The San Francisco 49ers have developed a reputation for hitting on later round choices over the route of the Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch era.
Many of the 49ers veteran leaders and contemporary stars had been second and 1/3 day draft selections from All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner(2018 third-round pick, No. 70 overall) to All-Pro tight give up George Kittle (2017 fifth-round pick, No. 146 overall) to Pro Bowl quarterback Brock Purdy (2022 seventh-
However, in 2024, the 49ers will get to do some element they haven’t had the threat to do in the preceding two drafts – make a first spherical selection.
San Francisco is slated to pick at No. 31, one of eleven total picks they currently very own in 2024. Four of the team’s eleven selections are compensatory preferences disbursed to the 49ers for the departures of Jimmy Garoppolo, Samson Ebukam, Jimmy Ward and Azeez Al-Shaair for the length of free agency.
