San Francisco isn't messing around with paperwork before camp. The Niners locked up fourth-round defensive tackle Gracen Halton on his rookie deal, checking off one of the last boxes on their offseason to-do list before players start reporting to Santa Clara.
49ers fourth-round pick Gracen Halton signed his four-year, $5.62 million rookie contract.
Halton, the No. 107 overall pick out of Oklahoma, was a 2025 team captain for the Sooners who racked up 33 tackles, 7 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks last season, earning SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week and All-SEC Second Team honors along the way. San Francisco grabbed him via a trade with the Browns, betting on a disruptive interior lineman who can add depth to a defensive front that's constantly being retooled. His deal is worth roughly $5.64 million over 4 years, with a signing bonus north of $1.26 million.
That's not exactly quarterback money, but every rookie signing matters when a front office is trying to get a full class integrated before pads come on. And with Halton's signature, the 49ers have now buttoned up every single one of their picks from this year's draft.
With this signing, the 49ers now have all eight of their 2026 draft picks under contract.
It's a small but telling organizational win. Rookie deals are slotted and mostly formality under the current CBA, but getting every pick signed, sealed and in the building before camp opens means no distractions, no holdouts, no drama, just guys learning the playbook on time. For a roster that's leaned on young, cheap talent to plug holes in recent years, having the entire draft class locked in gives the coaching staff a full runway to evaluate bodies at every level.
None of these names are walking into a starting job in Week 1, but that's not really the point right now. The point is the 49ers are operating like a buttoned-up franchise heading into camp, and Halton is just the latest piece of a defensive line rotation that's going to need every bit of depth it can find.