Pro Football Focus broke down every NFL team’s highest-graded pending free agent from the 2024 season.
The top billing for the San Francisco 49ers is a name that might surprise you. Among San Francisco players on expiring deals with a minimum of 100 snaps, offensive tackle Jaylon Moore was the highest-graded 49er.
In his 271 snaps of work, Moore earned a 74.9 offensive grade, which ranked sixth among San Francisco’s offensive personnel.
This honor would have gone to Dre Greenlaw (82.0 PFF overall grade), but the linebacker mustered only 34 snaps this past year. Meanwhile, Moore was a solid fill-in at left tackle, surrendering only one sack and 10 pressures on 154 opportunities. The 27-year-old was generally effective as a run blocker, reflected in his 70.1 PFF run-blocking grade.
With only 831 career offensive snaps under his belt, Moore projects best as a swing and/or depth tackle. With Trent Williams’ decision to return not yet known, the 49ers could look to bring Moore back if they need to usher in a more marquee replacement. – Bradley Locker, Pro Football Focus.
A fifth-round pick out of Western Michigan in the 2021 NFL draft, Moore just completed his rookie contract.
Moore worked as the 49ers’ starting left tackle throughout camp and preseason while star left tackle Trent Williams held out. Then, as Williams dealt with a lingering ankle injury in the back half of the 2024 season, Moore plugged in and performed well.
The expectation from 49ers general manager John Lynch is that Williams will be back to pair with right tackle Colton McKivitz in 2025. Even if Williams returns, the 49ers could use a solid depth piece like Moore up front that understands Kyle Shanahan’s system and that can play both outside and inside.
With just 12 career starts, the 49ers should be able to re-sign Moore at a reasonable price.
The 49ers will have as many as 33 players entering some form of free agency, including high-profile unrestricted free agents such as linebacker Dre Greenlaw, defensive linemen Kevin Givens and Javon Hargrave, cornerback Charvarius Ward and safety Talanoa Hufanga.