The 49ers invested third-round draft picks on running backs in consecutive seasons.
And neither made an impact at the club before moving to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Ty Davis-Price, a third-round pick by the 49ers in the 2022 NFL Draft, signed a contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, his representative reported on social media on Tuesday.
The 49ers selected running back Trey Sermon in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft. When the 49ers cut Sermon at the end of training camp in 2022, the Eagles claimed him off waivers.
Davis-Price, the No. 93 overall pick in the 2022 draft, appeared in just seven games for the 49ers. Undrafted running back Jordan Mason beat him out for playing time in their rookie seasons.
Then Davis-Price fell further with the midseason move of Christian McCaffrey.
Davis-Price's career with the 49ers consisted of 120 yards rushing and no touchdowns on 40 rushing attempts.
The 49ers waived Davis-Price on December 5 to make room on their 53-man roster to sign veteran defensive back Logan Ryan. When Davis-Price cleared waivers, the 49ers re-signed him to the practice squad, where he spent the remainder of the season.
The 49ers have gotten very little – or nothing – from most of the running backs they have drafted since 2017. Joe Williams, a fourth-round pick in 2017, never appeared in a regular-season game.
Elijah Mitchell was the top draft pick among running backs. Mitchell, a sixth-round pick in 2021, led the team in rushing as a rookie. He was a solid backup behind McCaffrey, but struggled to stay on the field due to injuries.
Sermon's brief tenure with the 49ers included nine games with 167 yards and a touchdown on 41 rushing attempts.
He played just two games for the Eagles in 2022, then was traded to the Indianapolis Colts last season. Last season for the Colts, he caught 35 carries for 160 yards while appearing in 14 games.
McCaffrey, Mitchell and Mason are currently the only running backs on the 49ers roster.
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