3 moves 49ers should make before 2020 NFL Draft

News points to the San Francisco 49ers standing pat with their roster between now and the 2020 NFL Draft, but there are some moves the team should explore making beforehand.

In all likelihood, the San Francisco 49ers are finished making deals until the very beginning of the 2020 NFL Draft, which officially kicks off on Thursday, April 23.

On a positive note, the Niners don’t exactly have a lot of needs to address this offseason anyway. Sure, they could use another wide receiver and cornerback, but the draft is awfully deep at both of those positions. And while depth is always crucial, the back end of the draft affords general manager John Lynch a chance to land at least a number of late-round prospects with his five picks spread between Round 5 through 7.

Plus, San Francisco doesn’t have a lot of financial wiggle room anyway. Currently, according to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco, the 49ers have just over $13.9 million in available cap space. A little over $8 million of that will be needed to sign the team’s rookie class once the draft is complete, leaving just under $6 million at Lynch’s disposal.

And he’ll likely need a good chunk of that to save for in-season moves and transactions, too.

Still, there are some moves Lynch and the Niners can execute between now and the start of the draft, which could serve to free up some needed cap room while also shoring up some of the remaining needs the team has, currently.

The remaining free-agent market has dried up a lot since the opening of the league new year last month, but there are some options still. And the 49ers could decide to move some of their own players, too.

Let’s look at three transactions San Francisco can execute between now and the start of the draft.