Defensive Line Thread

quite the disparity in resource allocations.

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Originally posted by Heroism:
quite the disparity in resource allocations.

A tale of two rosters:
From 2017 to 2020, the #49ers, given their mediocre roster, invested 40% of their draft capital into the defensive line (left chart). After building an elite DL, #SF shifted their focus, spending just 7% on the defensive line thereafter. https://t.co/BG4mDPr8Pc pic.twitter.com/j98AKRhJnW

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Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by Heroism:

quite the disparity in resource allocations.

A tale of two rosters:
From 2017 to 2020, the #49ers, given their mediocre roster, invested 40% of their draft capital into the defensive line (left chart). After building an elite DL, #SF shifted their focus, spending just 7% on the defensive line thereafter. https://t.co/BG4mDPr8Pc pic.twitter.com/j98AKRhJnW

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This is where the data doesn't tell the full story.

1) Lance + CMC = 8 total draft picks spent on two players (incl. Lance's 3rd overall); that's essentially the equivalent of one annual draft class in selections

2) Chase Young was acquired for a 3rd round comp pick; Maliek Collins for a 7th round pick - not sure if those are factored into the %s (I don't think so)

3) FA additions w. Hargrave, Floyd, and Matos to augment concerns with Kinlaw, Armstead, and D. Jackson

So it's understandable as to why the % dropped after 2020, but its clear it wasn't a durable model.

Originally posted by GEEK:

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by Heroism:
quite the disparity in resource allocations.

A tale of two rosters:
From 2017 to 2020, the #49ers, given their mediocre roster, invested 40% of their draft capital into the defensive line (left chart). After building an elite DL, #SF shifted their focus, spending just 7% on the defensive line thereafter. https://t.co/BG4mDPr8Pc pic.twitter.com/j98AKRhJnW

— SFdata9ers🏈📊 (@sfdata9ers) March 28, 2025

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This is where the data doesn't tell the full story.

1) Lance + CMC = 8 total draft picks spent on two players (incl. Lance's 3rd overall); that's essentially the equivalent of one annual draft class in selections

2) Chase Young was acquired for a 3rd round comp pick; Maliek Collins for a 7th round pick - not sure if those are factored into the %s (I don't think so)

3) FA additions w. Hargrave, Floyd, and Matos to augment concerns with Kinlaw, Armstead, and D. Jackson

So it's understandable as to why the % dropped after 2020, but its clear it wasn't a durable model.

So not only did we miss on draft picks, the recent crop of free events lineman had very little impact aswell. Just an all around s**t show. Gotta get it right ASAP

Just don't draft some guy from Marshall or some Tweener from Georgia.