The NFL draft is centered on filling current and future needs for NFL teams. The San Francisco 49ers found themselves in a position of drafting for the current roster with eyes to the future rather than down-the-line development for their draftees. The new rookie class will learn on the fly, which isn’t a bad thing. The Los Angeles Rams and Buffalo Bills both employed similar strategies with positive results. John Lynch highlighted both plans in his interview with Chris Simms as the blueprint for the 49ers to retool the roster.
The position group under the most fire heading into 2025 for the 49ers has to be the offensive line.