49ers sign 4th-round pick Gracen Halton to 4-yr, $5.6M deal

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the San Francisco 49ers have signed fourth-round draft pick Gracen Halton to his four-year rookie contract. The team selected the former Oklahoma defensive tackle with the No. 107 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

With the move, the 49ers have signed their entire 2026 draft class.

Halton joins a defensive front that includes Nick Bosa, Osa Odighizuwa, and three 2025 draft picks—Mykel Williams, Alfred Collins, and CJ West. San Francisco also added edge rusher Romello Height in the third round of this year's draft, further strengthening its pass-rush rotation.

According to OverTheCap, Halton's four-year deal is worth approximately $5.64 million. It includes a signing bonus of about $1.26 million and carries a 2026 salary-cap hit of roughly $1.2 million.

Halton appeared in 47 games over four seasons at Oklahoma, finishing with 84 total tackles, 17.5 tackles for a loss, and 8.5 sacks, per Sports Reference.

As a senior in 2025, Halton served as a team captain and earned second-team All-SEC honors. He posted 33 tackles and 3.5 sacks while helping the Sooners reach the College Football Playoff.

All rookie contracts are set at four years under the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), which extends through the 2030 season. Only first-round picks come with a team option for a fifth year, which doesn't apply to any of the 49ers' selections this year.

"Halton is a win-early and clean-up-late player," Dane Brugler of The Athletic wrote in his player analysis. "He has outstanding get-off quickness for early disruption when he times the snap. (Alabama center Parker Brailsford called him the toughest player he faced in 2025, because of his initial quickness.)

"When he doesn't do that, he switches to an edge-to-edge attacking mindset that leads to clean-up stops or sacks. He plays strong at the point in the run game, although he is inconsistent in shedding blocks."