The San Francisco 49ers made two of the biggest acquisitions in the NFL this offseason during free agency. They signed wide receiver Mike Evans and then traded for defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa two days later.
Just like that, the 49ers addressed two of their biggest weaknesses during the first window of free agency. Today’s question asks which of those two will have a bigger impact in 2026.
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While it’s a question that seems obvious on the surface, availability has to be factored in here. Evans played eight games last season. He missed three the season before, and two more in 2022. The 49ers are hoping to get the 2023 version of Evans, who played all 17 games, had 1,255 yards and 13 touchdowns, and finished 13th in receiving EPA at +44.8 (Brandon Aiyuk finished third that season with 81.3).
Logic tells us the further the player gets away from 30, the less he’ll look like the prime version of himself, or the more those old injuries will either linger or pop up again. It’s also not your typical 33-year-old wideout. It’s Mike Evans.
This version of Evans will be in a far better situation offensively than Tampa Bay was last season. Only two-thirds of his targets last season were catchable. Brock Purdy was fifth in the league last season in percentage of passes that were catchable.
I still lean Odighizuwa. In a “down” season after Dallas made trades to lessen Odighizuwa’s role, he remained among the most productive pass rushers in the NFL. Odighizuwa’s 50 pressures were one more than Bryce Huff’s. Only eight players in the NFL hit the quarterback at a higher rate, while only one had a better knockdown percentage than Odighizuwa. He is the poster boy for creating havoc.
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You drop that player into a defense that desperately needed interior production, and the impact should top what Evans brings to the offensive side of the ball.
It’s also worth noting that Odighizuwa posted the best run stuff rate of his career last season. Even if he’s a serviceable run defender and a plus pass rusher, the Niners have the players around him where they can get by with one average run defender.
Evans will make his plays and take pressure off the players around him. The same is true for Osa. The bar is high for both players, and the 49ers are counting on each of them to be difference makers at their respective positions. In your opinion, which offseason acquisition will have the bigger impact?
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