Mykel Williams is back, and Matthew Judon paid for it
Williams is on the 53 with no game designation for Seattle, his first game since November. The roster shuffle that made room for him took a day and ended on the practice squad.
The 49ers activated Mykel Williams off the physically unable to perform list on Saturday and removed the questionable tag he carried into the weekend, the club announced at 1:18 p.m. He is on the 53 and set to play Sunday at Seattle, which would be his first game since the ACL tear the club dates to Week 9 of the 2025 season.
The roster spot was opened Friday, when the 49ers released Ogbo Okoronkwo. He was gone for about a day. On Saturday he was back on the practice squad and elevated for the game, so the defensive line that lost him Friday has him eligible again Sunday.
- Judon's spot. The 49ers released Matthew Judon from the practice squad Saturday to make room for Okoronkwo, per Charean Williams of NBC Sports, and David Bonilla of 49ers Webzone and Niners Nation reported the same. The club did not announce it; it does not announce practice-squad releases. Judon signed Sept. 28 and was elevated for the Denver game. NBC Sports notes he went unsigned from January, when Buffalo cut him, until the 49ers' practice squad.
- What Okoronkwo is. The club credits him with four games, one start, two tackles and one sack this season.
- Nine defensive linemen are eligible Sunday. With Nick Bosa and James Thompson Jr. ruled out, the 49ers have Osa Odighizuwa, Khalid Kareem, Romello Height, Keion White, Gracen Halton, Naquan Jones, Sebastian Valdez, Williams and the elevated Okoronkwo. Inactives come 90 minutes before the 1:25 p.m. kickoff.
- Williams, by the coach. "When he's out there, he'll be full go," Kyle Shanahan said Friday, per the club. "We rotate our guys and understand it's his first game." He was limited Wednesday and Thursday and full Friday.
- A fourth tight end. Jack Stoll's elevation puts four tight ends in line to dress with the fullback out. Brayden Willis filled in at fullback after Kyle Juszczyk left the Denver game, per 49ers Webzone, and George Kittle told reporters Thursday the room would see "more opportunities being in two tight end sets." Offensive coordinator Klay Kubiak said he wants Willis on the field more this week.
- Four out, one question. Bosa (knee, calf), Thompson (ankle), Juszczyk (knee) and Marques Sigle (ankle) did not practice all week and are out, per the club. Upton Stout (shoulder) is questionable after missing Friday; Shanahan said there was no setback. Mike Evans (ribs) carries no designation.
- Bosa, again. Sunday is his third straight missed game. "I don't think he's far from playing," Shanahan told KNBR on Thursday, per 49ers Webzone. "We would love to get him out there before our bye week." The bye is Week 8.
- Seattle moved too. The Seahawks signed cornerback Trevon Diggs off their practice squad and put rookie corner Julian Neal on injured reserve with a hamstring, per John Boyle of Seahawks.com. Receiver Irvin Charles was downgraded to out.
- The count. The active roster is at 53. The practice squad is at 17, the limit with Isaac Alarcon's international exemption. The PUP list is down to Isaac Guerendo.
The 49ers are 4-0. Kickoff at Lumen Field is 1:25 p.m. Pacific on FOX.
