The San Francisco 49ers will not get a lot of end-of-season awards, but that won’t stop us from considering internal awards. I thought we’d open with a look at the rookie class, and who emerged as the rookie of the year.
The 49ers had an extensive group of rookies contribute this year. They had ten draft picks, and 18 UDFA signings right after the draft. From the draft picks, nine made at least one appearance, with seven getting some kind of starting role at one point or another. From the UDFAs, six appear in some kind of game action.