The 49ers decided to re-sign Kerry Hyder Jr. to a one-year deal, officially, Monday. It’s a pre-draft move that will not generate much in the way of buzz but, while their draft board will have long since been set, it could influence their approach next week on days two and three.
Hyder is listed as a defensive end, but last season — his second with the 49ers after he spent the 2021 campaign with the Seahawks — played over three quarters of his snaps at the defensive tackle position.
Though he can still set the edge in the run game, Hyder at this stage of his career lacks the explosiveness to be a factor as a defensive end, but he did prove very valuable in rotation on the interior in 2022.