CB Ahkello Witherspoon
Witherspoon is in a similar spot to Pettis, but the 49ers probably aren’t deep enough at corner to outright cut Witherspoon for a bad training camp. He’s also been good enough at times across his first three years to justify keeping him even if his 2020 camp isn’t stellar. The starting cornerback job across from Richard Sherman is Emmanuel Moseley’s to lose going into camp. If Witherspoon performs at a high level though — he immediately puts himself back into the argument to start. With backup nickel corner DJ Reed out with a torn pectoral, it’s imperative the 49ers get something out of Witherspoon to bolster their depth in the secondary.