San Francisco 49ers select Arik Armstead with the 17th overall pick

The San Francisco 49ers selected Arik Armstead with the 17th overall pick. Here's the scouting report, courtesy of Shasky Clarke (@sclarkenfl).

Arik Armstead, a former high school standout recruit with basketball experience, presents an exciting blend of size and athleticism for the interior of a defensive front.

Armstead shows physicality at the point of attack as well as a burst to penetrate and get into the backfield. He is a dangerous bull rusher and offers nice schematic versatility as a 3-4 lineman or 4-3 defensive tackle.

Armstead, though, did not make enough plays at Oregon. Part of that may have been due to his scheme but, ultimately, he was too dependent on his bull rush and failed to finish plays in the backfield enough.

A good athlete at his excellent size, Armstead projects to be an NFL starting lineman and will be highly coveted come draft time. However, one can hardly expect extreme production in his career.