San Francisco’s defensive front will look very different in 2024, with multiple playmakers signing in the initial wave of free agency and the subsequent departures of key rotational players from the previous season. The 49ers made a few early moves, including acquiring veteran edge rusher Leonard Floyd, who signed a two-year contract with the team on Monday. Floyd most recently played for the Buffalo Bills (2023), but he also spent time with the Los Angeles Rams (2020-2022) and Chicago Bears (2016-2019).
During a Tuesday radio appearance on 95.7 The Game, NFL Network’s Brian Baldinger described Floyd as a “quality” addition to the 49ers’ roster.
“It’s been a while since they had a guy that could really win one-on-ones, keep the quarterback kind of hurried and affect the quarterback,” Baldinger said in an interview. “He’s a rangy man. He has won. He has won in the postseason. He’s a guy you should pay attention to.
With defensive linemen Clelin Ferrell and Chase Young now on the free agent market, Floyd might be starting with Pro Bowl defensive lineman Nick Bosa in the upcoming season.
Floyd Career Statistics
- In 2023, Floyd started 16 of 17 games and racked up 10.5 sacks, 45 total pressures, 32 total tackles, a pass defended and a forced fumble.
- Floyd has not missed a regular season game over the last six seasons (99 games) and has registered at least 9.0 sacks a season since 2020.
- Floyd has recorded 5.0 sacks in his nine career postseason appearances, including 1.0 sack in the Los Angeles Rams 23-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI.
- He is a former first-round pick, selected ninth overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
