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Round 5, Pick 142: Kevin Hogan, QB, Stanford

Stanford quarterback Kevin Hogan seems to have everything head coach Chip Kelly looks for in a quarterback.

Hogan has accuracy, mobility and intelligence. He makes great decisions before plays and during them, he throws with anticipation, he’s poised under pressure, he graduated from college and he set a school record in wins.

Hogan could play Week 1 next season, but the Niners probably won’t need him to. They still have Colin Kaepernick and Blaine Gabbert. So Hogan can sit for a year, develop and shorten his throwing motion.

Round 5, Pick 145: D.J. Reader, NT, Clemson

One player the 49ers interviewed at the combine, according to the Independent Mail's Dan Hope—Clemson nose tackle D.J. Reader.

Reader may be the best nose tackle in the draft. He’s big (6'3", 327 lbs), strong (30 reps on the bench), and long (33 ⅝-inch arms)—long enough that he can play head-up against offensive tackles as a 4-technique defensive end if the Niners need him to.

But the Niners primarily would draft Reader to play nose tackle, a position of need. The top two nose tackles on the depth chart—Ian Williams and Glenn Dorsey—currently are rehabbing injuries.

Round 5, Pick 174: Roger Lewis, WR, Bowling Green

Even though the Niners must replace Anquan Boldin, they can afford to wait until Day 3 to draft a receiver.

The Niners still don’t know what they have in Quinton Patton, Bruce Ellington or DeAndre Smelter—three former fourth-round picks who haven’t played much. (Or at all, in Smelter’s case. He spent his rookie season on injured reserve.) Those three should get a chance to play and prove themselves next season.

While they’re playing, the Niners can develop a Day 3 pick who has potential. Bowling Green’s Roger Lewis is one of the most talented receivers in the draft. He averaged 16.7 yards per catch in college and caught 23 touchdown passes in two seasons. He could fall to Day 3 because he was charged with two counts of first-degree felony rape in 2012, although he was convicted of neither charge.