NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah dropped the fifth version of his mock draft this week, which featured a pretty dramatic shift from many recent projections.

Jeremiah has the 49ers landing UCLA linebacker Myles Jack with pick No. 7, passing on Cal quarterback Jared Goff, who falls to 15th overall to the quarterback-needy Los Angeles Rams. Jeremiah projects North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz to go to Cleveland with the second pick.

On Jack to San Francisco, Jeremiah wrote: “This could be a QB, but instead the 49ers take the best available player.”

49ers general manager Trent Baalke recently attended Jack’s pro day, where he impressed those in attendance after being cleared earlier this month from a September meniscus tear that kept him from participating in the scouting combine in February.

San Francisco has an obvious need at inside linebacker next to NaVorro Bowman, whom Jack would compliment well, like Patrick Willis did before his retirement in 2015.

Jack is not expected to run a 40-yard dash before the draft, but his speed is not a concern. He’s considered one of the best athletes in this year’s class, and has a unique ability to cover like a safety, while still being able to diagnose running plays at an elite level.

If the 49ers go with Jack with their first selection, it might create a similar scenario to the 2011 draft, when Baalke took Aldon Smith at seven before landing Colin Kaepernick early in the second round with pick No. 36. The 49ers have the 37th pick this year, where Michigan State signal caller Connor Cook may still be on the board.

San Francisco is also expected to meet with injured Notre Dame linebacker Jaylon Smith, who may be a fall-back option in the later rounds if his knee checks out after suffering ACL and LCL tears in January.

However, some fear there is degenerative nerve damage around the knee which may prevent him from returning to his pre-injury form. He will have his knee re-checked in Indianapolis mid-April.

Drafting Jack over a quarterback would be a clear case of going with the best player available. Jeremiah has Oregon’s standout defensive end DeForest Buckner going to the Ravens at pick No. 6 and Ohio State’s Joey Bosa going to Dallas at No. 4.

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