49ers in Five: Why the Niners picked Mykel Williams

The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

Rob Guerrera

Football, Sports

4.8 • 648 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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49ers in Five: Why the Niners picked Mykel Williams Hear from John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan as to why the San Francisco 49ers made Mykel Williams the 11th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Plus, where are the Niners going to spend some of their other ten picks? One Thing to Read: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6273704/2025/04/24/mykel-williams-49ers-nfl-draft/ CHECK OUT UNDERDOG FANTASY: Sign up and deposit for Underdog HERE with promo code GOLDSTANDARD to get up to $1,000 in bonus cash and a free pick: underdogfantasy.com or download the app. Must be 18+ (19+ AL, Nebraska; 19+ in CO for some games, 21+MA & AZ) and present in a state where Underdog Fantasy operates. Terms apply. Void in CO. Concerned with your play? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit www.ncpgambling.org; AZ: 1-800-NEXT-STEP (1-800-639-8783) or text NEXT-STEP to 53342; NY: Call the 24/7 HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY or Text HOPENY (467369) SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE PAGE: https://www.youtube.com/@goldstandardnetwork BECOME A CHANNEL MEMBER TO GET ACCESS TO PERKS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdn6zbhFQ7_vMLYfjSiLSYA/join GET SOME SWEET HOMAGE 49ERS GEAR HERE: https://homage.sjv.io/GoldStandard FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gsn49ers/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091816680160 Twitter: https://twitter.com/GSN49ers SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gold-standard-san-francisco-49ers-podcast-network/id1524313515 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mWHKNWMdC6Pojka3tyBio?si=ed9ef03ba95140e4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good morning and welcome to 49ers in 5, your daily update on everything happening with the team that you need to know.
0:13.5	I'm Rob Stats Guerrera. Today is Friday, April 25th, 2025. Here's what's happening with your San Francisco 49ers.
0:20.0	With the 11th pick in the 2025 NFL draft, the San Francisco 49ers select Michael Williams,
0:29.7	defensive end Georgia.
0:31.9	The Niners had to address the defensive line, and that is exactly what they did.
0:36.7	Opinions on Mikel Williams were mixed, which of course isn't surprising.
0:40.8	Dieter Curtinbach of the Bay Area News Group had him as the best player in the entire
0:45.5	draft ahead of Travis Hunter.
0:47.8	The guys at Underdog gave the Niners an A for the pick as well.
0:51.0	On the other side, Chris Sims of NBC did not really love Michael Williams. He didn't
0:55.4	think he was a top 15 pick. So we will see. Let's ask John Lynch. John, you're the GM of this team.
1:01.4	Your opinion's kind of important. Why do you like Mikel Williams? The film is very impressive.
1:06.4	I mean, Michael's a big, good-looking kid in every way.
1:11.0	He's big, he's tall, he's long.
1:15.1	He's a great athlete.
1:17.5	He's tough.
1:18.2	He's smart.
1:19.0	He's versatile.
1:19.8	He can play outside.
1:20.7	He can play inside.
1:21.7	He does all those things.
1:23.3	I think the toughness, he played through an ankle injury last year and missed two games,
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