The San Francisco 49ers traded up to No. 3 in the draft with fear the New England Patriots would leapfrog them to select Mac Jones.
The 49ers considered the well-documented relationship between Bill Belichick and Nick Saban and knew that New England was doing legwork on the quarterback prospects in the draft.
San Francisco ultimately decided Trey Lance was its preferred quarterback, and Jones wound up with New England at the 15th pick anyway