The 49ers’ roster features 31-of-58 draft picks since 2017, including one apiece from 2017 (George Kittle; fifth round) and 2018 (Fred Warner; third round).
SANTA CLARA — Ten draft picks await the 49ers this week. If they use them all, that would equal their largest draft class since 2017, when coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch arrived to rebuild the franchise into a perennial contender.to use for the first time since their 2021 Trey Lance boondoggle, but, if you dig deeper into who is on this roster, middle-round selections abound.
“You always have to make sure the draft is a lifeblood. That’s the only way to make sure to have sustained success,” 49ers CEO Jed York said at last month’s NFL meetings. “We made a decision to invest three first-round picks in a quarterback that didn’t turn out to be the right choice. We got very lucky and very fortunate that a guy we drafted in the seventh round made up for that.”
Only five players on the current roster hail from the first round, with Nick Bosa and Brandon Aiyuk the only homegrown of that bunch. Only four players came from the second round. Among the 23 undrafted players on their roster is Pro Bowl cornerback Charvarius Ward, who initially signed with the 2018 Dallas Cowboys.
“You always supplement through free agency, and you supplement through trades, but you have to continue to build your team through the draft,” York added. “You have to do well with those draft picks. You always have to do well. Doing well doesn’t mean all 10 of those guys make your roster and they’re all starters. You have to make sure you’re getting guys like George Kittle, like Dre , like Fred , that are not first-round guys but good guys who have impact deeper in the round.
This is the barrel spot on Lynch’s draft bat . Kittle is the most proficient tight end in franchise history. Greenlaw, Lenoir, Hufanga and McKivitz are other starters. This year’s slot: No. 176 overall.Offensive lineman Nick Zakelj The 49ers have historically struggled in this round, producing only one All-Pro in punter Andy Lee . This year’s picks: Nos.
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