If San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan had his way, the roster-building portion of the offseason would look much different. Since becoming Niners coach in 2017, Shanahan has repeatedly stated a preference for the NFL draft taking place before the start of free agency.
But armed with the No. 31 pick in a draft in which they gave 22 players a first-round grade, along with a roster with very few glaring holes to fill, the Niners drafted with as much of an eye toward 2025 and beyond as for the upcoming season.
It's been almost this way three years in a row," Shanahan said. "I think it gets a little more each year because it gets harder each year. And the hardest thing is when you go through the draft and especially when you feel you're a contender and things like that, you want to do everything to just look at your board and how you fill those holes and everything.
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