PFF examines what it might cost the 49ers to trade for Deshaun Watson - 49ers Webzone

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We'll probably be hearing a lot of speculation surrounding potential trades for quarterback Deshaun Watson until his situation with the Houston Texans gets resolved — if it gets resolved. While most believe that a trade is unlikely to happen, Ian Rapoport's report that Watson is "extremely unhappy" with the Texans brass can't be ignored. Could Watson be so unhappy that he would welcome a divorce from the team that made him the No. 12 overall pick in the 2017 draft?

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk was the first to spark the social-media buzz, reporting that NFL whispers were pointing to Watson being so upset that he might potentially request a trade. Analyst and NFL insider Benjamin Allbright reported soon after that the Texans have no real interest in trading their franchise quarterback, who is just months removed from signing a four-year, $156 million contract extension. He asked what it might take for Houston even to begin considering moving on from Watson. The answer was three first-round picks and three second-round picks.

On Friday, Pro Football Focus jumped on the Watson-trade-rumor train. It examined several hypothetical trade scenarios that are realistic in its eyes and might push the Texans to consider parting with their star quarterback. For the San Francisco 49ers, it would mean surrendering much of their future in draft picks and saying goodbye to their own quarterback.

Brad Spielberger and Kevin Cole have the 49ers trading away the No. 12 overall pick in this year's draft, their 2021 second-round pick (No. 43 overall), next year's first-round pick, 2023's first-round pick, and Jimmy Garoppolo.

49ers get: QB Deshaun Watson
Texans get: QB Jimmy Garoppolo, 2021, 2022, and 2023 1st-round picks, 2021 2nd-round pick

.@PFF laid out a hypothetical trade for Deshaun Watson that had the #49ers sending their 2021 1st, 2022 1st, 2023 1st, 2021 2nd, and Jimmy Garoppolo to the Texans for the QB.

Yay or nay?

— 49ers Webzone (@49erswebzone) January 8, 2021

Those are first-round picks in each of the next three drafts, a second-round pick this season, and the quarterback for whom they traded a second-round pick to the New England Patriots in 2017. That certainly sounds somewhat comparable to the package that Allbright laid out and would leave the 49ers without a pick until the fourth round in this year's draft. Of course, they could be awarded a higher selection, should defensive coordinator Robert Saleh land a head-coaching job.

"This trade is most similar to the Kyle Orton exchange (no offense to Garoppolo)," wrote Spielberger and Cole. "Houston gets a viable NFL quarterback and uses the exorbitant draft capital to build a team around him. Garoppolo is still only 29 years old, and a trade would leave the 49ers with just $2.8 million in dead money."

It is worth noting that Garoppolo would need to approve any trade that involved him. Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated reported last year that the quarterback has a no-trade clause in his contract for the 2021 league year and that the 49ers can't trade him without his permission until March of 2022.

What would it take for the San Francisco 49ers to move up in the NFL Draft to grab a future franchise quarterback? Michael Renner of Pro Football Focus recently looked at five teams he feels should trade up to get a rookie passer and lists the Niners among them. The analytics site recently released a mock draft that had the 49ers moving up to the No. 4 overall pick to select quarterback Justin Fields of Ohio State. Right now, the 49ers are slated to select at No. 12 overall. What would it take to move up to that spot? Renner believes San Francisco would need

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk caused a little bit of buzz on Thursday morning, reporting that NFL whispers were pointing to Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson potentially requesting a trade, despite having recently signed a new four-year, $156 million extension. There's a growing buzz in league circles that Deshaun Watson could ask to be traded, and his new contract doesn't make that as difficult as you'd think

Rumors surrounding quarterback Deshaun Watson being "extremely unhappy" with the Houston Texans has sparked a flurry of trade speculation from fanbases across the league. And why wouldn't it? Watson is an exciting player to watch, and the prospect of upgrading your quarterback position will always create some buzz. That is certainly occurring among 49ers fans on social media. Many hope general manager John Lynch has picked up the phone and inquired with the Texans about their disgruntled quarterback. With an unhappy quarterback or not, Houston would still require an absurd amount

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