Mac Jones is finally going to join the San Francisco 49ers.

In the 2021 NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars chose Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence at No. 1 and the New York Jets picked BYU quarterback Zach Wilson at No. 2. It wasn’t hard to find mock drafts that had the Alabama All-American QB going to the 49ers at No. 3.

Instead, San Francisco chose North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance.

Four years later, Jones has made it to San Francisco.

The 49ers have reached an agreement with Jones on a two-year, $7 million contract, NFL Network and ESPN reported on Wednesday night, after the quarterback became an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday afternoon.

San Francisco has an established starting quarterback in Brock Purdy.

In 2024, injuries to Lawrence allowed Jones to start seven games for Jacksonville in the final season of his rookie contract.

Jones started a 12-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Nov. 1 and a 52-6 loss to the Detroit Lions on Nov. 17. Lawrence’s return to the lineup lasted less than one half, and Jones took the rest of the snaps for the Jacksonville offense after entering a 23-20 loss to the Houston Texans on Dec. 1.

Beginning with that game, Jones completed 134-of-202 passes for 1,395 yards with eight touchdowns and five interceptions and ran for 77 yards on 21 carries. Over the final six weeks of the regular season, Jones ranked eighth in the NFL in passing yards.

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The Jaguars won two of Jones’ final five starts – both against the Tennessee Titans – to finish the season with a 4-13 record. The largest final margin in any of the games was seven points.

In the 2021 draft, the New England Patriots used the 15th selection on Jones after he’d directed Alabama’s CFP national-championship team through an undefeated 2020 season.

Jones started all 42 games that he played for the Patriots. He led a playoff squad and went to the Pro Bowl as a rookie. But New England’s record in Jones’ starts in 2022 and 2023 was 8-17, and he was benched with six games remaining in the 2023 campaign.

New England traded Jones to the Jaguars last offseason and used the third pick in the 2024 NFL Draft on North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye.

In 52 NFL regular-season games, Jones has completed 1,035-of-1,570 passes for 10,590 yards with 54 touchdowns and 44 interceptions and run for 419 yards and two touchdowns on 145 carries.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.