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@mattbarrowsBeware: Some of the undrafted players reportedly signing with the 49ers may only be going to next months rookie minicamp.
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@nwagonerWith draft over, available veteran free agents can now be signed without counting against the compensatory draft pick formula.The Niners have some extra cap space with Christian McCaffreys restructure but John Lynch indicated that was more to create room to sign draft class.
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@LombardiHimselfYou can follow along as the 49ers sign UDFAs and approach the 90-man roster limit here, with this depth chart: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d...#gid=0
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@LombardiHimself49ers QB Trey Lance cleared to return ahead of OTAs: What he needs to work on theathletic.com/4471832/2023/0...
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@LombardiHimselfRonnie Bell on Jake Moody (Michigan teammate and now 49ers teammates): "He always delivers."
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@grantcohn49ers UDFA RB Ronald Awatt reminds me of Jeff Wilson Jr.
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@TracyFGSN"I can't think of a better mentor for me than George Kittle." Brayden Willis #49ers
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@LombardiHimselfBrayden Willis says that he can play a number of different positions (H-back, for example) but emphasizes that he's coming to the 49ers as a TE. That checks out given Willis' 6-3 height
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@TracyFGSN"First of all, I like winning and the Niners do a lot of that." Brayden Willis #49ers
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@grantcohnThe #49ers draft Brayden Willis, Ronnie Bell and Brandon Graham in Round 7 tinyurl.com/mr4ey33t
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@LombardiHimselfNew 49ers TE Brayden Willis: "I think the system fits me very well. I think I can learn a lot from George Kittle."
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@nwagonerA couple of undrafted free agents planning to sign with the #49ers, per source: Oregon State LB/FB Jack Colletto and Washington C Corey Luciano. Colletto an interesting player who had plenty of interest. During his college career, he played QB, LB and FB at various points.
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@mattbarrowsBest pick? Biggest surprise? Most immediate impact? Biggest question mark? A look at the 49ers' nine-man draft ... theathletic.com/4449266/2023/0...
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@LombardiHimselfThe 49ers' R+D department came up with a metric called the "GTFO Factor" a way to quantify what Kris Kocurek wants in edge rushers.Robert Beal Jr. scored off the charts in the GTFO Factor
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@TracyFGSNAdam Peters said Darrell Luter Jr. was the most mature player the #49ers met with. "He's a man already."
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@LombardiHimself49ers love that Darrell Luter Jr. has man strength showed up at Senior Bowl and they also like that "he's a man" off the field. Adam Peters points out that Luter is already married and pointed to the DB's maturity as a selling point
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@LombardiHimself49ers assistant GM Adam Peters: "I'd say this draft class was our most collaborative between the coaches and the scouts."
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@nwagoner#49ers are working on adding a fourth quarterback in undrafted free agency. For now, they have Trey Lance and Sam Darnold as healthy options for OTAs. Lance has been fully cleared to participate, John Lynch said.
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@jenniferleechan#49ers will be looking for a 4th QB - a UDFA - but Kyle Shanahan is confident that the team will be fine without one until training camp. The head coach prefers to have three healthy QBs at that point but he is also hopeful Brock Purdy will be getting healthier by then too.
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@CamInman#49ers looking for UDFA after not drafting QB:KS: "Wed love to get a fourth guy here. Well see which one it is. Well be alright, though, in the offseason and when we get to training camp, hopefully well get Brock back soon."Trey Lance (ankle) is cleared to do everything
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@nwagoner#49ers GM John Lynch and HC Kyle Shanahan said there just werent any offensive linemen who they believed were worth taking at any of their draft spots. Theyre looking to add more in undrafted free agency but they do strongly believe in Colton McKivitz at right tackle.
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@jenniferleechan#49ers GM John Lynch said they wanted both LBs Dee Winters and Jalen Graham - as things played out, they were able to get both of them which they are very happy about.
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@hutchdieselKyle Shanahan indicates 49ers will sign a 4th QB:"We'd love to get a fourth guy here. We'll see who it is."
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@LombardiHimselfShanahan on QBs: "We'd love to get a fourth guy here. We'll see which one it is."Expect the 49ers to sign a UDFA QB shortly
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@TracyFGSNJohn Lynch said that not drafting an offensive lineman is "very much" a confidence vote for Colton McKivitz. #49ers
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@MaioccoNBCSGM John Lynch said the 49ers were debating in the sixth round between LBs Dee Winters and Jalen Graham. They took Winters and were still able come back and select Graham in the seventh round.
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@LombardiHimselfLynch said that Dee Winters won the 49ers' eval process over Jalen Graham, but it turns out that SF was able to draft both linebackers
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@TracyFGSN"Johnny Holland was a huge Dee Winters fan." John Lynch #49ers
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@LombardiHimselfLynch says that TE Brayden Willis can help the 49ers in a pinch at fullback. Former QB SF loves his grasp of the game to play multiple positions. Appealing to Shanahan's "positionless" approach
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@LombardiHimselfAnother special teams callout: John Lynch says Ronnie Bell's punt return ability was a big selling point for 49ers "Really, tough, gritty player with the ball in his hands. Made a lot of big plays in big moments."
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@LombardiHimselfAnother special teams callout: John Lynch says Ronnie Bell's punt return ability was a big selling point for 49ers: "Really, tough, gritty player with the ball in his hands. Made a lot of big plays in big moments."
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@LombardiHimselfLynch and Shanahan absolutely in love with Robert Beal Jr. as a situational edge rusher given his athleticism. It seems that the 49ers think they can plug this guy into big spots right away since Nick Bosa, Javon Hargrave and others will be drawing so much attention
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@LombardiHimselfGeorge HC Kirby Smart gave the 49ers a glowing endorsement of Robert Beal Jr. said that he'd shine if SF put him in a simple assignment of simply letting it rip around the edge to the QB (4.47 40 and elite first-step burst)
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@CamInmanOn DE Robert Beal Jr. from Georgia, John Lynch refers to #49ers in-house rating system:"He has the highest GTFO grade in the draft, so were fired up about that."Essentially it's measuring burst within the first 2 yards.
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@MaioccoNBCSThe 49ers did not draft an offensive lineman. Why? GM John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan said they did not believe anyone they could have drafted, beginning late in the third round, would have been able to make the team ahead of Colton McKivitz, Jaylon Moore and Matt Pryor.
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@LombardiHimselfLynch says that the 49ers not taking an O-lineman is "very much" a vote of confidence in Colton McKivitz, the favorite to start at RT
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@LombardiHimselfWhy didn't the 49ers take an O-lineman? For the very reason that we stated a little bit ago.Shanahan: "There wasn't one there who would fit."Lynch: "We weren't going to take one just to take one."
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@TracyFGSNKyle Shanahan said the #49ers would have loved to take an offensive lineman, but "there wasn't one that really fit."
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