{"id":868539,"date":"2026-04-17T17:33:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/868539\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T17:33:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:33:42","slug":"what-the-49ers-nfl-draft-visits-might-tell-us-about-their-plans-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/868539\/","title":{"rendered":"What the 49ers\u2019 NFL Draft visits might tell us about their plans next week"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Francisco 49ers\u2019 draft visit list is full of wide receivers and defensive linemen, which shouldn\u2019t be a surprise.<\/p>\n

Of the 15 players Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch have selected in Rounds 1 and 2 since 2017, six were defensive linemen and four were receivers.<\/p>\n

This year, however, a number of the linemen they\u2019ve hosted have a slightly different profile than those from years\u2019 past. Incoming defensive coordinator Raheem Morris has had success with smaller, swifter edge players \u2014 like the Los Angeles Rams\u2019 Byron Young and the Atlanta Falcons\u2019 Jalon Walker \u2014 at previous stops, and there are a few similar players on this year\u2019s visit list.<\/p>\n

To review, the 49ers can host up to 30 draft prospects at the team facility. They do so for the following reasons:<\/p>\n

\u2022 They are considering drafting that player early. Roughly half of the 49ers\u2019 first-rounders since 2017 paid a visit to team headquarters, including last year\u2019s top pick, Mykel Williams.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The player has a \u201ccharacter\u201d concern (which could be for many reasons<\/a>) that the team wants to sort out. If you can believe it, team captain George Kittle fell into that category<\/a> in 2017.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The 49ers are angling to snag a player after the draft. When the seventh round ends, teams race to sign prospects who went undrafted. Having hosted that player shows the team\u2019s commitment and might give it an advantage.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The 49ers want to throw a curveball. Never discount subterfuge when it comes to a team\u2019s draft list.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe try to throw some guys in that we have no interest in just to keep people guessing,\u201d Lynch said to reporters after Day 1 last year. \u201cBecause people do study those things. People in this room study those things very well.\u201d<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know to whom Lynch was referring, but let\u2019s just say that now I know that he knows that I know that he knows I have knowledge of who is visiting, and I have adjusted accordingly. Know what I\u2019m saying?<\/p>\n

The following visitors have either been confirmed by league sources or documented their visits on social media. Some visitors reported by other outlets couldn\u2019t be confirmed (though that doesn\u2019t mean the visit didn\u2019t take place). Wednesday was the final day prospects could visit.<\/p>\n

49ers\u2019 draft picks
\n ROUNDPICKOVERALLNotes<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

27<\/p>\n

27<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

26<\/p>\n

58<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

27<\/p>\n

127<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

33<\/p>\n

133<\/p>\n

Compensatory pick<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

38<\/p>\n

138<\/p>\n

Compensatory pick<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

39<\/p>\n

139<\/p>\n

Compensatory pick<\/p>\n

Wide receiver
\nDenzel Boston, Washington
\nChris Brazzell II, Tennessee
\nOmar Cooper Jr., Indiana
\nKC Concepcion, Texas A&M
\nCaleb Douglas, Texas Tech
\nColbie Young, Georgia<\/p>\n

The 49ers signed two prominent receivers in free agency, Mike Evans and Christian Kirk, but neither is on a long-term deal. The team is in the process of revamping a unit that once boasted Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk and Jauan Jennings, none of whom is expected to be in San Francisco in 2026.<\/p>\n

Boston, Cooper and Concepcion could all go in the first round. Only four of the other visitors below (offensive tackles Caleb Lomu, Kadyn Proctor and Max Iheanachor, and edge rusher Malachi Lawrence) have been regularly mocked in Round 1. Brazzell has a Round 3-4 grade from our Dane Brugler, and Douglas and Young are viewed as Day 3 prospects.<\/p>\n

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\t\tTight end<\/p>\n

Last year, the 49ers hosted Harold Fannin Jr., whom the Cleveland Browns drafted in the third round and who finished his rookie season with 72 catches, 731 yards and six touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Fannin and Trigg aren\u2019t duplicates, but both are \u201cmove\u201d tight ends, the type of player Shanahan has utilized in the past. In fact, you could almost list Trigg under the \u201cwide receiver\u201d heading above. He caught 50 passes for 694 yards and six touchdowns last season.<\/p>\n

Offensive tackle
\nAlex Harkey, Oregon
\nCaleb Lomu, Utah
\nKadyn Proctor, Alabama
\nMax Iheanachor, Arizona State<\/p>\n

The 49ers still haven\u2019t solved the contract dispute with left tackle Trent Williams<\/a>, and they have no heir apparent at that position. The team typically brings in a handful of tackles on pre-draft visits. Last year, for example, they hosted Kelvin Banks Jr., Josh Simmons, Josh Conerly Jr., Anthony Belton and Aireontae Ersery, but didn\u2019t draft any of them. Banks, Simmons and Conerly went in Round 1, and Belton and Ersery in Round 2.<\/p>\n

Lomu, Proctor and Iheanachor (a late addition to this list) are likely first-round candidates, while Harkey is more likely to go on Day 3.<\/p>\n

Edge rusher
\nJaishawn Barham, Michigan
\nRomello Height, Texas Tech
\nMalachi Lawrence, Central Florida<\/p>\n

There are several 250ish pound players in this draft class who can rush off the edge and drop into coverage the way Young does for the Rams. Lawrence has been rising in mock drafts recently, with many putting him in Round 1, while the others could be Day 2 candidates.<\/p>\n

In addition to the names above, the 49ers have spent a lot of time with Western Michigan\u2019s Nadame Tucker, who led the FBS last season with 21 tackles for loss.<\/p>\n

Defensive tackle
\nChris McClellan, Missouri
\nTyler Onyedim, Texas A&M<\/p>\n

The 49ers have three locks at defensive tackle: Osa Odighizuwa, Alfred Collins and CJ West. What\u2019s noteworthy is that they like to rotate four players at that position on game day. Evan Anderson and Sebastian Valdez are possibilities, but the team also could stand to add one more to the mix.<\/p>\n

In addition to the names above, who are both projected in the middle rounds, the 49ers had a prominent presence at Iowa State defensive tackle Domonique Orange\u2019s workout. Orange, known as \u201cBig Citrus,\u201d is expected to be a Day 2 pick.<\/p>\n

Safety
\nKendal Daniels, Oklahoma
\nCole Wisniewski, Texas Tech<\/p>\n

At 6 feet 5 and 242 pounds, Daniels could be listed at linebacker and edge rusher as well. He was a jack of all trades at Oklahoma. Both players are considered Day 3 picks or priority free agents.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Vic Tafur contributed to this story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The San Francisco 49ers\u2019 draft visit list is full of wide receivers and defensive linemen, which shouldn\u2019t be…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":868540,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[7,49,48,252],"class_list":{"0":"post-868539","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-ncaa","10":"tag-ncaa-football","11":"tag-san-francisco-49ers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116421252513124535","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868539","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=868539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=868539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=868539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=868539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}