The 49ers are projected to have 11 picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, even after the acquisition of defensive end Chase Young on Tuesday. San Francisco gave up its third-round special compensatory pick to the Washington Commanders in exchange for Young, a league source told NBC Sports Bay Area. The 49ers have taken advantage of the NFL's compensatory formula, and they could stand to benefit in the future with the addition of Young, too. The Commanders did not exercise Young's fifth-year option, so the 49ers will have him for the remainder of this season before he is scheduled for unrestricted free agency in March. Then, the 49ers would stand to gain a compensatory pick in 2025 if Young signs elsewhere as a free agent. The 2024 third-round draft pick the 49ers will send to Washington (assuming Young passes his physical on Wednesday), is expected to be somewhere near No. 100 overall. San Francisco gained that "special compensatory" draft pick as part of the NFL's program to encourage minority hiring practices. The 49ers received that draft pick when defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans and director of player personnel Ran Carthon left the organization in the offseason. Ryans was hired as...
Where 49ers’ 2024 NFL Draft picks stand after Chase Young trade
Oct 31, 2023 at 6:40 PM
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