Thanks to a much-improved roster, the San Francisco 49ers didn’t sign a large undrafted free agent class. This could be due to the number of, or lack thereof, rookies the team could bring to their offseason workouts, too.
Either way, we only saw a few names connected to the Niners once the draft was complete. One of those names was Ohio State linebacker Justin Hilliard, another player who participated at the Senior Bowl.
Pro Football Focus listed the top-10 undrafted free agent signings of the 2021 NFL Draft, and Hillard was sixth on the list:
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