It’s clear the 49ers didn’t set out to pick for need in the 2022 NFL draft. Their first selection at No. 61 was defensive end Drake Jackson. Their second selection at No. 93 overall was running back Tyrion Davis-Price. This is the second year in a row they’ve drafted a running back in the third round, and Davis-Price is the third RB they’ve drafted in the last two years. So why so many RBs?
There are a handful of reasons San Francisco could be loading up on RBs.
First, this appears to indicate that they’re not optimistic on Trey Sermon’s development after they traded two fourth-round picks to take him in the third round last year. He didn’t get much playing time last year and saw action in only nine games. In those nine games he carried the ball just 41 times.
