Overview

• San Francisco traded a conditional fifth-round pick that could escalate to a fourth-rounder for Huff and absorbed $7.95 million of his 2025 salary.
• Huff returns to Saleh’s wide-9 scheme after struggling as a standup linebacker in Philadelphia and seeking to recapture his 10-sack form from 2023.
• Kyle Shanahan praised Huff as the best “get off the ball” player since Dee Ford, noting his ability to widen tackles and disrupt quarterbacks.
• During minicamp, Huff showcased his quick burst off the line and pledged to “get after the quarterback, stop the run, and just be violent.”
• Adding Huff alongside Nick Bosa and rookie Mykel Williams aims to restore a dynamic edge tandem that the 49ers have sought since Ford’s 2019 season.