While the 49ers still have some question marks on the defensive line, the defensive line unit was a popular group on Tuesday’s trade deadline with players like Smith and Preston Smith being on the move. With Lynch and company not making a move, the 49ers will need to lean on one their free agent signings from the summer – Leonard Floyd.

The San Francisco 49ers got to sit back and watch Week 9 NFL action and hope for some beneficial results. They got mostly bad news as the dust settled on Sunday's slate of games, and they didn't move up or down in the NFC West.

The San Francisco 49ers were able to sneak in a move just before the NFL trade deadline Tuesday afternoon. The Niners picked up defensive tackle Khalil Davis from the Houston Texans in exchange for a 2026 seventh-round pick,