This is (not) a 2019 NFL Mock Draft. Rounds 1-3

Not predicting, selecting as if I were the GM for each time.  Not projecting trade outs, although that is what you largely want to do.

My Niners preferences.

1. Bosa
1A Williams
2. Trade out
3. There is no 3.

Our greatest area of need is the secondary and I don't have us going there until the third - that wasn't the plan, but the board drove WR higher.

1.       Arizona K.Murray QB Oklahoma

2.       San Francisco N.Bosa DE Ohio St

3.       NYJ Q.Williams DT Alabama

4.       Oakland J.Allen OLB Kentucky

5.       Tampa D.White ILB LSU

6.       NYG D.Haskins QB Ohio St

7.       Jacksonville J.Williams T Alabama

8.       Detroit G.Williams CB LSU

9.       Buffalo B.Burns OLB Florida St

10.   Denver E.Oliver DT Houston

11.   Cincinnati A.Dillard T Wash St

12.   GBay D.Bush LB Michigan

13.   Miami J.Taylor T Florida

14.   Atlanta D.Baker CB Georgia

15.   Washington B.Murphy CB Washington

16.   Carolina DK Metcalf WR Ole Miss

17.   NYG C.Ferrell DE Clem

18.   Minnesota J.Simmons DT Miss St

19.   Tennessee AJ Brown WR Ole Miss

20.   Pittsburgh M.Brown WR Oklahoma

21.   Seattle D.Savage S Maryland

22.   Baltimore H.Butler WR Iowa St

23.   Houston TJ Hockenson TE Iowa

24.   Oakland T.Rapp S Wash

25.   Philadelphia J.Tillery DT NDame

26.   Indianapolis N.Adderly S Delaware

27.   Oakland J.Jacobs WR Alabama

28.   LAC C.Wilkins DT Clemson

29.   KC M.Sweat OLB Miss St

30.   GBay  D.Samuel WR SCarolina

31.   LAR G.Bradbury C NC St

32.   NE D.Lawrence DT Clem

33.   Arizona C.Ford T Oklahoma

34.   Indianapolis JJ Arcega-Whiteside WR Stan    

35.   Oakland W.Grier QB WVA

36.   San Francisco N.Harry WR Arizona St

37.   NYG A.Isabella WR UMass

38.   Jacksonville TE N.Fant Iowa

39.   Tampa C.Winovich DE Mich

40.   Buffalo R. Ya-Sin CB Temp

41.   Denver D.Lock QB Missouri

42.   Cincinnati I.Smith TE Alabama

43.   Detroit R.Gary DT Michigan

44.   GBay C.Gardner-Johnson S Fla   

45.   Atl   C.Lindstrom G   BC

46.   Washington D.Jones QB Duke

47.   Carolina LJ Collier DT TCU

48.   Miami Z.Allen DT BC

49.   Cleveland G.Little T Ole Miss

50.   Minnesota D.Risner T K St.

51.   Tennessee D.Jones DT Ohio St

52.   Pittsburgh J.Dean CB Auburn

53.   Philadelphia D.Long CB Mich

54.   Houston E.Jenkins C Miss St

55.   Houston B.Evans T Oklahoma

56.   NEngland J.Sternberger TE Texas A&M

57.   Philadelphia T.Coney LB NDame

58.   Dallas A.Hooker S Iowa

59.   Indianapolis K.Saunders DT W Ill.

60.   LAC T.Howard T Alabama St

61.   Kansas City A.Oruwariye CB Penn St 

62.   New Orleans N.Davis G Charlotte

63.   Kansas City K.Harmon WR NC St  

64.   New England P.Campbell WR Ohio St

65.   Arizona R.Ridley WR Georgia

66.   Pittsburgh M.Sanders RB Penn St

67.   San Francisco S.Bunting CB WMich

68.   NY Jets C.Edoga T USC

69.   Jacksonville M.Boykin WR ND

70.   Tampa J.Love CB ND

71.   Denver T.McLaurin WR Ohio St

72.   Cincinnati D.Tranquill LB ND

73.   New England R.Finley QB NC St

74.   Buffalo J.Oliver TE SJ St

75.   Green Bay E.Hall WR Missouri

76.   Washington D.Johnson WR Tol

77.   Carolina J.Williams CB Vandy

78.   Miami M.Wilson LB Alabama

79.   Atlanta J.Polite OLB Florida

80.   Cleveland J.Layne CB Mich St

81.   Minnesota D.Montgomery RB Iowa St

82.   Tennessee C.McGovern G Penn St

83.   Pittsburgh V.Joseph LB Florida

84.   Seattle C.Omenihu DE Tex        

85.   Baltimore A.Nelson DE Iowa

86.   Houston D.Henderson RB Memphis

87.   Chicago M.Crosby OLB Emich

88.   Detroit C.Wilson TE UCLA

89.   Indianapolis B.Love RB Stan

90.   Dallas K.Keke DT A&M

