The San Francisco 49ers had a different offseason this past year, electing to save money as they released several veterans, while letting other key free agents walk as they prioritized the draft.

While doing so, the 49ers did extend multiple key starters, such as Brock Purdy, Fred Warner, and George Kittle. They ended up drafting 11 players in May, and several of those pieces have gone on to either be starters or rotational players in 2025.

The youth reset was needed as San Francisco was heading to be one of the NFL’s oldest rosters. They hadn’t been hitting on draft picks at a high level in 2022 or 2023 after the ill-fated move to trade up for Trey Lance in 2021.

Now, the 49ers have cleaner books, younger talent, and are still surging with a 9-4 record here in 2025. Will they continue

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