Rookie C.J. West dominated at the onset of the 49ers’ first full-padded practice Monday, a positive sign for an overhauled ...

I wondered what the difference was between the 2024 starting defensive line for the 49ers and the projected starters this season. I used the smaller Jordan Elliott, he’s three inches taller but 14 ...

Perhaps no coordinator in the NFL is under more pressure than Saleh, whom the 49ers pounced on in the offseason following his ...

But they've already practiced four times in training camp, plus the practiced during OTAs and minicamp. They've seen their strengths and weaknesses. And this year, they have some definite weaknesses.

For starters, his defense will disguise its coverages. That means the safeties will move after the snap, so quarterbacks won't immediately know what coverage the 49ers are running.

As far as the identity is concerned, the 49ers still have to establish that during real games. That's because they'll have lots of rookies and new players starting on defense this season.

The San Francisco 49ers defense will once again have their superstar combo of Fred Warner and Nick Bosa, but they will also have a lot of new faces on the field. The secondary will be one of the ...

The 49ers are doing their defense a disservice by moving Lenoir out of his best position. They should figure that out soon enough. This article first appeared on San Francisco 49ers on SI and was ...

Bradley is the San Francisco 49ers’ new assistant head coach of defense, and he remembers when defensive coordinator Robert Saleh worked for him as a quality control coach with the Seattle ...

If Williams proves to be better than his injured tape from last season as a pass rusher, then this 49ers defense could be quite formidable in 2025. Watch 49ers News & Highlights.