#41 Jalen Graham
LB room context
View full depth chart →Jalen Graham holds the WLB · Depth spot in San Francisco 49ers’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Jalen Graham played 4 games in 2025 with a 1% snap share.
Background & career
Jalen Graham is a 6'3", 220-pound weak-side linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, entering his fourth season. A native of Detroit, Graham played quarterback in high school before receiving scholarship offers exclusively as a safety. He appeared in 38 games across four years at Purdue (2019–22), recording 169 tackles, 16 pass deflections, 12.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and 2.0 sacks. As a senior in 2022, he started nine games and posted 52 tackles, six pass deflections, 5.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, one interception, and one forced fumble, earning All-Big Ten honorable mention. San Francisco selected Graham in the seventh round (255th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft, making him the franchise's second linebacker from Purdue in history.
Purduethrough 2022