“First, he filled in for injured left guard Aaron Banks, who had turf toe. Banks is the 49ers’ biggest, most powerful offensive lineman. He plays next to Trent Williams, and that’s the point of attack for the 49ers’ run game. Whenever they want to push back defensive linemen and create a new line of scrimmage downfield, they run to the left. So those offensive linemen must be strong.
Feliciano was strong enough to fill in for Banks. The 49ers’ left-side run game remained effective.
Then on Thanksgiving, Feliciano moved to right guard to fill in for Spencer Burford, who had a knee injury.