The 49ers are eying a similar role for West. Their long-term plan envisions West, seen below in practice for the East-West Shrine Bowl, as their A-gap defensive tackle and second-round pick Alfred ...

Wheeler enters his final college season in the midst of a rapid career ascent. He played his freshman season in 2021 at Sacramento City College, and after transferring to Western Kentucky, he played ...

The injury bug continues to strike during 49ers training camp. San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan revealed that rookie ...

West (knee) has been ruled out for Saturday's preseason game against the Raiders, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

A bull on the football field and teddy bear off it, the Niners' CJ West is a 316-pound paradox who is comfortable in any ...

West earned honorable mention All-Big Ten status at Indiana as he racked up 42 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, one pass breakup in 13 games and 10 starts during the 2024 campaign.

Broncos' D.J. Jones reveals tips he gave to comparable 49ers rookie CJ West By Matt Maiocco, 49ers Insider • Published August 8, 2025 • Updated on August 8, 2025 at 2:56 pm ...

Jake Brendel on CJ West: “He’s a lot more of a fast twitch guy. He has a lot of side-to-side movement and side-to-side speed. He’s got a lot of dynamic strength in the pass rush. One on ones ...

CJ West isn't as tall as most NFL defensive linemen, but the 49ers rookie knows he excels in other areas. And defensive coordinator Robert Saleh sees it, too, just over a week into training camp.