The San Francisco 49ers are losing one of their front-office executives, Ran Carthon, to the Tennessee Titans, but the transaction does come with a silver lining for the Niners.
San Francisco will receive two compensatory picks in the NFL Draft as a result of Carthon’s hiring. Carthon, who was serving as the Niners’ director of player personnel, will become the Titans’ next general manager after Tennessee fired its previous general manager, Jon Robinson, last December.
The Tennessee Titans are hiring San Francisco 49ers director of pro personnel Ran Carthon as their new general manager, sources me and @jeffdarlington .
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The 49ers have been shorthanded on draft capital due to trading up for quarterback Trey Lance in 2021 and then acquiring running back Christian McCaffrey halfway through the 2022 season.
However, due to the rule that rewards teams for developing minority coaches and assistants, the Niners will receive two additional Round 3 compensatory draft picks. One will be in the 2023 NFL Draft later this spring, while the other will be awarded in the 2024 draft. The 49ers already had three comp picks in the 2023 draft and will now get another because of Carthon’s hiring. In addition, the team has two picks in Rounds 5 and 7