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49ers 2020 ‘Who Is?’ series: Daniel Brunskill came out of nowhere

Daniel Brunskill #60 of the San Francisco 49ers (Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)

If you predicted 49ers lineman Daniel Brunskill to be a budding star, good for you!

The San Francisco 49ers have a knack for developing less-known talent, and Daniel Brunskill is the latest in a long line of otherwise unheralded players who seemingly came out of nowhere to assume key roles for the franchise.

The offensive lineman’s road to the Niners was such a path. Undrafted out of San Diego State in 2017, the 6-foot-5, 300-pound lineman signed on as a free agent with the Atlanta Falcons and spent his first two years there on their practice squad.