# 2025 San Francisco 49ers season

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. 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.
The 2025 offseason saw a number of significant departures in free agency, among them linebacker Dre Greenlaw, guard Aaron Banks, safety Talanoa Hufanga, and cornerback Charvarius Ward. Additionally, the 49ers traded wide receiver Deebo Samuel to the Washington Commanders. This will be the team's first season since 2018 without either Samuel or Greenlaw on its roster.

## Offseason
### Roster changes
#### Free agency

The 49ers entered free agency with the following:
| Position | Player | Free agency tag | Date signed | 2025 team | Notes |
| CB | Charvarius Ward | UFA | March 12, 2025 | Indianapolis Colts | Signed three-year contract |
| LB | Dre Greenlaw | UFA | March 13, 2025 | Denver Broncos | Signed three-year contract |
| LB | De'Vondre Campbell | UFA | | | |
| QB | Joshua Dobbs | UFA | March 18, 2025 | New England Patriots | Terms undisclosed |
| DT | Kevin Givens | UFA | March 11, 2025 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed one-year contract |
| QB | Brandon Allen | UFA | March 14, 2025 | Tennessee Titans | Signed one-year contract |
| LB | Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles | UFA | | | |
| CB | Isaac Yiadom | UFA | March 13, 2025 | New Orleans Saints | Signed three-year contract |
| G | Aaron Banks | UFA | March 18, 2025 | Green Bay Packers | Signed four-year contract |
| DT | Khalil Davis | UFA | | | |
| WR | Chris Conley | UFA | | | |
| TE | Eric Saubert | UFA | | | |
| CB | Rock Ya-Sin | UFA | | | |
| G | Ben Bartch | UFA | February 24, 2025 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed one-year contract |
| OT | Jaylon Moore | UFA | March 13, 2025 | Kansas City Chiefs | Signed two-year-contract |
| S | Talanoa Hufanga | UFA | March 13, 2025 | Denver Broncos | Signed three-year contract |
| RB | Elijah Mitchell | UFA | March 13, 2025 | Kansas City Chiefs | Signed one-year contract |
| RB | Patrick Taylor | UFA | | | |
| OT | Charlie Heck | UFA | March 17, 2025 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Signed one-year contract |
| 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 | March 18, 2025 | Minnesota Vikings | Traded |
| LB | Curtis Robinson | RFA | March 12, 2025 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed one-year contract |
| 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. ||||||

#### Signings

| Position | Player | 2024 team | Date signed | Notes |
| TE | Luke Farrell | Jacksonville Jaguars | March 13, 2025 | Signed three-year contract |
| FS | Richie Grant | Atlanta Falcons | March 13, 2025 | Signed one-year contract |
| WR | Demarcus Robinson | Los Angeles Rams | March 13, 2025 | Signed two-year contract |
| CB | Tre Brown | Seattle Seahawks | March 13, 2025 | Signed one-year contract |
| FS | Jason Pinnock | New York Giants | March 13, 2025 | Signed one-year contract |
| LB | Luke Gifford | Tennessee Titans | March 13, 2025 | Signed one-year contract |
| LS | Jon Weeks | Houston Texans | March 13, 2025 | Signed one-year contract |
| QB | Mac Jones | Jacksonville Jaguars | March 14, 2025 | Signed two-year contract |
| FB | Kyle Juszczyk | San Francisco 49ers | March 15, 2025 | Signed two-year contract |
| CB | Siran Neal | Miami Dolphins | March 18, 2025 | Signed two-year contract |
* Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2024 season.

#### Departures

| Position | Player | Date | Notes |
| LB | Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles | February 18, 2025 | Released |
| C | Jon Feliciano | February 24, 2025 | Retired |
| FB | Kyle Juszczyk | March 11, 2025 | Released |
| DT | Javon Hargrave | March 12, 2025 | Released |
| DT | Maliek Collins | March 12, 2025 | Released |
| WR | Deebo Samuel | March 12, 2025 | Traded |
| LS | Taybor Pepper | March 13, 2025 | Released |

## Draft

2025 San Francisco 49ers draft selections :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 11 | | | | |
| 2 | 43 | | | | |
| 3 | 75 | | | | |
| 3 | 100 | | | | 2020 Resolution JC-2A selection |
| 4 | 113 | | | | |
| 4 | 138 | | | | Compensatory selection |
| 5 | 147 | | | | From Saints via Commanders |
| 5 | — | Selection forfeited | Selection forfeited | Selection forfeited | |
| 5 | 160 | | | | From Vikings |
| 6 | 187 | Traded to the Minnesota Vikings | Traded to the Minnesota Vikings | Traded to the Minnesota Vikings | |
| 7 | 227 | | | | |
| 7 | 249 | | | | Compensatory selection |
| 7 | 252 | | | | Compensatory selection |
Draft trades
* ↑ The 49ers were awarded an additional third-round selection as compensation for the Houston Texans' hiring of former 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans as head coach.
* ↑ The 49ers traded WR Deebo Samuel to the Washington Commanders in exchange for a fifth-round selection (147th overall).
* ↑ The 49ers forfeited a fifth-round selection as punishment for administrative payroll accounting errors that occurred during the 2022 season.
* 1 2 The 49ers traded a sixth-round selection (187th overall) and RB Jordan Mason to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for a fifth-round selection (160th overall) and a 2026 sixth-round selection.

## 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.
| Category | Home | Away |
| Division opponents (NFC West) | Arizona Cardinals Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks | 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 |