The Titans have hired Ran Carthon, one of the 49ers' front-office executives. However, the Niners will receive two compensatory NFL Draft picks as a result of the transaction.

One of the disadvantages of being a successful franchise is that other teams will come calling to recruit talent from the organization.

The San Francisco 49ers have had plenty of this in recent years, both on the coaching and front office sides.

In terms of the latter, the Niners lost Martin Mayhew, vice president of player personnel, to the Washington Commanders at the start of 2021. However, because of the rule that rewards teams for developing minority coaches and executives who go on to bigger roles elsewhere, that transaction helped San Francisco get more compensatory picks in the following year's NFL Draft.

The 49ers have excelled in this role as well, not only with Mayhew but also with assistant coaches to head coach Kyle Shanahan, such as coordinators like Robert Saleh and Mike McDaniel, who both took over as head coaches with the New York Jets (2021) and Miami Dolphins (2022), respectively.

Despite the fact that these hires have forced Shanahan and the company to delve deeper into the coaching tree.

Because of Ran Carthon's hiring, the 49ers will receive two compensatory picks in the NFL Draft.