The 49ers select EDGE rusher Romello Height with the 70th pick in the NFL Draft
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 26: Romello Height of the Texas Tech Red Raiders participates in a drill during the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 26, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) | Getty Images The San Francisco 49ers found their edge rusher in the draft. The team took Texas Tech’s Romello Height.
He’s 6’3″, 239 pounds. The arm length of 32 1/4 is in the 12th percentile. He’s small, but he’s fast, like, really fast.
Height’s speed popped when you watched the Red Raiders. He ran a 4. 64 4 with a 39″ vertical (94th percentile).
He was 74th on SB Nation’s big board, so this is right around the area Height was expected to be drafted. Height is the designed pass rusher the 49ers were looking for on obvious passing downs to move the quarterback off his spot and ideally into Mykel Williams, Nick Bosa, or Osa Odighizuwa. Height shouldn’t be a surprise.
He visited the 49ers in a top-30 visit . The 49ers found their designated pass rusher to replace Bryce Huff. Height has plenty of juice.