Prior to this month's draft, 1SBD's Mark Hogan takes an in-depth look into each team's current projected starters and identifies strengths and lingering team needs after the first waves of free agency.
Player stats collected from Pro Football Reference. Base salary information per Over The Cap.
TAKEAWAYS
PROS
- The 49ers have a stacked running back room lead by the recently-acquired Tevin Coleman. Coleman jumps ahead of Matt Breida on the depth chart despite Breida's break-out year last season. Both guys hit 1,000 yards in 2018 and pair up with a now-healthy Jerick McKinnon -- who gained 991 yards in 2017. All three guys have spent time as a quality starter in the league despite being just 24, 26 and 27-years-old. It should make for a ferocious ground game.
- San Francisco's front four on defense looks phenomenal. The team spent three of its last four first round picks on the position and was able to add Dee Ford to the mix this off-season. If the team can figure out how to best utilise Arik Armstead and Solomon Thomas it should see a drastic improvement in total sacks from last year -- when it ranked joint 8th-last in sacks. Former third-overall pick Thomas finally showed some consistency after being bumped inside last year so could stay at the position in 2019.
CONS
- San Francisco landed its franchise quarterback in Jimmy Garoppolo but surrounded him with sub-par receiving options. The team stresses the run game so may no longer need a Jerry Rice, Terrell Owens or Anquan Boldin but the wide receivers are purely speed guys right now. The 49ers could do with adding a big-bodied guy for short to intermediate routes that can win one-on-one against the best defenders.
- NFL team's averaged 13 interceptions each last season. San Francisco managed just two -- the fewest in league history. It's an incredible number in a record-setting era for passing yards. The team ranked a respectable 11th in passing yards allowed but the lack of turnovers killed the team's chances of winning. The team must find a game-changing piece for its defensive backs.
Projected Starters
NOTE:
NAME, Draft Round.Overall Pick (TEAM, year). Starts/Games Played. Age. Cap Hit 2019
QB has an additional 'total yards, number of attempts (yards per attempt)' figure.
RB, WR and TE have an additional ‘total yards / number of touches (yards per touch)’ statistic
Age as of Sunday September 8, 2019 (Week 1)
QUARTERBACK
JIMMY GAROPPOLO, 2.62 (NE, 2014). 10/26. 2,968 yards/ 361 attempts. (8.2 y/a). 27-years-old. $19,350,000
RUNNING BACK
TEVIN COLEMAN, 3.73 (ATL, 2015). 20/56. 3,350 yards/ 620 touches (5.4). 26-years-old. $3,600,000
KYLE JUSZCZYK, 4.130 (BAL, 2013). 56/94. 1,494 yards/ 182 touches (8.2). 28-years-old. $5,950,000
Average: 102st overall pick. 76 starts/ 150 games played (50.7%). 4,844 yards/ 802 touches (6.0). 27-years-old. Total cap hit: $9.6M
WIDE RECEIVER
DANTE PETTIS, 2.44 (SF, 2018). 7/12. 465 yards/ 28 touches (16.6). 23-years-old. $1,454,673
MARQUISE GOODWIN, 3.78 (BUF, 2013). 34/66. 2,211 yards/ 142 touches (15.6). 28-years-old. $3,968,750
Average: 61st overall pick. 41 starts/ 78 games played (52.6%). 2,676 yards/ 170 touches (15.7). 25.5-years-old. Total cap hit: $5.4M
TIGHT END
GEORGE KITTLE, 5.146 (SF, 2017). 23/31. 1,902 yards/ 132 touches (14.4). 25-years-old. $719,574
OFFENSIVE LINE
JOE STALEY, 1.28 (SF, 2007). 174/174. 35-years-old. $10,950,000
LAKEN TOMLINSON, 1.28 (DET, 2015). 55/63. 27-years-old. $3,750,000
WESTON RICHBURG, 2.43 (NYG, 2014). 65/66. 28-years-old. $7,835,000
MIKE PERSON, 7.239 (SF, 2011). 34/59. 31-years-old. $2,750,000
MIKE MCGLINCHEY, 1.09 (SF, 2018). 16/16. 25-years-old. $4,168,608
Average: 69th overall pick. 344 starts/ 378 games played (91.0%). 29.2-years-old. Total cap hit: $29.5M
DEFENSIVE LINE
ARIK ARMSTEAD, 1.17 (SF, 2015). 27/46. 25-years-old. $9,046,000
SOLOMON THOMAS, 1.03 (SF, 2017). 25/30. 23-years-old. $7,678,468
DEFOREST BUCKNER, 1.07 (SF, 2016). 47/47. 25-years-old. $5,788,042
DEE FORD, 1.23 (KC, 2014). 41/67. 28-years-old. $14,600,000
Average: 13th overall pick. 140 starts/ 190 games played (73.7%). 25.3-years-old. Total cap hit: $37.1M
LINEBACKER
KWON ALEXANDER, 4.124 (TB, 2015). 46/46. 25-years-old. $11,531,250
FRED WARNER, 3.70 (SF, 2018). 16/16. 22-years-old. $915,684
MALCOLM SMITH, 7.242 (SEA, 2011). 51/100. 30-years-old. $5,537,500
Average: 145th overall pick. 113 starts/ 162 games played (69.8%). 25.7-years-old. Total cap hit: $18.0M
CORNERBACK
AHKELLO WITHERSPOON, 7.242 (SEA, 2011). 51/100. 30-years-old. $1,058,768
RICHARD SHERMAN, 5.154 (SEA, 2011). 113/119. 31-years-old. $9,800,000
Average: 129th overall pick. 164 starts/ 219 games played (74.9%). 30.5-years-old. Total cap hit: $10.9M
SAFETY
JAQUISKI TARTT, 2.46 (SF, 2015). 30/47. 27-years-old. $4,850,000
JIMMIE WARD, 1.30 (SF, 2014). 31/51. 28-years-old. $3,843,750
Average: 38th overall pick. 61 starts/ 98 games played (62.2%). 27.5-years-old. Total cap hit: $8.7M
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