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The 2025 NFL Draft has come to an end, and the San Francisco 49ers made 11 picks, six of which they used on the defensive ...

There are plenty of reasons to believe the 49ers will go to the playoffs this season. But there also are plenty of reasons to believe they won't. If Christian McCaffrey and Trent Williams play and ...

Think you can figure out which Niners player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out in our new guessing ...

And yet, most people still believe the 49ers will bounce back next season and make the playoffs. Why? We're talking about a team that went 6-11 last season and just lost nine starters including ...

And if the 49ers somehow had reached the playoffs without them, they wouldn't have returned for the postseason. They were done for the year. So it's a stretch to expect those two suddenly to play ...

After coming so close to winning the Super Bowl two years ago, the 49ers missed the playoffs in 2024, leading to a bit of a reboot for the club. Now, San Francisco enters another pivotal NFL draft ...

which plays roughly a quarter of the defensive snaps per game. What You Should Read Next 49ers Draft Crush: After losing Dre Greenlaw, the 49ers defense needs a dose of feistiness The 49ers can ...

Decision time has nearly arrived for the San Francisco 49ers. The NFL Draft is a particularly exciting occasion for the 49ers this year, because their offseason has mostly been marked by ...