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San Francisco opened its 2026 rookie minicamp at Levi’s Stadium with onboarding activities—physicals, meetings and equipment fittings—before Friday’s on-field work, as rookies Romello Height, Jaden Dugger and Carver Willis voiced eagerness to learn from veterans like Nick Bosa and Fred Warner and to contribute in any role on the path to the NFL.
Mixed verdict on the 49ers’ 2026 draft: Romello Height and Gracen Halton are lauded for disruptive upside, Kaelon Black is seen as an early third-round reach, and De’Zhaun Stribling’s WR projection plus a missed left guard target fuel questions about the team’s draft value and approach, even as scouts praise some fits and leadership notes surface in post-draft coverage.
The 49ers’ 2026 draft class features eight selections across rounds 2–5, including WR De'Zhaun Stribling, DL Romello Height, RB Kaelon Black, DL Gracen Halton, OL Carver Willis, CB Ephesians Prysock, LB Jaden Dugger, and OL Enrique Cruz Jr., each with extensive college resumes and positional versatility to bolster both sides of the ball.
The 49ers used the No. 70 overall pick in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft to select Texas Tech defensive end Romello Height, aiming to bolster a weak pass rush that finished with only 20 sacks last season. Height (6'3", 239 lbs) posted elite athletic traits (4.64 40, 39" vertical) and had a 9.5-sack season in college, and is expected to play as a nickel edge rusher to pressure quarterbacks while Nick Bosa returns from a torn ACL.
San Francisco traded starting WILL LB Dee Winters to the Cowboys for pick 152, then sent 152 and pick 58 to the Browns to land picks 70 (DE Romello Height) and 107 (DT Gracen Halton). The move gives the 49ers more defensive-line depth (DE and DT) while moving a crowded LB group, and the Browns and Cowboys picked up the other assets in the swap.
The 49ers select Romello Height, a 6'2
The 49ers selected Texas Tech edge Romello Height with the 70th overall pick to bolster their pass rush on obvious passing downs. Height is a fast, 6'3", 239-pound defender with a 4.64 40-yard dash and a 39" vertical, who posted 9.5 sacks, 59 pressures and a 20% pressure rate last season. A top-30 visit underscored the pick, and he profiles as a Bryce Huff–style speed rusher for San Francisco's rotation.