The 49ers on Friday got some good news regarding the NFL Draft in April.
They were awarded a compensatory pick in the sixth round for losing defensive end Aaron Lynch to the Chicago Bears in free agency in 2018, increasing their total draft picks to six. The pick is slated to be No. 212 overall.
It’s a low number of selections for coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch, who picked 19 players combined in their first two drafts since getting hired in 2017. But they’ve had relatively good luck with their sixth-round choices.
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