Hay Is In The Barn

 

The San Francisco 49ers remodeled their defensive front through free agency by trading a 7th round pick, number 251 for DT Maliek Collins, and signed the following players: DT Jordan Elliott/DE Leonard Floyd/LB DeVondre Campbell/DE Yetur Gross-Matos. With that in mind, here is my final mock draft to help extend their Super Bowl window. I did not execute any trades and attempted to keep it realistic as far as who could be available and system fit. Not necessarily how I would approach this draft but more along the lines of how I think Shanahan/Lynch might.

• 31

  
  Darius Robinson

  EDGE | Missouri
• 63

  
  Mike Sainristil

  CB | Michigan
• 94

  
  Javon Bullard

  S | Georgia
• 124

  
  Theo Johnson

  TE | Penn State
• 132

  
  McKinnley Jackson

  DL | Texas A&M
• 135

  
  Malik Washington

  WR | Virginia
• 176

  
  Matt Goncalves

  OT | Pittsburgh
• 211

  
  Garret Greenfield

  OT | South Dakota State
• 215

  
  Dylan Laube

  RB | New Hampshire
• 251

  
  Sam Hartman

  QB | Notre Dame

New Ownership

 

Jed York has purchased the San Francisco 49ers and is now the principal owner. He's grown up to be a great owner and I think he deserved it. How do you feel about the move? 

Why Trading Aiyuk Is No Bueno

 

1. Chemistry and trust between Purdy and Aiyuk thats been developed, and the upside from it continuing to grow together.

2. In 2025 Deebo Samuel's dead cap hit of  $15.143 million will make it much easier to to move on should his 2024 season indicate they would need to.

3. Trading Aiyuk is a gamble that might not ultimately prevent them from getting back to a Super Bowl, but I think we can all agree it wouldn't help either.

Is this another Buckner/Armstead conundrum or how does everyone else see it?

Bargain Basement Deal

 Official Contract Details for Jon Feliciano: 1 Yr, $2.75M, $940K signing bonus, salary $1.21M (gtd), per

@AaronWilson_NFL

Tom Pelissero

@TomPelissero

The #49ers will forfeit their original fifth-round selection in the 2025 Draft and will have their 2024 fourth-round selection (#131) move to the end of the fourth round, behind the compensatory picks (#135).   This action resulted from a league review that found administrative payroll accounting errors at the close of the 2022 league year that resulted in a misreporting of the club’s cumulative player compensation. The NFL determined that the club would have remained under the salary cap at all times regardless of the error and there was no intent to circumvent the cap.

Matt Maiocco

@MaioccoNBCS

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26m

The #49ers signed offensive lineman Brandon Parker to a one-year contract. Parker appeared in 59 regular-season games with 33 starts for the Raiders since 2018.

The Last Baalke Domino Falls

 Arik Armstead appreciation post. One of my favorite players who wasn't received well on draft day and started his career off with injuries. Fought through them to become a very good player and made Buckner a cap casualty to the fans chagrin. Went on to become a great locker room leader and a very good DT. Unfortunately, when a big man develops chronic foot or ankle injuries it's never a good sign. Good luck to you Arik and thank you for your service.

49ers Add DT

 The #49ers have agreed to terms with #Browns DT Jordan Elliott on a 2-year, 10M deal, per @RapSheet. Elliott started 14 games for the Browns in 2023, registering 21 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended. He also blocked a field goal. Elliott was 12th in the NFL in run stop win rate (40%) last season.

Arik Armstead Bids Farewell

 

Matt Maiocco (Threads @maiocconbcs)

@MaioccoNBCS

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1m

Source: The 49ers approached Arik Armstead about accepting a significant pay cut from his scheduled salary of $17.41 million. He declined, so the 49ers are set to release him and he will become a free agent.