49ers land offensive playmaker in Todd McShay's newest mock draft

49ers land offensive playmaker in Todd McShay's newest mock draft The San Francisco 49ers will need to hit on draft picks if they want to remain competitive in the daunting NFC West. The team was decimated by injuries in 2025 but still made the postseason, but now has to replace some big names that either left in free agency or at still recovering from injuries. The decision between going offense or defense with the No.

27 pick will be a big one for the 49ers in April's draft, but The Ringer's Todd McShay predicts San Francisco goes with a new weapon for quarterback Brock Purdy with the pick. He mocked Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq with the first-round selection for the 49ers. With so many edge rushers, receivers, and offensive tackles coming off the board, Sadiq slides further than expected into the back half of the first round.

There are several spots where he could realistically land—including the Rams at 13, Buccaneers at 15, and Eagles at 23—but it didn’t break that way in this exercise. That leaves San Francisco at no. 27 as a logical landing spot, given the importance of the tight end in Kyle Shanahan’s system and the severity and timing of George Kittle’s injury.

Sadiq is still developing as a route runner, and his production at Oregon was somewhat inconsistent. However, his speed-explosion profile is outstanding (4. 39 40, 43.