Linebacker Fred Warner #54 of the San Francisco 49ers. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
Fred Warner has been the pulse of the 49ers defense for the better part of his three-year career, but the Niners will need him more in 2021 than ever before.
San Francisco 49ers fans already knew they had a special player in linebacker Fred Warner, even as early as his rookie season in 2018 after being selected out of BYU in Round 3 of that year’s NFL Draft.
Leading the team in tackles his rookie season — and every year since, for that matter — Warner earned the green dot on the back of his helmet in year one, cementing himself as an early leader and eventual captain of the Niners defense.