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The 49ers spent third-round picks in consecutive seasons on running backs.
And neither made an impact on the club before moving to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Ty Davis-Price, the 49ers’ third-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, signed a contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, his representation reported through social media on Tuesday.
The 49ers selected running back Trey Sermon in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft. When the 49ers waived Sermon at the end of training camp in 2022, the Eagles claimed him off waivers.
Davis-Price, the No. 93 overall pick in the 2022 draft, appeared in just seven games for the 49ers. Undrafted running back Jordan Mason beat him for playing time in his rookie seasons.
Davis-Price then fell further down the depth chart with the midseason trade for Christian McCaffrey.
Davis-Price’s career with the 49ers consisted of 120 rushing yards and no touchdowns in 40 rushing attempts.
The 49ers released Davis-Price on Dec. 5 to create room on their 53-man roster to sign veteran defensive back Logan Ryan. When Davis-Price cleared waivers, the 49ers re-signed him to the practice squad, where he spent the rest of the season.
The 49ers have received very little, or nothing at all, from most of the running backs they drafted since 2017. Joe Williams, a fourth-round pick in 2017, has never appeared in a regular-season game.
Elijah Mitchell has been the top draft pick among running backs. Mitchell, a 2021 sixth-round pick, led the team in rushing as a rookie. He has been a solid backup behind McCaffrey, but has struggled to stay on the field due to injuries.
Sermon’s short tenure with the 49ers consisted of nine games with 167 yards and one touchdown on 41 rushing attempts.
He played just two games for the Eagles in 2022 and then moved on to the Indianapolis Colts last season. He had 35 carries for 160 yards for the Colts last season and appeared in 14 games.
McCaffrey, Mitchell and Mason are the only running backs currently on the 49ers roster.
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