SANTA CLARA – Three weeks until the 49ers’ roster upheaval tumbles into the John McVay Draft Room ... Balmer (2008), Arik Armstead (2015), DeForest Buckner (2016), Soloman Thomas (2017 ...

The 49ers’ brass is banking (eventually) on Brock Purdy and the NFL Draft to lead them out of this offseason’s roster turmoil.

Using PFF’s grading system coupled with its version of baseball’s popular Wins-Above-Replacement (WAR) statistic, these barometers allowed a big-picture ... draft to bring in DT DeForest ...

Using PFF’s grading system coupled with its version of baseball’s popular Wins-Above-Replacement (WAR) statistic, these barometers allowed a big-picture ... draft to bring in DT DeForest ...

NFL.com has the 49ers selecting Derrick Harmon at No. 11, a disruptive Oregon DT who could be next in line after DeForest ...

I'm talking about DeForest Buckner and Arik Armstead ... trying to fill the voids left by Armstead and Buckner. How better to fill them than to draft another defensive tackle from Oregon?

The week of the NFL draft has finally arrived ... Harrison-Hunte can provide depth to DeForest Buckner at the three-tech spot and could carve out a spot in the rotation with his pass-rushing ...