What Does Jimmy Garoppolo’s Post-Draft Future Look Like? The 49ers are set to take a quarterback at no. 3, and the passer who led the team to a Super Bowl appearance is the odd man out in San Francisco. What’s next for Garoppolo? Share this story Getty Images/Ringer illustration It’s easy to forget that when the Patriots drafted Jimmy Garoppolo in the second round of the 2014 draft, the Eastern Illinois passer was deemed Tom Brady’s heir apparent. Since then, he’s had a career arc unlike that of any passer we’ve seen. Three years after drafting him, New England traded Garoppolo to Kyle Shanahan’s 49ers in exchange for a second-round pick. In his lone full season as a starter, he helped San Francisco come within minutes of winning Super Bowl LIV. But a little over a year later, Shanahan can’t even guarantee that Garoppolo will be on the Niners’ roster following this week’s NFL draft. (Or alive, for that matter.)