Pro Football Focus (PFF) contributor Dalton Wasserman recently identified each NFC team's top offseason decision. For the San Francisco 49ers, it was a significant overhaul of the defensive line that ...

The competition for the edge position ended when the team selected Mykel Williams eleventh overall. At six feet five and 260 pounds, Williams has good size. A big wingspan and outstanding traits.

It’s the San Francisco 49ers to the rescue! After waiting in a holding pattern since May 9, we’ve finally seen a third second-round pick sign a rookie contract.

The San Francisco 49ers got a lot younger and less expensive on the defensive line, which is what they had to do with the impending Brock Purdy salary cap impli ...

The 49ers’ offseason strategy is obvious, but it does not mean it should not be questioned or doubted. Defensive coordinator Robert Saleh and special-teams coordinator Brant Boyer are new to ...

With a return to the old school but with a modern twist, and a less-is-more approach to everything, the 49ers have been restored to football royalty. Is this the NFL’s new prototype?

The performance wasn’t perfect, of course. The 49ers missed 12 tackles, which marked a return to a problem the defense had during its rough stretch over October’s three-game losing streak.

By most metrics, the 49ers finished last season as the league’s No. 1 defense. But the start of this season has seen some growing pains under new defensive coordinator Steve Wilks.

San Francisco is meeting with top defensive linemen, tight ends, and secondary prospects ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. ... Insight to the 49ers Draft Strategy by Looking at Their Top-30 Visits.

San Francisco’s defensive front four is largely unchanged from the unit that went to the Super Bowl in February 2020. The constants are star end Nick Bosa, tackle D.J. Jones and Arik Armstead.

The 49ers’ defense needs restoration. Despite battling injuries throughout 2024, the personnel remains a strong point. Former defensive player of the year Nick Bosa is still terrorizing ...