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On Aug. 25, 2023, shortly before the start of the San Francisco 49ers ' preseason finale against the Chargers at Levi's Stadium, the 49ers traded quarterback Trey Lance to the Cowboys. The deal was an admission of a blunder. The 49ers had surrendered a draft-pick bounty to trade up to select Lance at No. 3 overall just 29 months earlier and they dealt him for a fourth-round pick they felt fortunate to receive. After that night's game, general manager John Lynch acknowledged the high-stakes botch, the kind that can set back franchises for years. But Lynch also said this: The 49ers, who were about to embark on a season that ended in the Super Bowl with NFL-MVP-candidate QB Brock Purdy, had managed to avoid paying the price for their poor investment. 'When you put that much into a player, it usually is really tough rebound from,' Lynch said. 'Fortunately, we've been able to grow this team, to make this team better. We're very fortunate for Brock to become what he's become.' Why bring up this history? The passage of time has made it clear the 49ers hardly emerged unscathed. The investment in Lance has had roster-wide consequences that took time to surface. And they are worth examining with Lance, 25, the Chargers backup, returning to Levi's Stadium for the 49ers' preseason finale against Los Angeles, a game that will be played two days shy of the two-year anniversary of Lance's trade to Dallas. The 49ers invested three first-round picks in Lance, and they also traded a third-rounder to the Dolphins in 2022 to move up nine spots to select him. As a result, the 49ers had just one pick among the draft's top 85 selections from 2022-23, a second-round selection they used on pass rusher Drake Jackson, who was waived in May. Jackson is part of a theme. Those two drafts included 18 picks and few have worked out. Their top three picks from 2022 have been waived, four other picks are longer with the team and Purdy and unproven linebacker Dee Winters are the only slam-dunk season-opening starters among those who remain. Yes, Purdy helped the 49ers successfully realize their vision. The seventh-round pick gave them a starting quarterback on an affordable rookie contract — what they were seeking in Lance — who allowed them to keep much of their high-priced core intact. From 2022-23, the 49ers went 25-9 and won four playoff games. However, the overall lack of impact from those drafts is now being felt. By using their first-round pick on Lance in 2021, and by not having a top-60 selection in the next two years, the 49ers missed out on blue-chip prospects. The result: They now have a top-heavy and aging roster. The 49ers will arrive Saturday with Purdy and cornerback Deommodore Lenoir as their only cornerstone players who are younger than 27. They still have plenty of other talent, but many of those players could have a looming expiration date. Running back Christian McCaffrey, pass rusher Nick Bosa, tight end George Kittle, linebacker Fred Warner, left tackle Trent Williams, and fullback Kyle Juszczyk are all among the top five highest-paid players at their position. Their average age: 31. The overall lack of impact from the 2022 and 2023 draft classes was felt in last year's 6-11 season. Injuries exposed many of the 49ers' depth issues and the weakening of the bottom of the roster showed up on their disastrous special teams, leading to the firing of coordinator Brian Scheider. This season, after the 49ers parted with eight starters in March, they didn't have a host of recent draft picks ready to assume their spots. And that's placed them in a less-than-ideal situation: They are relying heavily on rookies from their 11-man draft class to make significant contributions in 2025. Last month, defensive coordinator Robert Saleh said it was 'realistic' that he could have six rookies start, which was partly a reflection on the lack of competition on the roster. Of course, the 49ers' roster decline can't all be attributed to the investment in Lance. But what if they hadn't traded the No. 12 pick in 2021 to go get Lance and had kept picks that became No. 29 (2022), No. 29 (2023) and No. 102 (2022)? In August 2023, hours after Lance was traded, head coach Kyle Shanahan acknowledged they weren't right about Lance, but they still weren't in a bad position. 'We thought it would be Trey,' Shanahan said. 'I think we got pretty fortunate falling into still having a rookie quarterback and having him being a seventh-round pick.' Two years later, it's still clear the 49ers were fortunate. And it's more obvious the ways in which they didn't emerge unscathed.
