Without doubt the 49ers’ weakest position group going into the offseason is wide receiver.
San Francisco has a legitimate deep threat in Torrey Smith but he again went under-utilized and finished the season on injured reserve. The fact Jeremy Kerley — added via a small-deal trade in preseason — finished as the 49ers’ leading receiver with 667 yards speaks volumes about the quality of pass-catchers available to the team in 2016.
Receiver is most definitely a position that will need to be addressed in the offseason. Yet with so many other holes on the roster and Kyle Shanahan’s talent for getting the most out of unheralded players such as Taylor Gabriel — who excelled for the Falcons in Super Bowl LI — wideout may not be top of the 49ers’ list of priorities.