7 trades 49ers can make to accumulate more draft picks for 2026
The San Francisco 49ers only have six picks in the 2026 draft, but a handful of trade options could land them more capital.
The San Francisco 49ers aren't rolling into the 2026 NFL draft with a ton of draft capital at their disposal. Thanks to a handful of trades over the last couple of seasons the 49ers are sitting with only six picks in this year's draft, including none in Round 3 and none after Round 4. Four of their six selections come in the final 14 picks of the fourth round thanks to a trio of compensatory selections that fall between Nos.
133 and 139. San Francisco could certainly make do with their scheduled selections at No. 27, 58, 127, 133, 138 and 139.
Their list of long-term needs and some immediate depth issues make this year's draft an important one, and having more opportunities to fill out depth or find a star after Day 1 would make a ton of sense. There are a handful of trades the 49ers could make to pick up some additional draft capital. We went through seven of them here: 1.
Trade back from No. 27 This is the easiest way to do it. The problem is finding a team to move up to that spot.
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