How RB Kaelon Black epitomizes 49ers' 2026 NFL Draft strategy

About this episode

Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan discuss the 49ers' 2026 NFL Draft strategy and the evaluation of their prospects.

General manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan have crafted 10 NFL draft classes together since the pair joined the 49ers in 2017, but perhaps none has been scrutinized as much as their 2026 group. On this episode of "49ers Talk," Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan break down San Francisco's draft strategy, and how the team valued its heavily researched prospects despite outsiders viewing them as reaches.

People in this episode

Host: Matt Maiocco

Guest: Jennifer Lee Chan

Topics covered

• NFL Draft
• 49ers strategy
• player evaluation
• draft classes
• football analysis

Keywords

• Kaelon Black
• NFL Draft strategy
• 49ers
• John Lynch
• Kyle Shanahan
• draft classes
• prospects

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Organizations: San Francisco 49ers

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