The San Francisco 49ers have a fairly extensive history of great players, and given their great teams in the 80s and early 90s, it is easy for a late of players to get a lot of national love. However, some players outside of those squads that get a ton of praise from 49ers fans are often overlooked elsewhere.
Recently, Bleacher Report’s Mike Tanier put together a ranking of the 25 most underrated players in NFL history. It’s incredibly hard to figure out what constitutes “underrated,” so Tanier included some rules. He did not include Hall of Famers or recent Hall of Fame finalists; No Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks running backs, or wide receivers are included; and no players from the 1960s Packers, 1970s Steelers, 1980s 49ers, 1990s Cowboys, or 2000s Patriots.