Now that the dust is settling on the 2026 NFL Draft class, the San Francisco 49ers' roster is starting to come into focus. For a team that fell out of the first round, the 49ers have taken a lot of heat for their eight-man draft class. Still, when general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan put together the team's final 53-man roster, there could be tough decisions to be made with some of those selections.
One of the players drafted by the 49ers was Indiana running back Kellon Black in the third round with the 90th overall pick. Could his arrival herald the departure of another recent 49ers draft pick?
recently, athletic49ers insider Vic Tafur suggested that running back Isaac Guerredo "looks like he's buried (on the depth chart) and will look for a new team." Tafur doesn't suggest the 49ers will trade Guerrando, but we'd imagine a respectable offer would get a deal done.
The 49ers selected Guerredo in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft with the 129th overall selection. He started three games as a rookie and participated in 16 overall, recording 420 yards and four touchdowns on 84 attempts. But last year, he appeared in 14 games and didn't get any carries. As Tafur said, he's been buried, and Black's arrival won't make Guerando's life in the RB room any easier.
The 49ers have starter Christian McCaffrey and backups Jordan James, Black, Guerando, Patrick Taylor Jr. and Sean McCormick. While McCaffrey is the team's workhorse, the 49ers are looking for another back who can relieve their All-Pro weapons, and they may be ready to admit that Guerando isn't the solution they were looking for.
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