"Two first-round picks, two trades on day one," He said. "Then day three - three separate trades, three picks, replaced an all-pro LT for another all-pro LT. Just a crazy amount of activity, but they didn't do anything, zero picks, on day two."
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The 49ers stuck with their primary focus, which is the defensive line. In the first round, they selected Javon Kinlaw, a defensive tackle out of South Carolina.
"It was essentially a positional swamp right there," Lombardi said. "Kinlaw is in for Buckner, and it saves them a lot of money because Buckner was about to cost them $20 million per year. That was the priority. That was the focus."
San Francisco let wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders walk in free agency; he is now with the New Orleans Saints. To fill that void, they used their second pick in the first round on Brandon Aiyuk out of Arizona State.
"He's a special unique athlete in that he's only 6 feet tall," Lombardi said. "He's got an 81-inch wingspan. In comparison, Calvin Johnson had an 82-inch wingspan. They got a guy that has the quickness, wingspan, and speed on the outside."
Jumping ahead to the 7th round, the team chose another wideout: Jauan Jennings out of Tennessee.
"This is crazy," Lombardi said. "Pro Football Focus did a mock draft had Jauan Jennings going in the first round."
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Jennings had some character issues in college that caused him to fall in the draft, but San Francisco believes in him as a player.
"He's a yack monster, yards after catch, dragging guys into the end zone, big-bodied receiver," Lombardi said. "They really think they unearthed a gem that has the hunger to win. We'll see if they're right."
In the sixth round, San Francisco selected Charlie Woerner, a tight end out of Georgia. Lombardi explains that he'll be used in a different role than the way George Kittle is used.
"He only had 34 catches in colleges, it makes sense they're not asking him to go out there and make a lot of catches," Lombardi said. "They're asking him to block and be a receiving threat."
After the draft ended, Fresno State's Josh Hokit inked an undrafted free agent contract with the 49ers. Hokit not only played running back but is an All-American wrestler.
"I think that the 49ers were just enamored with the fact that he's such a versatile athlete, Lombardi said. "Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch did pound the pavement for him, outbidding the Bills and Falcons. I don't think they would've fought so hard for him if they didn't think he would make the team.