49ers selected Texas Tech EDGE Romello Height with the No. 70 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

25 April 2026

One of the older prospects in the 2025 draft pool, (4/13/2001) the well traveled Height (6’3/240) played for three different schools (Auburn, USC, Georgia Tech) before (6’3/240) delivering a breakout campaign in 2025. Across 598 snaps, he posted 48 tackles, 16 havoc plays, 12.5 TFL, 10 sacks, and 2 forced fumbles, acting as Tech’s second major heat source opposite All-American Edge David Bailey. His pass-rush metrics were standout: on 294 rushes, Height generated 53 pressures for an 18% pressure rate, with 9 sacks created, a 2.50 sec time-to-first-pressure, and a high-leverage 20.0% third-down pressure rate. PFF validated the impact, issuing an elite 92.6 overall grade bolstered by a blue-chip 92.5 pass-rush grade and 93.1 coverage grade, signaling a modern outside linebacker who can both pressure and disrupt offensive game plans.