49ers select Mykel Williams-DE-Georgia with the 11th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft

Did he even wreck his knee as bad as BA? BA had more than just an acl

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:

Drafted Mykel Williams over him btw https://t.co/zf4SAkL88u

— Tyler LaRocca (@TylerCLaRocca) January 6, 2026

Ok. This dude doesn't follow the draft process.

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:

Drafted Mykel Williams over him btw https://t.co/zf4SAkL88u

— Tyler LaRocca (@TylerCLaRocca) January 6, 2026

Thought you said they should be able to identify head cases and stay away from them?

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:

Drafted Mykel Williams over him btw https://t.co/zf4SAkL88u

— Tyler LaRocca (@TylerCLaRocca) January 6, 2026

Please don't quote that dumbass in here.

Pearce wasn't getting drafted here with all the issues we had stopping the run and the stories out there about him having poor work ethic or concerns about his buy in for the sport.

That and him being a terrible fit for the wide 9. We basically got Bryce Huff for what he would be providing us and it didn't cost us a first round pick and a future first to get him.

Other thing I brought up for people complaining about not taking Pearce. Mykel got injured week 9. Through 9 weeks Pearce had 1.5 sacks. Doubt Mykel would've hit 10.5 if he stayed healthy the whole way but I'm certain the comparison would be a lot different.

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:

Originally posted by Pillbusta:

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
Since he uses extreme power and brute force I don't know if he will be the same. That's a lot of your base and legs for power and foundation in the stance. If your leg is injured or prior injured will he be the same? We don't know. He does not play soft. So the leg needs to hold up strong and have power and durability. It may take a while to recover. Ability to play and being full strength and where you were at in the past are two different things.

Right because he's the first DE to have a clean ACL tear

He will return to form just as Bosa did

I hope so. But we will see. Bosa also seems more vulnerable to reinjury. He is now triple ACL over his whole football career. So this guy can have that happen too. He's more vulnerable. The coming back and getting up to speed will be a process too.

Joe Thomas tore his ACL in college. He virtually never missed a snap in the NFL.

Frank Gore tore how many ACLs in college. He played for how many years without a knee injury?

Knee injuries are simply bad luck. Bosa's first NFL ACL wasn't one anyone was going to avoid. You get a 350+ LB OL falling on you when your foot is stuck in the turf and you're going to be out for the season. The one this year just a bad step, similar to Mykel on that cursed Giants field.

Not to mention anyone playing in the trenches is in danger. Those are big dudes and if someone falls on you when your foot is stuck...good luck.

Shanahan I believe said they are not rushing him and probably won't be ready by the start of the season but we'll see in back in the 2026 season, just later. They are prioritizing his long term health and feel he will be a long term contributor.

Originally posted by lamontb:
Did he even wreck his knee as bad as BA? BA had more than just an acl

Wasn't near as bad as aiyuks but aiyuks biggest issue isn't his injury. It's that he has no desire to play football anymore after he got paid

Originally posted by SFrush:

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:

Originally posted by Pillbusta:

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
Since he uses extreme power and brute force I don't know if he will be the same. That's a lot of your base and legs for power and foundation in the stance. If your leg is injured or prior injured will he be the same? We don't know. He does not play soft. So the leg needs to hold up strong and have power and durability. It may take a while to recover. Ability to play and being full strength and where you were at in the past are two different things.

Right because he's the first DE to have a clean ACL tear

He will return to form just as Bosa did

I hope so. But we will see. Bosa also seems more vulnerable to reinjury. He is now triple ACL over his whole football career. So this guy can have that happen too. He's more vulnerable. The coming back and getting up to speed will be a process too.

He tore his meniscus as well. My expectations are very low.

It's not as uncommon as you think. I asked AI to show how many guys in the last 10 years suffered that and these are the results including when they happened and approximate timeline to get back to playing

Kyler Murray 2022 ~11 months
JSN 2022 ~ 10 months
Joe Burrow 2020 ~ 9 months
Saquon Barkley 2020 ~ 11 months
Cooper Kupp 2018 ~ 10 months

So the range is a bit all over the place. AI is predicting Mykel likely won't be back until September/October due to his size and position he plays but obviously that's just projection and every player is different.

