DeForest Buckner: Colts reportedly trade him to 49ers

THE FACT. Indianapolis has agreed to send defensive tackle DeForest Buckner to San Francisco for a 2027 fourth-round pick, reported Tuesday by NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and ESPN's Adam Schefter and relayed by Bleacher Report. Neither club had announced the deal, so it is reported and not yet official. It is the Colts' second move of the day after they agreed to send guard Quenton Nelson to Seattle for a 2027 third and a 2028 fifth, per NFL.com.

THE VERDICT. This is a return to the team that drafted him and a genuine upgrade to San Francisco's interior rush. IDP: his value holds or ticks up, and he stays a weekly starter in formats that count interior tackles and pressures. Redraft: Indianapolis loses its best interior defender, which lifts the run games that face the Colts the rest of the way. DFS: nudge offenses drawing Indianapolis up a tier. Treat all of it as pending until a team confirms.