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November 10, 2026
49ers Notebook

The 49ers trade a sixth-round pick for Keenan Allen

Indianapolis gets a 2027 sixth for its leading receiver, and Gracen Halton's move to injured reserve opened the spot. Allen could see Dallas for the second Sunday running.

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San Francisco acquired wide receiver Keenan Allen from Indianapolis on Tuesday for a 2027 sixth-round pick. The league transaction wire lists the trade under Nov. 10. ESPN's Nick Wagoner reported it complete at 10:48 a.m. Pacific, more than two hours before the deadline.

It is the second deal between the two clubs in three weeks. The 49ers sent a 2027 fourth to Indianapolis for DeForest Buckner on Oct. 27.

Who Allen is#

Where the roster spot came from#

The 49ers placed Gracen Halton on injured reserve in a release posted at 2:09 p.m. Pacific. Kyle Shanahan said Monday that the rookie dislocated and fractured his ankle against Las Vegas and needs surgery. Halton had 15 tackles, 2.0 sacks and a fumble-return touchdown in eight games, six of them starts, per the club.

The club's roster page listed 52 players on the active roster Tuesday afternoon, Allen not yet among them. With him the 53 is full, and the defensive line is down to nine.

The receiver room he joins#

Seven receivers are now on the 53:

Three more receivers are on injured reserve: Ricky Pearsall, De'Zhaun Stribling and Christian Kirk, who went there Nov. 7. Wagoner wrote Tuesday that a Sunday group of Robinson, Watkins, Samuel and Allen is possible if Samuel returns on schedule.

What Wednesday settles#

The first injury report of Dallas week comes Wednesday. It answers three questions: whether Samuel practices, whether Evans sits again, and whether Allen practices. C.J. West's practice window is also due to open Wednesday, Shanahan said Monday.

Kickoff at AT&T Stadium is 1:25 p.m. Pacific on Sunday. San Francisco is 7-1.

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The call is on the ROLE the money implies, not on production. His 2025 usage in Washington was 260 slot routes against 141 out wide and 15 from the backfield, out of 416, at 5.3 average air yards per target across 99 targets, with 67 of those 99 inside ten yards. Niners Nation projects him to the slot with Stribling at Z and Mike Evans at X. A one-year agreement whose value the player's own agent describes as a ceiling is a continuity buy, and a continuity buy uses the player it just watched rather than the one from 2021. If he instead lines up mostly wide, the read in the piece is wrong and the team bought something closer to the older version.

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