The 2026 NFL Draft is here. While the San Francisco 49ers were loaded with capital last offseason, they made a number of trades with their picks this year. They moved their fifth-round pick for Bryce Huff, their sixth-round pick for Brian Robinson Jr., and their seventh-round pick for Khalil Davis.
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49ers vs. Seahawks live updates: Divisional game score, highlights
It’s over at Lumen Field. Not literally, but the Seattle Seahawks lead the San Francisco 49ers 34-6 in the third quarter.
There’s not a lot of analysis to provide. Seattle is dramatically better and it’s showing.
Niners Wire is bringing you live updates, scores and highlights from the game. Follow along.
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What else would you like us to say? There’s only 9:12 left!
San Francisco only needs 12 Eddy Pineiro field goals to win this one.
The third quarter ended. Only 15 minutes to go. It’s still 34-6, Seattle.
This isn’t a surprising result. The 49ers couldn’t play in a negative game script or else the blowout was going to be in full effect. That’s what we see here with a six-play, 47-yard touchdown drive where the Seahawks faced little resistance from an undermanned, out-of-gas 49ers defense. Kenneth Walker notched his second rushing score of the game to push the lead to four touchdowns.
Purdy tried to find Luke Farrell and threw it behind his tight end who sat down on his route. Ernest Jones stepped in for an easy interception.
More injuries to key offensive players for San Francisco. McCaffrey is dealing with a shoulder stinger, and Tonges has a foot injury he suffered on the first drive in the third quarter. The 1989 49ers offense may not be able to overcome a 21-point third-quarter deficit, much less this banged up version.
Seattle took another 49ers turnover on downs and went 36 yards on eight plays. San Francisco got a sack from CJ West to put the Seahawks in a second-and-long, and eventually a third-and-13. Jason Myers converted a 24-yard field goal to make it 27-6.
Good for West. His development has been a nice story for San Francisco this season. Unfortunately for San Francisco it didn’t come until a first-and-10 inside the red zone.
Yeah, this one is over. San Francisco just doesn’t have the players to compete with Seattle. Christian McCaffrey was on the sideline to start the third quarter, which led to Brian Robinson carries. He’s simply not an effective player particularly against a dominant Seattle defense. He was stuffed on third-and-2, then Brock Purdy was sacked for a huge loss on fourth down giving the Seahawks another short field where they’ll start at the 49ers 35.
It looked like the 49ers were going to get off the field with a stop on a third-and-short, but a holding call on defensive tackle Jordan Elliott extended the Seattle drive. Later on a third-and-10 near midfield, Sam Darnold ripped a throw in to something named Jake Bobo who cooked Darrell Luter Jr. for another first down. They capped the 10-play, 75-yard series with a 7-yard touchdown run by Kenneth Walker. Easy work for the Seahawks.
It looked like the 49ers got a huge third-down conversion with a diving catch by Ricky Pearsall. The officials originally ruled it a catch, but assisted replay ruled the ball hit the ground. San Francisco opted to forego a fourth-and-6, and instead brought out Eddy Pineiro for another field goal. This time he connected from 56 yards out to make it a 17-6 game. Once again it’ll be on the 49ers’ defense to get a stop with 4:32 left in the first half.
San Francisco will need touchdowns eventually, but they got three much-needed points after Seattle’s touchdown to go ahead 17-0. The 49ers used 10 plays to go 43 yards and ended their series with a 40-yard field goal from kicker Eddy Pineiro to make it 17-3. Now it’s up to the 49ers defense to get a stop where they don’t give up points.
San Francisco trails 17-0 thanks to poor kick coverage, some dreadful short-yardage execution, and a turnover. The 49ers were going to struggle to win with one of those things. All three happened in the first 15 minutes. Hard to see the 49ers scoring enough to overcome a 17-point hole.
