2025 Draft Class: IDL

Originally posted by SF493R5:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
This might be the biggest priority we focus on and wouldn't be surprised to see DT as our top pick this year.

Discuss your favorite options.

I like Deone Walker (DT, Kentucky) and Kenneth Grant (DT, Michigan), draft both in the later rounds. Kind of like how the Eagles drafted (2) DB's in the 2024 draft...

Originally posted by Heroism:

Originally posted by NYniner85:
True true, I was just looking at Buckner and was a top 10 run defender this yr in that Bradley scheme.

Im hoping that the new defensive staff will get back to being a little more creative and dynamic with the fronts and not being so static. Saleh started making little adjustments to the front before he left like getting into a 5-man front with the SAM on the LOS and reducing the wide splits by going into bear and tite fronts when they were getting pounded by the run. I don't think the answer to the run defense is just drafting a bunch of fat dudes, either.

I still think Nolan makes a lot of sense for the Niners. Ultimately, this is still a 1-gap attacking front, and from the little that I've seen, Nolan seems to be the player that best fits that role. They just need to have a plan in place if the run defense is still an issue.

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:
I'm tired of the small linemen that attack one gap yet get blown up in the run game.

Our whole scheme is to stop the pass yet we don't have the personnel to stop the run.

We can still get some big bodies that have agility and can move.

*Assuming we lose Greenlaw in free agency and Mason Graham goes before us:

1.11- Kenneth Grant, DT- Michigan
2.43- Demetrius Knight, LB- South Carolina
3.74- Jared Ivey, DE- Ole Miss
3.99- Jamaree Caldwell, NT- Oregon
4.112- Jordan Hancock, CB- Ohio State
4.138- Billy Bowman Jr., S- Oklahoma
4.139- Jackson Hawes, TE- Georgia Tech

Originally posted by NYniner85:

We've had multiple reports that say teams have already removed Walter Nolen from their draft boards.

NOT working out at the NFL Combine just presents more questions.

— Marcus Mosher (@Marcus_Mosher) February 27, 2025

Originally posted by NYniner85:

We've had multiple reports that say teams have already removed Walter Nolen from their draft boards.

NOT working out at the NFL Combine just presents more questions.

— Marcus Mosher (@Marcus_Mosher) February 27, 2025

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

We've had multiple reports that say teams have already removed Walter Nolen from their draft boards.

NOT working out at the NFL Combine just presents more questions.

— Marcus Mosher (@Marcus_Mosher) February 27, 2025

Dang...wonder wtf is going on.

We may find ourselves in a very awkward spot if we don't find a way to trade down. Just missing out on the top guys, having to address positions that don't hit our biggest needs or reach for guys.

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

We've had multiple reports that say teams have already removed Walter Nolen from their draft boards.

NOT working out at the NFL Combine just presents more questions.

— Marcus Mosher (@Marcus_Mosher) February 27, 2025

Dang...wonder wtf is going on.

We may find ourselves in a very awkward spot if we don't find a way to trade down. Just missing out on the top guys, having to address positions that don't hit our biggest needs or reach for guys.

Unless a guy like Campbell or Johnson drop to 11 a trade back is a must. Not even sure it's worth it for Johnson from what I've read , but who knows

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

We've had multiple reports that say teams have already removed Walter Nolen from their draft boards.

NOT working out at the NFL Combine just presents more questions.

— Marcus Mosher (@Marcus_Mosher) February 27, 2025

Dang...wonder wtf is going on.

We may find ourselves in a very awkward spot if we don't find a way to trade down. Just missing out on the top guys, having to address positions that don't hit our biggest needs or reach for guys.

Unless a guy like Campbell or Johnson drop to 11 a trade back is a must. Not even sure it's worth it for Johnson from what I've read , but who knows

Problem with trading down, someone has to want to trade up. Maybe someone would want Warren enough to make the jump but still doesn't seem like a great spot to be at for us. Likely a poor return on top of it but we'll see how it shakes out.

Watching the agility drills right now for DT(boy it's tough for the big boys with that change of direction) Caldwell did pretty good for a big body. Pegues also looked really solid. Will have to rewatch but best one looked like TJ Sanders. Dude was very smooth.

Originally posted by genus49:
Problem with trading down, someone has to want to trade up. Maybe someone would want Warren enough to make the jump but still doesn't seem like a great spot to be at for us. Likely a poor return on top of it but we'll see how it shakes out.

Watching the agility drills right now for DT(boy it's tough for the big boys with that change of direction) Caldwell did pretty good for a big body. Pegues also looked really solid. Will have to rewatch but best one looked like TJ Sanders. Dude was very smooth.

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by genus49:
Problem with trading down, someone has to want to trade up. Maybe someone would want Warren enough to make the jump but still doesn't seem like a great spot to be at for us. Likely a poor return on top of it but we'll see how it shakes out.

Watching the agility drills right now for DT(boy it's tough for the big boys with that change of direction) Caldwell did pretty good for a big body. Pegues also looked really solid. Will have to rewatch but best one looked like TJ Sanders. Dude was very smooth.

Someone always wants to move up if the price is right. You're not going to get optimal comp trading back in a draft class like this though.

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
Assuming due to comparable talent across the board?

Originally posted by genus49:
Problem with trading down, someone has to want to trade up. Maybe someone would want Warren enough to make the jump but still doesn't seem like a great spot to be at for us. Likely a poor return on top of it but we'll see how it shakes out.

Watching the agility drills right now for DT(boy it's tough for the big boys with that change of direction) Caldwell did pretty good for a big body. Pegues also looked really solid. Will have to rewatch but best one looked like TJ Sanders. Dude was very smooth.