Benefield to Niners? First-Round Safety

0:00On April 28th, the San Francisco 49ers dropped the ball on their safety spot this off-season, especially after a so-so year in losing Jason, Pinnick and Free Agency. Post-2026 draft, they only grabbed Patrick McMorris and undrafted Guy Jalen Strowman, leaving the position thin again. Now, Pro Football Focus analyst Dair Careker is calling it, they'll snag LSU safety, Ty Benafield in the first round of the 2027 draft, to fix that hole. This 20-year-old transfer from Boise State to LSU, where he logged over 2,000 snaps in college. He brings restitility all over the defense, with solid stats like 235 tackles, 5 picks, and some sacks. But he's got work to do on tackling, sitting at an 18.1% misrate career-wise. Still, his upside has scout buzzing as he hits SEC ball. For the 49ers under John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan, this would break new ground no safety before the third round, since they took over. With. GI Air Brown at 87th overall as their highest ever.

1:04Keep an eye on Benafield, he could reshape their back end next year. From around the league, powered by AI, this is NFL News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.