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 — On Monday as the pads went on at training camp, the 49ers saw their first glimpse of what the team's defensive-line rookies might have to offer. Mykel Williams, Alfred Collins and C.J.

And that certainly is not what 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh is using to measure them at the early stages of their rookie seasons. “The expectation for these rookies is that they show great ...

SANTA CLARA — The 49ers will depend on three rookies to shore up a problem position group, an even more daunting task than a trio of young defensive backs faced for the 1981 team. Bill Walsh used ...

SANTA CLARA — The 49ers will depend on three rookies to shore up a problem position group and it’s even more daunting a task than a trio of defensive backs faced in 1981. The early returns on ...