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

Originally posted by Memphis9er:

Originally posted by WINiner:

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Krizay not letting go his boy not being drafted again i see.

Like clockwork

Since the 2000's

Probably hasn't even watched the kid's highlight reel. I'm not saying he will be another Aldon Smith, but they were very similar players. I would be willing to bet this kid is not mediocre. Gonna have to search up Aldon's thread from when we drafted him and see how many folks were calling him mediocre.

There were TONS of fan reaction videos when we drafted Aldon, and all were of disbelief and disappointment. Then he played.

Originally posted by Cosmo:

Originally posted by Memphis9er:

Originally posted by WINiner:

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Krizay not letting go his boy not being drafted again i see.

Like clockwork

Since the 2000's

Probably hasn't even watched the kid's highlight reel. I'm not saying he will be another Aldon Smith, but they were very similar players. I would be willing to bet this kid is not mediocre. Gonna have to search up Aldon's thread from when we drafted him and see how many folks were calling him mediocre.

There were TONS of fan reaction videos when we drafted Aldon, and all were of disbelief and disappointment. Then he played.

I'm certain they were not ALL disbelief and disappointment. He was a consensus top 15 pick IIRC. I think it was that he needed strength and some technique stuff but he was really liked in general.

Originally posted by Scoots:

Originally posted by Cosmo:

Originally posted by Memphis9er:

Originally posted by WINiner:

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Krizay not letting go his boy not being drafted again i see.

Like clockwork

Since the 2000's

Probably hasn't even watched the kid's highlight reel. I'm not saying he will be another Aldon Smith, but they were very similar players. I would be willing to bet this kid is not mediocre. Gonna have to search up Aldon's thread from when we drafted him and see how many folks were calling him mediocre.

There were TONS of fan reaction videos when we drafted Aldon, and all were of disbelief and disappointment. Then he played.

I'm certain they were not ALL disbelief and disappointment. He was a consensus top 15 pick IIRC. I think it was that he needed strength and some technique stuff but he was really liked in general.

I wanted Robert Quinn that yr.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Scoots:

Originally posted by Cosmo:

Originally posted by Memphis9er:

Originally posted by WINiner:

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Krizay not letting go his boy not being drafted again i see.

Like clockwork

Since the 2000's

Probably hasn't even watched the kid's highlight reel. I'm not saying he will be another Aldon Smith, but they were very similar players. I would be willing to bet this kid is not mediocre. Gonna have to search up Aldon's thread from when we drafted him and see how many folks were calling him mediocre.

There were TONS of fan reaction videos when we drafted Aldon, and all were of disbelief and disappointment. Then he played.

I'm certain they were not ALL disbelief and disappointment. He was a consensus top 15 pick IIRC. I think it was that he needed strength and some technique stuff but he was really liked in general.

I wanted Robert Quinn that yr.

That was such a good draft. I really liked about 7 guys. I thought Tyron Smith was the best player on the board but wasn't surprised his value wouldn't make sense for the 49ers.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Scoots:

Originally posted by Cosmo:

Originally posted by Memphis9er:

Originally posted by WINiner:

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Krizay not letting go his boy not being drafted again i see.

Like clockwork

Since the 2000's

Probably hasn't even watched the kid's highlight reel. I'm not saying he will be another Aldon Smith, but they were very similar players. I would be willing to bet this kid is not mediocre. Gonna have to search up Aldon's thread from when we drafted him and see how many folks were calling him mediocre.

There were TONS of fan reaction videos when we drafted Aldon, and all were of disbelief and disappointment. Then he played.

I'm certain they were not ALL disbelief and disappointment. He was a consensus top 15 pick IIRC. I think it was that he needed strength and some technique stuff but he was really liked in general.

I wanted Robert Quinn that yr.

Same. Though I think I had Aldon as my 2nd choice.

Think I had it Miller(knew he'd be gone), Quinn, Aldon, Dareus

Man what a stacked draft class that was looking back, especially at pass rushers. 5 guys with over 100 career sacks. Another 5 over 50.

Still feel like Aldon may have been the best in the class if he kept his head on straight though JJ Watt and Miller are HOF bound for a reason.

Speaking of JJ Watt...can't believe that guy went 11th in hindsight. Would certainly be something if our 11th pick could come anywhere close to his level of play.

edit: I lied...went back to look I guess I was REALLY high on Quinn(pay no attention to the rankings after 5 lol)

Originally posted by genus49:

1. Robert Quinn
2. Patrick Peterson
3. Von Miller
4. Aldon Smith
5. Marcel Dareus
6. DaQuan Bowers
7. Prince Amakumara

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Scoots:

Originally posted by Cosmo:

Originally posted by Memphis9er:

Originally posted by WINiner:

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Krizay not letting go his boy not being drafted again i see.

Like clockwork

Since the 2000's

Probably hasn't even watched the kid's highlight reel. I'm not saying he will be another Aldon Smith, but they were very similar players. I would be willing to bet this kid is not mediocre. Gonna have to search up Aldon's thread from when we drafted him and see how many folks were calling him mediocre.

There were TONS of fan reaction videos when we drafted Aldon, and all were of disbelief and disappointment. Then he played.

I'm certain they were not ALL disbelief and disappointment. He was a consensus top 15 pick IIRC. I think it was that he needed strength and some technique stuff but he was really liked in general.

I wanted Robert Quinn that yr.

Same. Though I think I had Aldon as my 2nd choice.

