2025 San Francisco 49ers season

2025 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner	Jed York
General manager	John Lynch
Head coach	Kyle Shanahan
Offensive coordinator	Klay Kubiak
Defensive coordinator	Robert Saleh
Home field	Levi's Stadium
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The 2025 season will be the San Francisco 49ers' 76th in the National Football League (NFL), their 80th overall, their 12th playing their home games at Levi's Stadium and their ninth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch. For this season, the 49ers will attempt to improve on their 6–11 record from last year and return to the playoffs after a one-year absence.

This season marks the return of Robert Saleh as defensive coordinator, replacing Nick Sorensen, who was fired by the team after a single season. ^[1] Saleh had previously coordinated the 49ers' defense from 2017 to 2020, after which he spent three full seasons as the head coach of the New York Jets before being relieved of his position midway through the 2024 season. ^{[2] [3]}

Offseason

Roster changes

Free agency

The 49ers entered free agency with the following: ^[4]

Position	Player	Free agency tag	Date Signed	2025 Team	Notes
CB	Charvarius Ward	UFA
LB	Dre Greenlaw	UFA
LB	De'Vondre Campbell	UFA
QB	Joshua Dobbs	UFA
DT	Kevin Givens	UFA
QB	Brandon Allen	UFA
LB	Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles	UFA
CB	Isaac Yiadom	UFA
G	Aaron Banks	UFA
DT	Khalil Davis	UFA
WR	Chris Conley	UFA
TE	Eric Saubert	UFA
CB	Rock Ya-Sin	UFA
G	Ben Bartch	UFA
OT	Jaylon Moore	UFA
S	Talanoa Hufanga	UFA
RB	Elijah Mitchell	UFA
RB	Patrick Taylor	UFA
OT	Charlie Heck	UFA
CB	Nick McCloud	UFA
S	Tashaun Gipson	UFA
P	Pat O'Donnell	UFA
TE	Jake Tonges	ERFA
TE	Brayden Willis	ERFA
G	Austen Pleasants	ERFA
DT	Evan Anderson	ERFA
DE	Alex Barrett	ERFA
DE	Sam Okuayinonu	ERFA
LB	Jalen Graham	ERFA
RB	Jordan Mason	RFA
LB	Curtis Robinson	RFA
RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent LEGEND  –  Light green background indicates a player has been re-signed by the 49ers.  –  Light red background indicates a player has departed the 49ers.

Departures

Position	Player	Date	Notes
LB	Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles	February 18, 2025	Released [5]
C	Jon Feliciano	February 24, 2025	Retired [6]

Draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft

2025 San Francisco 49ers Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	11
2	43
3	75
	TBD				2020 Resolution JC-2A selection [A]
4	TBD
5	—	Selection forfeited [B]
6	TBD
7	TBD	Traded to the Carolina Panthers [C]
	TBD				From Panthers [C]

Notes

• Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.

1. The 49ers received a third-round selection after the Houston Texans hired former 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans as head coach. ^[7]
2. The 49ers forfeited their fifth-round selection as punishment for administrative payroll accounting errors that occurred during the 2022 season. ^[8]
3. The 49ers traded a conditional seventh-round selection to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection and K Zane Gonzalez. ^[9]

Staff

San Francisco 49ers staff

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	Front office Co-chairmen – John and Denise DeBartolo York Chief executive officer – Jed York President – Al Guido President of football operations/general manager – John Lynch Executive vice president of football operations – Paraag Marathe Vice president and senior advisor – Keena Turner Vice president of football administration – Brian Hampton Directors of player personnel – Tariq Ahmad and R. J. Gillen Director of scouting and football operations – Joshua Williams Director of college scouting – Dominic DeCiccio Associate director of college scouting – Justin Chabot Director of pro scouting – Fred Gammage III Director of football R&D – Matt Ploenzke, PhD Senior personnel advisor – Frank Gore Head coaches Head coach – Kyle Shanahan Assistant head coach/defense – Gus Bradley Assistant head coach/offensive line – Chris Foerster Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Klay Kubiak Quarterbacks – Mick Lombardi Running backs – Bobby Turner Wide receivers/passing game specialist – Leonard Hankerson Tight ends – Brian Fleury Assistant offensive line – Cameron Clemmons Offensive assistant/quarterbacks – Joe Graves Offensive assistant/wide receivers – Andrew Hayes-Stoker Offensive assistant – Miguel Reveles Offensive quality control – Deuce Schwartz Offensive quality control – Jacob Webster			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Robert Saleh Defensive line – Kris Kocurek Assistant defensive line – Greg Scruggs Linebackers – Johnny Holland Passing game specialist/defensive backs – Daniel Bullocks Defensive backs/cornerbacks – Ray Brown Defensive quality control – Cameron Brown Defensive quality control – Jake Lynch Defensive quality control – K. J. Wright Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Brant Boyer Assistant special teams – Colt Anderson Special teams quality control – Ronald Blair Chief of staff/football – Patrick Hagedorn Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Dustin Perry Assistant strength and conditioning – Jordan Nieuwsma Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Segrove → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

