Ranking All San Francisco 49ers 2016 Positions by Strength

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Sep 1, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) walks up the tunnel after a 31-21 win over the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 11: Quarterback

It’s safe to say that the quarterback position for the 49ers is the weakest group.

That doesn’t mean that they have bad quarterbacks. It just means that the group, collectively, is not what the 49ers coaching staff would like it to be.

Head coach Chip Kelly has named quarterback Blaine Gabbert as the starter heading into Week 1.

Gabbert started off the preseason on a rocky note and finished with touchdowns on three of the eight series he played in.

With all the national attention surrounding backup QB Colin Kaepernick for non-football reasons, Kaepernick has also not shown any progression since his stellar 2012 campaign and, deciding to keep newcomer Christian Ponder, the 49ers certainly have their work cut out for them.

Even if Gabbert performs well in 2016, look for the 49ers to target a QB very early in the 2017 NFL draft.

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