The 49ers will always need their stars to show up, but this year’s success could ultimately come down to a handful of newcomers that joined the team this offseason.
While San Francisco returns the likes of Nick Bosa, George Kittle and others, some players added before this season will get opportunities to fill big-time roles and make huge impacts in their first year in red and gold.
Some of the new roles will be bigger than others, but these seven new 49ers will each have a shot to make a huge impact in 2022: