Did the 49ers reach for RB Kaelon Black at No. 90?
The 49ers shied away from consensus with their third round.
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - JANUARY 19: Kaelon Black #8 of the Indiana Hoosiers runs with the ball against the Miami Hurricanes during the second quarter in the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium on January 19, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images) | Getty Images The San Francisco 49ers sure love their third-round running backs. In a huge surprise, the 49ers took Indiana Hoosiers running back Kaelon Black at No.
90 overall, becoming the third team to take a running back in the 2026 NFL Draft. The running backs took a while to come off the board this year. After the Arizona Cardinals took Notre Dame’s Jeremiyah Love at No.
3 and the Seattle Seahawks took Notre Dame’s Jadarian Price at No. 32, no running back came off the board all the way until the 49ers took Black at No. 90.
This pick was a part of San Francisco’s trade down on Thursday. The 49ers acquired the No. 30 and No.
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