{"id":70003,"date":"2025-08-14T21:38:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T21:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/70003\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T21:38:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T21:38:07","slug":"from-day-three-nfl-draft-pick-to-nfl-star-49ers-deomondre-lenoir-thinks-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/70003\/","title":{"rendered":"From day three NFL draft pick to NFL star? 49ers\u2019 Deomondre Lenoir thinks so"},"content":{"rendered":"

From day three NFL draft pick to NFL star? 49ers\u2019 Deomondre Lenoir thinks so<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a><\/p>\n

After signing a massive multi-year extension last season with the San Francisco 49ers<\/a>, Deommodore Lenoir has firmly established himself as one of the league\u2019s most promising young stars.<\/p>\n

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His confidence is at an all-time high, and he made that clear <\/a>during a recent appearance on the Richard Sherman podcast.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019mma be the best corner in the league this year,\u201d Lenoir said. \u201cThe money didn\u2019t change me. I\u2019d rather come in, work, and prove my worth. I was just telling them that I\u2019m ready for any challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lenoir is coming off a strong season, recording 85 tackles, two interceptions, a forced fumble, and nine pass deflections. He also earned a 70.8 pass coverage grade and a 66.5 overall grade from Pro Football Focus.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just really being a lockdown corner,\u201d Lenoir said. \u201cI feel like I\u2019ve transitioned to this role to be cornerback one. What\u2019s needed to be cornerback one is to shut down the best receiver, and I feel like I\u2019ve been ready for that challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For a 49ers defense entering a youth movement, Lenoir is precisely the kind of player to build around. At just 25 years old and coming out of Oregon <\/a>as a fifth-round pick, he\u2019s shown how far hard work and dedication can elevate a player\u2019s role within a franchise.<\/p>\n

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Lenoir\u2019s comments on the Sherman podcast might have sounded bold, but he\u2019s earned every bit of that confidence. From a day-three draft pick to one of the league\u2019s rising cornerbacks, he\u2019s proven he belongs among football\u2019s next generation of stars.<\/p>\n

If he lives up to the hype, Lenoir could anchor the 49ers\u2019 defense for years. His combination of skill, determination, and fearlessness makes him a player fans will be watching closely all season.<\/p>\n

This year, the question isn\u2019t whether he can talk the talk\u2014it\u2019s whether he can walk it on the field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From day three NFL draft pick to NFL star? 49ers\u2019 Deomondre Lenoir thinks so originally appeared on The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70004,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[43875,49,48,43872,514,43873,43874,948,82],"class_list":["post-70003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-49ers-defense","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-deommodore-lenoir","tag-nfl","tag-pro-football-focus","tag-richard-sherman","tag-san-francisco-49ers","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70003\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}