Tag: 49ers numbers

Ranking all the No. 4s in 49ers history

We ranked all the players to wear No. 4 for the San Francisco 49ers in honor of Fourth of July.

Happy Fourth of July!

In honor of the holiday, we went back through Pro Football Reference’s team number database and gathered all the players to wear No. 4 in 49ers history. Once we had the collection of 10 players, we went about ranking the punter-heavy group in order from worst to best.

Given the difficulty of gathering statistical production for punters, length of tenure was a significant factor in putting our list together.

49ers new QB Trey Lance chooses jersey number

New San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance has chosen which jersey number he will be wearing on Sundays for the red and gold.

Former North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance has quickly become a beacon of hope for San Francisco 49ers faithful. On the 49ers’ official Twitter account, the franchise revealed that he will be wearing the number 5, the same number he wore in college.

Lance will not be the first notable signal-caller to suit up in number 5 for the red and gold. Former 49ers Pro Bowl quarterback Jeff Garcia suited up with the same number for the franchise from 1999-2003.

The No. 5 jersey was most recently occupied by former undrafted linebacker Jonas Griffith, so it probably wasn’t hard for the No. 3 pick to get his preferred number.