{"id":225286,"date":"2025-07-21T19:34:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/225286\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T19:34:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:34:14","slug":"49ers-veterans-shine-3-stars-land-on-top-nfl-players-over-30-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/225286\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers veterans shine: 3 stars land on top NFL players over 30 ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/article-770x433-901a29435bfc39c8d0bb633bb36ae96f.webp.webp\"   width=\"770\" height=\"433\" alt=\"Story Photo\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" alt=\"read tracker\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753126454_167_ad-read-counter\" class=\"ad-block advertisement adblock ad-container read-tracker\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The San Francisco 49ers may have injected youth into their roster this offseason by adding several promising rookies. However, the team still leans on a core of elite veteran talent, players whose experience and leadership could be key to a 2025 rebound following last year&#8217;s disappointing 6-11 record.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent list, CBS Sports&#8217; Jeff Kerr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/top-30-players-age-30-or-older-t-j-watt-takes-the-top-spot-as-trenches-dominate-only-three-qbs-make-the-cut\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ranked the top 30 NFL players age 30 or older<\/a>, and three 49ers stars made the cut, highlighting the value of experience in San Francisco&#8217;s locker room.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These NFL stars are amongst the best of the best for their age bracket,&#8221; Kerr wrote. &#8220;Many of the NFL&#8217;s best players are at the age of 30 or over, with some having entered that threshold entering the 2025 season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>No. 4: George Kittle, TE<\/p>\n<p>Topping the list for the 49ers is tight end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/K\/KittGe00.htm\" data-playername=\"George Kittle\" title=\"George Kittle stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">George Kittle<\/a>, who earned the No. 4 spot. The veteran turns 32 in October and was among three foundational players to sign a contract extension this offseason, joining quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PurdBr00.htm\" data-playername=\"Brock Purdy\" title=\"Brock Purdy stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brock Purdy<\/a> and linebacker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WarnFr00.htm\" data-playername=\"Fred Warner\" title=\"Fred Warner stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fred Warner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kittle continues to get better with age, as the 49ers tight end finished with 78 catches for 1,106 yards and eight touchdowns last season &#8212; having the third-most receiving yards amongst tight ends,&#8221; Kerr wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Having been selected to an All-Pro team in each of the past three seasons, Kittle is the most well-rounded tight end in the game. His four 1,000-yard seasons trail only Travis Kelce for most in NFL history.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>No. 13: Trent Williams, LT<\/p>\n<p>Coming in at No. 13 is left tackle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WillTr21.htm\" data-playername=\"Trent Williams\" title=\"Trent Williams stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Trent Williams<\/a>, a surefire future Hall of Famer who, despite playing just 10 games in 2024, remains one of the NFL&#8217;s most dominant offensive linemen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When Williams is healthy, he&#8217;s still one of the best left tackles in the game,&#8221; Kerr wrote. &#8220;He played just 10 games in 2024, allowing just one sack on 359 pass-blocking snaps and 15 pressures (4.2% pressure rate).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Williams made 11 straight Pro Bowls and three consecutive first-team All-Pro honors prior to last year. Don&#8217;t be surprised if the future Hall of Famer has a bounce-back year at age 37.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>No. 17: Kyle Juszczyk, FB<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the trio is fullback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JuszKy00.htm\" data-playername=\"Kyle Juszczyk\" title=\"Kyle Juszczyk stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kyle Juszczyk<\/a>, who landed at No. 17. Curiously, the versatile veteran was briefly released this offseason but quickly re-signed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Juszczyk has made the Pro Bowl nine straight times and has been selected as an All-Pro two consecutive seasons,&#8221; Kerr wrote. &#8220;He is one of the best receiving fullbacks in football and an excellent blocker, only improving with age.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thanks to Juszczyk and Patrick Ricard, the fullback position may be making a comeback.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe San Francisco 49ers continue to showcase elite talent on both sides of the ball, with several players earning spots on Pro Football Focus&#8217; (PFF) list of the top 50 NFL players ahead of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>Linebacker Fred Warner was the first 49ers star revealed on the PFF50,&#8230;\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tDespite a dramatic roster overhaul this offseason, the San Francisco 49ers still boast some of the NFL&#8217;s most respected talent. Pro Football and Sports Network (PFSN) released its Top 100 NFL Players for 2025 list, and six 49ers made the cut.<\/p>\n<p>However, one name was noticeably&#8230;\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tWhich San Francisco 49ers team from the past 25 years was the best?<\/p>\n<p>ESPN&#8217;s Bill Barnwell released his rankings of the 25 best NFL teams over the last quarter-century, and one San Francisco 49ers squad made the cut.<\/p>\n<p>The Niners&#8217; franchise has fielded several notable teams over&#8230;\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSan Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner is the team&#8217;s first player featured in Pro Football Focus&#8217; list of the 50 best players in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Pro Football Focus kicked off their list of the 50 best players in the NFL ahead of the 2025 season on Wednesday, with &#8220;the NFL&#8217;s top&#8230;\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports The San Francisco 49ers may have injected youth into their roster this offseason by&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":225287,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2080],"tags":[220,2644,7,592,6066,2867,6,1161,252,2624,2623,2983],"class_list":{"0":"post-225286","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-francisco-49ers","8":"tag-49ers","9":"tag-brock-purdy","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-fred-warner","12":"tag-george-kittle","13":"tag-kyle-juszczyk","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-san-francisco","16":"tag-san-francisco-49ers","17":"tag-sanfrancisco","18":"tag-sanfrancisco49ers","19":"tag-trent-williams"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114892902863528096","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225286\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/225287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}