The Miami Dolphins are trading the No. 3 overall pick in the NFL draft to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the No. 12 overall pick and a third-round pick in 2021 and first-round picks in 2022 and 2023, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday.
The move places the 49ers square in the mix to draft a top quarterback, but sources told ESPN that San Francisco is holding onto Jimmy Garoppolo and has no plans to trade him.
The 49ers opted to trade up because they’re good with the options that will be there at No. 3 after picks by the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets, sources told ESPN.
The No. 3 pick had been acquired by Miami in the deal that sent Laremy Tunsil to the Houston Texans. As a result of that deal, the Dolphins have now gotten Noah Igbinoghene, Solomon Kindley, the No. 12, No. 36 and No. 102 picks in 2021 as well as first-round selections in 2022 and 2023.
Miami now has picks at 12, 18, 36, 50, 81, 102 in the first three rounds of this year’s draft. The third-round pick heading from the 49ers to the Dolphins is a compensatory pick for Robert Saleh’s hiring.
ESPN’s Cameron Wolfe contributed to this report.
