SANTA CLARA — In an era where pass rushers have become sleeker, faster and more specialized, Mykel Williams has the opportunity to be a throwback. That’s what the 49ers are hoping, anyway.

What Mykel Williams brings to the San Francisco 49ers. The first Georgia Bulldog came off the board on Thursday night during the NFL draft when the San Francisco 49ers selected Mykel Williams with ...

He was rebuffed and the 49ers were certain that other team would end up taking Mykel Williams, the defensive end out of Georgia they’d circled early in the process. “They shot him down ...