The 49ers have had relatively good success in the final round of the draft during the John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan era. Prior to this year they made five picks in the seventh round and all of the players selected made the active roster and contributed in at least small ways. Now they might have gem from this year’s seventh round.
Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar ran through his best steals of the 2023 draft. San Francisco had plenty of picks to choose from since all of their nine selections came at pick No. 87 or later, but it was Michigan wide receiver Ronnie Bell – the 253rd overall pick – who Farrar identified as the 49ers’ steal of the draft. Via Farrar:
