{"id":749145,"date":"2026-02-13T11:42:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T11:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/749145\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T11:42:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T11:42:30","slug":"3-sneaky-good-nfl-free-agents-49ers-must-sign-in-2026-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/749145\/","title":{"rendered":"3 sneaky good NFL free agents 49ers must sign in 2026 offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Francisco 49ers<\/a> will draw a new set of eyes during NFL Free Agency<\/a>. Already Jauan Jennings is a high priority<\/a> following his nine-touchdown season. But re-signing the wide receiver isn’t the only move John Lynch<\/a> is encouraged to make.<\/p>\n

The general manager along with head coach Kyle Shanahan<\/a> look ready to make personnel changes on offense and defense. That includes tapping into the free agent market to make upgrades, plus allow veterans to walk.<\/p>\n

It’s highly likely Brandon Aiyuk will sever ties after becoming a 2025 no-show. But losing Jennings means parting ways with the 49ers’ top scoring wideout in Aiyuk’s absence.<\/p>\n

Jennings is a big signing idea here. But we’re also zeroing in on these three sneaky good free agents who can reignite the 49ers’ Super Bowl hopes.<\/p>\n

Alec Pierce can open up 49ers offense\"IndianapolisThomas Shea-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Pierce is rising as one of the top WRs available for this 2026 class.<\/p>\n

He’s fresh off delivering 1,003 yards and racking up an astonishing 21.3 yards per catch. And he delivered those numbers playing with multiple quarterbacks \u2014 including a late addition in Phillip Rivers.<\/p>\n

The rival Los Angeles Rams look like a prime fit for Pierce<\/a>. But Lynch and Shanahan need to swoop in for the steal here.<\/p>\n

Pierce can blow the top off defenses as the deep threat. He and Ricky Pearsall together hands Brock Purdy<\/a> two field-stretching options. Shanahan can even motion Pierce to draw mismatches off size and speed.<\/p>\n

Lastly, Pierce can become the 50-50 target inside the red zone in the event Jennings walks in free agency. But just imagine Pierce with Jennings and Pearsall. S.F. presents a new, deadly trio if they snatch Pierce up.<\/p>\n

49ers can make family reunion happen<\/p>\n

This move will make the Bosa family ecstatic.<\/p>\n

Nick Bosa is on his way back from his second ACL tear. Older brother Joey Bosa is a free agent.<\/p>\n

Time to add a second Bosa on this roster \u2014 but for multiple reasons.<\/p>\n

For starters, the 49ers All-Pro still isn’t a lock to be ready by training camp or the season. Same is the case for top rookie pick Mykel Williams, who suffered his own ACL injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But the final reason? Bosa at 30 needs to find a place where he can handle rotational duties and be on a contender. S.F. presents both scenarios for the past Pro Bowler. He’ll definitely embrace the defensive line culture installed by Kris Kocurek.<\/p>\n

Back to WR and adding this \u2018X’ option<\/p>\n

This is in the event both Aiyuk and Jennings aren’t officially back.<\/p>\n

Lynch can cash in on a deep free agent WR class including swooping up an \u201cX\u201d option to replace Jennings\u2026or even team with him.<\/p>\n

Romeo Doubs of the Green Bay Packers enters the picture here.<\/p>\n

Doubs is fresh off delivering a career-best 724 yards but appears to be lost in the deep WR shuffle for the Packers. He’ll walk into either a revamped WR room or one running it back with Jennings.<\/p>\n

Regardless, Doubs is a contested catch talent who adds a new red zone target here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The San Francisco 49ers will draw a new set of eyes during NFL Free Agency. Already Jauan Jennings…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":749146,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2080],"tags":[220,2644,7,2810,2812,6,18732,2592,1161,252,2624,2623],"class_list":{"0":"post-749145","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-francisco-49ers","8":"tag-49ers","9":"tag-brock-purdy","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-john-lynch","12":"tag-kyle-shanahan","13":"tag-nfl","14":"tag-nfl-editorials","15":"tag-nfl-free-agency","16":"tag-san-francisco","17":"tag-san-francisco-49ers","18":"tag-sanfrancisco","19":"tag-sanfrancisco49ers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116063146088959605","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/749145","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=749145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/749145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/749146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=749145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=749145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=749145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}