The San Francisco 49ers hold the No. 3 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. General manager John Lynch made a deal with the Miami Dolphins to move up from No. 12 marking the third time in five drafts that Lynch has made a move with the team’s first-round selection.
The Niners traded both up and down the draft board in the first round last year. San Francisco traded back one spot and selected defensive Javon Kinlaw 14th and then traded up from No. 31 to take receiver Brandon Aiyuk 25th.
In 2017, Lynch’s first draft at the helm, the 49ers traded down one spot and took defensive lineman Solomon Thomas No.