The San Francisco 49ers added another piece to their linebacker room after they traded away Dee Winters with the selection of Louisiana’s Jaden Dugger with the No. 154 pick of the fifth round.
Dugger is a converted safety who led the Sun Belt with 64 solo tackles in 2025. He also had 13 tackles for a loss, four sacks and three passes defensed this past season.
Dugger, 22, played two seasons for Georgetown in the FCS before going to Louisiana for the past two seasons. He should slide into a reserve role in that group pretty quickly now that Winters is out, and he’ll have a great veteran to learn from in Fred Warner.
Here are the top college highlights from Dugger’s time at Louisiana.
This article originally appeared on Niners Wire: Watch new 49ers LB Jaden Dugger’s college highlights
Reporting by Oliver G., Niners Wire / Niners Wire
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