San Francisco 49ers: Predicting Each Rookie’s Role in 2016

Jun 8, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers offensive line run drills during minicamp at the San Francisco 49ers Practice Facility. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 8, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers offensive line run drills during minicamp at the San Francisco 49ers Practice Facility. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /
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The San Francisco 49ers selected 11 players in the 2016 NFL Draft and signed 12 additional players in free agency to create the 23-man rookie class. Niner Noise predicts the role of each rookie for the 2016 season.

Jun 8, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers guard Joshua Garnett (65) runs drills with defensive end Tony Jerod-Eddie (63) during minicamp at the San Francisco 49ers Practice Facility. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 8, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers guard Joshua Garnett (65) runs drills with defensive end Tony Jerod-Eddie (63) during minicamp at the San Francisco 49ers Practice Facility. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

With a class of 23 new rookies for the 2016 NFL season, the San Francisco 49ers have a lot of new talent to play with. Some players will come in right away and make immediate impacts while some players might miss the cut.

No matter which way it goes, every new rookie will have a role to fill and Niner Noise has set out to predict the role that each new rookie will fill for 2016.

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