The San Francisco 49ers entered the first round of last month's NFL Draft with picks No. 13 and 31, but after multiple trades they ended up with the 14th and 25th selections.

John Lynch says Brandon Aiyuk, who they took at the No. 25 pick, was a strong consideration when they held the 13th pick.

"I think it was two days before the draft, I said to Kyle [Shanahan], you know what? I know people might raise some eyebrows, but I really don't care. At 13, if we get stuck and we can't trade out, I'd be perfectly happy taking Aiyuk," Lynch said of the Arizona State wide receiver.

"And he said, I'm so glad you said that 'cause I feel the same way! I think we knew at that point that he had really become a guy that we had become intrigued with. I think the combination of strength and speed and separation ability and then the advantage, I think in a year like this, you have to trust relationships more than ever before. [Arizona State coach] Herm Edwards, he's the godparent to my youngest daughter. I'm his son's godparent. He coached me for a long time. One of my closest friends in the world. I called Herm and I said, 'Herm, give me the skinny on this kid.' One of the things he talked about is just how competitive and how important it was for Brandon to be great. That spoke to me and spoke to us."