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

If Mustpaha were fully healthy, he would not even be this low on the list. However, because he may not play a full season from the jump, and because the 49ers made sure to have adequate depth in the ...

The San Francisco 49ers have quickly gotten thin along the interior defensive front. The days of rotating in studs and first-round picks have slowly gone away, and now the team is looking to Jordan ...

The 49ers' defensive makeover and a couple contract situations are among 10 storylines to watch when training camp ...

In the following offseason, defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans left to become the Houston Texans’ head coach and the 49ers hired veteran coach Steve Wilks to replace him.

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 ...

SANTA CLARA — The 49ers entered the 2023 season with arguably the league’s best defense — again. Two games into the campaign, they’ve played well but hardly elite. But I have some good ...

It’s time for offense. Right? After the San Francisco 49ers used their first four selections on defensive players for the first time since 1999, they entered the final four rounds of the 2025 ...

The 49ers defensive line has been a problem in the past, but it's never been this bad this early in the season.