The 49ers enter the 2023 NFL Draft from a position of strength. Although the 49ers lost 11 contributing players through free agency, they accomplished enough with their eight additions to fill a complete 53-man roster. As the three-day draft approaches, the 49ers hold 11 draft picks. There should be opportunities for a couple of their picks to challenge for starting jobs or provide key roles in a rotation. Others could bump veterans off the 53-man roster and be called upon to fill backup spots and take on special-teams responsibilities. The 49ers traded away their own picks in the first three rounds to acquire Trey Lance and Christian McCaffrey, but they get rolling with compensatory picks at the end of the third round.
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