The 49ers throughout training camp will have a handful of tough roster decisions to make on the offensive side of the ball. Chief among them will be how they handle the quarterback situation. Beyond that there aren’t many question marks for the club as far as starters go on offense.
Most of the hard choices for the coaching staff will come down the depth chart. They’ll have to piece together a roster in a way that’s going to force them to cut some players who will probably land jobs on other NFL rosters.
The good news is the starting lineup should for the most part be set.
We went through and made a prediction for what the 49ers’ starting lineup will look like on offense, and it looks largely the same as it did last season. In fact, we were hard-pressed to find any starting spots on offense that are legitimately up for grabs.
Since the 49ers run a lot of 21 personnel with two running backs and one tight end, we went with that formation for our predicted starters:
Quarterback
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Brock Purdy
All indications from the 49ers say that Purdy will get the first crack at the starting job based on his terrific showing to end last season. Assuming he remains on track to start the season opener, he’ll be under center Week 1 in Pittsburgh.
Running back
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Christian McCaffrey
There’ll be some form of a committee this year thanks to McCaffrey’s versatility, but he’s the starter.
Fullback
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Kyle Juszczyk
Last year wasn’t Juszczyk’s best with the 49ers, but he’s still the best. fullback in the NFL and a key to San Francisco’s offense.
Wide receiver
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Deebo Samuel
Brandon Aiyuk
There’s no real mystery here. Barring injury they’ll be the team’s top two wide receivers with Jauan Jennings in line as the third option.
Tight end
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George Kittle
Figuring out the starter here is easy. It’s the backups that come…
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