A day after The Athletic reported that the San Francisco 49ers are among the most overrated teams in the NFL, ESPN projected each team's starting lineups today and praised Kyle Shanahan’s roster.
Multiple analysts went through the biggest strength, weakness, X-Factor, and non-starter to know. Here’s the blurb about the 49ers:
Biggest strength: Offensive skill positions. RB Christian McCaffrey (led the NFL with 2,023 total yards last season), Brandon Aiyuk (1,342 receiving yards ranked seventh among WRs in 2023), Deebo Samuel (eighth among WRs with 3,751 total yards over the past three seasons) and George Kittle (TE-high 1,020 yards in 2023) are all back for 2024.