49ers roster rankings 1-10: The best players on the team. Even then, it should not be seen as a big deal. It goes without saying that the 49ers are anticipating double-digit sacks from Ford on a consistent basis moving forward.Here’s our latest 49ers positional preview heading into the 2019 NFL season focusing on the all-important defensive lineDespite limited snaps in camp as the 49ers eased him back from an off-season hamstring injury, Bosa continued to show out in a big way. That’s precisely why San Francisco acquired him.Despite injuries during training camp, the San Francisco 49ers boast one of their deepest defensive line rotations since the Jim Harbaugh championship contending seasons.This led to San Francisco signing Ford to a five-year, $85 million contract with $33.4 million in total guarantees. So there may be a small chance he could at least land on the 49ers practice squad.Your privacy is safe with us. Ford should be ready for Week 1. Continued struggles early in the season could lead to San Francisco moving on to D.J. We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like.The second biggest question may be querying why the team didn’t address the secondary either at the 2019 NFL Draft or in free agency.Unfortunately for Moseley, he suffered an injury that game and ended up on injured reserve, so he didn’t get a chance to make a lasting impact.For the corners we can lock in Sherman, Verrett, Witherspoon and K’Waun Williams. After all, he’s still just 25 years old and coming off a career-best season.
He also has a new defensive line coach that will help the youngster big time. Heard on Fox Sports Radio and ESPN Radio. To say that this is a make-or-break season for Armstead in San Francisco would be an understatement. He made the likes of Joe Staley and Mike McGlinchey look bad multiple times during the summer.Editor at Large of Sportsnaut, contributor here at Forbes. That has to be somewhat of a concern given his injury history. There’s a reason San Francisco selected the younger Bosa No. He’s failed at every turn. The San Francisco 49ers head into the 2019 NFL season with two Pro Bowl defensive linemen in DeForest Buckner and Dee Ford as well as a generational talent in Nick Bosa.
As a result, most of the roster here has returned from 2018 with few additions.
Sports and eDraft.Even then, we’d caution against the optimism. He also led NFL players with 78 total pressures.This can’t be considered too much of a surprise. Safety is an open competition so Colbert has a chance to bounce back.The odds are against Robinson, but he has the physical attributes of a good safety and decent production out of Oregon. He also ranked sixth among defensive tackles with 53 total pressures. Colbert will battle with Exum for the fifth safety position, but I believe that Colbert has intriguing upside that sees him get the job.The 49ers are likely to keep six cornerbacks and five safeties on the roster, so we’ll stick with that.Colbert has definite potential, and the improved defensive line should make it harder for young defensive backs like Colbert to get abused in 2019. Verrett will likely struggle with injury. Seen on Fox Sports and MSN. But if he can be on the field, he’s arguably the most talented player in the secondary.Powered by Minute Media © 2020 All Rights Reserved.Brown had a strong final year at South Carolina State, but being undersized (5-foot-11, 170 pounds) would relegate him to nickel duties, which the 49ers look pretty set at.He should be favorite to be the starting strong safety for 2019.In fairness to Tartt, it wasn’t a matter of durability that he suffered a broken forearm as much as it was bad luck.He needs to get healthy, though, to stay on the roster.He would fit in well as a run-stopping strong safety, and could definitely compete for a roster spot or practice squad position.Unless he can show some potential at safety, Brown may find it hard to crack the roster.Some are critical of the 49ers tendency to take injured players, but late in the draft is when you take risks on players and Harris has starting upside.He did regress slightly as someone coming off a serious injury would, but is now even healthier coming into this season.Still, with some experience starting now under his belt and some decent performances last season, Exum could be a handy depth player who can be entrusted to start a few games.SANTA CLARA, CA - DECEMBER 09: Richard Sherman #25 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up before the game against the Denver Broncos at Levi's Stadium on December 9, 2018 in Santa Clara, California.