Colton McKivitz hopes to be a 10-year 49er

Colton McKivitz has a goal. And he’s more than halfway there.

Via Nicholas McGee of SB Nation, McKivitz wants to play at least 10 years for the 49ers.

“I want to be on that 10-year wall,” McKivitz said.

As a fifth-round rookie in 2020, the former West Virginia tackle appeared in 14 games with three starts. In August of 2021, however, he was released.

The 49ers brought McKivitz back to the practice squad after he cleared waivers. He returned to the active roster in November of that year. And he hasn’t looked back.

After Mike McGlinchey signed with the Broncos as a free agent in 2023, McKivitz became the 49ers’ starting right tackle. And he has started every game since then — including all seven playoff games and Super Bowl LVIII.

“I don’t want to leave here,” McKivitz said. “Obviously being cut, I’ve got some scars there. But there was a reason why I was drafted here, why I was cut here, and why I still play here. Now I’ve had three good seasons of starting and I’m going into the fourth.”

Last September, McKivitz signed a three-year, $45 million extension that runs through 2028. That will leave him one year away from his goal of getting to 10 seasons with the 49ers.