49ers select Ole Miss WR De'Zhaun Stribling at No. 33

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The San Francisco 49ers selected Ole Miss wide receiver De'Zhaun Stribling with the 33rd overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Stribling measured 6-foot-2 and 207 pounds and ran a 4.36 at his Ole Miss pro day. In 2025 Stribling caught 55 passes for 811 yards and six touchdowns and produced route-adjusted after-catch yardage 36 percent above expected. The pick gives the 49ers a physical, sub-4.4 boundary receiver with proven YAC and contested-catch ability, addressing a 2026 receiver class that lacks a clear top-tier prospect.

JP Acosta

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No. 33: De'Zhaun Stribling, WR, Ole Miss Holy shit, this is great for my agenda but another big riser. Honestly love the fit (his comp imo is Jauan Jennings), so I see why the Niners would target him. Boston and Bernard graded better for me, but I think this is a pretty fun selection

5545d ago

JP Acosta37

No. 34: Chase Bisontis, G, Texas A&M I'm very happy the Cardinals didn't chase QB here, love Bisontis. Rock solid pass blocker with strong hands. Can slide to left or right guard. They needed OL and the tackle class has dried up a bit, I'm a fan of this one

Chris Pflum2

Stout, hard blocking catch and run WR with 4.3 speed. Makes a ton of sense for Shanny's offense.

Mike Tanier

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De'Zhaun Stribling’s great uncle was Don Muraco, who wrestled in the then-WWF in the 1980s. He fought world champion Bob Backlund several times, and beat Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka in a steel cage match. miketanier.substack.com/i/192874257/...

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Mike Tanier3

Read the Too Deep 96, the draft analysis the 49ers AI was trained on! miketanier.substack.com/p/the-too-de...

Tom Pelissero

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The 49ers kick off Round 2 by drafting Ole Miss WR De'Zhaun Stribling at No. 33 overall.

2145d ago

NFL Daily News

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49ers select WR De'Zhaun Stribling with the No. 33 overall pick.

2045d ago

Matt Maiocco

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49ers draft picks 2nd (33): WR De’Zhaun Stribling, Ole Miss 2nd (58) 3rd (90) 4th (127) 4th (133) 4th (139) 5th (152) 5th (179)

1345d ago

Jennifer Lee Chan

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#49ers De’Zhaun Stribling is 6-foot-2, 207 pounds, from Hawaii, ran a 4.36 at the Ole Miss pro day. In 2025 he caught 55 passe4s for 811 yards and 6 TDs

1345d ago

GOLD STANDARD4

Can someone please take the car keys away from Kyle and John and get a real GM in there to draft

Ryan McCrystal

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De'Zhaun Stribling's route-adjusted YAC was 36% above expected last year 🔥🔥🔥 Think that's just Kiffin's offense? Ok fair. Let's check pre-Kiffin... In 2024 in a terrible OK State offense: 29% above expected🔥🔥🔥

1045d ago

ProFootballTalk

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49ers kick off second round by selecting WR De'Zhaun Stribling.

845d ago

49ers Webzone

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#49ers select Mississippi WR De'Zhaun Stribling in 2nd round of 2026 NFL Draft #FTTB Read:

645d ago

Kent Lee Platte (Mathbomb)

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De'Zhaun Stribling was drafted in round 2 with pick 33 in the 2026 draft class. He scored a 9.57 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 182 out of 4196 WR from 1987 to 2026. ras.football/ras-informat...