Combine Day 3

 

Combine Day 2

 

4-Day Cheat Sheet

 

Combine Noise

 After asking a few teams for one guy that has taken advantage of the interview process after these first few nights of meetings:

• Texas Tech iDL Lee Hunter • Ohio State LB Sonny Styles • Pitt LB Kyle Louis • Notre Dame WR Malachi Fields • North Dakota State QB Cole Payton • Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez • Texas LB Anthony Hill Jr • Navy RB Eli Heidenreich • Oklahoma EDGE R Mason Thomas

Indiana WR Omar Cooper Jr. is a hot name at the NFL Combine. He’s drawing significant interest as he’s already had 17 meetings today alone with NFL teams.

The 49ers met with Oregon LB Bryce Boettcher, and Ole Miss DT Zxavian Harris at the NFL combine.

Robert Saleh on his time with the 49ers: “San Francisco it’s a championship organization. Championship ownership, championship HC, championship GM, championship everything.”

Christian Miller trained with Mykel Williams as a kid growing up. Claims he's his best friend and attributes a lot of his success to him. Says Williams showed him the proper mindset and how to be a pro.

High Character Guy Alert Texas Tech DL Lee Hunter, a powerhouse on the line with a fearless attitude & a knack for taking on double teams. Off the field, he used his NIL $ to buy his mom a home, help his brother start a truck business with two 18-wheelers, & support his kid.

Combine 2026

 

Pre-Combine Positional Rankings

 

With The 27th Pick

 

Using this chart I matchup most likely player for San Francisco:

40% WR: Denzel Boston 

25% OL: Monroe Freeling

14% EDGE: T. J. Parker

 9% DL: Lee Hunter

 8% TE: Kenyon Sadiq

 3% DB: Dillon Thieneman

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 Invader49er: Should fans appreciate Jake Brendel more?

Those fans on social media who think the 49ers have employed a tomato can at center for the past four seasons? Brendel suffers from Mike McGlinchey Syndrome. Like the 49ers former right tackle, Brendel (299 pounds) is a bit undersized for his position and occasionally has lowlight-reel snaps in which he’s bullied backwards.

Also like McGlinchey: NFL talent evaluators disagree with @Ninerz4evah and @fireshanahan when assessing Brendel’s value. In 2023, after supposedly stinking for five seasons with the 49ers, McGlinchey signed a five-year, $87.5 million contract with the Broncos. In 2023, Brendel signed a four-year, $20 million deal with the 49ers after he received contract offers from three other teams, with the Jets enlisting QB Aaron Rodgers to recruit him with a one-hour phone call.

Shanahan rarely criticizes players publicly, but he also doesn’t tend to offer lofty praise that isn’t merited. Last month, he termed Brendel, a UCLA economics major, one of the NFL’s top centers and said he’s never had a center any better when it comes to making pre-snap blocking adjustments. That’s crucial in Shanahan’s system because almost all those duties are handled by the center, not the QB, and the 49ers’ extensive use of motion creates defensive movement that adds to Brendel’s workload.

That was my question to Eric Branch. I bet you didn't know Aaron Rodgers wanted Brendel.

Jake Brendel ranked 24th in pressure rate at 3.99%

Tyler Linderbaum ranked 31st in pressure rate at 4.85%

Under Pressure

Can Nick Zakelj reset his career after being cut the same way Colton McKivitz was able to do?

One Man's Trash Is One Teams Treasure

 Jake Brendel just had his best season as a 49er. PFF has him as the 12th best center in the NFL among qualifying players. He’s pretty durable, improving every year, and understands the system. Put a better LG next to him and let's roll!

The Center Of It All

 

Projected 2 Years at $50M

Trey Hendrickson's ranks among NFL edge rushers w/ at least 1,500 pass-rush snaps since 2020, per TruMedia:

74.5 sacks (3rd) 371 pressures (6th) 148 QB hits (4th) 16.7% pressure rate (3rd) 13 forced fumbles (7th)

Probably the best F/A on the market.

CAP Hits

 

Riley Nowakowski FB/TE Indiana

6' 1" 249 lbs.  Technique, strain and block finish are better than several of the offensive lineman who will be drafted ahead of him.

