The San Francisco 49ers knew they were going to have to rely heavily on their class of rookies from the 2025 NFL Draft.
What they couldn't have known, however, was just how substantial the injury problem would be by the time the preseason wrapped up four months later. Not even general manager John Lynch could have foreseen the sheer number of injury setbacks his team has dealt with before the regular season even commenced.
In light of all that, there's one move on which Lynch and Co. would like to have a mulligan: selecting former Texas defensive tackle Alfred Collins in Round 2.