A durable interior lineman who started as a rookie for the 49ers and has bounced back from injury before.
Spencer Burford has been a fixture on NFL offensive lines since San Francisco drafted him out of UTSA in 2022, stepping into a starting role almost immediately. After four seasons anchoring the 49ers' interior line, he signed on with a new team to keep his career moving forward.
Path to the league
Burford started 43 of 45 games over four seasons at UTSA from 2018 to 2021, helping the Roadrunners to a 12-2 record and a Conference USA title as a senior. A three-time All-Conference USA selection, he was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
Career highlights
Burford started 16 games as a rookie in 2022, an unusually large workload for a fourth-round interior lineman, and went on to start 29 games across his first two NFL seasons. He established himself as a reliable starter at guard for San Francisco over four seasons.
2025 season recap
Burford was placed on injured reserve in September 2025 with a hamstring injury but returned in November, finishing the season with 11 appearances, including nine starts at left guard for the 49ers.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Spencer Burford
- ESPN: Spencer Burford
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Guard
- Group
- offense
- College
- UTSA
- Hometown
- San Antonio, TX, USA
- Age
- 26
- Status
- active
