49ers use fourth-round pick on Australian punter

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The 49ers have a kicker who wants out, but they solved the other half of their specialist jobs with a guy who ought to be there a while.

With the 110th overall pick, the 49ers chose Utah punter Mitch Wishnowsky.

The only other punter on their roster at the moment is Justin Vogel, who was signed in March, and has also spent time with the Browns and Packers. They lost Bradley Pinion in free agency, so they needed to fill in the blank.

Wishnowsky is Australian, and is a former rugby player. If he can change field position for the 49ers the way Michael Dickson has for the Seahawks, it would be well worth a fourth-round pick.

12 responses to “49ers use fourth-round pick on Australian punter

  1. Darren Bennett, Aussie punter for Chargers did okay. He was all-decade for the 90’s.

  2. C’MON MAN, a 4th rounder on a punter when you could have drafted him with one of your 2 picks in the 6th round?

    But I guess the 49’ers must be planning on punting a lot this season!

  3. ironforgeman says:
    April 27, 2019 at 1:05 pm

    Darren Bennett, Aussie punter for Chargers did okay. He was all-decade for the 90’s.
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    BIG difference, the Chargers didn’t waste a draft pick on him, he was in SD in 1993 and asked the Chargers for a tryout and he didn’t actually take over the punting job until 1995.

  4. There’s only one Michael Dickson. Other than his cousin (Dicker the kicker) still in college.

  5. *BIG difference, the Chargers didn’t waste a draft pick on him, he was in SD in 1993 and asked the Chargers for a tryout and he didn’t actually take over the punting job until 1995.*

    You got me there, Steve.

  6. If there was any doubt that Lynch had no idea what he’s doing as GM it was just answered with this draft in general and this pick in particular.

  7. Looks good on that self anointed genius Lynch and that weasel Shanahan for wasting a 4th rounder on a punter, who the hell does that?

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