San Francisco’s exodus continues. The 49ers have agreed to exchange the Jordan Mason to the Minnesota Vikings, his agency told ESPN. In return, niners receive a selection of sixth round 2026. In addition to that, the two clubs also exchange selections of day 3 in the NFL 2025 draft. The 49ers now have No. 160 in general, while the Vikings receive No. 187.
Together with El Comercio, the Vikings agreed a two -year agreement with Mason that includes more than $ 7 million fully guaranteed and has a maximum value of $ 12 million. Previously this low season, the 49ers placed a second round tender in Mason, which was a restricted free agent. That made him scheduled to win $ 5.3 million next season, but since then he has set aside Minnesota.
The 25 -year -old entered the NFL as a free -recruited free agent of Georgia Tech in 2022. Until this exchange, he had spent his entire career with the 49ers and had accumulated 1,375 scrimmage yards and seven total touchdowns about his mandate. The 2024 campaign proved to be the most productive of his career.
With fellow runner Christian McCaffrey (Achilles Tendinitis) marginalized due to an injury, Mason brought a larger load in the San Francisco field. While Mason, who had three games of more than 100 yards in the first month of the season, began strong, his production went out along with the return of McCaffrey. Then, on week 13, Mason suffered a sprain of Ataos that would lead him to land in the injured reserve of the season. In 12 games (six openings), he totaled 789 yards by land and three touchdowns. He also added 11 receptions for 91 yards they receive.
While Mason now turns the page to the next chapter of his NFL career with the Vikings, he joins a backfield headed by Aaron Jones, who Signed again with Minnesota This season low in an extension of two years and $ 20 million. With the presence of Jones, Mason should be considered as a high -end depth piece.
With the established details, let’s describe the trade.
Vikings: B-
Minnesota receives quality support for Jones, who enters his 30 -year -old season. As the Vikings saw last season, Mason is able to assume most of the haunts in trouble, and do it at a high level, with three games with more than 100 yards per land. That includes when he ran for 100 yards and a touchdown against them in week 2 last season. As the list is currently constituted, Mason should be located as option No. 2 in the field behind Jones and ahead of Ty Chandler. Meanwhile, Minnesota ensures this depth piece with a relatively low cost during its extension of two years. Send a selection of day 3 and move along the board some should not make Kwesi adofo-mensah stay awake one night.
49ers: C+
The 49ers have a fairly deep back headed headed by McCaffrey. They also have Isaac Guerendo, who blinked as a rookie, so he made Mason be prescribed. What they lose in depth, win in the capital of additional draft for a year in which it is said that it is frying with the talent of the corridor. Together with the sixth round next year, they move in the mid -fifth round this year from the upper part of the sixth, which is not too bad. Of course, they need to hit the selections to be worth it, so it is a more risky touch on their part.
