Kyle Madson

San Francisco

Co-Host, The Insiders at KIFM-AM (Sacramento, CA)

Managing Editor, Niners Wire at USA Today

Host at Candlestick Chronicles: A 49ers Podcast

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Articles

One popular position 49ers won't pick in Round 1 of the 2025 NFL draft

6 days ago | ninerswire.usatoday.com | Kyle Madson

There's a common perception in the lead-up to this year's NFL draft that the San Francisco 49ers have a dire need at cornerback that they must address in the first round. Cornerbacks have been popular mock draft selection for them at No. 11 overall. ESPN's Matt Miller went so far as to call it their biggest need above both the offensive and defensive lines.
Under-the-radar QB prospect could be answer to lingering problem for 49ers

6 days ago | ninerswire.usatoday.com | Kyle Madson

The San Francisco 49ers still have to get quarterback Brock Purdy's extension done, but that's not the only box they need to check at the most important position on their roster. We've covered how San Francisco still needs to find a long-term backup option for their franchise QB. Their best option may be an under-the-radar prospect who didn't play his college football in the US.
NFL draft analyst 'would not be surprised at all' if 49ers make trade in Round 1

6 days ago | ninerswire.usatoday.com | Kyle Madson

The 2025 draft should be more about quantity than quality for the San Francisco 49ers. That's not to say they don't need to find good players. They absolutely do, but they shouldn't be hunting them via trades up in the draft. After an offseason that saw much of their depth exit in free agency, San Francisco needs to stack up picks and give themselves as many chances as possible to find players who can contribute this season and beyond.
2 49ers pre-draft meetings show wide range of possibilities at wide receiver

1 week ago | ninerswire.usatoday.com | Kyle Madson

The San Francisco 49ers are casting a wide net with their pre-draft interviews with wide receivers. Two reported meetings, one a 30 visit and the other a virtual meeting, land very different ends of the prospect spectrum. San Francisco's need at wide receiver will vary depending on a handful of factors that won't be determined until training camp.
ESPN lays out plan 49ers must follow to make up for slow free agency, win NFL draft

1 week ago | ninerswire.usatoday.com | Kyle Madson

There's a clear path the San Francisco 49ers must follow in the 2025 NFL draft after their slow free agency left them lacking starters or depth at almost every position. Free agency was used as a sign the 49ers may not be competitive this season, but they can return to the Super Bowl conversation if they nail the draft.
Former 49ers 1st-round pick will announce Day 2 selections at 2025 NFL draft

1 week ago | ninerswire.usatoday.com | Kyle Madson

The NFL draft is a lot of work for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who will announce the Day 1 selections. On Day 2 he'll turn the job over to guest announcers for each team. For the San Francisco 49ers their pick announcer will be former 49ers linebacker Julian Peterson − the team's first-round selection in the 2000 NFL draft. Peterson will be busy with San Francisco slated to pick three times on Day 2. They hold the No. 43 overall pick in the second round, and Nos. 75 and 100 in the third round.
49ers find potential Trent Williams replacement in 1-round NFL mock draft from USA TODAY

1 week ago | ninerswire.usatoday.com | Kyle Madson

There seem to be two ways the San Francisco 49ers will operate in the first round of this year's NFL draft. They need help in the trenches and it would be a minor surprise if they used the No. 11 pick on a player who doesn't play on either the offensive or defensive line. Free agency wasn't kind to San Francisco's defensive front with starters Leonard Floyd, Maliek Collins and Javon Hargrave all exiting.
Will the 49ers pick a quarterback in this year's draft?

1 week ago | ninerswire.usatoday.com | Kyle Madson

Barring a dramatic change in the relationship between the San Francisco 49ers and quarterback Brock Purdy, quarterback won't be a position that hits the 49ers' list of needs in the 2025 NFL draft. That shouldn't stop them from selecting one. San Francisco has spent the last two offseason putting together patchwork quarterback rooms. In 2023 it was backup QB Sam Darnold with Brandon Allen working as the third QB.
49ers OL might have blown chance to make team with 6-game suspension

1 week ago | ninerswire.usatoday.com | Kyle Madson

Offensive lineman Isaac Alarcon might have torpedoed his chances to make the San Francisco 49ers roster. The NFL on Wednesday announced Alarcon would be suspended for six games in the 2025 season for violating the league's performance-enhancing substance policy. Alarcon joined the NFL from Mexico in 2020 as part of the NFL's international pathway program. He signed with the Dallas Cowboys and spent four seasons on their practice squad.
Grading each 49ers pick in 7-round mock draft by Dane Brugler

1 week ago | ninerswire.usatoday.com | Kyle Madson

With a little more than a week left until the NFL draft, the Athletic's Dane Brugler dropped a seven-round mock that included a full-circle moment for the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers were regularly connected to Texas A&M defensive end Shemar Stewart early in the NFL draft process. That buzz has died down some as the process has gone on, but Stewart was back on the board for San Francisco in Brugler's projection. He's one of three defensive linemen they select.