The San Francisco 49ers drafted 11 players this year: Two defensive ends, two offensive tackles, three cornerbacks, one guard, one running back, one wide receiver and one quarterback. One of those players probably will start right away and play most of ... (Continue reading)
With Pick 5 in Round 3, the San Francisco 49ers drafted Mississippi State cornerback Will Redmond, a first-round talent who dropped to Day 2 because he tore his ACL in October. If his knee recovers, Redmond will be a big-time ... (Continue reading)
After spending Pick 7 on the top 3-4 defensive end in the draft, Oregon’s DeForest Buckner, the San Francisco 49ers traded Picks 37, 105 and 178 to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for Picks 28 and 249. And with the ... (Continue reading)
This weekend, the San Francisco 49ers can make up for doing next to nothing in free agency earlier in the offseason. They have 12 draft picks—more than enough to start remaking the roster in the image of new head coach ... (Continue reading)
The San Francisco 49ers are in a great position at pick No. 7 in the 2016 NFL draft. If they want, they can stay there and take one of the top-tier players in the draft—either Oregon defensive end DeForest Buckner, Ole ... (Continue reading)
The good news: The San Francisco 49ers have 12 picks in the upcoming draft. Plenty of ammunition to reload the roster. The not-so-good news: Only three of San Francisco’s picks are in the first three rounds. The Niners need top-shelf talent, ... (Continue reading)
Which player will the San Francisco 49ers take with the seventh overall pick in the draft? Any top prospect the Niners could take would help the team, as it has needs everywhere. They’re rebuilding—they need as many talented players as they ... (Continue reading)
The San Francisco 49ers are starting over from scratch. They have a brand-new head coach—Chip Kelly—a brand-new system on offense, a brand-new system on defense, one of the youngest rosters in the league and 12 draft picks to rebuild it. Twelve draft ... (Continue reading)
Stock down: San Francisco 49ers inside linebacker NaVorro Bowman, even though he leads the league in tackles and was recently named a Pro Bowler. Look closer at Bowman’s numbers. He has earned a grade of minus-2.8 this season from Pro Football ... (Continue reading)
Week 15, the San Francisco 49ers committed 11 penalties for 98 yards against the Cincinnati Bengals, and the very next week they committed 11 penalties for 65 yards against the Detroit Lions. Seven of those flags were neutral-zone infractions or ... (Continue reading)