49ers addressed biggest roster hole, and it still isn't enough

There's a glaring weakness on the San Francisco 49ers roster as the major waves of offseason movement come to an end. A couple free agent signings and a draft pick were used to address the 49ers' vacancy at left guard, but according to ESPN's Aaron Schatz, that didn't stop that flaw from being the biggest hole on their depth chart.

Last season's Week 1 starting left guard Ben Bartch, along with nine-game starter Spencer Burford, both exited in free agency, leaving the 49ers without a proven starter at the position. Second-year seventh-round pick Connor Colby became the starter in Week 3 after Bartch went down, but he was benched once Burford came back from injury, calling into question Colby's viability as a starter.

In response to the pair of exits, the 49ers added veterans Brett Toth and Robert Jones to address that need. They also drafted University of Washington offensive tackle Carver Willis with the hope of moving him to the interior. Those additions didn't impress Schatz, who circled the LG spot on the offensive line as San Francisco's biggest roster hole.

Via ESPN:

There are four players ready to compete for the position. The probable starter is Connor Colby, who started six games last season as a seventh-round rookie. The 49ers also signed , who started a full season for in 2024 and then signed with but lost the entire 2025 season to a .