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USC safety coach Craig Naivar on Talanoa Hufanga’s fit with 49ers

Coming into the NFL offseason, the San Francisco 49ers had plenty of question marks about their secondary. General manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan acted quickly and re-signed K’Waun Williams, Jason Verrett, Emmanuel Moseley, and Jaquiski Tartt to short-term deals.

The Niners needed to add some depth in the 2021 NFL Draft and selected a couple of players they hope will fill the long-term needs in the secondary. Lynch and co. took Michigan cornerback Ambry Thomas in the third round. They followed that up by picking USC safety Talanoa Hufanga in the fifth round.