Only two of the 49ers' top six cornerbacks from a year ago remain on the roster.Fortunately for San Francisco, those two are Deommodore Lenoir and Renardo Green, the projected starters for the 2025 NFL season.Green, a second-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, appears ready to replace Charvarius Ward, who signed a three-year, $54 million contract in free agency with the Indianapolis Colts.Isaac Yiadom, who started five games and played nearly 500 snaps, now is with New Orleans. Rock Ya-Sin signed with Detroit, while Nick McCloud went to Chicago.The 49ers have some spots to fill in the defensive backfield. They signed cornerback Tre Brown, formerly of the Seattle Seahawks, to a one-year, $1.67 million contract.But they enter the draft with some more openings to fill.The 49ers could check off cornerback with either of their first two scheduled draft picks, and here are four of their options:Jahdae Barron, TexasNFL teams play two-thirds of their defensive snaps in their nickel defense, including the most-important plays of the game. Jahdae Barron would fit in immediately as a big nickel back in the 49ers' defense.Barron has good size (5-foot-11, 194 pounds) and he alleviated some...
Four corners 49ers could target in first two rounds of 2025 draft
Mar 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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