In terms of the names and faces the San Francisco 49ers are going to be mostly unrecognizable next season. Their offseason purge continued on Saturday night when they traded running back Jordan Mason to the Minnesota Vikings.

The San Francisco 49ers have moved on from another prominent member of their depth chart. According to a report by Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of NFL.com, the Niners have traded running back Jordan Mason to the Minnesota Vikings for a 2026 sixth-round selection and a pick swap in this year’s draft that will move the 49ers up 27 spots in the sixth round.

On the same day the 49ers brought back a longtime member of their backfield in Kyle Juszczyk, they reportedly agreed to send away another major figure in their rushing offense. The Niners are trading Jordan Mason,

You would think that after the year they just had that the San Francisco 49ers would want to keep as many running backs on their roster as possible. But with lots of contract extensions looming, they had to move some players.