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Where 49ers would pick in 2025 NFL Draft if season ended today originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
On the heels of a third consecutive defeat, the 49ers place in the 2025 NFL Draft is as important as their rapidly fading spot in the NFC playoff picture.
Following San Francisco’s 35-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday at Highmark Stadium, the 49ers now are in position for a top-15 selection, currently sitting in the No. 14 spot in the 2025 NFL Draft order.
The 49ers’ haven’t made a selection in the top 15 since 2021, when San Francisco drafted quarterback Trey Lance No. 3 overall after a historic trade up from the No. 12 spot.
The last time the 49ers held the No. 14 overall pick was during the 2020 draft, when San Francisco selected defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw.
During coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch’s tenures with the 49ers, San Francisco has made a top-15 selection five times. Here is who the 49ers have taken with those picks.
With five games remaining in the 2024 NFL season against the Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, and Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco has an uphill battle to securing a playoff spot, or even a winning record.
There’s a very realistic scenario where the 49ers finish the season earning a selection somewhere in the middle of the first round.
The bright side is that San Francisco appears to have added multiple difference makers with a few of its 2024 draft picks, and could have a valuable opportunity to retool an aging roster by adding an impact player near the top of the first round — something the 49ers haven’t done since taking Bosa in 2019.
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Author : NBC Sports BayArea
Publish date : 2024-12-02 05:57:00
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