With 49ers OTAs in full swing, we’re taking a position-by-position look at the team’s roster to figure out the strengths, weaknesses, potential dark horses to make the team and other nuggets about the players who will be competing for jobs on the 53-man roster.
Quarterback has once again been the single largest talking point of the 49ers offseason. Injuries at the position continue to throw any potential stability off kilter, leaving question marks about any long and short-term answers at the most important position on the field.
Head coach Kyle Shanahan along with the 49ers front office have constructed a roster that can survive the turbulence under center. However, there’s still a requisite level of play needed at the position to put the club in contention.
Shanahan and general manager John Lynch believe the group of QBs the team put together this year will be enough to carry them through the season should any one or two players be unavailable during the year.
Here’s a quick look at each QB on the 90-man roster: