Alabama and the state of Ohio will both hold their professional days on Tuesday, March 30. Both have better quarterback prospects entering the draft at Mac Jones and Justin Fields. Both players are seen as candidates for the San Francisco 49ers, who gave up several future draft picks last week to move from No.12 to No.3 overall.

With the two professional days scheduled for the same day, the 49ers will share the tasks, according to Peter King of NBC Sports. General manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan are expected to attend Alabama practice to watch Jones. Assistant General Manager Adam Peters and a staff delegation will attend Ohio State’s to watch Fields.

“I’m not sure I deduce a huge meaning from it, but it could be significant,” King wrote in his latest Football morning in America functionality. “How I see it: Jones could be the leader, but it’s not over yet.”

Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and BYU’s Zach Wilson are expected to be the top two picks when the 2021 NFL Draft kicks off in a month’s time. That scenario would leave San Francisco with the pick of its top prospects, and that will likely go to North Dakota State’s Trey Lance, who has already had his pro day, Fields or Jones. While Lance and Fields are considered better prospects due to their higher cap and athleticism, Jones is considered by some to be more NFL ready at the moment.

There’s a chance the 49ers would know what head coach Robert Saleh, former San Francisco defensive coordinator, and the New York Jets are planning to do at No.2, which would mean they were feeling pretty good. on the remaining prospects for the success of the blockbuster. .

It’s hard to imagine that San Francisco has given up so much on switching to Jones’ selection, leaving many analysts to believe that Lance or Fields are the targets. However, due to the immediate fit and comparisons to Kirk Cousins, no one is willing to dismiss Jones as a possibility. There was also a report that the 49ers were willing to trade anywhere in the top five spots, but chose to move as high as possible to make sure they get their guy.

“There’s a group of evaluators who don’t think Jones is a great quarterback for 2021 football because he’s not mobile like a Lance or Wilson,” King wrote. “Maybe those evaluators are wrong. We’ll find out soon enough. But if San Francisco pick Jones, the result will be startling. For a team, passing three first-round picks over Mac Jones will be history to watch. Draft 2021 Lynch and Shanahan are expected to speak with reporters on Monday before heading to Tuscaloosa. However, they are unlikely to reveal too much about their draft strategy. Many of the questions are more likely to focus on the future of current starter Jimmy Garoppolo, who is the exchange’s biggest loser.

“The 49ers have played really well with Garoppolo since the end of the season, with general manager John Lynch repeatedly saying Garoppolo is their guy,” King added. “Well, there is a price to be paid for being cold throughout Super Bowl season and for missing 23 of the 48 regular season games in the past three years. The cost is to recruit a man who is likely to beat him. The Niners are no longer willing to let a quarterback injury ruin their season. ”