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The San Francisco 49ers hold the No. 3 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. General manager John Lynch made a deal with the Miami Dolphins to move up from No. 12 marking the third time in five drafts that Lynch has made a move with the team’s first-round selection.
The Niners traded both up and down the draft board in the first round last year. San Francisco traded back one spot and selected defensive Javon Kinlaw 14th and then traded up from No. 31 to take receiver Brandon Aiyuk 25th.
In 2017, Lynch’s first draft at the helm, the 49ers traded down one spot and took defensive lineman Solomon Thomas No. 3. Lynch then traded up late in the first round to take linebacker Reuben Forster.
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The famous and the flops: best and worst NFL 1st-round picks
By The Associated PressApril 24, 2021 GMT
AFC
Best: T Jonathan Ogden, UCLA, 1996
Selected with the team’s first-ever pick after the move from Cleveland, Ogden held down the left tackle spot through 2006, was selected to 11 Pro Bowls and was a star on 2000 Super Bowl champions.
Worst: WR Travis Taylor, Florida, 2000
Taken 10th overall, Taylor battled injuries and never became the big-play wideout Ravens envisioned in five seasons in Baltimore.
BUFFALO BILLS
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With some question whether Smith or Ray Childress was worthy of the No. 1 pick, the Bills went with Smith. He became the NFL’s sack leader and cornerstone of a defense on a team that won four straight AFC championships.
Catherine Pierce
Catherine Pierce, of Starkville, has been named Mississippiâs Poet Laureate. Serving as the official state poet for a term of four years, the stateâs Poet Laureate creates and reads appropriate poetry at state occasions, promotes literacy and represents the rich cultural heritage of Mississippi. An English professor at Mississippi State University, Catherine Pierce co-directs MSU s creative writing program and has published four books of poems and a chapbook.
âIt is with great pleasure that the First Lady and I announce Catherine Pierce of Starkville as Mississippiâs Poet Laureate,â said Governor Tate Reeves. âWe are confident Dr. Pierce will continue to foster a love of poetry and literature throughout Mississippi in this role.â