Tuesday marks a busy day in the NFL with the final deadline to cut rosters down to 53 spots looming.
While many players around the league are being cut or waived as training camp comes to an end, others are securing roster spots as the final 53-player rosters are beginning to become official.
One of the final members of the San Francisco 49ers draft class has reportedly earned a spot on the team. According to Matt Barrows of The Athletic, linebacker Jalen Graham has made the 49ers’ initial 53-player roster.
Via @mattbarrows on Twitter:
For the second straight year, the 49ers' final pick in the draft has made the initial roster, per source. LB Jalen Graham was a quick study and spent most of training camp at demanding MLB – a feat for a rookie.
— Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) August 29, 2023
With the No. 255 overall pick (seventh round) in the 2023 NFL draft, the 49ers selected Graham out of Purdue. Graham had a strong performance in the preseason finale against the Los Angeles Chargers, recording five tackles, including one tackle for loss.
Graham will slide into a stacked linebacker room in Santa Clara with Fred Warner, Dre Greenlaw, Oren Burks, Dee Winters, Marcelino McCrary-Ball and Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles.
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