{"id":687745,"date":"2026-01-19T02:39:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T02:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/687745\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T02:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T02:39:30","slug":"49ers-top-3-nfl-draft-targets-after-season-ends-with-blowout-loss-to-seahawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/687745\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers\u2019 top 3 NFL Draft targets after season ends with blowout loss to Seahawks"},"content":{"rendered":"

49ers\u2019 top 3 NFL Draft targets after season ends with blowout loss to Seahawks<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The San Francisco 49ers<\/a> will turn the page to 2026 for another crack at a Super Bowl run<\/a>. Seattle ended S.F\u2019s season in disruptive fashion on Saturday \u2014 forcing the Niners to start thinking about the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n

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The era of Kyle Shanahan<\/a> and John Lynch have discovered multiple draft gems. Brock Purdy<\/a> became one of their best late round finds. George Kittle and Deommodore Lenoir arrived via the fifth round. Nick Bosa has dominated when healthy after going No. 2 in the 2019 draft.<\/p>\n

But the Niners aren\u2019t getting any younger. Particularly at Kittle\u2019s spot and more important, at left tackle with Trent Williams nearing 40. Christian McCaffrey is another hitting the twilight years of his career.<\/p>\n

The mixture of age, injuries and Seattle\u2019s impressive game plan<\/a> contributed to the 41-6 debacle. S.F still believes the championship window remains open. But they must once again nail their next set of draft picks and find help, or the future, at key spots. These are three players to target with either the 26th or 27th pick in April (S.F\u2019s draft slot becomes finalized after Sunday\u2019s games).<\/p>\n

Elijah Sarratt, WR, Indiana\"Nathan<\/p>\n

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Brandon Aiyuk is likely heading to the trade market or faces a release. He never took part in this 2025 run with the Niners and Jauan Jennings emerged as the WR1 in his absence.<\/p>\n

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But just imagine the combination of Jennings and Elijah Sarratt together. S.F. presents a new red zone nightmare for future defenses.<\/p>\n

Sarratt hands Shanahan and Purdy a back-shoulder catch monster. His presence can take immense pressure off Jennings as the possession target \u2014 while also creating new one-on-one matchups for Ricky Pearsall.<\/p>\n

The 49ers\u2019 front office have a wide receiver to watch on Monday night down at Hard Rock Stadium. But Sarratt isn\u2019t the only national title game representative to watch if you\u2019re the Niners.<\/p>\n

Keionte Scott, DB, Miami\"\u00a9<\/p>\n

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Scott is one of the more versatile defenders on the field for the 2026 National Championship game.<\/p>\n

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And he\u2019s looks every bit like a DB the 49ers would covet \u2014 Lynch especially.<\/p>\n

The GM likely would love Scott\u2019s attacking ability down the line of scrimmage, nearly reminiscent of Lynch\u2019s own career. But Scott brings the versatility to single cover wide receivers too.<\/p>\n

He\u2019ll be mature and ready to go as a 24-year-old prospect come April. Think of a more aggressive version<\/a> of Jimmie Ward here.<\/p>\n

Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama\"Brett<\/p>\n

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Say Proctor falls all the way to where S.F. is. Shanahan, Lynch and the scouting department must resist passing on him.<\/p>\n

Proctor brings an intriguing blend of massive size (6-foot-7, 366-pounds) and versatility as he can move to guard. Of course, he\u2019s also known as a closet wide receiver\u2026presenting a new red zone option for Purdy.<\/p>\n

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Proctor could still launch himself higher in the draft boards with an impressive combine performance. He\u2019ll still garner top 15 chatter \u2014 but must correct his footwork and posture in pass protection.<\/p>\n

Maybe a year with job shadowing Williams can work in the 49ers\u2019 favor should they swoop up Proctor. Or slide inside first before moving to left tackle once Williams retires.<\/p>\n

Related: 49ers\u2019 Fred Warner refuses to play \u2018what-if\u2019 game after being inactive vs. Seahawks<\/a><\/p>\n

Related: Trent Williams gives Kyle Shanahan Coach of the Year endorsement after injury-plagued season<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"49ers\u2019 top 3 NFL Draft targets after season ends with blowout loss to Seahawks appeared first on ClutchPoints.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":687746,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5305,2644,4124,4822,49533,7,6066,10117,6052,2810,19341,2812,216,6,15,1515,2392,252,237,2983],"class_list":{"0":"post-687745","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl-draft","8":"tag-brandon-aiyuk","9":"tag-brock-purdy","10":"tag-christian-mccaffrey","11":"tag-deommodore-lenoir","12":"tag-elijah-sarratt","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-george-kittle","15":"tag-jauan-jennings","16":"tag-jimmie-ward","17":"tag-john-lynch","18":"tag-kadyn-proctor","19":"tag-kyle-shanahan","20":"tag-miami","21":"tag-nfl","22":"tag-nfl-draft","23":"tag-nick-bosa","24":"tag-ricky-pearsall","25":"tag-san-francisco-49ers","26":"tag-seattle","27":"tag-trent-williams"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115919452709330337","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=687745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/687746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=687745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=687745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=687745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}