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

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

The 49ers placed a great deal of emphasis on the 2025 NFL Draft. After all, the organization had many holes to fill on defense, and they opted against being aggressive during the free-agent ...

We just projected the 49ers' offensive depth chart for 2025, so let's project their defensive depth chart as well. Of course, next month's draft will shape the roster dramatically.