Round 5, Pick 39 · #179 Overall
San Francisco 49ers · OT · Kansas
Traded: Compensatory Pick (From NYJ)
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Big Board Rank: #217 · Day 3 Sleeper
Enrique Cruz Jr. emerged as a late bloomer at Kansas, transitioning from basketball to football as a junior college transfer and developing into a serviceable tackle option. His draft stock has risen steadily through the pre-draft process due to his impressive physical tools and rapid technical development under offensive line coach Pat Meyer. Cruz brings intriguing upside as a zone-blocking scheme fit with surprising mobility for his size, though he remains raw in pass protection concepts and hand placement fundamentals that limit his immediate impact potential.
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