49ers reportedly land DeForest Buckner for fourth-round pick in trade with Colts

The 49ers reunited with a familiar face. San Francisco acquired three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle DeForest Buckner in a trade with the Indianapolis Colts, NBC Sports Bay Area s Matt Maiocco confirmed, citing a source, after NFL Media s Ian Rapoport first reported the news on Tuesday. Rapoport also reported that the 49ers are sending the Colts a 2027 fourth-round draft pick in the deal. The 32-year-old Buckner, who San Francisco selected with the No. 7 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, spent the first four seasons of his NFL career with the 49ers, where he was selected to a Pro Bowl in 2018 before he was traded to Indianapolis for a first-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft that became defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw. In seven games with the Colts this season, Buckner has 31 combined tackles (11 solo, 20 assisted), four tackles for loss, eight quarterback hits, three passes defensed, one fumble recovery and four sacks. Buckner originally signed a two-year, $46 million contr