The 49ers can’t get out of their own way. A turnover on downs led to a field goal, then Jake Tonges’ fumble led to a touchdown thanks in part to a horrendous pass interference penalty on rookie safety Marques Sigle. He was way too early in coverage and hit Rashid Shaheed to give the Seahawks a first-and-goal. Sam Darnold hit Jaxon Smith-Njigba two plays later. It’s 17-0 with 1:50 to go in the first quarter, but this game is over.
The nightmare continues.
This looks a lot like Week 18, save for the Seattle touchdown on the opening kickoff. The Seahawks got a short field to start their first series and went 44 yards on 11 plays with the 49ers defense holding up on a third-and-1 deep in the red zone. Dee Winters flew in to stop Zach Charbonnet for a loss to force the Seahawks into a 31-yard field goal. It’s 10-0, Seahawks.
San Francisco got going a bit offensively to start Saturday’s game and had a third-and-short at the Seattle 41. They were stuffed on their third-and-short, leading to a fourth-and-1 that failed spectacularly as the club tried an option run with Kyle Juszczyk. Seattle’s offense starts its first drive at their own 43.
Nightmare start for the 49ers. Rashid Shaheed went 97 yards on the opening kickoff for a touchdown to put the Seahawks ahead 7-0.
Darnold did not come out for normal warm ups according to reports from Lumen Field, but he wasn’t on the team’s list of inactive players which means he’ll suit up and start for Seattle in their first playoff game of the year.
This is great news for San Francisco. Linebacker Luke Gifford is also officially active which should help the 49ers special teams units. Here’s who won’t suit up Saturday:
- S Ji’Ayir Brown
- RB Isaac Guerendo
- WR Jordan Watkins
- DL Kevin Givens
- DL Robert Beal Jr.
- OT Brandon Parker
- DT Sebastian Valdez
What time does 49ers vs. Seahawks start?
- Date: Saturday, January 17
- Time: 5:00 pm PT
- Where: Lumen Field, Seattle
What TV channel is 49ers vs. Seahawks on today?
- TV: Fox
- Streaming: NFL+
- How to watch online: FuboTV (try it free!)
49ers vs. Seahawks predictions
- The experts lean heavily toward Seattle on Sunday with only eight of our 40 picking San Francisco. This is similar to last week from the standpoint of the 49ers offense needing to piece together enough points to make up for whatever their ailing defense is going to give up. Perhaps we get an inspired performance from that unit and the 49ers again hold Seattle to 13 points, but even if the 49ers improve offensively from their Week 18 loss, it stands to reason the Seahawks will, too. Seahawks 31, 49ers 17
49ers injury updates for divisional game
- LB Fred Warner (ankle), Out
- S Ji’Ayir Brown (hamstring), Out
- WR Ricky Pearsall (knee), Questionable
- LB Dee Winters (knee), Questionable
- LB Luke Gifford (quadricep), Questionable
- WR Jacob Cowing (hamstring), Questionable
49ers schedule 2025
Here is San Francisco’s season schedule and results.
- Sunday, Sept. 7: 49ers 17, Seahawks 13
- Sunday, Sept. 14: 49ers 26, Saints 21
- Sunday, Sept. 21: 49ers 16, Cardinals 15
- Sunday, Sept. 28: Jaguars 26, 49ers 21
- Thursday, Oct. 2: 49ers 26, Rams 23
- Sunday, Oct. 12: Buccaneers 30, 49ers 19
- Sunday, Oct. 19: 49ers 20, Falcons 10
- Sunday, Oct. 26: Texans 26, 49ers 15
- Sunday, Nov. 2: 49ers 34, Giants 24
- Sunday, Nov. 9: Rams 42, 49ers 26
- Sunday, Nov. 16: 49ers 41, Cardinals 22
- Monday, Nov. 24: 49ers 20, Panthers 9
- Sunday, Nov. 30: 49ers 26, Browns 8
- Sunday, Dec. 7: Bye
- Sunday, Dec. 14: 49ers 37, Titans 24
- Monday, Dec. 22: 49ers 48, Colts 27
- Sunday, Dec. 28: 49ers 42, Bears 38
- Sunday, Jan. 4: Seahawks 13, 49ers 3
- Wild Card: 49ers 24, Eagles 19
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San Francisco even got additional capital from the Jordan Mason trade last offseason, where they acquired a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2026 sixth-round pick from the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for the running back.
