Former Oklahoma State linebacker Nick Martin is moving on to the NFL after a standout career with the Cowboys. The San Francisco 49ers selected Martin with the 11th pick in the third round of the NFL draft. Martin is a Texas native, having played his high school ball for Pleasant Grove in Texarkana.

After taking a defensive lineman in the first round of this year's NFL draft, the San Francisco 49ers decided to double-dip up front in the second round. The 49ers used the No. 43 overall pick to select University of Texas defensive tackle Alfred Collins.

The 2024 season did not go as planned for their San Francisco 49ers. Expected to contend for the Super Bowl, they were ravaged by injuries right from the start of the season, and they instead went from first to worst in the NFC West and saw their record plummet from 12-5 in 2023 to just 6-11 this past season.