AP

Jim Harbaugh must not be high on Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert.

Despite a gaping hole atop their quarterback depth chart, Harbaugh’s San Francisco 49ers opted for Gabbert’s teammate, Aldon Smith, with the seventh overall pick in the draft.

Smith was a 4-3 defensive end at Mizzou, also dabbling at defensive tackle in some packages. He’ll play outside linebacker in the 49ers’ 3-4 scheme.

Smith set the Tigers’ single-season sack record as a mere redshirt freshman, before seeing his production drop as a third-year junior last season. He played banged up for the second half of the year.

He’ll be an immediate starter for the Niners, likely bookending the winner of a competition between Parys Haralson, Ahmad Brooks, and whomever San Francisco brings in when free agency kicks off.