The 49ers have been able to sustain success since general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan arrived in part because of their success in the NFL draft.
Some shrewd trades and free agency additions have helped, to be sure, but the backbone of the team and some of their key role players have come via the draft.
Their 2023 draft will be another big one as they look to add depth and perhaps some long-term starters with their 11 selections.
We ran back through the six drafts since Shanahan and Lynch took over and sorted every pick by round. There are a lot of blast from the past names here!
Check out some of the teams hits and misses in the draft since 2017:
First round
2017
Pick 3, DL Solomon Thomas
Pick 31, LB Reuben Foster
2018
Pick 9, OL Mike McGlinchey
2019
Pick 2, DE Nick Bosa
2020
Pick 14, DL Javon Kinlaw
Pick 25, WR Brandon Aiyuk
2021
Pick 3, QB Trey Lance
2022
N/A
Second round
2017
N/A
2018
Pick 44, WR Dante Pettis
2019
Pick 36, WR Deebo Samuel
2020
N/A
2021
Pick 48, OL Aaron Banks
2022
Pick 61, DE Drake Jackson
Third round
2017
Pick 66, CB Ahkello Witherspoon
Pick 104, QB CJ Beathard
2018
Pick 70, LB Fred Warner
Pick 95, DB Tarvarius Moore
2019
Pick 67, WR Jalen Hurd
2020
N/A
2021
Pick 88, RB Trey Sermon
Pick 102, CB Ambry Thomas
2022
Pick 93, RB Tyrion Davis-Price
Pick 105, WR Danny Gray
Fourth round
2017
Pick 121, RB Joe Williams
2018
Pick 128, DL Kentavius Street
2019
Pick 110, P Mitch Wishnowsky
2020
N/A
2021
N/A
2022
Pick 134, OL Spencer Burford
Fifth round
2017
Pick 146, TE George Kittle
Pick 177, WR Trent Taylor
2018
Pick 142, CB D.J. Reed
2019
Pick 148, LB Dre Greenlaw
2020
Pick 153, OL Colton McKivitz
2021
Pick 155, OL Jaylon Moore
Pick 172, CB Deommodore Lenoir
Pick 180, S Talanoa Hufanga
2022
Pick 172, CB Samuel Womack
Sixth round
2017
Pick 198, DL D.J. Jones
Pick 202, DL Pita Taumoepenu
2018
Pick 184, S Marcell Harris
2019
Pick 176, TE Kaden Smith
Pick 183, OL Justin Skule
Pick 198, CB Tim Harris
2020
Pick 190, TE Charlie Woerner
2021
Pick 194, RB Elijah Mitchell
2022
Pick 187, OL Nick Zakelj
Pick 220, DL Kalia Davis
Pick 221, CB Tariq Castro-Fields
Seventh round
2017
Pick 229, S Adrian Colbert
2018
Pick 223, DL Jullian Taylor
Pick 240, WR Richie James
2019
N/A
2020
Pick 217, WR Jauan Jennings
2021
N/A
2022
Pick 262, QB Brock Purdy
