Brayden Willis holds the TE · Depth spot in San Francisco 49ers’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Brayden Willis played 7 games in 2025 with a 2% snap share.

Brayden Willis is a 6'4", 235-pound tight end from Arlington, Texas, who played five seasons at Oklahoma (2018–22). Over 58 games with 25 starts, he recorded 75 receptions for 998 yards and 13 touchdowns. In his final season, Willis started all 13 games and posted career highs of 39 receptions for 514 yards and 7 touchdowns, earning Second-Team All-Big 12 honors. The San Francisco 49ers selected him in the seventh round (247th overall) of the 2023 draft. Entering his fourth season with the 49ers, Willis recorded one target in 2025.

Oklahoma2018 – 2022

49ers2023 — present

CollegeOklahomaDraftRound 7 · No. 247 overall · 2023 · SFHometownArlington, TX