Just over a week out from the day when the 49ers are scheduled to make their first pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, it is still arguably an exercise in futility trying to predict in which direction they will go. Save for perhaps the right tackle position and kicker, there is not a spot on the roster where San Francisco needs to find a starter.
Yet, there are several positions where the Niners would benefit from having a succession plan in place, with safety foremost among them.
Tashaun Gipson returned for one more year after a hugely impressive first season with San Francisco in which he recorded five interceptions.