Proper on the deadline, one ultimate commerce has been agreed to. Defensive sort out Khalil Davis is headed from the Texans to the 49ers, Dianna Russini of The Athletic reports.
Houston will acquire a 2026 seventh-round pick in exchange. This move will provide San Francisco with depth along the defensive front, something which will be welcomed given the fact Javon Hargrave is out for at least the remainder of the regular season. Davis will look to carve out a rotational function on his new crew.
The 28-year-old made solely a pair of appearances with the Buccaneers throughout his rookie season. That was adopted by a single recreation performed with the Colts the next yr. Davis not see any common season motion in 2022, but it surely was with the Texans that he managed to discover a common spot on the energetic roster. He performed 15 video games final season, amassing 32 tackles and a pair of sacks.
The Nebraska product has performed in all 9 contests for Houston in 2024, though his snap share (32%) has taken a step again in comparison with final season. Now, Davis will look to deal with at the least an analogous workload upon arrival within the Bay Space. Davis — a pending free agent — is hooked up to a base wage of solely $1.1M, so this might be an simply inexpensive pickup for the 49ers.
Beneath John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco has made a commerce at or close to the deadline each season besides 2018 (h/t ESPN’s Nick Wagoner). As such, it comes as no shock the crew has gone forward with one other transfer simply earlier than this yr’s commerce deadline. Sitting at 4-4 on the yr, the 49ers are within the thick of the wide-open NFC West race whereas awaiting the return of a number of key gamers over the approaching weeks.
After all, this isn’t the primary time these groups have attached for a D-lineman commerce. Houston dealt Maliek Collins to San Francisco in March, and he has been a full-time starter for the 49ers this yr. Collins may have a well-known face alongside him for the second half of the season.
