Why Lynch, 49ers won’t limit NFL draft picks to positions of need

SANTA CLARA — Of course, the 49ers would like to move back and accumulate more selections in the 2025 NFL Draft.But 49ers president of football operations/general manager John Lynch does not believe that idea makes him unique among NFL decision-makers."I feel like there's a lot of people trying to go that way because of the quality of starters that run deep into this draft," Lynch said on Tuesday during his annual pre-draft availability at Levi's Stadium."And generally when everybody wants to do the same thing, there's not as much opportunity."There has yet to be a trade involving a first-round draft pick. Lynch said he believes there will not be many trades struck on Thursday, the first day of the draft.The 49ers own the No. 11 overall pick, and they have a long list of needs after the team lost a lot of starters and key contributors at the outset of the free-agent signing period.Lynch said his inclination is for the 49ers to select the highest-graded players — regardless of the urgency of the team's positional need."You have to address your roster at some point," Lynch said. "But I do know that, especially in the first round, we have a relatively high pick, you can't go...