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John Lynch promotion could set up another internal promotion for 49ers

John Lynch got a promotion. There could (should?) be another one coming in the #49ers front office.

The 49ers gave John Lynch an extension in September, and with that came a promotion to President of Football Operations according to the team’s official site. NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco originally reported the new title for the general manager.

Lynch continues to hold the GM title, but his promotion may be setting up another internal move up. Assistant GM Adam Peters has been a hot name in the GM search market for the last couple of hiring cycles. Now he could be in line to move up to GM.

Of course, there’s a chance the team leaves the front office as is, but it’s worth noting Peters turned down interviews for the Titans and Cardinals GM jobs this offseason. Combining that with the Lynch promotion makes it easy to speculate that a climb up the front office ladder in San Francisco could be on deck for the assistant GM.

Peters was the vice president of player personnel from 2017-2021, and then moved up to assistant GM ahead of the 2022 offseason. He has a deeper background in player evaluation than Lynch, which makes him a logical replacement in the GM role if Lynch vacates it after receiving his new title.

For now there are no additional moves in the front office, but a bump up for Peters would make a lot of sense if the 49ers are aiming to keep him in the building long-term because there will likely be a GM job out there for him sooner than later.

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Steelers interview 49ers director of pro personnel for GM job

The Steelers interviewed #49ers director of pro personnel Ran Carthon for GM job.

The Steelers are doing an exhaustive search for their next general manager that included an interview with 49ers director of pro personnel Ran Carthon. He was one of three interviews Pittsburgh announced Saturday.

Carthon has been in the 49ers’ front office since John Lynch took over as the general manager in 2017. Before that he was Rams’ director of player personnel from 2012-16. From 2008-11 he was a pro scout with the Falcons.

San Francisco has managed to keep their front office mostly intact over the last five seasons. Vice president of player personnel Adam Peters has interviewed for multiple GM jobs the last two offseasons but hasn’t left the Bay Area. Former VP of player personnel Martin Mayhew was hired last offseason to take the GM spot with the Washington Commanders.

Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Carthon is one of 12 candidates interviewed by the Steelers as they aim to lign up a replacement GM Kevin Colbert who’s stepping down after the 2022 draft.

Should Pittsburgh hire Carthon the 49ers would land a pair of third-round picks via the NFL’s new resolution aimed at improving minority hiring in head coach and general manager positions. Those two selections would land in the 2023 and 2024 drafts.

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49ers announce 11 changes in personnel department

The San Francisco 49ers made nine promotions and two new additions to their personnel department.

The San Francisco 49ers on Monday announced some shuffling in their front office and scouting departments. Nine people were given promotions, and two more were hired on as scouting assistants.

Here’s a look at who was promoted along with their new title:

Tariq Ahmad: Director of College Scouting
Richard Buffum: Manager, Football Administration
Ran Carthon: Director of Player Personnel
Salli Clavelle: Area Scout
Jeff Diamond: Manager, Salary Cap
Fred Gammage III: Pro Scout
Thomas Tupa: Pro Scout
RJ Gillen: Director of Pro Personnel
Ethan Waugh: Vice President of Player Personnel

Ahmad is an eight-year veteran of the 49ers’ scouting department and was previously the assistant director of college scouting.

Buffum is also going into his eighth season with San Francisco. His new role is a step up from his previous job as a contract administrator. He’ll now be heavily involved in player contract negotiations per the team.

Carthon was the director of pro personnel before his jump to director of player personnel. He’s entering his fifth year and will spearhead all player evaluations in the pros and college.

Clavelle became the third woman in the NFL to take on the role of an area scout. She joins Kathleen Wood from the Browns and Hannah Burnett from the Giants per the Athletic’s Matt Barrows. She’ll play an integral role in preparation for the NFL draft during her fourth year with the club.

Diamond is going into Year 6 with the 49ers and prior to his promotion was a salary cap analyst. He’s responsible for helping the team manage the salary cap both short and long-term.

Gammage III will be in his sixth season in San Francisco and in his new role will look at players from professional leagues as opposed to colleges. His job is key in trades and free agent evaluations. Before this he was a pro personnel analyst.

Tupa is in Year 4 and will take on the same role as Gammage III after working as a scouting assistant.

Gillen was a pro personnel scout before landing the job of director of pro personnel. He’s in Year 7 with the club and is now overseeing the entire pro personnel department. He’ll also have a hand in game preparations and game planning via advanced scouting.

Waugh is now the vice president of player personnel, a role previously occupied by Martin Mayhew (now the Washington general manager) and 49ers assistant general manager Adam Peters. Waugh has been with San Francisco for 18 years and will now head both college and pro scouting staffs.

The two new additions announced Monday are Hayden Frey and Jessi Seumalo, who’ll both take on jobs as scouting assistants.

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