The 49ers lost defensive coordinator Robert Saleh to the New York Jets, but they gained a couple of draft picks in the process.
Thanks to the Rooney Rule revision aimed at incentivizing teams to develop minority head coach and front office candidates, San Francisco will get compensatory third-round picks in the 2021 and 2022 drafts with Saleh taking the Jets head coaching position.
The 49ers traded their own third-round pick on Day 3 of the 2020 draft in the deal that landed them left tackle Trent Williams. Now they’ll recoup that third-round selection to give them at least one in every round.
Exactly when that pick will come is yet to be revealed. There are other coaching hires to be made and teams will receive compensatory picks for last offseason’s free agency as well. Six teams are slated to get third-round comp picks according to Over the Cap.
Here’s an updated look at San Francisco’s selections:
Round 1, Pick 12
Round 2, Pick 44
Round 3, Compensatory
Round 4, Pick 114
Round 5, Pick 153
Round 5, Pick 170 (via NO)
Round 6, Pick 191
Round 7, Pick 225 (via NYJ)
Round 7, Pick 235