Clelin Ferrell agrees to one-year deal with 49ers

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Edge rusher Clelin Ferrell‘s career began in the Bay Area.

After a stint in Southern Nevada, Ferrell is headed back to the Bay.

Ferrell has agreed to a one-year deal with the 49ers, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The No. 4 overall pick of the 2019 draft, Ferrell appeared in 58 games with 30 starts for the Raiders over the last four seasons. He was moved out of his starting role in 2021 after a pair of disappointing seasons to begin his career. He finished his Raiders tenure with 10.0 sacks, 15 tackles for loss, and 32 quarterback hits.

With a new regime, the Raiders declined Ferrell’s fifth-year option last spring. He appeared in 16 games in 2022, recording 2.0 sacks, three tackles for loss, and eight QB hits.

Ferrell will likely slot into a rotational role on San Francisco’s strong defensive line in 2023.

18 responses to “Clelin Ferrell agrees to one-year deal with 49ers

  1. Best and likely last chance for him to rehab his career…the term “bust” should have at least been mentioned in this article. “Disappointing” is too weak. 4th overall.

  2. Ferrell, Ruggs, Abrams, Arnette, Conley. Leatherwood all 1st round picks, all gone. What an absolute disaster is picking for the Raiders

  3. Ferrell will likely slot into a rotational role on San Francisco’s strong defensive line in 2023.

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    If he makes the team.

  4. Another failed by-product of the Mack trade. Raiders basically ended up with almost nothing.

  5. NinerOutsider says:
    March 15, 2023 at 3:26 pm
    Best and likely last chance for him to rehab his career…the term “bust” should have at least been mentioned in this article. “Disappointing” is too weak. 4th overall.

    It wasn’t his fault he was drafted so high, so bust isn’t appropriate here. Don’t blame him, blame Gruden and Mayock.

  6. He was not a bust. He gave great effort, and is excellent against the run. It wasn’t his fault Grudock drafted him too high. He never complained, and I think he will do well as a situational pass rusher from the inside as well as hold the edge from the DE position. I was hoping we would re-sign him. Our loss, Niners gain

  7. grizzly says:
    March 15, 2023 at 3:35 pm
    Wasn’t this guy the hall of famer who was supposed to replace K.Mack in Chicago?

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    Considering Gruden drafted him for the Raiders, I’m going to ahead and say, NO.

  8. He can be another reclamation project for kris kourcek much like Arden Key was. As a situational player he may do ok

  9. Ruggs was a good player. Too bad he could not be bothered to get a ride when he was drunk. It caused a loss of life and the end of his career, probably his freedom as well.

  10. There were a couple weeks, a few years back (don’t laugh, it’s true) when it looked like he might be getting it. He played well for a few weeks, got more snaps and backed it up with a big game and then a 2 sack first half against the Jets. Then he got injured and came back to do nothing for a few years.

    The Raiders played him a lot inside on third down this year. It never worked. Malcolm Koonce looks like an All Pro compared to Ferrell.

  11. I’ll never forget watching that draft with so much excitement and his name was called…..it was a massive wtf moment. Good guy, NFL caliber player but way over drafted by Gruden

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