49ers sign 3rd round draft Pick DL Romello Height

The San Francisco 49ers have officially signed third-round draft pick Romello Height to his four-year rookie contract, the team announced Monday.

Selected with the 70th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, Height arrives in the Bay Area after a six-year collegiate career that included stops at Auburn, USC, Georgia Tech and Texas Tech.

Height is coming off a breakout 2025 season with the Red Raiders, where he earned First-Team All-Big 12 honors after recording 9.5 sacks and 11 tackles for loss.

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The San Francisco 49ers today announced they have signed DL Romello Height to a four-year deal.

Romello Height (6-3, 239) was the first of two third-round draft picks (70th overall) selected by the 49ers in this year’s draft out of Texas Tech.

He appeared in 50 games (28 starts) over six seasons at Texas Tech (2025), Georgia Tech (2024), Southern California (2022-23) and Auburn (2020-21) and finished with 111 tackles, 26.5 tackles for loss, 16.0 sacks, four forced fumbles, two passes defensed and one interception.

In 2025 at Texas Tech, he started all 14 games he appeared in and tallied 38 tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and one pass defensed, earning First-Team All-Big 12 honors. In 2024 at Georgia Tech, he started in 12 games and recorded 34 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one pass defensed and one interception.

In 2023 at Southern California, he appeared in 12 games and tallied 20 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks. In 2022, he started in two games. In 2021 at Auburn, he appeared in nine games and recorded 19 tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss. Height redshirted in 2020 after appearing in one game.

A 25-year-old native of Dublin, GA, Height attended Dublin (GA) High School.

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