Regardless those players for the most part all came back less than a calendar year. The biggest bummer in all of this is Mykel is going to miss critical offseason/training camp time in arguably the most important offseason for a young player. I trust he'll get as much work in as he can, especially if he continues to be around Nick.

But either way i wouldn't worry about the meniscus part as much. Most of those guys came back to be even better than they were before.

Originally posted by lamontb:
Did he even wreck his knee as bad as BA? BA had more than just an acl

No. It was a clean acl tear. The biggest issue will be lost time. They already said it will have no bearing on his career and he will be back 100%

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by SFrush:

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:

Originally posted by Pillbusta:

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
Since he uses extreme power and brute force I don't know if he will be the same. That's a lot of your base and legs for power and foundation in the stance. If your leg is injured or prior injured will he be the same? We don't know. He does not play soft. So the leg needs to hold up strong and have power and durability. It may take a while to recover. Ability to play and being full strength and where you were at in the past are two different things.

Right because he's the first DE to have a clean ACL tear

He will return to form just as Bosa did

I hope so. But we will see. Bosa also seems more vulnerable to reinjury. He is now triple ACL over his whole football career. So this guy can have that happen too. He's more vulnerable. The coming back and getting up to speed will be a process too.

He tore his meniscus as well. My expectations are very low.

It's not as uncommon as you think. I asked AI to show how many guys in the last 10 years suffered that and these are the results including when they happened and approximate timeline to get back to playing

Kyler Murray 2022 ~11 months
JSN 2022 ~ 10 months
Joe Burrow 2020 ~ 9 months
Saquon Barkley 2020 ~ 11 months
Cooper Kupp 2018 ~ 10 months

So the range is a bit all over the place. AI is predicting Mykel likely won't be back until September/October due to his size and position he plays but obviously that's just projection and every player is different.

Regardless those players for the most part all came back less than a calendar year. The biggest bummer in all of this is Mykel is going to miss critical offseason/training camp time in arguably the most important offseason for a young player. I trust he'll get as much work in as he can, especially if he continues to be around Nick.

But either way i wouldn't worry about the meniscus part as much. Most of those guys came back to be even better than they were before.

I don't agree. I definitely have concerns over meniscus injuries especially with bigger defensive lineman carrying more weight than the players you listed.

Meniscus is least of my concerns

Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:

Drafted Mykel Williams over him btw https://t.co/zf4SAkL88u

— Tyler LaRocca (@TylerCLaRocca) January 6, 2026

Ok. This dude doesn't follow the draft process.

Haha right?

main I watched his highlights and I saw about 4 or 5 sacks there were either free rushes or coverage sacks all the same. ATL gave up two 1sts for him

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:

Drafted Mykel Williams over him btw https://t.co/zf4SAkL88u

— Tyler LaRocca (@TylerCLaRocca) January 6, 2026

Ok. This dude doesn't follow the draft process.

Haha right?

main I watched his highlights and I saw about 4 or 5 sacks there were either free rushes or coverage sacks all the same. ATL gave up two 1sts for him

I just love dudes on here who now after seeing the players on the field say "oh yeah I woulda taken him" meanwhile they never said s**t during the draft. It's like the f**king clowns who say Kyle took Thomas over Mahomes as if Mahomes was a slam dunk QB1 in that draft. QB 1 did have a great game last Sunday 22/29 for 259 yds 4 tds 0 INTs and a win.

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:

Drafted Mykel Williams over him btw https://t.co/zf4SAkL88u

— Tyler LaRocca (@TylerCLaRocca) January 6, 2026

This is pure stat chasing. Context matters here. Pearce was purely a pass rusher. He started 3 games this year and why...because he is Leonard Floyd 2.0. A tall lanky nickel down rusher. He is exactly what Huff was supposed to be here. A guy who was never supposed to play base downs because he can't defend the run.

Mykel was drafted to be a three down player. Someone who can seal the edge in the running game and pass rush outside and inside on the money downs.