Ahmad Brooks News

Heading into this offseason, many had strong opinions on which direction the 49ers should go with their draft picks in the first three rounds.

The 49ers' season took an unexpected twist when wide receiver Michael Crabtree made a cut during a 7-on-7 drill Tuesday.

Present but not participating in early drills were left guard Mike Iupati, defensive tackle Justin Smith, and linebackers Aldon Smith and Ahmad Brooks.

Before I get into the good and not-so-good of the second day of the 49ers' rookie mini-camp, I want to share that I noticed three players playing two positions today - Eric Reid played free safety and strong safety, Al Netter played right guard and center and Andre Davis, Anthony Davis' older brother, played right tackle and tight end.

Linebacker Parys Haralson missed all of 2012 with a torn triceps. From 2007 through the 2011 season, Haralson was a starter and played in every regular-season game but one, compiled 21½ sacks and in three seasons registered more than 40 tackles.

Oct 7, 2012; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers linebackers NaVorro Bowman and Patrick Willis react after a tackle in the first quarter against the Buffalo Bills at Candlestick Park.

Most of us have at least heard the terms "3-4", "4-3", maybe even "Nickel" at one point or another.

Considering these players have never even had an NFL practice, there's a great amount of uncertainty about how they'll perform.

What will the 49ers' DL depth chart look like in 2013 and 2014? Here's my best guess, and I'm interested to read yours as well.

The weekend is complete and the 49ers are getting closer to filling up their 90-man roster.

The San Francisco 49ers are a stacked team. Somehow, they managed to get even better in the 2013 NFL draft.

After taking Tank Carradine in the second round, the 49ers beefed up their pass rush a little further in the third round.

Corey Lemonier was selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the 88th pick of the NFL Draft Friday.

The 49ers may contend they're "not a need-based drafting team," but general manager Trent Baalke certainly has filled visible holes on an already elite roster, especially on defense.

Carradine will convert to 3-4 OLB in the 49ers system and will be used like former first-round pick Aldon Smith was used his rookie year, as a pass rush specialist in the 49ers sub-packages. The 49ers clearly thought they needed more pass rush and depth behind Smith and Ahmad Brooks.

The San Francisco 49ers traded up last night to fill their biggest hole on the roster by selecting safety Eric Reid .