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Deommodore Lenoir

Cornerback · Oregon

A homegrown 49ers cornerback who developed from a fifth-round pick into the team's shutdown top corner and a $89.8 million extension.

Deommodore Lenoir has spent his entire NFL career with San Francisco, growing from a developmental fifth-round pick out of Oregon into the 49ers' unquestioned CB1. After signing a major extension in 2024, he took over as the team's top cover corner following Charvarius Ward's departure and delivered another strong season in 2025.

★ Fifth-round pick who developed into San Francisco's top cornerback

★ Signed a five-year, $89.8 million contract extension in 2024

★ 326 career tackles and eight interceptions through 2025

Path to the league

Lenoir played college football at Oregon before the San Francisco 49ers selected him in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

Career highlights

Lenoir has recorded 326 total tackles, eight interceptions, 31 pass deflections and a sack across his career with San Francisco. In November 2024, he signed a five-year, $89.8 million contract extension, cementing his status as a long-term building block for the 49ers' secondary.

2025 season recap

With Charvarius Ward gone to Indianapolis, Lenoir entered 2025 as San Francisco's top corner and delivered as a shutdown coverage defender, finishing with 61 tackles. His 63 targets on the season were well down from 87 the year before, a sign opposing quarterbacks were increasingly avoiding him.