San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch joined KNBR on Thursday morning ahead of the team’s joint practice with the Denver Broncos.

With all of the roster turnover, Lynch said the Niners are still figuring out who they are. The Niners are expecting several new starters on defense. More than likely, multiple rookies. Lynch was asked to rank the 2025 rookie class in order of who stood out the most:

I’m gonna cheat and probably say two guys who have consistently been good. Mykel Williams, because he’s a really good football player. We didn’t feel like there was a lot of margin for error on that one. It’s just how high the ceiling can be. Mykel, he’s been excellent. He’s been versatile, he can play outside on base downs and move inside on nickel packages.

And it’s just, how much bett

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