ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the 49ers have reached an agreement to re-sign DT Ian Williams to a five-year contract.
Williams, 26, wound up signing on whit the 49ers as an undrafted free agent out of Notre Dame back inย 2011. He was set to be one of the best available defensive tackles in this year’s free agent mark.
In 2015, Williams appeared inย all 16 games for the 49ers and recorded 65 tackles, one sack, a forced fumble, a recovery and a pass defense.ย Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 18 interior defensive linemanย out of 123 qualifying players.
We hadย him featuredย in ourย Top 100 – 2016 Free Agents list.
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