Fact check: Did Pete Prisco recently choose Walter Nolen with the 11th pick by the San Francisco 49ers in a live mock draft?

1. Summary of the results

The claim that Pete Prisco chose Walter Nolen with the 11th pick for the San Francisco 49ers in a mock draft is incorrect. In fact, Pete Prisco's actual mock draft has Nolen going to the Miami Dolphins at the 13th pick ^[1]. The confusion may stem from several other mock drafts that did have Nolen going to the 49ers at 11, including ones by NBC Sports Bay Area ^[2], Kyle Posey of Niners Nation ^[3], and Field Yates ^[4].

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

Several notable mock drafts have actually projected Walter Nolen to the 49ers at #11:

• NBC Sports Bay Area's mock draft ^[2]
• SB Nation Community Mock Draft, specifically by Kyle Posey ^{[3] [3]}
• Field Yates' mock draft ^[4]

This shows a pattern of multiple analysts seeing Nolen as a good fit for the 49ers at this position, even though Prisco himself did not make this projection.

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The statement appears to be a case of misattribution rather than intentional misinformation. Multiple mock drafts have connected Walter Nolen to the 49ers at pick 11 ^{[2] [3] [4]}, which could have led to confusion about which analyst made which prediction. This highlights the importance of:

• Verifying specific sources in draft coverage
• Understanding that mock drafts can vary significantly between analysts
• Recognizing that multiple analysts can make similar predictions without being connected

Mock draft predictions can impact player value and team strategies, so accuracy in reporting who made which prediction is important for maintaining credibility in sports journalism.