Over the past few seasons, the San Francisco 49ers’ defensive line has been one of the stronger position groups on the team.

That is, until 2024, when injuries and lack of production in both the run and pass game haunted the San Francisco front four all season. 2024 was a step back from the standard. John Lynch, Kyle Shanahan, and Robert Saleh hit the restart button, moving on from Leonard Floyd, Javon Hargrave, and Maliek Collins and almost exclusively using the draft to find replacements.

With an entirely new defensive line, that leaves room for plenty of questions. Let’s start with three:

Does the defensive line have enough firepower?

The 49ers were pass-rusher heavy in 2024, with a line that featured Bosa, Floyd, Hargrave, and Collins. Now, three of those four are elsewhere, leavin

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