Where the 49ers would pick in the 2025 NFL Draft if the season ended today

Where the 49ers would pick in the 2025 NFL Draft if the season ended today originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Coming on the heels of a third straight loss, the 49ers’ spot in the 2025 NFL Draft is as important as their rapidly fading spot in the NFC playoff picture.

Following San Francisco’s 35-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday at Highmark Stadium, the 49ers are in position for a top-15 selection, currently sitting 14th in the 2025 NFL Draft order.

The 49ers haven’t made a top-15 selection since 2021, when San Francisco drafted quarterback Trey Lance 3rd overall after a historic trade to move up from 12th overall.

The last time the 49ers were 14th overall was in the 2020 draft, when San Francisco selected defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw.

During coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch’s tenures with the 49ers, San Francisco had a top-15 selection five times. Here’s who the 49ers chose with these picks.

With five games remaining in the 2024 NFL season against the Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions and Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco has an uphill battle to secure a spot in the playoffs, even a winning record.

There is a very realistic scenario in which the 49ers end the season winning a pick somewhere in the middle of the first round.

The bright side is that San Francisco appears to have added several difference-making factors with a few of its 2024 draft picks, and could have a valuable opportunity to revamp an aging roster by adding an impact player near the top of the first round — something the 49ers haven’t done since taking Bosa in 2019.

Here’s what the 2025 draft order looks like, according to Tankathon.com:

1. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-10)

2. Las Vegas Raiders (2-10)

3. New York Giants (2-10)

4. New England Patriots (3-10)

5. Carolina Panthers (3-9)

6. New York Jets (3-9)

7. Tennessee Titans (3-9)

8. Cleveland Browns (3-8)

9. Cincinnati Bengals (4-8)

10. New Orleans Saints (4-8)

11. Chicago Bears (4-8)

12. Miami Dolphins (5-7)

13. Dallas Cowboys (5-7)

14. San Francisco 49ers (5-7)

15. Indianapolis Colts (6-7)

16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-6)

17. Los Angeles Rams (6-6)

18. Arizona Cardinals (6-6)

19. Atlanta Falcons (6-6)

20. Seattle Seahawks (7-5) (7-5)

21. Washington Commanders (8-5)

22. Houston Texans (8-5)

23. Denver Broncos (8-5)

24. Baltimore Ravens (8-5)

25. Los Angeles Chargers (8-4)

26. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3)

27. Green Bay Packers (9-3)

28. Minnesota Vikings (10-2)

29. Philadelphia Eagles (10-2)

30. Buffalo Bills (10-2)

31. Kansas City Chiefs (11-1)

32. Detroit Lions (11-1)

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