The 49ers have gone five seasons without a 1,000-yard rusher, but that is not necessarily a bad thing.
Since the 2017 season when Kyle Shanahan and his coaching staff arrived in the Bay Area, the 49ers have produced five different running backs to gain more than 400 yards rushing in a season: Carlos Hyde, Matt Breida, Alfred Morris, Raheem Mostert and Tevin Coleman.
Shanahan’s father, Mike, regularly produced outstanding run games during his time as an NFL head coach with seven different 1,000-yard rushers, including Hall of Famer Terrell Davis. The one constant has been the Shanahans' choice at running backs coach.