49ers reportedly could 'make a run' at a trade for Colts Pro Bowl DT

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>Sitting at 6-0, entering the Week 7 slate, the San Francisco 49ers are in the driver's seat in the NFC West and might be the most obvious buyer at this year's trade deadline.

>But as buyers, where could the 49ers look to upgrade? The wide receiver room seems like an obvious issue to resolve with the team's injuries there. A different position might be of greater need, as defensive tackle is a real need for this 49ers' defense.

>ESPN's Ian Rapoport and Adam Schefter revealed that the 49ers, amid their DT need, "could decide to make a run at" Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle DeForest Buckner, the three-time Pro Bowler, at this year's trade deadline.

49ers strongly linked to DeForest Buckner as possible trade target One team that could decide to make a run at Buckner is the San Francisco 49ers, for whom the star defensive tackle played from 2016 through 2019, according to league sources," Schefter and Rapoport report.

>While the 49ers might be far from alone in their interest in Buckner this season, they are the only team these NFL insiders noted as a potential landing spot for now.

>Buckner, the former All-Pro and Pro Bowl defensive lineman who played with the 49ers previously in his career, would make a lot of sense for this team to acquire by the trade deadline.

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>San Francisco needs the defensive line, and with Nick Bosa and Mykel Williams coming back, the interior of the line might be a bigger need than the edges.

>Buckner might be the best option available this season, unless Moro Ojomo of the Philadelphia Eagles were to become a viable trade target.

>But with Buckner, the 49ers could bring back a familiar face to try and win a Super Bowl after half a decade apart. The familiarity there makes a deal very intriguing.

>Indianapolis is likely to be trade deadline sellers, and Buckner, in the final year of his current deal, makes perfect sense as a trade candidate. For the 49ers, that's great news, as they'd make for the perfect landing spot for him this season.

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