Huh? Wilson's been linked to the Jets for awhile now. The entire niners organization would have to be living in a cave for the past month for this statement to be true.
It would only make sense to pay the price to move up to #3 a full month out from the draft if the Niners are convinced that there are
at least three QBs worthy of paying such a price, and they are convinced both (1) that they would be unable to acquire one of those QBs with the #6 pick (which clearly could have been acquired for less), and (2) there is a significant enough drop-off in talent to a QB prospect who would be available at either pick #6 or pick #12.
This would suggest to me that the 49ers
do not have their eyes specifically on Mac Jones, unless they are hearing that Mac Jones' value is moving up pretty substantially (it is possible that Atlanta is eyeing Jones at pick #4, but that would likely mean either Fields or Lance drops to at least #6). Most draft pundits do not project Mac Jones to go in the top 5 picks. Zach Wilson is the one player whose value has soared, but I may have been a bit reactionary suggesting the Niners were almost exclusively targeting Wilson. Justin Fields has often been linked to the Jets at Pick #2, although in the past couple of weeks, Zach Wilson has more often been linked to the Jets. Fields has seemingly fallen out of favor in recent mock drafts, but I don't know that his value has receded much in the eyes of NFL scouts and front offices. I suspect Fields may go in the top 5 (and unless Cinci moves down from 5, that means top 4). Trey Lance would appear to be the only other QB worthy of a top 5 pick.
Teams do sometimes leak their intentions, especially at the very top of the draft, and sometimes they intentionally leak misinformation. We are still a month out from the draft, so no pick, outside of perhaps Trevor Lawrence to the Jags, is written in stone. Keep in mind, this trade was announced immediately
prior to Zach Wilson's Pro Day workout. Wilson increased his stock with a stellar workout. While there were certainly predictions and rumors that Wilson would go to the Jets at #2 prior to his Pro Day, he has only become an overwhelming favorite at #2 since his Pro Day workout.
Unless the 49ers have a clear QB favorite (or favorites) outside of Lawrence and Wilson, and that favorite(s) is reasonably not expected to make it to Pick #6, San Francisco made a blunder. I am not completely opposed to making a bold move like this early, since a team like Denver could have swooped in and blocked the Niners, but if you are going to pay that high a price, you better be convinced you are getting an elite talent whom you would not otherwise be able to get.