Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Saturday, April 27th, 2024

Hutchinson: Draft Grade: 49ers trade down, take Florida State CB after 2 offensive tackles go

“But the 49ers’ selection of Green addressed a need at cornerback, especially with Charvarius Ward and Deommodore Lenoir both free agents next season.

Green is an absolute tactician at the cornerback spot. He has outstanding preparation that is buoyed by natural athleticism. He is sticky in coverage, staying in lock-step with receivers consistently. He had an outstanding game against the best 1-2 receiver pairing in the country in LSU’s Malik Nabers and...

The Seahawks will be busy on the final day of the NFL Draft, with five picks on deck.

Two days down, one day to go in the 2024 NFL Draft.

The Seattle Seahawks have only made two picks through three rounds, but they addressed the trenches on either side of the ball by taking Texas defensive tackle Byron Murphy II and UConn right guard Christian Haynes. Seattle will enter Saturday with five picks over Rounds 4-7, including a pair in the 4th and a pair in the 6th.

There are still plenty of talented prospect who’ve yet to have their...

Rams selected RB Blake Corum and DB Kamren Kinchens in the third round

Day two of the 2024 NFL Draft is in the books for the Los Angeles Rams. LA started the day by trading up 13 slots with the Carolina Panthers in the second round in an aggressive maneuver for DT Braden Fiske.

The Rams surprised fans with their first pick of the third round by selecting Michigan running back Blake Corum, who was one of the most important players in the Wolverines’ national title run this year. With the second to last pick of the third round, LA...

This time, the Seahawks flipped their draft focus on the offensive line.

It’s all about the trenches thus far for the Seattle Seahawks in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Having taken Texas defensive tackle Byron Murphy II at No. 16, it was a long wait for Seattle’s next selection. Without a second-round pick, the Seahawks sat out the first half of Day 2, stayed at No. 81 instead of making a trade, and selected UConn guard Christian Hanyes. Normally when you think about UConn guards, you’re focusing on their dominant men’s and women’s basketball teams. This is only the second time...

The 49ers finally addressed the offensive line with their third pick of the 2024 NFL Draft

The San Francisco 49ers made their third selection of the 2024 NFL Draft, trading up eight spots with the Philadelphia Eagles to select Kansas Jayhawks offensive lineman Dominick Puni at No. 86.

Puni, a 6’5, 315-pound offensive lineman, is a sixth-year senior who played his first four seasons at Central Missouri before ending his career at Kansas as a two-year starter there.

What kind of player is Puni and what does this selection mean for the 49ers?

Puni’s profile

While he played offensive...

LA gets much needed safety help in Kamren Kinchens with their second of two third round picks

The Los Angeles Rams selected Miami safety Kamren Kinchens with their second of two choices in the third round and selection 99 overall.

LA received this pick via the league’s compensatory draft policy for minority head coaching and general manager candidates when Raheem Morris was hired by the Atlanta Falcons. Kinchens is the Rams’ third choice on Friday following Florida State DT Braden Fiske and Michigan RB Blake Corum.

On the Rams

LA saw multi-year starter Jordan Fuller sign with the [Carolina...

Follow Field Gulls’ live coverage of Day 2 of the 2024 NFL Draft!

The 2024 NFL Draft rolls on in the Motor City!

Round 1 was defined by a whopping 23 offensive players (and six quarterbacks) getting drafted. The Seattle Seahawks were in the minority as far as drafting defense, taking Texas defensive tackle Byron Murphy II. They reportedly made an effort to trade up for Michael Penix Jr, but the Atlanta Falcons stayed at No. 8 and surprised everyone by making him their successor to Kirk Cousins.

It’s shaping up to be a decidedly quiet Friday for the Seahawks....

The Seahawks addressed a serious need, and serious fans took note

If Mike Macdonald is making one thing clear in his first draft as head coach, it is that he values the trenches. Every NFL team needs some ferocity on the line, and it looks like Seattle found just that in former Uconn Huskies guard Christian Haynes. As you can see below, the decision for the Seattle Seahawks to pick an offensive lineman is a welcome move — for fans, analysts, and players alike. The consensus seems to be that the team got a steal in the third round, which...

The former (UConn) Huskies guard is headed to Seattle!

The Seattle Seahawks have made it clear: they want to improve inside. After drafting Byron Murphy II in the first round, they decided to bolster the interior of their offensive line by drafting former UConn Huskies guard, Christian Haynes. How will he contribute for the Seahawks? Take a look for yourself!

A highly athletic interior lineman, Haynes clocked in at a speedy 5.03 in the 40 at the combine, even while weighing in at 317 pounds. An accomplished starter at UConn, he was a four-year starter for the Huskies, blossoming during...

Arizona adds to their defense by getting a rangy cornerback with their last pick in round 4

The Arizona Cardinals fleshed out their Day 2 picks by moving back and adding an additional 3rd round pick for a trade down.

The Cardinals took Elijah Jones, a defensive back out of Boston College with their 90th pick.

He’s a man coverage corner with 4.44 speed and a ball hawk with 5 INT’s and 20 pass breakups over the past few seasons. He’s an athletic corner and similar to Max Melton...a man-to-man corner.

From Dane Brugler’s “The Beast”:

*A four-year starter at...

The offensive line has been addressed

The San Francisco 49ers are telling us they don’t view their offensive line as a bigger priority than the positions on the perimeter based on their first two picks. A wide receiver from Florida and a cornerback from Florida State — both third projected as Day 3 picks — have caught fans by surprise.

At this stage in the draft, the offensive linemen who could challenge as starters for rookies are slim— although you can make that argument for any player selected in the ‘90s.

One way to fix that is not to pick...

The Arizona Cardinals get a big, physical and athletic tight end.

The Arizona Cardinals added a physical, athletic tight end with their third selection in the third round.

From Dane Brugler’s “The Beast”:

“Outstanding size with a long torso and has worked hard to develop his athletic frame… A-well -developed athlete, Reiman is a scrappy blocker (inline and out in space) with better athleticism than expected for his size and dependable pass-catching hands (zero drops in 2023) .14 of his 19 catches in 2023 resulted in a first down or touchdown (73.7 percent) ... physical and technical blocker, both inline...