91.   LAC K.McGary T Wash

92.   Kansas City H.Froholdt G Ark

93.   NYJ H.Renfrow WR Clemson

94.   LAR D.Harris RB Alabama

95.   NYG J.Moreland CB JMU

96.   Wash S.Takitaki LB BYU

97.   NE O.Ximines DE ODU

98.   Jax  B.Rypien QB Boise

99.   LAR M.Scharpling T UNI

100.                        Carol Y.Cajuste T WVA

101.                        NE J.Abram S Miss St

102. Balt G.Pratt LB NC St

Athlete of the Month, April 2019

Tiger Woods.  Runners up: Chloe Jackson, De’Andre Hunter, Cody Bellinger

The year's a third over.  Here are the current nominees for 2019 Athlete of the Year (fair to say there's a leader in the clubhouse)

January-James Harden
February-Stephon Gilmore
March- Sabrina Ionescu

April-Tiger Woods

2019 NBA Playoff Predictions

I'm a 40 year Golden St Warriors fan; my first Warriors team was 78-79 (Purvis Short's rookie year; he was my guy) so you won't see me picking against them until the end of this run. That's not the way you should bet, given the pricing - Denver, Houston, Utah, OKC - they could all come out of the West; the Warriors are the best team, but the distance between them and the rest of the conference isn't as wide as perceived. The Bucks were the best team in the NBA this year; I'll still pick the Warriors to win one more time. 

East
Mil over Det
Tor over Orl
Philly over Brook
Bos over Ind

Mil over Bos
Tor over Philly

Mil over Tor

Eastern Conference Champs: Milwaukee Bucks

West
GSW over LAC
Den over SAS
OKC over Port
Utah over Hou

GSW over Utah
Den over OKC

GSW over Den

Western Conference Champs: Golden St Warriors

2019 Top 50 NBA Players

Here were the 50 best players in the NBA in the 2018-19 regular season. 

1. James Harden  SG  Hou                   MVP1  ALL NBA1
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo PF   MIL  MVP2   ALL NBA 1
3. Paul George SF  Orl                         MVP3   ALL NBA 1
4. Kevin Durant SF   GSW                  MVP4  ALL NBA 2
5. Damian Lillard PG  Port                  MVP5  ALL NBA 1
6. Rudy Gobert C   Utah                      ALL NBA 1
7. Nikola Jokic C   Den                        ALL NBA 2
8. Steph Curry PG  GSW                     ALL NBA 2
9. Nikola Vucevic C   Orl                    ALL NBA 3
10. Karl-Anthony Towns C   Min               

11. Anthony Davis PF  NO                  ALL NBA 2
12. Kyrie Irving PG Bos                      ALL NBA 2
13. Andre Drummond C    Det           
14. Joel Embiid C    Phil                     
15. LeBron James SF  LAL                  ALL NBA 3
16. Kemba Walker PG  Charl               ALL NBA 3
17. Kawhi Leonard   SF  Tor                ALL NBA 3
18. Bradley Beal SG  Wash                  ALL NBA 3
19. LaMarcus Aldridge C SA             
20. Russell Westbrook PG  OKC       

21. Pascal Siakam PF  Tor                 
22. Ben Simmons PG  Phil                 
23. Mike Conley PG Mem                 
24. Blake Griffin PF  Det                   
25. Jimmy Butler SG  Phi(Min)         
26. Jrue Holiday PG   NO                   
27. Eric Bledsoe PG  Mil                   
28. Danilo Gallinari SF  LAC           
29. Jusuf Nurkic C   Port                     
30. Montrez Harrell PF  LAC             

31. Steven Adams C      OKC             
32. DeMar DeRozan  SG  SA             
33. Tobias Harris SF Phi (LAC)         
34. Chris Paul PG Hou                     
35. D'Angelo Russell PG  Brook         
36. De'Aaron Fox PG  Sac                 
37. Derrick Favors PF  Utah               
38. Al Horford C Bos                         
39. Kyle Lowry PG Tor                     
40. Donovan Mitchell  SG  Utah         

