INDIANAPOLIS — The 49ers officially own the No. 9 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft after winning a coin toss against the Raiders Friday.
Both teams finished with identical records and strength of schedule (the tiebreaker), so a coin toss at the NFL Combine determined who will pick ninth, and who drops to 10th. Former Raider and 49er Rod Woodson flipped the coin in front of the bench press at the Indiana Convention Center around 12:30 p.m. EST, and it landed on the 49ers logo.
Asked for his thoughts by NFL Network after the flip, Oakland general manager Reggie McKenzie simply said, “Bad flip.