49ers select Penn State CB Tariq Castro-Fields at No. 221

The 49ers added another speedy cornerback to their roster on Saturday with their third and final sixth-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. 

With the No. 221 pick, San Francisco selected Tariq Castro-Fields out of Penn State. 

Castro-Fields played in 52 career games and made 30 starts at cornerback in which he recorded 138 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, three interceptions, 25 pass breakups and a forced fumble. 

The CB showed off his speed at the NFL Scouting Combine where he ran a 4.38 40-yard dash. 

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At 6-foot-1 and 197 pounds, Castro-Fields' size and speed should allow him to play in a variety of schemes. 

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