41. Domantas Sabonis PF  Ind           
42. Luka Doncic SG Dal                      ROY1
43. Buddy Hield SG  Sac                   
44. Khris Middleton SF Mil               
45. Thaddeus Young PF Ind
46. Dwight Powell PF  Dall                 
47. Clint Capela Hou C                       
48. Marc Gasol C  Tor (Mem)           
49. Joe Ingles SF Utah                       
50. Paul Millsap PF Den         
50. Lou Williams SG LAC                   
50. Danny Green SG Tor                   
50. Klay Thompson SG GSW             
50. Devin Booker  SG  Pho                 
50. CJ McCollum SG  Port                 

2019 NFL Draft Big Board

Sure, there are other big boards - but why bother?  You've got mine.  Here's my top 100 prospects for the 2019 NFL Draft:

1.       N.Bosa DE Ohio St 

2.       Q.Williams DT Ala 

3.       K.Murray QB Oklahoma  

4.       J.Allen OLB UK 

5.       J.Williams OT Ala 

6.       D.White LB LSU 

7.       E.Oliver DT Hou 

8.       D.Haskins QB  

9.       J.Simmons DT Miss St 

10.   D.Bush LB Mich 

11.   B.Murphy CB Wash 

12.   J.Taylor OT Florida 

13.   B.Burns OLB FL St 

14.   TJ Hockenson TE Iowa 

15.   G.Williams CB LSU 

16.   C.Wilkins DT Clem 

17.   A.Dillard T Wash St 

18.   J.Tillery DT ND 

19.   C.Ford T Okla

20.   D.Baker CB Geo 

21.   DK Metcalf WR Ole Miss 

22.   M.Brown WR Okla 

23.   D.Savage S Mary 

24.   D.Lawrence DT Clem 

25.   C.Ferrell DE Clem 

26.   D.Lock QB Missouri 

27.   AJ Brown WR Ole Miss 

28.   JJ Arcega-Whiteside WR Stan 

29.   N.Adderly S Mary 

30.   D.Risner T K St 

31.   M.Sweat LB Miss St 

32.   N.Fant TE Iowa 

33.   G.Bradbury C NC St 

34.   R.Gary DE Mich 

35.   C.Winovich DE Mich 

36.   D.Samuel WR SCarol 

37.   W.Grier QB WVA 

38.   E.Jenkins C Miss St 

39.   C.Lindstrom G BC 

40.   J.Layne CB Mich St 

41.   J.Jacobs RB Ala 

42.   D.Long CB Mich 

43.   T.Rapp S Wash 

44.   J.Love CB ND 

45.   LJ Collier DE TCU 

46.   G.Little OT Ole Miss 

47.   C.Gardner-Johnson S Fla 

48.   N.Harry WR Ariz St 

49.   J.Thornhill S UVA 

50.   T.Howard T Ala St 

51.   R. Ya-Sin CB Temp 

52.   A.Oruwariye CB Penn St 

53.   K.Saunders DT W. Ill 

54.   Z.Allen DE BC 

55.   A.Isabella WR Mass 

56.   A.Hooker S Iowa 

57.   D.Jones QB Duke 

58.   M.Scharpling T UNI 

59.   E.McCoy C A&M 

60.   D.Jones DT Ohio St 

61.   K.McGary T Wash 

62.   I.Smith TE Ala 

63.   H.Butler WR Iowa St 

64.   T.McLaurin WR Ohio St 

65.   M.Sanders RB Penn St 

66.   D.Thompson S Ala 

67.   C.McGovern G Penn St 

68.   R.Ridley WR UGA 

69.   J.Abram S Miss St 

70.   A.Nelson DE Iowa 

71.   J.Williams CB Vandy 

72.   C.Edoga T USC 

73.   J.Sternberger TE A&M 

74.   M.Boykin WR ND 

75.   P.Cambell WR Ohio St 

76.   R.Finley QB NC St 

77.   S.Bunting CB CMich 

78.   N.Davis G Charl 

79.   M.Crosby DE E Mich 

80.   J.Oliver TE SJ St 

81.   M.Blair S Utah 

82.   D.Montgomery RB Iowa St 

83.   T.Coney LB ND 

84.   K.Harmon WR NC St 

85.   J.Dean CB Aub 

86.   O.Ximines DE ODU 

87.   B.Banogu DE TCU 

88.   M.Deiter G Wisc 

89.   W.Harris S BC 

90.   J.Polite DE Fla 

91.   M.Tell S USC 

92.   E.Hall WR Missouri 

93.   D.Samia G Okla

94.   D.Johnson WR Tol 
J.Ferguson DE LA Tech 

96.   S.Takitaki LB BYU 

97.   G.Willis DT Mia 

98.   I.Johnson CB Hou 

99.   D.Knox TE Ole Miss 

100.   Y.Cajuste OT WVA