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49ers’ 2018 offseason positional preview: Cornerback

By Florito Maniego

SANTA CLARA, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Ahkello Witherspoon #23 of the San Francisco 49ers breaks up the pass to Tyler Lockett #16 of the Seattle Seahawks during their NFL football game at Levis Stadium on November 26, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Ahkello Witherspoon #23 of the San Francisco 49ers breaks up the pass to Tyler Lockett #16 of the Seattle Seahawks during their NFL football game at Levis Stadium on November 26, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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SANTA CLARA, CA – DECEMBER 24: T.J. Yeldon #24 of the Jacksonville Jaguars gets tackled by Ahkello Witherspoon #23 and K’Waun Williams #24 of the San Francisco 49ers during their NFL football game at Levi’s Stadium on December 24, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA – DECEMBER 24: T.J. Yeldon #24 of the Jacksonville Jaguars gets tackled by Ahkello Witherspoon #23 and K’Waun Williams #24 of the San Francisco 49ers during their NFL football game at Levi’s Stadium on December 24, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

Cornerbacks on the 49ers Roster

The 49ers currently have 11 cornerbacks listed on its roster, four of which are rookies:

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*denotes rookie

Last season, San Francisco only kept five cornerbacks to its 53-man final roster. However, with this particular group, it’s difficult to predict whether Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan will carry the same or increase the number of corners this year.

Keep in mind that Jimmie Ward is listed as a cornerback for now since Lynch had announced that the 49ers will experiment with him at outside corner. Ward played as the starting free safety in 2017 before suffering a season-ending forearm injury.

At first glance, this crop of cornerbacks possesses a lot of talent, which should make training camp exciting to watch. It’s all up to the players on who steps up and shines before the regular season begins.