Among the chief groups more critical of the 49ers ' draft is the Pro Football Network. They believe the 49ers reached on a great deal of their picks and didn't do enough to fix their offensive holes.

The San Francisco 49ers are returning to their hard-nosed identity with a physical, defense-first 2025 NFL Draft class that includes standout rookies like Alfred Collins and CJ West.

The 2024 season did not go as planned for their San Francisco 49ers. Expected to contend for the Super Bowl, they were ravaged by injuries right from the start of the season, and they instead went from first to worst in the NFC West and saw their record plummet from 12-5 in 2023 to just 6-11 this past season.