Editor's note: Over the next two weeks, we will examine the 49ers’ top 10 scheduled free agents. For each player, we will provide reasons why the 49ers should bring him back and reasons why they should not, followed by a final determination.
Matt Breida, RB
Running back Matt Breida was one of the true success stories for the 49ers over the past three seasons.
The 49ers invested a fourth-round draft pick in running back Joe Williams in 2017. But it was Breida whom the coaching staff immediately identified as having the right stuff after he signed as an undrafted rookie that same year.