San Francisco 49ers: Creating the Ideal Roster in 2017

The San Francisco 49ers are going to need a lot of roster help this offseason. While the Niners’ 2017 group will be far from perfect, let’s take a look at how the team can formulate the best roster possible given the current circumstances.

I’ve just been named the general manager of the San Francisco 49ers for the 2017 season.

OK, not really. But what if it was true? How would I go about creating a roster for a franchise in dire need of talent on both sides of the ball?

Fortunately, it’s not too impossible of a rebuild process. The Niners are projected to have $78,199,673 in cap space this offseason, per Over the Cap. Being armed with the No. 2 overall pick — and as many as 11 total — in the NFL Draft also helps quite a bit too.

Granted, a rebuild isn’t going to happen overnight. In all likelihood, the Niners are going to be pretty bad in 2017.

Let’s just hope they won’t be as bad this year as 2016.

So I’ll create an ideal roster here based off what the 49ers have in both cap space, draft picks and some cornerstone players.

We’ll have to be somewhat realistic here. Not long ago, Niner Noise explored 10 big-name free agents the 49ers should target this offseason. They won’t land all of them, of course. But two or three high-profile guys aren’t out of the question.

And we have some good draft plans too.

Without worrying too much about backups — although we’ll mention some where applicable — here’s a breakdown of an ideal San Francisco roster in 2017.