Week of April 20, 2026
7 stories
Season recap, April 20 - 26, 2026: the biggest stories of the week, curated from the original reporting. Not a complete daily record.
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The 49ers locked up their All-Pro left tackle on the Monday of draft week, announcing a two-year, $50 million extension with $37 million guaranteed and a $22 million signing bonus. The deal keeps Williams in San Francisco through the 2027 season and reduces his scheduled $39 million cap hit for 2026. Williams, 37, had been the subject of release rumors if the sides could not agree.
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San Francisco traded its original No. 27 overall pick and No. 138 to the Miami Dolphins for Nos. 30 and 90, then flipped No. 30 to the New York Jets for Nos. 33 and 179. The moves pushed the 49ers completely out of the first round and gave them the first selection of Day 2. They entered Thursday with six picks and ended the night with seven.
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ESPN analyst Seth Walder graded San Francisco's two first-round trades and handed the 49ers a B+ for the Dolphins deal, praising the move up 48 spots to No. 90 as valuable. The Jets trade was graded less favorably for San Francisco, though it put the 49ers in position to make the first pick of Day 2. Walder's combined assessment of the two moves came out to a solid B.
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With the first pick of the second round, the 49ers selected Ole Miss wide receiver De'Zhaun Stribling at No. 33, a pick many analysts viewed as a reach. Kyle Shanahan said he sees Stribling filling the Jauan Jennings role, praising his speed, hands, physicality, and elite blocking. The 49ers finished Day 2 with eight players after trading down five times over the weekend.
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San Francisco dealt linebacker Dee Winters to Dallas for the No. 152 pick, then sent Nos. 58 and 152 to Cleveland for Nos. 70 and 107. At No. 70 the 49ers took Texas Tech edge rusher Romello Height, who recorded 10 sacks and 38 tackles in a breakout 2025 season. Shanahan described Height as a relentless situational pass rusher who fits the 49ers' style.
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The 49ers traded No. 133 to the Baltimore Ravens for No. 154 and a 2027 sixth-round pick, rounding out a class of eight. The final haul: WR De'Zhaun Stribling (33), DE Romello Height (70), RB Kaelon Black (90), DT Gracen Halton (107), OL Carver Willis (127), CB Ephesians Prysock (139), LB Jaden Dugger (154) and OT Enrique Cruz Jr. (179). San Francisco entered the weekend with six picks and left Pittsburgh with eight.
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General manager John Lynch told reporters after the draft that no trade partner emerged for Brandon Aiyuk, holding up his phone and saying the team is available for calls. Lynch said the team is in no hurry and will not release the receiver anytime soon, even though an eventual release remains expected. Ian Rapoport separately reported that the 49ers and Commanders are in a standoff, with Washington content to wait for a release and San Francisco holding out for trade compensation.
