Over or under: 13.5 interceptions
Pick: Over 13.5 interceptions
There’s some give and take with Garoppolo’s gunslinger mentality. He’ll stand in against pressure waiting to fit a throw into even the slightest window. The results are often mixed. Sometimes he completes consecutive third-and-16s. Other times he throws an interception into a linebacker’s chest. It’s hard to believe this is something that’ll go away over one offseason. That means the projected uptick in pass attempts also means more interceptions. His interception rate is 2.8 percent in three years with the 49ers, meaning he throws picks on 2.8 percent of his throws. That puts him on track to throw more than 13.5 interceptions. If the 49ers can get him to go under on interceptions while hitting the over on everything else, they’ll be in good shape to defend their NFC crown.