However, they also moved that sixth-round pick during the season for New England Patriots defensive lineman Keion White.
With the draft here, let’s go back and revisit that Mason trade with all of the moving pieces.
Original terms of the Jordan Mason trade
- Minnesota Vikings receive: RB Jordan Mason
- San Francisco 49ers receive: 2025 fifth-round pick (No. 160 overall) and 2026 sixth-round pick (No. 198 overall).
What did the 49ers do with the picks from the Jordan Mason trade?
San Francisco used the first of the two picks on Kansas State safety Marques Sigle last offseason.
Then, as mentioned above, they traded the second of the two picks for defensive line help, acquiring Keion White at the trade deadline from the New England Patriots.
Who won the Jordan Mason trade?
This is still a wait-and-see, as both of the 49ers contributors still have time to develop in San Francisco.
Sigle was a contributor as a rookie for the 49ers, playing 15 games while making seven starts. He had 52 tackles, two pass breakups, and one tackle for loss.
While there were certainly flashes from the rookie safety, including his closing speed and willingness to hit, there were also some major learning moments that showed Sigle wasn’t quite ready to start last year. He’s still got a ways to improve in coverage and with his tackling, which will be points of emphasis this season.
Still, there’s the potential there to be a starting safety for the 49ers in the future.
White, on the other hand, was arguably San Francisco’s most disruptive pass rusher last year, at least on the interior after coming in during the trade deadline. He was a versatile piece, being used both on the edge and the inside, and had 24 pressures in 11 games, ranking third overall on the team.
White’s 12.5 percent pass rush win rate was third among defensive linemen behind Yetur Gross-Matos and Bryce Huff, and he also had more than one year of team control.
He’s got a cap hit of just $1.8 million for the upcoming year, and should fit in better in more of a rotational role for the 49ers this season.
Jordan Mason was a key piece for the Vikings last year, emerging as their starter, as he rushed for 758 yards and six touchdowns on 4.8 yards per carry. He was better than the 49ers No. 2 running back last year, but the two-year, $10.5 million price point was likely too high for San Francisco.
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Sports Seriously
The San Francisco 49ers selected Indiana running back Kaelon Black with the No. 90 overall pick of the 2026 NFL Draft on April 24.
Black is a 5-foot-10, 210-pound scat back who ran a 4.45 40-yard dash at the NFL combine. In his 2025 season at Indiana, Black ran for 1,040 yards and led the Hoosiers with 10 rushing touchdowns. Black averaged 5.6 yards per carry.
San Francisco is hoping that Black can come in and earn his way to taking some of the wear-and-tear off veteran star running back Christian McCaffrey.
Here’s how USA TODAY Sports grades the 49ers’ third-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft:
San Francisco 49ers draft grade for Kaelon Black
- The grade: C+
- Why? Black goes from a combine snub to a third-round pick. No one will confuse him for Christian McCaffrey, but he can be a reliable inside runner for San Francisco. – Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz
Expert takes on Kaelon Black
- “Compact runner with ideal contact balance for early-down runs but lacks breakaway speed and receiving skills.” – Ayrton Ostly
- “A 1,000-yard runner for the national champs last season has the goods to take some snaps off Christian McCaffrey’s overloaded meter.” – Nate Davis
- “Teams scouting Indiana in the Rose Bowl will likely kick the tires on Kaelon Black. The running backs’s contact balance and powerful run style — he’s a known weight room warrior who squats 500-plus pounds — broke Alabama’s will in the 38-3 win. He always finds a way to fall forward and will fight for tough yardage. He didn’t get a combine invite, but shined on Pro Day with an impressive 4.4-second 40-yard dash and 37.5 vertical jump.” — Michael Niziolek, The Herald-Times
49ers 2026 NFL Draft picks
- 2nd Round, No. 33 overall: De’Zhaun Stribling, WR, Mississippi
- 3rd Round, No. 70 overall: Romello Height, DE/OLB, Texas Tech
- 3rd Round, No. 90 overall: Kaelon Black, RB, Indiana
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First came monster donuts piled high with bacon and Fruity Pebbles. Then there were cronuts—the croissant-donut hybrid that had everyone buzzing. Later came the era of everything filled with pistachio paste, followed by pastries crafted to look like fruit. For Californians with a sweet tooth, the latest viral dessert trend is often just a drive away.
