The San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles are two of the NFC’s best teams over the last five years. They met in the 2022 NFC championship game with the Eagles winning and earning a spot in the Super Bowl. The next year, the two met in a regular season matchup with the 49ers getting the win en route to a Super Bowl berth as well.
Now, they’re making a deal for a pass rusher.
Philadelphia is reportedly sending edge rusher Bryce Huff to San Francisco for a mid-round draft pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. The deal was confirmed by the 49ers on June 2.
The specific draft pick round has not been disclosed. Due to losses in free agency, the 49ers are expected to get three compensatory picks in the 2026 NFL Draft, per OverTheCap: two in Round 4 due to losing guard Aaron Banks and cornerback Charvarius Ward as well as one in Round 5 for losing safety Talanoa Hufanga.
A move to secure Huff could involve one of those picks or one from Round 3.
Huff is entering his age-27 season and spent the first four years of his NFL career with the New York Jets, three of which were under 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh. The former undrafted free agent had his best season in 2023 under Saleh with 10 sacks.
Huff signed a three-year deal with the Eagles in 2024 and missed five games due to a torn ligament in his wrist.
Bryce Huff contract
Huff has reportedly reworked his contract to help this trade happen. Huff was set to make $16.75 million in 2025 – all guaranteed – but the Eagles have agreed to take on $9.05 million of that, leaving the 49ers to pay the remaining $7.95 million, per ESPN’s Nick Wagoner.
Here’s what he is slated to make in 2026 per OverTheCap:
2026
- Base salary: $1.21 million
- Cap number: $11.63 million
- Guaranteed salary: $0
49ers edge depth chart
Huff joins a new-look defense in San Francisco for 2026. Here’s how things look at edge with that addition:
- Nick Bosa
- Mykel Williams
- Yetur Gross-Matos
- Sam Okuayinonu
- Tarron Jackson
- Robert Beal Jr.
- Jonathan Garvin
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