49ers first 3 draft picks follow disturbing trend of Kyle Shanahan era
The San Francisco 49ers have one bad habit in the NFL draft that they did not break in the first two days of the 2026 draft.
There's a significant issue with the way the San Francisco 49ers have executed their NFL draft picks under head coach Kyle Shanahan. They reach for picks. A lot.
That trend continued with their trio of Day 2 picks in the 2026 draft. On Twitter, SFdata9ers put together a list of how much teams reached or didn't reach by comparing their player selections to a consensus big board compiled by nflmockdraftdatabase. com.
San Francisco has been the worst team in the NFL when it comes to reaching against the consensus big board, and it hasn't worked out well for them. Of their 20 biggest reaches, only three have completed their rookie contracts with the 49ers, and only one received a second contract. They'll be adding more players to their list of reaches this year.
At the No. 33 pick they selected wide receiver De'Zhaun Stribling. He was ranked No.