The 49ers are an easy team to figure out. Like most teams, they hit and miss on their draft picks and in free agency. But, unlike most teams, they develop homegrown talent, especially on Day 3, and get starter production out of those players.
As a fan, it’s natural to remember the “busts” or picks and signings that didn’t work out. It’s easy to ignore how trades where you get a handful of years of starting snaps from Laken Tomlinson or back-to-back years where your starting right guard was plucked from the AAF.
Patrick Doughtery of NBC Sports ranks general managers annually ahead of the start of the regular season.