Though they now have their quarterback of the future and the trade up for Trey Lance has had no adverse impact on their fortunes, the San Francisco 49ers would probably love a redo of the 2021 NFL Draft.

The 33rd Team's Marcus Mosher explored what each team would do if given another crack at that loaded draft, which has produced a litany of star players but only one at the quarterback position.

San Francisco famously traded three first-round picks to move up from 12 to 3 in the first round, selecting North Dakota state quarterback Lance in the belief his physical gifts and intangibles could see him blossom into one of the game's top quarterbacks.

That proved an ill-advised move, with Lance starting just four games for the 49ers across two years with the team before he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a fourth-round pick last offseason.

The selection of Lance meant the 49ers missed out on premium talent at other critical positions. Looking back, Mosher sees one player as the obvious pick for the Niners had they traded up to address another area.

Mosher picked tackle Penei Sewell for the 49ers and, in explaining that selection, he wrote:

"Imagine for a moment that the San Francisco 49ers don't select (or trade up) for Trey Lance, and they draft arguably the best right tackle in the NFL to pair with Trent Williams. The 49ers are already unstoppable on offense, but giving them another All-Pro tackle would make them unfair."

His assessment perhaps sells Sewell's hypothetical impact on the 49er offense short. Yes, it would make the 49ers unfair. Beyond that, though, the selection of Sewell would have solved one of the biggest issues on the San Francisco roster, the right side of the O-Line, turning into a strength by adding a player who has rapidly developed into one of the best in the game at any position.

In real life, that problem still persists and was critical to the 49ers coming up short in overtime of Super Bowl 58 back in February.

At the time of the '21 draft, the 49ers had a starting right tackle in Mike McGlinchey, whom they drafted in the first round in 2018. Yet McGlinchey had been inconsistent at best in pass protection and the 49ers knew well in advance that it was unlikely they would be able to keep him beyond the 2022 season. He signed with the Denver Broncos last offseason.

McGlinchey's replacement last season was former fifth-round pick Colton McKivitz. There was no discernible drop-off from McGlinchey to McKivitz, but he was still regarded as the weak link up front.

Had they taken Sewell, the 49ers would have landed a huge upgrade on McGlinchey and, with Williams expressing a desire to play into his 40s, would have had two All-Pros fortifying the tackle spots for years to come.

In truth, the 49ers probably wouldn't have made the move up the board for a non-quarterback and Sewell would not have fallen to them at 12 as he went to the Detroit Lions at six. Still, it's an exercise that illustrates how much of a folly it can be to eschew top-level prospects at other positions to chase the idea of what a college quarterback could become.

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