The 2025 San Francisco 49ers are paying for mistakes made in the NFL Draft from 2021 through 2023.
OK, so every team has its share of draft whiffs. The Niners aren't immune to this, and it's fair to question if they are any worse than the other 31 squads when it comes to finding talent. After all, San Francisco used the final pick of the 2022 on a prospect who turned into a franchise cornerstone, quarterback Brock Purdy. And he's just one example of plenty of late-round gems discovered and developed by general manager John Lynch and his staff.