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The San Francisco 49ers<\/a> have made a key addition to their front office ahead of this week’s NFL Draft: AI.<\/p>\n

The Niners own six picks this draft<\/a>, including the 27th overall selection, and it sure sounds like artificial intelligence will be playing a role in who they select.<\/p>\n

“If you aren’t using it, you’re already behind,” Lynch told reporters Monday.<\/p>\n

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Lynch is not wrong, but the continuation of that remark may raise some eyebrows.<\/p>\n

“And the cool thing is, what we found is you don’t need to be an expert,” Lynch said. “Just like you at home, planning a travel itinerary, you can just ask the thing, and it can spit out pretty good things, some pretty good ideas.”<\/p>\n

Analytics has obviously taken over in sports, but this undoubtedly could take things to a whole new level.<\/p>\n

FROM MR IRRELEVANT TO GENERATIONAL WEALTH, BROCK PURDY WANTS TO USE HIS LIFESTYLE FOR GOOD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Some pretty good ideas, our developers, I think we\u2019re fortunate to be where we are down at the epicenter of the innovation there, and we\u2019ve tried to take advantage of that,” Lynch added. “And I do think every team is probably using it in some form or fashion. And I think that will only increase as we move forward.”<\/p>\n

San Fran made a big splash this offseason when they signed wide receiver Mike Evans to a three-year deal with $42.5 million. The Niners have struggled with consistency from<\/a> their wide receivers, largely due to injuries.<\/p>\n

Jauan Jennings led all Niners wide receivers with 90 targets, and Kendrick Bourne and Ricky Pearsall were both tied for second with 53. Brock Purdy<\/a> largely relied on Christian McCaffrey (129 targets) and George Kittle (69). However, Kittle’s timetable is uncertain after rupturing his Achilles in the NFL playoffs.<\/p>\n

Who knows what AI could have come up with when Brock Purdy was taken with the last selection in 2022, though.<\/p>\n

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