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All eyes will be on what happens at the quarterback position. The Niners selected North Dakota State’s Trey Lance with the No. 3 overall pick, and the plan, for now, is to let him learn from veteran Jimmy Garoppolo.
San Francisco has one of the best rosters in the league. With a nucleus of George Kittle, Nick Bosa, Trent Williams and Fred Warner leading the charge, the Niners should be contenders again next season after an injury-riddled 2021 campaign.
General manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan re-signed several of their own key free agents, including Williams, Kyle Juszczyk, K’Waun Williams and Jason Verrett. Lynch and Shanahan decided to make the trade that netted San Francisco the third overall pick after successfully retaining a bunch of their own veterans. The Niners also added former All-Pro center Alex Mack and pass rusher Samson Ebukam in free agency.