The San Francisco 49ers are into Week 2 of free agency with the NFL Draft just down the line next month. The 49ers added future Hall of Famer Mike Evans, defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa in a trade with Dallas, reunited with linebacker Dre Greenlaw, and added CB Nate Hobbs.
The real way to grade the offseason will be with on-field results, but it is a fun exercise to grade the first few moves for the 49ers.
Gordon McGuiness of PFF gave each team a grade for their first week of free agency.
San Francisco 49ers: B
WR Mike Evans signs with San Francisco 49ers
2025 PFF Grade:
69.8 2025 PFF WAR: 0.14 Contract: 3 years, $60.4 million PFF Projected Contract: 2 years, $48 million PFF Deal Grade: Above Average
In a stunning turn of events, Evans will suit up elsewhere for the first time in his 13-year career. Although his production dipped in 2025 after he endured multiple injuries, he still managed a solid 1.62 yards per route run and caught 48% of his contested targets. Evans’ presence will be coveted in a 49ers receiving room that will likely lose both Jauan Jennings and Brandon Aiyuk.
Dallas Cowboys trade DI Osa Odighizuwa to San Francisco 49ers
2025 PFF Grade: 65.9
2025 PFF WAR: 0.16
49ers PFF Deal Grade: Above Average
Cowboys PFF Deal Grade: AverageOdighizuwa, a consistently good interior pass rusher, is likely to make a bigger impact than any player at the position the 49ers could have selected in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft. He has earned a 70.0-plus PFF pass-rush grade and registered 50 or more pressures in each of the past four seasons. The Cowboys clear some cap space and get a decent return for a player whom they seemed set on trading, but they do now have a significant production gap to fill on the interior defensive line.
LB Dre Greenlaw signs with San Francisco 49ers
2025 PFF Grade: 76.1
2025 PFF WAR: 0.07
Contract: 1 year, $7.5 million
PFF Contract Grade: Above AverageThis is a reunion that makes complete sense. Although Greenlaw has struggled to stay on the field over the last two years, playing just 420 snaps in that span, he’s remained a high-level run defender with a 90.2 PFF run-defense grade. Although Greenlaw’s coverage capabilities appear to be on the decline, his presence will be welcome back with Fred Warner in San Francisco.
CB Nate Hobbs signs with San Francisco 49ers
2025 PFF Grade: 61.7
2025 PFF WAR: 0.05
Contract: 1 year, up to $4.5 million
PFF Deal Grade: AverageHobbs has never reached the heights of an impressive rookie season that saw him earn a 79.1 PFF grade as a fifth round rookie out Illinois for the Las Vegas Raiders. He’s coming off a lone season for the Green Bay Packers that saw him earn a 77.4 PFF run defense grade and a 58.1 PFF coverage grade, and does at least offer the versatility of having experience both on the outside and in the slot.
Three starters are in the fold with Hobbs giving the 49ers secondary a boost as Deommodore Lenoir and Renardo Green will start outside with the budding youngster Upton Stout in the slot. Evans provides leadership and stability to the 49ers receiver room, and Greenlaw returning makes the 49ers linebacker duo push for the top spot in the NFL.
The 49ers have time to fill in other positions and retained multiple players from last season while adding offensive line depth. The next wave of moves will be lower, under-the-radar type signings with eyes on the draft class for the 49ers in 2026.
