Dee Winters is entering his third year with the San Francisco 49ers and his first year as an unquestioned starter. He is not the most impactful starter on the roster, but something unforeseen would ...

49ers Target Defensive Reinforcements and Long-Term Projects in Their Draft Strategy. The three-round NFL Draft mock by Nate Baumgardner from The Athletic suggests that the San Francisco 49ers ...

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 49ers do not need to draft an injured corner with their first pick, someone who has trouble keeping his life together, or whose future is fantasy. This is a draft that John Lynch needs to hit.

The 49ers are essentially starting over on defense this offseason. They have one good defensive lineman (Nick Bosa), one good linebacker (Fred Warner) and one good defensive back (Deommodore Lenoir).

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.