Elliott started the majority of the season for the 49ers but posted zero sacks. He has just five sacks in five seasons, and ...

No. 21 Dee Winters. The sixth-round pick from TCU went from 62 snaps to 398 last season, including ten starts. Winters subbed ...

The competition for the edge position ended when the team selected Mykel Williams eleventh overall. At six feet five and 260 pounds, Williams has good size. A big wingspan and outstanding traits.

The 49ers ranked 12th in defensive EPA per play and eighth in points per drive (1.67) in 2023. They were still a very good defense by most metrics, but they had lapses at inopportune times and ...

Kurtenbach: The 49ers’ new-look defense was already impressive. It’s about to get even better San Francisco 49ers: Nick Bosa is ready to return to his 2022 form after a slow (by his standards ...

If the season started tomorrow, here would be the 49ers' starting defensive line: Nick Bosa, Jordan Elliott, Evan Anderson and Yetur Gross-Matos. That's bad.

Meanwhile, the 49ers lost seven key contributors on defense and gave out zero multi-year deals to that phase of the team. Which means the 49ers' upcoming draft will be heavily defense-oriented.

49ers' defensive end Nick Bosa (97) hits running back James Conner for a loss in the 49ers' 35-16 win at Levi's Stadium. Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group.

The 49ers defensive line has been a problem in the past, but it's never been this bad this early in the season. The Niners brought their patented early season struggles even earlier this year.