Fair to consider Shakel Brown the latest addition to this 2024 rookie class. And he has this in common with most of the 49ers’ draftees: an elite relative athletic score

Here’s new 49ers defensive lineman Shakel Brown at last week’s tryout, which has earned him a job on SF’s 90-man roster

The 49ers might be back up to 18 defensive linemen on their 90-man roster… unless they’ve cut another defensive lineman to make room.

Shakel Brown was an imposing figure at the recent rookie minicamp, where he tried out. Nearly 300 pounds, very strong frame. Should bolster DT

Josh Williams, who's been with 49ers for nearly 13 years, is their new director of scouting.

John Lynch has emphasized that this current 49ers regime recognized it inherited a lot of scouting talent when it took over in 2017. Concerted effort to keep that talent around

The big initial numbers for Jared Goff don't come as a surprise and they shouldn't skew the 49ers' contractual process with Brock Purdy all too much, if it does indeed come to fruition in 2025.

Purdy has been on track to be a huge-money ($50m+ APY) QB for a while now. SF has…

On the surface, that’s $53 million APY for Jared Goff, which would trail only Joe Burrow. But as always, we need to wait for the full terms to be sure.

Either way, expect Goff’s deal to be a baseline for Brock Purdy’s 49ers contract. And that baseline will likely only rise

End of era. Ross Dwelley had played on six straight one-year contracts with the 49ers. He will now join fellow former SF tight end Charlie Woerner in Atlanta

Here is Matt's annual article on the 49ers' thought process behind their draft picks. It confirms that SF is really intrigued with Isaac Guerendo's explosive physical metrics as they relate to the new kick return rules. Good stuff as always:

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You learn something new every day: Mike Nolan is coaching in the UFL

Just booked! @lombardihimself and Chlorine Kraken will be taking on the dreaded SF Bay again, this Saturday at 5am. The last swim was a quick 2.4 mile Alcatraz to beach sprint, lasting approximately 36 min in 2-3 foot swells…

This time the duo will be swimming from Point…

Nick Sorensen also went out of his way to mention that the 49ers are excited about the progress that second-year LBs Dee Winters and Jalen Graham are making. He compared Graham's college-to-NFL transition from outside the box to inside it to Fred Warner's.

De'Vondre Campbell…

49ers run defense tumbled to near bottom of NFL in 2024 so that's what I asked Nick Sorensen about. His answer was notably short — he clearly didn't want to get into schematic details:

“There are certain things we learned when we watched it and we’re going to get it corrected.”

This is due to the league emulating what Shanahan has been doing with the 49ers. By emphasizing the run, SF was zagging when others were zigging. But now others are emphasizing the run, and defenses may soon bulk up again.

Good thing for SF: They’re pass-first with Brock Purdy

49ers rookie minicamp practice is in the books. Some observations:

-Dominick Puni is very well built. Carries 313 pounds impressively. One brother was a WR and the other an OL; you can tell he's athletic. Very good interview too. Did combo block work at practice with other…

Tatum Bethune and Renardo Green: from living in the same apartment complex to being in the same 49ers draft class

Thought it was notable that rookie 49ers WR Jacob Cowing repeatedly noted that his college head coach, Jedd Fisch, emphasized the same facets of WR play as Kyle Shanahan

Dominick Puni on the four exceptionally quick rookie offensive linemen that the 49ers have added

Ricky Pearsall moves very, very well. What we’d seen on tape translated to the 49ers practice field today. He also has larger base than you’d expect from a 190 pounder. Big part of the reason that Shanahan believes Pearsall can really handle the physically that the 49ers demand