The San Francisco 49ers are on track to enter the 2025 draft with 10 picks at their disposal.
Some of the urgency to connect on multiple picks in this year’s draft subsided thanks to what looks like a strong 2024 class. However, if the 49ers are going to restock some of their depth and insulate themselves from injuries and future free agent exits, they can’t afford to whiff on the 2025 class.
They have obvious needs in the trenches, starting jobs open in the secondary, and some injury question marks up and down the roster.
The good news for general manager John Lynch and the 49ers front office is that they should have plenty of capital to make an impact in late April when the 2025 draft begins.
Since compensatory picks haven’t officially been awarded, here’s a projection of the 10 selections the 49ers are set to own:
Round 1, Pick 11
Round 2, Pick 43
Round 3, Pick 75
Round 3, Pick 99 (Compensatory)
Round 4, Pick 112
Round 4, Pick 138 (Compensatory)
Round 4, Pick 139 (Compensatory)
Round 6, Pick 189
Round 7, Pick 228 (via Carolina)
Round 7, Pick 255 (Compensatory)
They won’t have a fifth-round pick because of a penalty for an accounting error. They also had a compensatory fourth-round pick moved back last year.
San Francisco is projected to land four comp picks, and their seventh-round choice via the Panthers came in a trade last year that landed kicker Zane Gonzalez with the 49ers. It’s unclear what the conditions of the pick swap were, so there’s a chance San Francisco actually holds onto its own pick, which is slated for No. 229.
The three-day NFL draft is scheduled to begin April 24.
