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Forty-Niners Snag Edge Rusher Height

California News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!·Apr 25, 2026·1:12

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The San Francisco Forty-Niners have drafted defensive end Romello Height, a 25-year-old with impressive college stats, including 105 tackles, 25.5 tackles for loss, and 15.5 sacks. Despite injury setbacks, Height performed exceptionally at Texas Tech last year, recording 32 tackles, 10 sacks, and 10 tackles for loss. He expressed excitement about joining the Niners, who desperately needed reinforcement at edge rusher following injuries and weak depth in the previous season.

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The San Francisco 49ers just snag defensive end, Romello Height, with that third round pick they traded down for.

At 25 years old, this guy has got solid college tape, playing 48 games across four schools with 105 tackles, 25.

0.5 tackles for loss, and 15.5 sacks.

Height kicked off at Auburn with 19 tackles in 2021, then hit a rough patch with injury at USC in 2022.

He bounced back strong there in 2023, notching 20 tackles in four sacks, before moving to Georgia Tech for 34 tackles, and 2.5 sacks in 2024, and exploding at Texas Tech last year with 32 tackles, 10 sacks, and 10 tackles for loss.

Height opened up about the pick, saying he had a gut feeling it would be the 9ers all week, calling a destiny after expecting to go earlier.

He spired up to contribute right away and helped chase Super Bowls with the squad.

This feels a real gab at edge rusher for San Francisco, where injuries and shaky depth hurt their past rush last season, adding Height bolsters that front seven, giving them more firepower to stay in contention.

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