San Francisco 49ers roster

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Quarterbacks (QB)  4 Tanner Mordecai 13 Brock Purdy Running backs (RB) 20 Israel Abanikanda 23 Christian McCaffrey 31 Isaac Guerendo 44 Kyle Juszczyk FB Wide receivers (WR) 11 Brandon Aiyuk 19 Jacob Cowing 84 Russell Gage 87 Isaiah Hodgins 15 Jauan Jennings 83 Terique Owens 14 Ricky Pearsall  1 Deebo Samuel 81 Trent Taylor Tight ends (TE) 85 George Kittle 89 Mason Pline 88 Jake Tonges  9 Brayden Willis

Offensive linemen (OL) 67 Isaac Alarcón LT 78 Ben Bartch G 64 Jake Brendel C 74 Spencer Burford G 60 Sebastian Gutierrez LT 61 Matt Hennessy C 69 Zack Johnson G -- Jalen McKenzie RT 68 Colton McKivitz RT 66 Drake Nugent C 62 Austen Pleasants G 77 Dominick Puni G 71 Trent Williams LT 63 Nick Zakelj G Defensive linemen (DL) 69 Evan Anderson DT 58 Alex Barrett DE 51 Robert Beal Jr. DE 97 Nick Bosa DE 99 Maliek Collins DT 93 Kalia Davis DT 92 Jordan Elliott DT 56 Leonard Floyd DE 96 Jonathan Garvin DE 94 Yetur Gross-Matos DE 98 Javon Hargrave DT 95 Drake Jackson DE -- Tarron Jackson DE 91 Sam Okuayinonu DE

Linebackers (LB) 48 Tatum Bethune MLB 41 Jalen Graham MLB 54 Fred Warner MLB 47 DaShaun White MLB 53 Dee Winters OLB Defensive backs (DB) 30 Tre Avery CB 27 Ji'Ayir Brown FS  0 Renardo Green CB -- Quindell Johnson S  2 Deommodore Lenoir CB 26 Chase Lucas CB 28 Darrell Luter Jr. CB 38 Jaylen Mahoney FS  6 Malik Mustapha FS 30 George Odum SS Special teams  4 Jake Moody K  3 Mitch Wishnowsky P 46 Taybor Pepper LS

Impending free agents (FA) 17 Brandon Allen QB 65 Aaron Banks G 59 De'Vondre Campbell OLB 18 Chris Conley WR 50 Khalil Davis DT  5 Joshua Dobbs QB 43 Tashaun Gipson SS 90 Kevin Givens DT 57 Dre Greenlaw OLB 75 Charlie Heck LT 29 Talanoa Hufanga SS 35 Nick McCloud CB 25 Elijah Mitchell RB 76 Jaylon Moore RT 40 Pat O'Donnell P 82 Eric Saubert TE 32 Patrick Taylor RB  7 Charvarius Ward CB 33 Rock Ya-Sin CB 22 Isaac Yiadom CB Restricted free agents (RFA) 24 Jordan Mason RB 36 Curtis Robinson OLB As of March 5, 2025. Rookies in italics. 58 active, 29 free agent(s) Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The 49ers' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in May, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.

Regular season

2025 opponents

Listed below are the 49ers' opponents for 2025. Exact dates and times will be announced in May. ^[10]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (NFC West)	Arizona Cardinals Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks
Conference opponents (NFC South)	Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers	New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Conference opponents (based on 2024 division placement)	Chicago Bears	New York Giants
Interconference opponents (AFC South)	Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans	Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts
Interconference opponent (based on 2024 division placement)	—	Cleveland Browns

References

1. Lee Chan, Jennifer (January 28, 2025). "49ers hope Saleh's energy is what the doctor ordered for defense". NBC Sports Bay Area.
2. Capellini, Jeff (October 8, 2024). "New York Jets fire head coach Robert Saleh just 5 games into season". CBS News.
3. Wagoner, Nick (January 24, 2025). "Robert Saleh returns to 49ers as defensive coordinator". ESPN.
4. "49ers Free Agent". Spotrac. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
5. "49ers Release a Linebacker; Tendered One-Year Contracts to Exclusive Free Agents". 49ers.com. February 18, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
6. Pallares, Lindsey (February 24, 2025). "OL Jon Feliciano Announces Retirement from the NFL". 49ers.com. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
7. Maske, Mark (January 30, 2023). "DeMeco Ryans returns to Texans as their head coach". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
8. "Niners to forfeit 2025 fifth-round pick as result of administrative payroll accounting errors". NFL.com. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
9. "49ers Announce Trade for Kicker Zane Gonzalez". 49ers.com. March 24, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
10. "2025 Opponents Determined". NFL Football Operations. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.

External links

• Official website