Brooks: 49ers defense should be 'dominant' in 2025 thanks to new additions

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NFL Network’s Bucky Brooks: San Francisco 49ers defense should be ‘dominant’ in 2025 thanks to new additions.

NOW PLAYING video Brooks: 49ers defense should be ‘dominant’ in 2025 thanks to new additions | ‘Path to the Draft’ NFL Network’s Bucky Brooks: San Francisco 49ers defense should be ‘dominant’ in 2025 thanks to new additions.

NOW PLAYING video Ross: Bears found their version of St. Brown in Burden III | ‘Path to the Draft’ NFL Network’s Marc Ross shares why he believes the Chicago Bears are the team that made the biggest statement with their 2025 NFL Draft class.

NOW PLAYING video Lewis: Patriots ‘made a commitment to protecting Drake Maye’ in 2025 | ‘Path to the Draft’ NFL Network’s Rhett Lewis shares his interpretation of the New England Patriots’ 2025 NFL Draft class.

NOW PLAYING video Spotlighting the best undrafted free-agent signings of 2025 | ‘Path to the Draft’ Spotlighting the best undrafted free-agent signings of 2025.

NOW PLAYING video Zierlein: Jalon Walker will be the NFC South rookie who pays most dividends in ’25 | ‘Path to the Draft’ NFL Network’s Lance Zierlein: Atlanta Falcons edge Jalon Walker will be the NFC South rookie who pays the most dividends in ’25.

NOW PLAYING video Brooks: Emeka Egbuka will be the most impactful NFC South rookie in 2025 | ‘Path to the Draft’ NFL Network’s Bucky Brooks: Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Emeka Egbuka will be the most impactful NFC South rookie in 2025.

NOW PLAYING video Who were the best mid-round gems in 2025 class? | ‘Path to the Draft’ Who were the best mid-round gems in the 2025 class?

NOW PLAYING video Zierlein: Texans got ‘one of the most explosive players’ in 2025 class in Jaylin Noel | ‘Path to the Draft’ NFL Network’s Lance Zierlein: The Houston Texans got ‘one of the most explosive players’ in the 2025 class in wide receiver Jaylin Noel.

NOW PLAYING video Zierlein weighs in on James Gladstone’s first rookie selections as Jags’ GM | ‘Path to the Draft’ NFL Network’s Lance Zierlein shares the aspects of James Gladstone’s first Jacksonville Jaguars draft class that stood out to him most.

NOW PLAYING video Ross: ‘It seems that Rams will be that trade partner’ for Dolphins and Jalen Ramsey | ‘Path to the Draft’ NFL Network’s Marc Ross: ‘It seems that Rams will be that trade partner’ for the Miami Dolphins and cornerback Jalen Ramsey.

NOW PLAYING video Did Bengals do enough to resolve their defensive issues? | ‘Path to the Draft’ NFL Network’s Bucky Brooks, Charles Davis, and Marc Ross evaluate if the picks made by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2025 NFL Draft fixed their defensive issues.

NOW PLAYING video Brooks: Will Howard will throw more TDs in 2025 than all Browns rookie QBs combined | ‘Path to the Draft’ NFL Network’s Bucky Brooks contends that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Will Howard is going to throw more touchdown passes in the 2025 NFL regular season than all of the rookie Cleveland Browns quarterbacks.

NOW PLAYING video Charles Davis: Quinshon Judkins will be a better 2025 rookie than Kaleb Johnson | ‘Path to the Draft’ NFL Network’s Charles Davis: Running back Quinshon Judkins will be a better 2025 rookie than Kaleb Johnson.

NOW PLAYING video GM Jason Licht joins ‘Path to the Draft’ to discuss Bucs’ 2025 rookie class, Emeka Egbuka selection GM Jason Licht joins ‘Path to the Draft’ to discuss Tampa Bay Bucs’ 2025 rookie class, wide receiver Emeka Egbuka selection.

NOW PLAYING video Should Packers or Lions be considered bigger threat to Eagles? | ‘Path to the Draft’ Should the Green Bay Packers or the Detroit Lions be considered a bigger threat to the Philadelphia Eagles?

NOW PLAYING video Which AFC West team has closed the gap vs. Chiefs in 2025 offseason? | ‘Path to the Draft’ NFL Network’s Brian Baldinger talks to Rhett Lewis about which AFC West team has closed the gap the most vs. the Kansas City Chiefs so far in the 2025 offseason.

NOW PLAYING video Bucky Brooks: Jaguars won Round 6 in 2025 | ‘Path to the Draft’ NFL Network’s Bucky Brooks explains why he believes the Jacksonville Jaguars were the biggest winner from Round 6 of the 2025 NFL Draft.

NOW PLAYING video Frelund: Cowboys won Round 5 in 2025 | ‘Path to the Draft’ NFL Network’s Cynthia Frelund explains why she believes the Dallas Cowboys won Round 5 of the 2025 NFL Draft by virtue of their selections of Texas running back Jaydon Blue and Florida linebacker Shemar James.

NOW PLAYING video Projecting the production of AFC West rookie RBs in 2025 | ‘Path to the Draft’ NFL Network’s Bucky Brooks, Daniel Jeremiahj, and Cynthia Frelund estimate the level of production that each one of the rookie running backs in the AFC West will have in 2025.

NOW PLAYING video Lewis: I can’t wait to see Pats OT Will Campbell vs. Bills DE Landon Jackson | ‘Path to the Draft’ NFL Network’s Rhett Lewis explains why he’s so eager to watch the rookie-vs.-rookie matchup in the AFC East featuring New England Patriots offensive tackle Will Campbell and Buffalo Bills edge rusher Landon Jackson.

NOW PLAYING video Baldinger: I’m eager to see Raiders WR Jack Bech vs. Broncos CB Jahdae Barron | ‘Path to the Draft’ NFL Network’s Brian Baldinger explains why he’s excited to see the AFC West rookie-vs.-rookie showdown between wide receiver Jack Bech of the Las Vegas Raiders and cornerback Jahdae Barron of the Denver Broncos.

NOW PLAYING video Jeremiah: Chiefs were my biggest winner from Round 3 in 2025 | ‘Path to the Draft’ NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah: The Kansas City Chiefs were my biggest winner from Round 3 in the 2025 NFL Draft.

NOW PLAYING video Jeremiah: I can’t wait to see Giants RB Cam Skattebo vs. Eagles LB Jihaad Campbell | ‘Path to the Draft’ NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah believes the best rookie-vs.-rookie matchup on the 2025 NFL schedule will occur when Cam Skattebo’s New York Giants face off against Jihaad Campbell’s Philadelphia Eagles.

NOW PLAYING video Examining 2025 rookie classes of 49ers and Cardinals | ‘Path to the Draft’ The “Path to the Draft” crew on NFL Network analyzes the selections that were made by the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals in the 2025 NFL Draft.

NOW PLAYING video In-depth analysis of Rams’ 2025 rookie class | ‘Path to the Draft’ NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah, Brian Baldinger, Bucky Brooks, Cynthia Frelund and Rhett Lewis analyze the Los Angeles Rams’ 2025 NFL Draft selections.