The 49ers were about as far away from a Super Bowl as possible when general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan arrived in 2017. They played in the Super Bowl three years later.
While Shanahan’s coaching played a role in the team’s turnaround, the front office’s ability to restock the roster with quality talent was the biggest reason San Francisco was in Super Bowl LIV.
Despite whiffing on a pair of first-round picks in 2017, the 49ers recovered thanks to some savvy drafting outside of the first round by Lynch and the front office.
Here are the five biggest draft steals by the 49ers since Lycnh took over in 2017:
WR Deebo Samuel | 2019 | Round 2, Pick 36 
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Early second-round picks aren’t typically considered ‘steals,’ but given Samuel’s production compared to the receivers taken
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