The San Francisco 49ers might be with out their fifth spherical choose within the 2025 NFL Draft, which might have been choose No. 149 — however you won’t even discover when it occurs.
In 2022 the 49ers discovered that they’d an finish of season accounting error on its books. The crew misreported its complete participant compensation to the NFL, however a league assessment discovered that the crew was nonetheless below the wage cap for the 2022 season. So whereas it was really only a clerical error, the league wanted to levy a punishment to make sure accounting errors weren’t made sooner or later — particularly doubtlessly one that would have wage cap implications.
The NFL compelled the 49ers again within the 4th spherical of the draft in 2024, inflicting them to lose 4 spots at choose final. They ended up taking WR Jacob Cowling with the choose, nevertheless it was robust to even discover that San Francisco had a punishment, as a result of previous trades led to them additionally having the No. 124 and No. 129 choose within the spherical, with them shifting from No. 131 to No. 134 on account of the punishment.
As well as the league took the crew’s fifth spherical choose in 2025 — which is what we’ll see on Saturday. Nonetheless, simply as they did final 12 months, it is likely to be troublesome to note the shortage of a choose as a result of the 49ers personal the Saints unique fifth spherical choose, which can happen at No. 147.
That choose got here on account of the Deebo Samuel commerce with Washington. The Commanders had the Saints choose within the fifth spherical, which they then despatched to the 49ers. So in a spherical about manner the 49ers nonetheless get to choose within the fifth spherical, simply not with their unique alternative.
Few groups within the NFL wheel and cope with draft picks just like the San Francisco 49ers, so it’s simple to get misplaced with the picks they really do have. Right here is ever choose the Niners could have within the 2025 NFL Draft.
- Spherical 1 – Choose 11
- Spherical 2- Choose 43
- Spherical 3 – Choose 75
- Spherical 3 – Choose 100 (particular compensatory choose)
- Spherical 4 – Choose 113
- Spherical 4 – Choose 138 (compensatory choose)
- Spherical 5 – Choose 147 (from Saints via Commanders)
- Spherical 5 – Choose 160 (from Vikings)
- Spherical 7 – Choose 227
- Spherical 7 – Choose 249 (compensatory choose)
- Spherical 7 – Choose 252 (compensatory choose)