Now, a new report has confirmed what residents in the Bay Area have known for decades: when it comes to sweets, San Francisco can’t be beat.
From artisanal sourdough bakeries to late-night ice cream spots, San Francisco has secured its place as the fourth sweetest city in the United States, according to new research from Betway.
Analyzing dessert shop availability alongside online appetite for sugary treats, the study ranked major cities across the U.S. and Canada to uncover the nation’s sweetest city.
San Francisco ranks as the fourth most favored spot for folks with a sweet tooth in the nation, placing behind Miami, Atlanta, and Las Vegas, but ahead of cities like Boston and New Orleans—have beignets lost their luster?
The report noted San Francisco’s strong dessert scene, including 111 bakeries and cookie shops, 54 ice cream parlors, and 135 dessert shops. Overall, the authors wrote, the mix of high-quality bakeries and steady demand keeps the city firmly in the top tier of dessert cities.
Viral dessert spots in San Francisco to visit now
San Francisco’s ranking among the best cities for desserts should come as no surprise. Legend has it that the city is the first place in the U.S. to serve a fortune cookie. The slightly sweet, crispy cookie with a grain of insight—a memorable fortune read: “Buy clothes now, more expensive later”—is still produced in San Francisco at the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory. The factory produces up to 10,000 fortune cookies a day and offers tours that should be on every visitor’s San Francisco itinerary.
The pastry shop that some say has the best croissant in San Francisco (see: Arsicault below) has experienced long lines since it opened its doors in the North Beach district three years ago. Owner and head pastry chef Sophia Smith honed her skills in Paris, where she mastered the art of lamination, a process that begins with high-quality French butter and yields a range of sweet and savory pastries that regularly sell out. The demand at the viral spot has gotten so great that a notice on their website asks customers not to line up before 7:45 a.m. The shop opens at 9 a.m., Thursday through Sunday.
Named the best new bakery in the U.S. by Bon Appétit when it opened its doors in 2016, Arsicault is a slice of Parisian heaven with three locations in San Francisco. Known for their traditional French pastries, including sweet and savory croissants, each location has a slightly different menu. Customers will find an assortment of sundries, including French baguettes, scones, cookies, quiches, and freshly made sandwiches.
The exquisiteness of their guava tarts warranted a mention in the New York Times when they were a pop-up; now, Sol Bakery is the latest viral sensation to open a brick-and-mortar spot in San Francisco. Located at the corner of Hayes and Central in the city’s Panhandle district, Sol Bakery is known for its viral tart, as well as its fresh focaccia, cakes, and sourdough croissants.
The name says it all. Known for their inspired multi-layered crepe cakes, Sweet Glory delivers on taste and aesthetics. Located in the Inner Sunset area of the city, Sweet Glory offers handcrafted desserts made with handpicked ingredients. In addition to their crepe cakes, try their moreish Basque burnt cheesecakes, which also come in a delectable range of flavors.
If you know, you know, and Holy Nata knows how to make the best Portuguese tart in San Francisco. Gooey, crispy, and luscious all in one, the “pastel de nata” is an egg custard tart with provenance. The recipe of the viral tart comes straight from Lisbon and is infused with the love of family and tradition. In addition to the traditional (which can be bought by the box), Holy Nata offers a rotating assortment of flavors each week. Holy Nata is in the city’s financial district.
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