Think I had it Miller(knew he'd be gone), Quinn, Aldon, Dareus

Man what a stacked draft class that was looking back, especially at pass rushers. 5 guys with over 100 career sacks. Another 5 over 50.

Still feel like Aldon may have been the best in the class if he kept his head on straight though JJ Watt and Miller are HOF bound for a reason.

Speaking of JJ Watt...can't believe that guy went 11th in hindsight. Would certainly be something if our 11th pick could come anywhere close to his level of play.

edit: I lied...went back to look I guess I was REALLY high on Quinn(pay no attention to the rankings after 5 lol)

Originally posted by genus49:

1. Robert Quinn
2. Patrick Peterson
3. Von Miller
4. Aldon Smith
5. Marcel Dareus
6. DaQuan Bowers
7. Prince Amakumara

I remember there were folks flipping out because he only got 3 sacks his senior season and we took him. He only had half a sack more than Williams with a few more snaps.

Originally posted by tankle104:
Saying we took an average DL at 11 is weird cause he hasn't played a single down? We don't know what he is at the pro level.

what we do know is that he was widely considered a top 10 pick this year and before his injury riddled year this year, there was a lot of talk about him potentially going #1.

so we def wasn't average in college. The noisy stats (sacks etc) weren't necessarily great but he was really good and wreaked havoc.

Why don't we wait to see how the guy actually plays before determining how good he is?

Agreed. I mean I wouldn't call playing for Georgia as a true freshman and being a top 10 draft prospect coming into the 2024 college season as average. Folks like to pretend the high ankle sprain didn't exist either.

sacks will always be the flashy stat that also lacks a lot of nuance. Old enough to remember when everyone in here was in love with Tank Carradine and his 11 sacks coming into the draft. We've debated the sack vs pressure stuff to death in the Huff thread.

I just want to see him make some noise as a rookie this yr, that doesn't mean he needs 10+ sacks to be considered a good first season.

Not a big Eric Branch fan but he knocked this article about Mykel out of the park.

Granted most of it is filled with people from Mykel's life talking about what kind of terrific young man he is.

But if anyone had reservations about the guy, I suggest you read this - usually behind a paywall but seemed to have come up for me after turning off adblocker.

https://t.co/b03Uourl80

If he maintains the edge and isn't targeted by other teams games then that's enough to be better than last year. It's not really that high a bar to clear.

Big DL almost never are dominant in their first year. It takes time to learn the new game in the NFL going against monsters every day when you've been the biggest and strongest for your whole life.

Originally posted by genus49:
Not a big Eric Branch fan but he knocked this article about Mykel out of the park.

Granted most of it is filled with people from Mykel's life talking about what kind of terrific young man he is.

But if anyone had reservations about the guy, I suggest you read this - usually behind a paywall but seemed to have come up for me after turning off adblocker.

https://t.co/b03Uourl80

Reader view on iPhones also bypasses the paywall.

Great article. Easy to see why the team fell in love with this kid. He'll be an easy guy to root for.

Originally posted by Scoots:
If he maintains the edge and isn't targeted by other teams games then that's enough to be better than last year. It's not really that high a bar to clear.

Big DL almost never are dominant in their first year. It takes time to learn the new game in the NFL going against monsters every day when you've been the biggest and strongest for your whole life.

Aldon Smith?

I think dominant is obviously a high bar to set. Not expecting him to come out playing like an all pro after turning 21 later this month but I do think we may see a player who's much better than just a great run defender from him as a rookie with potential to turn into a really special DE long term for us.

Originally posted by Chance:

Originally posted by genus49:
Not a big Eric Branch fan but he knocked this article about Mykel out of the park.

Granted most of it is filled with people from Mykel's life talking about what kind of terrific young man he is.

But if anyone had reservations about the guy, I suggest you read this - usually behind a paywall but seemed to have come up for me after turning off adblocker.

https://t.co/b03Uourl80

Reader view on iPhones also bypasses the paywall.

Great article. Easy to see why the team fell in love with this kid. He'll be an easy guy to root for.

Oh damn I never knew about the reader view…that was a pretty awesome article

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by Scoots:
If he maintains the edge and isn't targeted by other teams games then that's enough to be better than last year. It's not really that high a bar to clear.

Big DL almost never are dominant in their first year. It takes time to learn the new game in the NFL going against monsters every day when you've been the biggest and strongest for your whole life.

Aldon Smith?

I think dominant is obviously a high bar to set. Not expecting him to come out playing like an all pro after turning 21 later this month but I do think we may see a player who's much better than just a great run defender from him as a rookie with potential to turn into a really special DE long term for us.

Yeah, I hope he becomes dominant. I just don't require he be dominant as a rookie. I've seen too many guys who were not speed guys come in and have a middling rookie year and then be dominant after that. Strahan comes to mind.

I think people arguing against him are dismissing him playing hurt and in a scheme that was not built for him by a long shot.

Originally posted by Scoots:
Yeah, I hope he becomes dominant. I just don't require he be dominant as a rookie. I've seen too many guys who were not speed guys come in and have a middling rookie year and then be dominant after that. Strahan comes to mind.

I think people arguing against him are dismissing him playing hurt and in a scheme that was not built for him by a long shot.

I'm with you.

And 100% on the last part. The article alludes to that as well. I really think if he doesn't hurt that ankle he's gone before our pick. Could be a blessing in disguise for us.

Cool Video from Kyle Posey on Mykell