The San Francisco 49ers are getting a lot of pushback for taking a running back high. Kyle Shanahan defended the pick by saying that he saw the second-best running back in the draft and that another team was going to take him. Based on the 49ers' track record, they may have been better off letting another team take him.

San Francisco 49ers are handling running back incorrectly

Since Kyle Shanahan has been the 49ers head coach, they have drafted six running backs . The first five have not lived up to expectations.

2017 - Joe Williams, 121 overall

Williams never took a regular-season career with the 49ers.

2021 - Trey Sermon, 88 overall

Sermon had 41 carries for 167 yards with San Francisco and has been on four teams since being drafted.

2022 - Tyrion Davis-Price, 93rd overall

Davis-Price had 40 carries for 127 yards for San Francisco and did not get a carry at all last year.

2024 - Isaac Guerendo, 129 overall

After 84 carries and 420 yards as a rookie, he did not record a regular season carry and is…