The San Francisco 49ers traded down twice in the 2026 NFL draft. John Lynch noted that the team had plans to select a couple of players, but the board did not break their way and the players that they planned on selecting were already gone. Who were the players that San Francisco likely would have taken if they were on the board? Malachi Lawrence, Edge, UCF Lawrence was available at pick 23, so the 49ers certainly could have had plans of him falling. Lawrence is exactly what the team needed in an edge rusher , and they brought him to the team facility for one of their 30 pre-draft visits. Lawrence was the most explosive edge rusher left and the best speed rusher available at that point. He was the purest, and cleanest fit to replace Bryce Huff.…