US Edition49ers draft Georgia edge rusher with 11th pick in NFL draft
- The San Francisco 49ers selected defensive end Mykel Williams from Georgia with the eleventh overall pick on Thursday night.
- This selection addressed defensive line needs following several player departures and Robert Saleh's return as coordinator.
- Williams, who is 6-foot-5 and 267 pounds, visited the team and played through an ankle injury last season.
- General Manager John Lynch confirmed they "tried" trading up for Williams before drafting him at number eleven.
- Williams joins the defensive front to help strengthen the run defense alongside players like Nick Bosa.
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49ers’ brass relieved top pick Mykel Williams fell out of top 10
SANTA CLARA — On the eve of his ninth NFL Draft as the 49ers’ coach, Kyle Shanahan confided in his wife, Mandy, and their three kids about his ideal pick. “I told them, ‘Mykel, but I don’t think he’s going to be there,’” Shanahan told the media Thursday night. “My wife calls me this morning and says she read a mock draft where he was going 28th and she was worried we were dead wrong about everything. We had a good idea he was going earlier.” Def…
49ers select defensive end Mykel Williams in first round of 2025 NFL Draft
(KRON) -- The first day of the 2025 NFL Draft is underway Thursday evening. After a disappointing 6-11 record following a Super Bowl appearance last season, the San Francisco 49ers secured the 11th overall pick in this year's draft. With the first-round selection, the 49ers select Georgia defensive end Mykel Williams. Williams, 20, stands at 6-feet-5 and weighs 260 pounds. He was named second-team All-SEC his sophomore (2023) and junior (2024) y…
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