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Deommodore Lenoir

Deommodore Lenoir (born October 6, 1999) is an American professional football cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks, and was selected by the 49ers in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL draft.

On September 9, 2020, Lenoir announced his decision to forgo his senior season and declared himself eligible for the 2021 NFL Draft. He received an invitation to play in the 2021 East–West Shrine Bowl, before it was ultimately cancelled due to COVID-19. NFL.com lead analyst Lance Zierlein projected Lenoir would be selected in the sixth or seventh round. Bleacher Report had him ranked as the 15th best cornerback prospect available in the draft and projected him to be a fourth round pick. Pro Football Focus had Lenoir ranked as the 23rd best cornerback on their big board (162nd overall).

The San Francisco 49ers selected Lenoir in the fifth round (172nd overall) of the 2021 NFL draft. He was the second cornerback drafted by the San Francisco 49ers after third round pick (102nd overall) Ambry Thomas and was the 25th cornerback drafted in 2021.

On May 13, 2021, the San Francisco 49ers signed Lenoir to a four–year, $3.76 million rookie contract that included an initial signing bonus of $284,872.

Throughout training camp, Lenoir competed for a roster spot as a backup cornerback against Ambry Thomas, Dontae Johnson, Mark Fields II, Ken Webster, and Tim Harris. Head coach Kyle Shanahan named Lenoir a backup cornerback to begin the season and listed him as the fourth cornerback on the depth chart behind Jason Verrett, Emmanuel Moseley, and K'Waun Williams.

On September 12, 2021, Lenoir made his professional regular season debut and earned his first career start in the San Francisco 49ers' season-opener at the Detroit Lions in place of Emmanuel Moseley who was inactive due to an injury. He recorded three combined tackles (two solo) during a 41–33 victory. The following week, he collected a season-high five combined tackles (three solo) and a season-high two pass deflections during a 17–11 win at the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 2. He was inactive as a healthy scratch for three games (Weeks 7–9). He was inactive during a 27–24 overtime victory at the Los Angeles Rams in Week 18 as a healthy scratch. He finished his rookie season with 17 combined tackles (12 solo) and two pass deflections in 13 games and two starts. He received an overall grade of 52.1 from Pro Football Focus as a rookie in 2021.

Throughout training camp, he competed to be a starting cornerback against Emmanuel Moseley under defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans. Head coach Kyle Shanahan named him a backup cornerback to begin the season as the third cornerback on the depth chart behind starting cornerbacks Charvarius Ward and Emmanuel Moseley.

On October 3, 2022, Lenoir made eight combined tackles (five solo) and made the first sack of his career on Matthew Stafford for a nine–yard loss as the 49ers defeated the Los Angeles Rams 24–9. Prior to Week 6, head coach Kyle Shanahan named Lenoir the No. 2 starting cornerback after Emmanuel Moseley was placed on injured reserve due to a torn ACL. On December 4, 2022, Lenoir made one solo tackle, a pass deflection, and had his first career interception on a pass by Tua Tagovailoa to wide receiver Tyreek Hill during a 33–17 win against the Miami Dolphins. In Week 15, he collected a season-high ten combined tackles (nine solo) during a 21–13 win at the Seattle Seahawks. He finished the season with a total of 79 combined tackles (54 solo), one interception, five passes defended, and one sack in 17 games and 13 starts. He earned an overall grade of 60.9 from Pro Football Focus in 2022.

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