49ers lose area scout Ryan Kessenich to Adam Peters and the Commanders for front office role

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 24: Adam Peters of the Washington Commanders speaks during a press conference at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine on February 24, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Neil Stratton of ScoutSpeak tweeted that the San Francisco 49ers are losing area scout Ryan Kessenich to the Washington Commanders, where Kessenich will serve as their Director of Scouting.

Kessenich has been in the NFL for over two decades. He joins Adam Peters in a place where Kessenich’s scouting career began. He was an assistant in the pro personnel department in 2005. He’s been with the 49ers organization since 2019. So Peters is well aware of what Kessenich brings to the table.

Kessenich will fill Tim Gribble’s position, who left the team in January for a front office role with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kessenich also had stops with the Kansas City Chiefs, where he served as a Midwest college scout, and with the Chicago Bears for five years. Kessenich also spent time in the collegiate ranks. He had a pair of stints with Northwestern University, and worked in the Senior Bowl in 2019 before joining the 49ers later that May.

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