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#3 - Reuben Foster
During the 2017 NFL draft the 49ers took Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster with the 31st overall pick. However, he just couldn't stay out of trouble.
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Foster was sent home from the NFL Combine for fighting with medical personnel, but that didn't put San Fran off.
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He was talented but troubled, but after a below-par 2018 season and his third arrest, he was cut by the team midseason. San Francisco found he had violated the league's personal conduct policy, stemming from a weapons offense and a misdemeanor drug offense.
Foster spent time with the Washington Commanders and recently joined the Pittsburgh Maulers in the USFL.
#2 - A.J. Jenkins
Back in 2012 the 49ers were after an elite wide receiver, so they took A.J. Jenkins 30th overall in the hopes he could be the next big thing.
Despite being healthy all season, Jenkins was active for just three of the team's games during his rookie year.
In his only season with San Francisco, Jenkins played in just 37 offensive snaps and was targeted with a pass just once, which he dropped. Jenkins was released after his rookie year, and went down as one of the biggest mistakes in 49ers draft history.
#1 - Trey Lance
The San Francisco 49ers made a splash back in 2021, when they traded up to the third-overall spot to draft QB Trey Lance out of North Dakota State.
Many fans and analysts believed Jimmy Garoppolo was holding the team back, and Lance would make San Francisco an instant Super Bowl favorite.
However, things haven't worked out for Lance, who's started just four games in two years as he struggled with injury.
Third-string QB Brock Purdy took over the team during the 2022 season. He outperformed both Lance and Garoppolo, with Mr. Irrelevant leading SF all the way to the NFC Championship game.
There is now talk of the team looking to cut their losses and trade Lance before the upcoming NFL Draft.
They will be devastated it didn't work out, as they passed on talent such as Ja'Marr Chase and Micah Parsons to take Lance.
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