Dallas sent its fourth-round pick to San Francisco for Lance before the regular season kicked off. Eight months later, the 49ers turned around and used that pick, No. 124, to take safety Malik Mustapha.

It's almost ironic that the Trey Lance trade came full circle on the day where the Cowboys were snubbed from taking a running back. With the fourth pick they acquired from Dallas in exchange for Lance, the 49ers selected Wake Forest safety Malik Mustapha. Continue reading

The 49ers picked safety Malik Mustapha with the fourth-round pick they got from Dallas in last summer’s Trey Lance trade.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Trey Lance has made a strong impression on the team's front office thoughout his brief time with the organization. During a

The trade to snag Trey Lance at No. 3 overall in 2021 didn't work out, but fortunately for general manager John Lynch, coach Kyle Shanahan and the rest of the 49ers' brass, they stumbled into Brock Purdy the following year with the 262nd overall pick,

The Cowboys don't have a fourth-round pick — but if you consider Trey Lance in that spot, it makes for an interesting conversation.

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch would surely take back his 2021 decision to trade up and draft Trey Lance if given the chance, but he

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The 49ers appear to have their two starting safeties already in place, but there are questions about a player just one season removed from earning All-Pro honors. Safety Talanoa Hufanga is returning from a torn ACL that he sustained last November.