INDIANAPOLIS — The 49ers will pick ninth and the Raiders 10th in the upcoming NFL Draft following Friday’s coin flip at the scouting combine.
Both teams finished last season 6-10 and with identical strengths of schedule. That necessitated the coin flip to decide who would have the higher first-round draft selection. The two teams will rotate in the later rounds along with the Dolphins, who also finished 6-10.
The NFL made a show of the flip, holding it near the bench press area at the Indiana Convention Center. Former cornerback Rod Woodson, who played for both teams, flipped a specially made coin that had the Raiders’ logo on one side and 49ers’ insignia on the other.