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49ers Lose Draft Pick Over Accounting Errors

San Francisco is losing one pick and having another pick drop a few slots as a result of administrative mistakes.

Luke Easterling

49ers Lose Draft Pick Over Accounting Errors
49ers Lose Draft Pick Over Accounting Errors /

The San Francisco 49ers are losing a pick in the 2025 NFL Draft and seeing one of their fourth-round picks in the 2024 NFL draft drop a few slots due to accounting errors, per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

The punishment comes as a result of administrative mistakes at the end of the 2022 season, per Pelissero. 

The 49ers will lose their fifth-round pick in the 2025 draft, while their fourth-round pick in the 2024 draft will now move to the end of the round, behind all of the compensatory selections.

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Luke Easterling
LUKE EASTERLING

Luke Easterling (he/him) has been covering college football and the NFL for more than two decades, with a particular focus on the nexus of both, the NFL Draft. Writing for some of the largest and most recognizable brands in sports media, Luke's experience and expertise in evaluating potential NFL prospects and evaluating team needs/fits has earned the appreciation of his readers, and the respect of his peers. Luke cut his sports journalism teeth at The Tampa Tribune before spending two years at Bleacher Report as a featured columnist covering the NFL Draft and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Luke then spent nearly seven years at USA TODAY Sports Media Group as editor of Draft Wire and Bucs Wire, building both into authoritative destination sites for their respective audiences. Now at The Arena Group, Luke covers the NFL and college football for Athlon Sports, and runs Sports Illustrated's FanNation site for the NFL Draft. A graduate of the University of South Florida, Luke has been a featured guest on ESPN Radio, CBS Sports Radio, Fox Sports Radio, SiriusXM and more.  Based in Tampa, Florida (the true home of the Cuban sandwich), Luke plays the drums, loves 2000s pop-punk, watches way too many British murder mystery shows, and channels the energy of his deep-south Grammy and his full-Italian Nana in the kitchen. Twitter: @lukeeasterling Email: luke.easterling@si.com

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