A look at some of the greatest draft selections ever made by the San Francisco 49ers.
Brodie was the third overall pick in 1957 (first round) out of Stanford.
Johnson was the sixth overall pick in 1961 (first round) out of UCLA.
TE Vernon Davis
Young was the seventh overall in 1994 (first round) out of Notre Dame.
Krueger was eighth overall pick in 1958 (first round) out of Texas A&M.
Lott was the eighth overall pick in 1981 (first round) out of USC.
McElhenny was the ninth overall pick in 1952 (first round) out of Washington.
Nomellini was the 11th overall pick in 1950 (first round) out of Minnesota.
LB Patrick Willis
Rice was the 16th overall pick in 1985 (first round) out of Mississippi Valley State.
Staley was the 28th overall pick in 2007 (first round) out of Central Michigan.
Wilcox was the 29th overall pick in 1964 (third round) out of Oregon.
Soltau was the 30th overall pick in 1950 (third round) out of Minnesota.
St. Clair was the 32nd overall pick in 1953 (third round) out of USF.
Kaepernick was the 36th pick in 2011 (second round) out of Nevada.
Craig was the 49th pick in 1983 (second round) out of Nebraska.
Gore was the 65th overall pick in 2005 (third round) out of Miami.
Taylor was the 76th overall pick in 1986 (third round) out of Delaware State.
Montana was the 82nd overall pick in 1979 (third round) out of Notre Dame.
WR Terrell Owens
Bowman was the 91st overall pick in 2010 (third round) out of Penn State.
DE Charles Haley
Hanks was the 122nd overall pick in 1991 (fifth round) out of Iowa.
Owens was the 160th overall pick in 1956 (14th round) out of the College of Idaho.
Clark was the 249th overall pick in 1979 (10th round) out of Clemson.
Sapolu was the 289th overall pick in 1981 (11th round) out of Hawaii.
Thursday's Niners Daily provides a historical perspective on the 15th overall pick, the selection the 49ers own in the 2015 NFL Draft.
Before the San Francisco 49ers go on the clock Thursday night in the first round of the Draft, let's take a look back at the 48 players who have been taken with the 15th overall pick since 1967. This weekend's installment of the draft is the 80th overall, but we start in 1967, the first year the AFL and NFL held a joint draft. The 15th overall pick that year was Alan Page, the only Hall of Famer to ever be taken in that draft slot.
The following year, 1968, is the only other time the 49ers have held the 15th pick since the AFL/NFL merger. The team took center Forrest Blue out of Auburn University. Blue spent his first seven NFL seasons in San Francisco from 1968-74, making four Pro Bowls with two All-Pro selections. He went on to finish his career playing four seasons in Baltimore.
The Rundown:
† - Denotes a Pro Bowl appearance
