Niner Noise
FanSided

San Francisco 49ers: Top 5 players who have underachieved the most in 2017

By Peter Panacy

SANTA CLARA, CA - OCTOBER 02: Center Daniel Kilgore #67 of the San Francisco 49ers prepares to snap the ball during the second quarter against the Dallas Cowboys at Levi's Stadium on October 2, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - OCTOBER 02: Center Daniel Kilgore #67 of the San Francisco 49ers prepares to snap the ball during the second quarter against the Dallas Cowboys at Levi's Stadium on October 2, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
2 of 6
Next
SANTA CLARA, CA – OCTOBER 22: C.J. Beathard #3 of the San Francisco 49ers is stripped of the ball by DeMarcus Lawrence #90 of the Dallas Cowboys during their NFL game at Levi’s Stadium on October 22, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA – OCTOBER 22: C.J. Beathard #3 of the San Francisco 49ers is stripped of the ball by DeMarcus Lawrence #90 of the Dallas Cowboys during their NFL game at Levi’s Stadium on October 22, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

No. 5: Quarterback C.J. Beathard

This is a bit tough to dish out, especially after rookie quarterback C.J. Beathard just came off the best game of his pro career in Week 10 against the New York Giants and was just nominated for Pepsi’s NFL Rookie of the Week.

Still, Beathard isn’t exactly flashing signs of being a starting-caliber QB on a regular basis.

After taking over for quarterback Brian Hoyer in Week 6, who is no longer with the team, Beathard still ranks 32nd in both completion percentage (54.3) and passer rating (70.8) ahead of only the Cleveland Browns’ DeShone Kizer.

Sure, Beathard and Hoyer haven’t been helped by the multitude of drops and an inconsistent offensive line. But Beathard’s pocket awareness isn’t exactly the best either.

When facing pressure, Beathard’s already-low passer rating drops to 37.7, which ranks 30th out of 32 qualifiers, according to Pro Football Focus.

At least Beathard is tough, though.