The 49ers, despite expectations to address the offensive tackle position in the 2025 NFL draft, made 11 picks without selecting a tackle, only adding guard Connor Colby late in the seventh round. General Manager John Lynch stated that the team followed their draft board, indicating that while they were interested in some tackles, none were their highest-graded players when picks came up. Subsequently, the 49ers signed free agent offensive tackle D.J. Humphries two days post-draft to fill the need that was not addressed during the draft due to alignment issues with their evaluations.
