Kicker Kombat returns with Jake Moody and Greg Joseph squaring off. Moody has 49ers special teams coordinator Brant Boyer’s support, but Joseph has been slightly more efficient. 49ers fans—what would you do?

So Jake Moody didn’t have a good 2024. We know that much. We also know the 49ers have brought in veteran kicker Greg Joseph as competition during training camp.

Here’s the problem: Moody has had solid training camps in the past. He’s kicked well when it probably didn’t matter. So what happens if that’s all we see again?

This week, during the 49ers' mandatory minicamp, the kicker statistics...

Jimmie Ward will be subject to the NFL’s personal conduct policy following a felony domestic violence charge in Texas.

Former San Francisco 49ers first-round pick and current Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward was arrested Thursday morning and formally charged with a felony count of assault involving family violence.

Ward has been charged with assault—family violence—and impeding breath/circulation.. It is a third-degree felony under Texas Law. He has been released on bond and is required to wear a GPS monitor.

According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a report of an assault in progress at Ward’s residence. The...

Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Saturday, June 14th, 2025

49ers sign 4th-round draft pick CJ West to 4-yr, $5.2M rookie deal

“The No. 1 criteria when scouting defensive linemen is to find the guys that hate to be blocked, and West falls into that category with his fast, strong hands and high energy level,” Dane Brugler of The Athletic wrote in his player analysis. “He can win gaps with his quickness but has some tweener play traits, as he lacks the mass or length desired for the nose and his pass-rush process is underdeveloped when playing...

C.J. West signed his four-year deal on Friday afternoon

The San Francisco 49ers announced they have signed the 113th pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, C.J. West, who was the first of the 49ers pair of fourth-round picks this past draft.

West practiced with the second-team defense during the 49ers’ offseason program, as was the case with every other rookie. West will compete with veteran Jordan Elliott and undrafted free agent Evan Anderson from the 2024 draft class for playing time.

West, like most of the 2024 49ers’ draft class, has plenty of collegiate experience. He started 48 games over...

The 49ers have a hole at safety that remains an unknown heading into training camp.

The San Francisco 49ers are done with mandatory minicamp, meaning the next stop on the offseason checklist will be training camp late next month.

As the 49ers get deeper into the offseason, their depth chart is slowly starting to unravel, with younger players getting into the fold. But, one of the positions that still remains unknown is safety.

It doesn’t seem likely that Malik Mustapha is going to be available to start the year. Ji’Ayir Brown hasn't practiced this offseason after undergoing an ankle procedure....

We also talk about Brock Purdy and the ‘franchise’ word, and whether Mac Jones will make an appearance in 2025

With the end of the offseason approaching, we can finally focus on the football being played on the field. Mandatory minicamps have already opened, and training camp and the preseason are just over the horizon.

The San Francisco 49ers are accustomed to a noisy June, typically dealing with one or two holdouts during this period. However, the 2025 offseason has been different, with Brock Purdy, George Kittle, and Fred Warner ending their contract drama before the summer started. With no...

The defense needs energy, Saleh brings that in spades, but the expectations are sky high for the returning defensive coordinator

The San Francisco 49ers struck gold (sorry) by replacing Robert Saleh with DeMeco Ryans. Replacing a widely sought-after defensive coordinator with another who delivers is no easy task. Ryans turned his time as the 49ers’ defensive coordinator into a head coaching job with the Houston Texans. Since Ryans’s departure, the 49ers employed two different defensive coordinators in as many seasons.

Steve Wilks and Nick Sorensen were one and done, and the 49ers were back to searching for their stable, permanent...

Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Friday, June 13th, 2025

Steve Young praises 49ers offseason, still sees Super Bowl path

“I’m very happy with how they handled the offseason,” Young told Rich Eisen this week. “They had a clear plan. It was a plan that was retooling. It wasn’t a complete restructure, but it was retooling. And every move was tactical and smart and fast, and then signing everybody, and getting everybody on board. I just thought they handled the offseason perfectly.”

[Ten 49ers who stood out in spring practices: ‘He’s due for a heck of...

It’s not clear when Brandon Aiyuk will make his return, but there’s cause for optimism around the 49ers’ receiving corps.

With Brandon Aiyuk coming off a devastating knee injury and the 49ers otherwise largely reliant on inexperienced players at wide receiver, it would be reasonable to have some concerns about the position going into the 2025 season.

However, thanks to a combination of developments on the field at spring practices and some emphatic comments from general manager John Lynch on Thursday, there’s cause for optimism that the 49ers’ situation at receiver is better than it might seem.

It remains to...

Tempers usually flare high between the offense and defense during training camp.

Training camp is next on the docket for the San Francisco 49ers, who concluded their two-day mandatory minicamp on Wednesday. So, as the depth chart begins to figure itself out, it’s time to look ahead to some of the biggest potential training camp battles next month.

It’s a much different outlook for the 49ers this season, as a lot of younger players will be pushing for bigger roles at a number of positions on both sides of the ball.

Notable battles could include the open left guard spot,...

Breaking down the 90 players on the 49ers’ offseason roster in 90 posts (over 90 or so days). Today is DL Mykel Williams

There have been plenty of occasions throughout Kyle Shanahan’s career where the San Francisco 49ers didn’t need to play a rookie right away. You could argue there were other times when the first-year player should have played from the get-go.

In Mykel Williams’s case, the only person stopping him from starting and playing from Day 1 is himself. The 49ers drafted Williams to be the catalyst in stopping the run. Judging by some of the quotes from...

49ers DC Robert Saleh made sure to pump the brakes when it came to praising players since the team doesn’t have pads on, but he’s seeing good things out of a former sixth round pick

Last October, then-San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen felt that the defense needed to get off the field. It was early in the season. To begin the fourth quarter, he made a change at linebacker. Veteran De’Vondre Campbell wasn’t cutting it after the defense surrendered three straight scoring drives. Sorensen put Dee Winters in, and the defense immediately forced a punt.

That was the...