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How much should ‘character concerns’ play into the 49ers draft philosophy?

The San Francisco 49ers have a number of questions entering the 2025 NFL Draft, but what they do with the No. 11 pick tops the list.

San Francisco hasn’t taken a player this high in the draft since boldy moving up for, and subsequently missing on, quarterback Trey Lance with the No. 3 pick.

And with concerns about the team’s spending coming out in recent weeks, adding talent in the draft is that much more important for the 49ers this offseason.

With their first-round pick, many have pointed to the team taking a defensive lineman, given the gaping hole they have at defensive tackle, as well as the lack of a long-term option at defensive end opposite star pass-rusher Nick Bosa.