Will 49ers franchise tag former overall pick?

Will 49ers franchise tag former overall pick? The San Francisco 49ers are fully focused on preparing to face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII.

But whether they win or lose on Sunday, they have a big decision to make over the coming weeks.It will decide whether to take wide receiver Chase Young, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. The 49ers traded a future third-round pick for Young, with mixed results. Marcus Mosher writes. andquot; However, the 49ers may not want to lose the asset and decide to keep him around for another year.

Young is only 24 years old and now has an entire year out in 2022 with an injury. Young was named the 2020 NFL Defensive Player of the Year after 44 tackles, 7.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. season and will miss most of 2022. Young has just 56 tackles, nine sacks and two forced fumbles over the past four years. However, San Francisco is having a hard time moving on at 24 years old.

He showed flashes of first-round ability and shouldn’t be dismissed as a third-round pick. The question is, are the 49ers willing to pay the high price? According to OverTheCap, the projected franchise tag for the 2024 defensive end is $23.34 million. However, San Francisco is projected to be $2.92 million over the salary cap per PFF. So the team needs to make room if they want to keep Young. Only time will tell if the 49ers are willing to invest even more in Young. Perhaps a strong performance in Super Bowl LVIII can make the decision a little easier. Teams can buy out players between February 20th and March 5th.