SANTA CLARA — Desperate for help at defensive end, the 49ers agreed Tuesday to take in Keion White, a New England Patriots 2023 draft flop.

The 49ers are sending a 2026 sixth-round draft pick in exchange for White and a 2026 seventh-round pick, a league source confirmed. The deal, first reported by NFL Network, won’t become official until White passes a physical.

White (6-foot-5, 285 pounds) has no sacks and no quarterback hits through 123 snaps and five games this season. He was inactive for Sunday’s 32-13 home win over Cleveland.

A second-round draft pick out of Georgia Tech, White opened last season with 2 1/2 sacks against the Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow and then 1 1/2 sacks in Week 2 against Seattle’s Geno Smith. He finished with five sacks last season, which included a visit to

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