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NFL free agency: Ranking 49ers’ top 5 targets for 2018

By Aaron Tan

ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 12: Kyle Fuller #23 of the Chicago Bears knocks the ball away from Julio Jones #11 of the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome on October 12, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 12: Kyle Fuller #23 of the Chicago Bears knocks the ball away from Julio Jones #11 of the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome on October 12, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WA – DECEMBER 04: Tight end Jimmy Graham #88 of the Seattle Seahawks scores a touchdown against the Carolina Panthers at CenturyLink Field on December 4, 2016 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA – DECEMBER 04: Tight end Jimmy Graham #88 of the Seattle Seahawks scores a touchdown against the Carolina Panthers at CenturyLink Field on December 4, 2016 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) /

With free agency just right around the corner, Niner Noise looks at five free agents that the San Francisco 49ers would be wise to target.

In my opinion, free agency is more important than the NFL Draft for a team, short term. Grabbing free agents, players who have already proved that they belong in the league, are much more likely to make an immediate impact on the field than players just coming out of college, fresh with raw talent who still need to be developed.

Call me an unreasonable optimist, but I think that the San Francisco 49ers are a playoff-caliber team, and are a few great players away from possibly making a championship run.

And that is why this offseason’s free agency will be of the utmost importance.

Here are five free agents that the 49ers should target in the offseason.