Niners Shake Up Left Guard Spot, Eyeing Late Draft Picks

0:00On March 30, the San Francisco 49ers are shaking up their left guard spot after losing both their week one starter from last season to the text, Detroit Lions and their playoff starter to the Las Vegas Raiders. That leads just their 2025-7th round pick, Connor Colby, as the main guy who saw a real action there, with Nick Sakell logging only, 23 snaps mid-season. Instead of bringing back familiar names like Ben Barch or Spencer Burford, the 9ers signed 30-year-old Brett Toath, who finally cracked over one, 100 snaps in his four-year career after sitting out two years. Then there's Robert Jones, who started every game for the Dolphins in 2024, but missed 2025 with a neck injury. He's the Wild Card now in the mix. Fans and analysts are buzzing about the thin depth, especially with backup center Matt Hennessy heading to Dallas. Toath has center experience from his Eagles days, so they might shift him inside and hunt

1:00for guard competition through the draft, where impact feels real. Looking ahead, the 9ers hold 4-4th round picks, perfect timing since most interior linemen project laid. Second round types like Oregon's Immanuel Pregnant, Texas A&M's Chase by Santis, and Georgia Tech's Keyland Retledge stand out with elite athletic tests. And starting reps, though Pregnant tops run blocking stats. With slim early options beyond Penn State's Oliva Vega, EOane in the first round, San Francisco sits pretty to snag talent later and rebuild that line. Strong. Football news, powered by AI, this is NFL News Today. I'm Corey with the story.