The 49ers can bolster a championship-ready roster by drafting in the first round for the first time since 2021.
NASHVILLE, TN – APRIL 25: Nick Bosa of Ohio State with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being announced as the second pick in the first round of the NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. Disclaimer: They haven’t had a first-round pick in either of the past two drafts, by virtue of their ill-fated climb in 2021 to select quarterback Trey Lance at the No. 3 overall slot.
The 49ers are not slated to pick until No. 31 overall, their consolation prize for finishing as last season’s Super Bowl runner-up to the Kansas City Chiefs, who select No. 32 to cap the first round’s festivities.Their talent-stacked roster is viewed as the Super Bowl favorite by Vegas’ oddsmakers, so if the 49ers feel they are merely a top-notch player away from completing a championship lineup, they could move up the board.
“The higher you are in the draft, the better players you get to look at,” Lynch said last month. “Being back in the first round, albeit at the end of it, that is an exciting thing for us.” Overall, the 49ers have done it well with this regime. Their history of first-round picks, however, has yielded more woes than winners.
In 2019: Defensive end Nick Bosa was gifted to them at No. 2 overall, once NFC West cohort Arizona used the No. 1 selection on former Oakland A’s draft pick Kyler Murray. Bosa won NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors, overcame a torn ACL from the 2020 season, won NFL Defensive Player of the Year award in 2022, and signed a massive contract before last season en route to another Super Bowl appearance.
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