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

By Bobby Horne

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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November 14, 2015; Stanford, CA, USA; Oregon Ducks cornerback Ugo Amadi (14, left) is called for defensive pass interference against Stanford Cardinal wide receiver Devon Cajuste (89, right) during the fourth quarter at Stanford Stadium. The Ducks defeated the Cardinal 38-36. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
November 14, 2015; Stanford, CA, USA; Oregon Ducks cornerback Ugo Amadi (14, left) is called for defensive pass interference against Stanford Cardinal wide receiver Devon Cajuste (89, right) during the fourth quarter at Stanford Stadium. The Ducks defeated the Cardinal 38-36. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

Undrafted Free Agents

OL – Alex Balducci

S – Jared Bell

WR – Devon Cajuste

DL – Demetrius Cherry

LB – Jason Fanaika

LB – Lenny Jones

DL – Darren Lake

K – John Lunsford

LB – Wynton McManis

OL – Blake Muir

OL – Norman Price

WR – Bryce Treggs

As for all of the undrafted free agents, we are going to keep them on a single slide. All of these players are going to fill the same type of role for 2016.

Unfortunately it is very hard to make the 53-man roster as an undrafted free agent, not that it is impossible by any means (there are plenty of great examples in the NFL today), but it is just unlikely.

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These players get picked up after the draft to fill the team’s 90-man offseason roster, they are often selected to compete in training camp and to fill out the scout teams during practice.

A few will make the practice squad but, by the time the roster is cut down to 53, none of these players will be there. The one dark horse to look out for would be wide receiver Devon Cajuste. He has impressed his coaches and teammates in the offseason so far and has a big-bodied frame the 49ers are looking for, giving him an outside shot of making the roster in 2016.

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