Before the trade deadline passes on November 5 at 1:00pm Pacific Time, the 49ers should add at least one additional edge rusher. It wouldn’t be a surprise if they added multiple the way they did last year when they acquired Randy Gregory from the Broncos and Chase Young from the Commanders.

The San Francisco 49ers’ starting defensive ends, Nick Bosa and Leonard Floyd, are accomplished. And their top backups at the position, Sam Okuayinonu and Robert Beal, are anonymous. That means the 49ers are an injury away from making a pass rusher with fewer than three career sacks a first-stringer.

The San Francisco 49ers may be exploring trade opportunities. While bolstering the defensive front seems like the logical move, one NFL analyst has proposed a different approach: adding a running back.

Here's one stat that should catch your eye as the 49ers get set to host the Chiefs in a Super Bowl rematch on Sunday. Brock Purdy has the lowest percentage of yards after catch (33%) in the NFL this season.

Mahomes was drafted with the 10th overall pick in 2017. Purdy was the last pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, earning that year's distinction of being "Mr. Irrelevant." Both quarterbacks