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Ranking All San Francisco 49ers 2016 Positions by Strength

By Bobby Horne

Sep 1, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly looks on from the sidelines during the second half of the game against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium. San Francisco won 31-21. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 1, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly looks on from the sidelines during the second half of the game against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium. San Francisco won 31-21. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports /
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The San Francisco 49ers are in full rebuild mode after coming off a disastrous 5-11 2015 season. Niner Noise takes a look at which position groups are the best and the worst heading into 2016.

Dec 20, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Torrey Smith (82) runs after the catch during the fourth quarter of the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Levi's Stadium. The Cincinnati Bengals defeated the San Francisco 49ers 24-14. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 20, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Torrey Smith (82) runs after the catch during the fourth quarter of the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Levi’s Stadium. The Cincinnati Bengals defeated the San Francisco 49ers 24-14. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports /

Preseason is finally over and it’s time for the real deal. The San Francisco 49ers head into the 2016 NFL season ranked at dead last in power rankings.

The 49ers are also not favored in a single game in 2016, and Week 1 will be the first step towards their full rebuild process.

With 2015 ending not as expected, at 5-11, the 49ers front office fired the coaching staff with the exception of running backs coach Tom Rathman.

New head coach Chip Kelly and his staff have taken on the responsibility of rebuilding a storied franchise that is used to one thing: winning.

In rebuild mode, proper evaluation is the cornerstone of the process. If one can find out where their strengths and weaknesses truly are, then one can capitalize on the strengths and fix the weaknesses.

Niner Noise takes a look at each position group and ranks them from the weakest to the strongest. The weakest being where the 49ers should focus most of their efforts and the strongest being the groups that the future of the franchise should be built around.

We will be using the following criteria to rank each position group:

  • Experience
  • Overall depth
  • Player chemistry within the group
  • Individual play-making ability within the group
  • Any Pro-Bowl/All-Pro candidates within the group

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