Fred Warner holds the MLB · Starter spot in San Francisco 49ers’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Fred Warner played 6 games in 2025 with a 85% snap share.

Fred Warner is a 6'3", 230-pound linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, selected by the team in the third round (70th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. He attended BYU, where he played in 49 games across four years and recorded 264 tackles, 32.0 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 7 interceptions. In his rookie season, Warner began his career with four consecutive games of at least 10 tackles, a streak unmatched by NFL rookies since 2000. Through eight seasons with San Francisco, he has earned multiple All-Pro selections and Pro Bowl invitations, including AP First-Team All-Pro honors in 2020, 2022, and 2023. In 2025, he recorded 3 passes defended.

BYU2014 – 2017

49ers2018 — present

CollegeBYUDraftRound 3 · No. 70 overall · 2018 · SFHometownSan Marcos, CA