F/A Cheat Sheet

 

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Post Senior Bowl Big Board

 

1. Ohio State SAF Caleb Downs

2. Miami FL EDGE Rueben Bain Jr.

3. Ohio State LB Arvell Reese

4. Ohio State LB Sonny Styles

5. Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love

6. Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza

7. Penn State IOL Olaivavega loane

8. LSU CB Mansoor Delane

9. Arizona State WR Jordyn Tyson

10. Miami OL Francis Mauigoa

11.	Tennessee	CB	Jermod McCoy
12.	Clemson	CB	Avieon Terrell
13.	USC	WR	Makai Lemon
14.	Texas Tech	EDGE	David Bailey
15.	Ohio State	WR	Carnell Tate
16.	Texas A&M	EDGE	Cashius Howell
17.	Oregon	TE	Kenyon Sadiq
18.	Auburn	EDGE	Keldric Faulk
19.	Clemson	EDGE	T.J. Parker
20.	Texas A&M	WR	KC Concepcion

21.	Ohio State	IDL	Kaydon McDonald
22.	Washingon	WR	Denzel Boston
23.	Utah	OT	Spencer Fano
24.	Arizona State	CB	Keith Abney II
25.	Missouri	EDGE	Zion Young
26.	Missouri	CB	Colton Hood
27.	Toledo	SAF	Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
28.	Georgia	LB	CJ Allen
29.	South Carolina	CB	Brandon Cisse
30.	Georgia	OT	Monroe Freeling

31.	Texas Tech	IDL	Lee Hunter
32.	Texas	LB	Anthony Hill Jr.
33.	Florida	IDL	Caleb Banks
34.	Georgia	IDL	Christian Miller
35.	Miami	EDGE	Akheem Mesidor
36.	Kentucky	IOL	Jalen Farmer
37.	Iowa	IOL	Gennings Dunker
38.	Alabama	OT	Kayden Proctor
39.	Alabama	QB	Ty Simpson
40.	Illinois	EDGE	Gabe Jacas

41.	Clemson	IDL	Peter Woods
42.	Ohio State	CB	Davison Igbinosun
43.	San Diego State	CB	Chris Johnson
44.	Oklahoma	EDGE	R Mason Thomas
45.	Missouri	LB	Josiah Trotter
46.	LSU	SAF	A.J. Haulcy
47.	USC	SAF	Kamari Ramsey
48.	Oregon	SAF	Dillon Thieneman
49.	Louisville	WR	Chris Bell
50.	Tennessee	EDGE	Joshua Josephs

51.	Penn State	EDGE	Dani Dennis-Sutton
52.	Michigan	EDGE	Derrick Moore
53.	Clemson	OT	Blake Miller
54.	Miami	CB	Keionte Scott
55.	Indiana	WR	Omar Cooper Jr.
56.	Our Lady	RB	Jadarian Price
57.	Auburn	IOL	Connor Lew
58.	Arizona State	OT	Max Iheanachor
59.	Baylor	TE	Michael Trigg
60.	Iowa State	IDL	Domonique Orange

61.	Cincinnati	IDL	Dontay Corleone
62.	Utah	OT	Caleb Lomu
63.	Oregon	IOL	Emmanuel Pregnon
64.	Texas Tech	EDGE	Romello Height
65.	Georgia State	WR	Ted Hurst
66.	Our Lady	WR	Malachi Fields
67.	Nebraska	RB	Emmett Johnson
68.	Clemson	WR	Antonio Williams
69.	Alabama	DL	LT Overton
70.	Cincinnati	LB	Jake Golday

71.	Arizona	SAF	Genesis Smith
72.	Washington	RB	Jonah Coleman
73.	Tennessee	WR	Chris Brazzel
74.	Duke	CB	Chandler Rivers
75.	Indiana	WR	Elijah Sarratt
76.	Indiana	CB	D’Angelo Ponds
77.	Penn State	SAF	Zakee Wheatley
78.	Kansas State	IOL	Sam Hecht
79.	Ohio State	TE	Max Klare
80.	Alabama	LB	Deontae Lawson

81.	Florida State	IDL	Darrell Jackson Jr.
82.	Texas	CB	Malik Muhammad
83.	North Carolina State	TE	Justin Joly
84.	Texas A&M	CB	Will Lee III
85.	Texas	SAF	Michael Taaffe
86.	USC	WR	Ja'Kobe Lane
87.	Texas A&M	IOL	Chase Bisontis
88.	Texas	TE	Jack Endries
89.	Vanderbilt	TE	Eli Stowers
90.	Oklahoma	WR	Deion Burks

91.	Pittsburgh	LB	Kyle Louis
92.	TCU	SAF	Bud Clark
93.	Miami	WR	CJ Daniels
94.	Arkansas	CB	Julian Neal
95.	Florida	IOL	Jake Slaughter
96.	Georgia	WR	Zachariah Branch
97.	Boston College	OT	Jude Bowry
98.	Florida	EDGE	Tyreak Sapp
99.	Texas A&M	LB	Taurean York
100.	Penn State	RB	Nicholas Singleton