5 49ers that should take a major step forward in 2020

The 49ers have a slew of players on their roster that need to make big jumps in 2020 if they’re going to make another Super Bowl run.

RB Raheem Mostert

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It’s hard to imagine Mostert taking another step forward after his stellar second half of 2019 and dominant NFC championship game performance. However, there’s plenty of room for Mostert’s role to grow. A crowded backfield will keep any back from ever garnering true No. 1 running back carries in San Francisco, but Mostert should see more than the 137 totes he got last year. There was an eight-week stretch in the middle of last season where he had just 39 attempts. Mostert averaged 13 carries per game over the final five contests. That’s probably closer to where he’ll be through all of 2020, and he could see his production skyrocket because of it.