The 49ers used the 173rd pick of the 2023 NFL Draft to select Georgia defensive end Robert Beal Jr.
SANTA CLARA -- On Saturday, the 49ers added firepower to their already star-studded defensive line.
With the No. 173 overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan selected Georgia edge rusher Robert Beal Jr.Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter. Beal was a part time player at Georgia, starting 10 games of the 59 he appeared in. The fifth year senior registered 49 tackles --10.5 for loss -- and 9.5 quarterback sacks in his final two seasons as a Bulldog.
Seen as needing development as a pass rusher in technical aspects, Beal will be in the best situation under 49ers defensive line coach Kris Kocurek while learning from his high-octane new teammates in the trenches. The 49ers were the top-ranked defense during the 2022 NFL season, but Lynch and Shanahan have a goal to make the defensive line even more dominant. They signed free agent Javon Hargrave to join Arik Armstead on the interior of the line and drafted Beal to learn and play opposite of
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