SANTA CLARA – That’s a wrap on the 49ers’ minicamp and offseason program, one which lacked drama for a welcome change and as an alternative launched a barrage of latest teammates.
They’re six weeks shy of coaching camp and three months from opening the season in Seattle. Loads can change however here’s a stab at how the preliminary 53-man roster would possibly look:
QUARTERBACK (3)
Starter: Brock Purdy
Backups: Mac Jones, Tanner Mordecai
Non-football harm record: Kurtis Rourke (knee)
Largest dilemma: If Jones tanks in camp, is Mordecai able to leapfrogging him for the QB2 position and should that coincide with Rourke’s ACL being prepared as QB3?
RUNNING BACK (4)
Starters: Christian McCaffrey, Kyle Juszczyk (FB)
Backups: Isaac Guerendo, Jordan James
Nonetheless in combine: Patrick Taylor Jr., Israel Abanikanda, Corey Kiner
Largest dilemmas: Will all make it to Week 1 wholesome, particularly McCaffrey? May Kiner shine within the preseason and get claimed earlier than the 49ers can stash him on the apply squad?
WIDE RECEIVER (5)
Starters: Jauan Jennings, Ricky Pearsall
Backups: Demarcus Robinson, Jacob Cowing, Jordan Watkins
Bodily unable to carry out record: Brandon Aiyuk (knee)
Nonetheless in combine: Junior Bergen, Terique Owens, Isaiah Neyor, Russell Gage, Isaiah Hodgins, Malik Knowles
Injured reserve: Trent Taylor (again)
Largest dilemmas: Robinson is anticipated to attract a three-game suspension for his November drunken-driving arrest whereas on the Rams, so the 49ers must know when the NFL will concern that self-discipline and thus create the necessity for a fifth receiver on the opening roster. As a lot as they like Owens (son of Corridor of Famer Terrell Owens), Neyor is perhaps more durable to get by means of waivers and onto the apply squad. Additionally, a veteran addition could also be wanted if Aiyuk and Robinson are unavailable, so will it’s Hodgins, Gage, Knowles or a participant to be signed later?
TIGHT END (3)
Starter: George Kittle
Backups: Luke Farrell, Ross Dwelley
Nonetheless in combine: Jake Tonges, Brayden Willis, Mason Pline
Largest dilemmas: Are three sufficient whereas one other one or two are stashed on the apply squad? Can Pline make a sufficiently big soar in camp to warrant his 53-man debut?
OFFENSIVE LINE (10)
Starters: LT Trent Williams, LG Ben Bartch, C Jake Brendel, RG Dominick Puni, RT Colton McKivitz
Backups: Matt Hennessy, Nick Zakelj, Spencer Burford, Connor Colby, Andre Dillard
Nonetheless in combine: Austen Pleasants, Zack Johnson, Drew Moss, Drake Nugent, Sebastian Gutierrez
Suspended: Isaac Alarcon (4 video games, PED)
Largest dilemmas: The beginning 5 appears set, except Hennessy unseats Brendel and/or Bartch loses out to Zakelj or Hennessy. Dillard’s first practices will come at coaching camp, so will he show an improve over Pleasants? Inside reserves may very well be ripe for a shock.
DEFENSIVE LINE (10)
Starters: DE Nick Bosa, DE Mykel Williams, DT Jordan Elliott, DT Alfred Collins
Backups: DE Bryce Huff, DT C.J. West, DE Yetur Gross-Matos, DT Evan Anderson, DE Sam Okuayinonu, DT Kevin Givens
Nonetheless in combine: DE Robert Beal Jr., DT Kalia Davis, DE Jonathan Garvin, DT Tarron Jackson, DT Sebastian Valdez
Largest dilemma: Givens’ expertise trumps Davis’ and Anderson’s, however may the younger defensive entrance go youthful?
LINEBACKER (6)
Starters: Fred Warner, Dee Winters, Nick Martin
Backups: Luke Gifford, Tatum Bethune, Nick Surratt
Within the combine: Jalen Graham, Stone Blanton
PUP record: Curtis Robinson (knee)
Largest dilemma: Why not convert Graham (6-3, 220 kilos) again into a security, the place he performed at Purdue?
CORNERBACK (5)
Starters: Deommodore Lenoir, Renardo Inexperienced
Backups: Upton Stout, Tre Brown, Chase Lucas
Within the combine: Dallis Flowers, Tre Avery, Darrell Luter Jr., Derrick Canteen, Siran Neal
Injured reserve: Tre Tomlinson
Largest dilemma: Who will emerge because the No. 5 cornerback, as a result of all legitimately may make a case to affix Stout and Brown as backups?
SAFETIES (4)
Starters: Ji’Ayir Brown, Jason Pinnock
Backups: George Odum, Marques Sigle
Within the combine: Richie Grant, Jaylen Mahoney
PUP: Malik Mustapha (knee)
Largest dilemma: Would possibly they nonetheless add one other veteran security after working towards this offseason with out Mustapha, Brown, Odum and Sigle?
SPECIALISTS (3)
Kicker: Greg Joseph
Punter: Thomas Morstead
Lengthy snapper: Jon Weeks
Within the combine: Ok Jake Moody
Largest dilemma: Does Joseph have sufficient runway to unseat Moody, who’s modified to a two-step strategy on kicks after his sophomore struggles?
