 2021
SF picks Trey Lance. Just wow. #Falcons are next.
— Maria Martin (@Ria_Martin) April 30, 2021
you give up THAT much to select Trey Lance you better hope it pays off
— L. (@LLxxke) April 30, 2021
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
