SANTA CLARA — The 49ers went into the 2025 NFL season with an understanding that their young defensive linemen would need to contribute. Coach Kyle Shanahan sees that plan starting to come into focus ...

SANTA CLARA – When star edge rusher Nick Bosa suffered a season-ending ACL injury in Week 3, all eyes turned to 49ers rookie Mykel Williams. Already penciled in to be the book-end pass-rusher with the ...

Hey, it never hurts to ask. Shooters shoot. Even though he has been in the NFL for all but three months, 49ers rookie defensive lineman Mykel Williams had a significant request of one of the team’s ...

After a disappointing year getting after the passer, which saw them bring quarterbacks down on just 6.69% of his their dropbacks (18th in the NFL in 2024), the San Francisco 49ers watched Leonard ...