Corey Lemonier News

Former Auburn defensive end Corey Lemonier, shown here at the NFL Combine, opened rookie minicamp with the 49ers.

Quarterback B.J. Daniels, who is trying to crack the 49ers roster as a seventh-round draft pick, is accustomed to daunting challenges.

The 49ers traded up five spots to the 88th overall pick from the 93rd overall pick with the Green Bay Packers and selected DE Corey Lemonier out of Auburn.

Rodney Garner knows full well what it takes to be a top defensive lineman in the SEC.

Heading into the 2013 NFL Draft , the San Francisco 49ers knew that they had some wiggle room to work with.

Auburn's Corey Lemonier will be an outside linebacker in San Francisco. Auburn's Corey Lemonier was listed as both a defensive end and outside linebacker going into last week's NFL draft, so when the 49ers moved up to select him in the third round, some fans were a bit confused about his future.

The Auburn Tigers had as many NFL draft picks in the 2013 NFL draft as another school in the state in Alabama.

Depending on who makes 53-man rosters, Sept. 26 and Dec. 1 will be two dates for Auburn fans to watch in the 2013 NFL season.

It should come as no surprise Dee Ford came out of spring practice as among the top defensive performers for Auburn.

Former Auburn players did not have a strong showing in the NFL draft which concluded Saturday evening as for the second straight year only one former Tiger was drafted into the NFL but several signed as undrafted free agents.

The 49ers' fifth-round selection Saturday of Alabama defensive end Quinton Dial made him the fourth Southeastern Conference product among their first seven draft picks.

Trent Baalke said it is all about finding players who fit the team's system. On Friday, day two of the NFL draft, he found people with multiple abilities.

The 49ers have four phones in their draft room and they've been ringing like your 16-year-old kid's cell.

The NFL draft is both silly and beautiful. It is silly because of what happened Friday night in the third round when the 49ers drafted an outside linebacker named Corey Lemonier from Auburn.

Corey Lemonier was selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the 88th pick of the NFL Draft Friday.

Former Auburn running back Onterio McCalebb prepares to run a drill for NFL scouts Tuesday, March 5, 2013, during Pro Day at Auburn University in Auburn, Ala.

Auburn defensive end Corey Lemonier is a quick and powerful edge pass-rusher who is projected to play outside linebacker in the NFL .

Unless he gets an offer he can't refuse, Trent Baalke says he's staying put with his next pick and he knows "absolutely" who he's taking.

Onterio McCalebb is hoping to continue to prove people wrong by getting his named called in this week's NFL Draft.

AUBURN, Alabama -- Finally, after months of training, testing and interviews, NFL Draft day has arrived, bringing with it the promise of fulfilling a lifelong goal for players picked high, low and somewhere in between over the course of the next three days.