49ers: OL Ben Garland

Ben Garland is the type of player that should have been on the Jets radar last offseason.

The 49ers signed Garland as a depth piece on a one-year prove-it deal and he wound up starting at guard and then shifting over to center once Weston Richburg was lost for the season.

While Garland would be a perfect veteran player to be a plug-and-play guy at center or guard, it remains unlikely that he isn’t re-signed in San Francisco. He fits perfectly in Kyle Shanahan’s run-heavy scheme and would have to slip through the cracks to land on his feet in New York.

In any event, Garland’s rise to stardom should be on Joe Douglas’ mind when he scours the market for offensive line help this March.