Where John Lynch and the art of quarterback evaluation intersect, there is David Shaw.

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Shaw played with Lynch at Stanford in the early 1990s and has stayed in touch over the years. (His father, Willie, an assistant coach at the time, was instrumental in Lynch’s move from quarterback to safety.)

Shaw evaluates quarterbacks for his role as draft analyst for the NFL Network; he went head-to-head last season with two of the top quarterback prospects in the 2017 draft (North Carolina’s Mitch Trubisky and Notre Dame’s DeShone Kizer).

And from a few miles away, Shaw has watched the 49ers scrap and scramble in recent years to find a reliable quarterback.

“The draft, as I’ve been part of, is a very, very high-profile educated guess,’’ Shaw said Wednesday.

“There are no guarantees. But every organization’s No. 1 priority is to their get a quarterback or keep the good one (they) have.

“John will go through an educated, informed process and make the best decision for the franchise.’’

Shaw acknowledged that as a player-turned-broadcaster, as someone who has never worked in a front office, Lynch is an “unconventional hire.”

But that isn’t an impediment to success, Shaw added.

“Those of us who have been around John (know) John doesn’t fail at anything. John has never failed at anything.

“John is brilliant, he’s competitive, he’s tough. He’s going to surround himself with people that are like him – smart people that are tough people that are good football people.

“He’s going to make smart, sound decisions. He’s not going to care about being the most popular guy in the room. He’s not competing to be the GM of the century.

“He’s going to try to build a winner …

“John Lynch has never failed at anything, and I don’t believe he’ll fail at the 49ers.”