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The San Francisco 49ers added some help to their secondary with their second-round selection in the 2024 NFL Draft, adding cornerback Renardo Green out of Florida State with the final pick in the round. The 49ers picked Green (6-0, 186, 23 years old) after trading down one spot with the Kansas City Chiefs from pick 63 to pick 64. The trade also sent a sixth-round pick to the Chiefs (211th overall) and a fifth-round pick (173rd overall) back to the 49ers. What will the 49ers be getting in Green? Let's take a quick look at what fans should know about the team's newest cornerback. Where he fits Green joins a cornerback room that includes Charvarius Ward, Deommodore Lenoir, Isaac Yiadom, Ambry Thomas, Darrell Luter, Chase Lucas, Rock

The San Francisco 49ers got some needed offensive line help at pick 23 in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft on Friday night, selecting Kansas lineman Dominick Puni with the 86th overall pick. The 49ers traded up from pick 94 to select Puni, shipping a fourth-round pick (132nd overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange. Here's a look at what to know about Puni (6-5, 320, 24 years old) as he begins his NFL career. Where he fits Puni has the potential to play anywhere on the offensive line but is projected primarily as a guard. Analyst Matt Miller of ESPN.com thinks Puni could start immediately at right guard for the 49ers. "The No. 76 overall player on my board, Puni is a plug-and-play starter at guard who had

The San Francisco 49ers had a number of intriguing options available in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night but decided to add University of Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall Jr. at pick 31 overall, bypassing players such as cornerbacks Cooper DeJean of Iowa and Kool-Aid McKinstry of Alabama and defensive tackle Jer'Zhan Newton of Illinois. What should fans know about Pearsall and where he fits in with the 49ers? And does it mean anything regarding the future of Brandon Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel? Let's take a look. What the 49ers like about Pearsall, and what general manager John Lynch said about the wide receiver situation The 49ers appear to be excited about the overall package that Pearsall brings to the table, particularly his

The San Francisco 49ers' selection of University of Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall with the 31st overall pick in round one of the 2024 NFL Draft certainly drew its share of reactions, both positive and negative. Some pundits scratched their heads at the selection, but the viewpoint from NFL players seems quite different. Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk sent his approval of the pick to 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, calling it a "fire pick," while another player, Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud, raved about the pick