San Francisco 49ers: Grading each position heading into 2018 training camp

SANTA CLARA, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Solomon Thomas #94 and Eli Harold #57 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrate after the Seattle Seahawks missed a field goal attempt at Levi's Stadium on November 26, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Solomon Thomas #94 and Eli Harold #57 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrate after the Seattle Seahawks missed a field goal attempt at Levi's Stadium on November 26, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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SANTA CLARA, CA – DECEMBER 24: Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the San Francisco 49ers signalsto his team during their NFL game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Levi’s Stadium on December 24, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Robert Reiners/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA – DECEMBER 24: Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the San Francisco 49ers signalsto his team during their NFL game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Levi’s Stadium on December 24, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Robert Reiners/Getty Images) /

With San Francisco 49ers training camp a little less than a month away, Niner Noise breaks down each position, including the big moves and transactions, and assigns it a grade ahead of the upcoming 2018 season.

The San Francisco 49ers hope they’ve done more than enough to prepare their roster for the upcoming 2018 campaign.

With training camp set to kick off on July 25, there’s still a lot left to be determined on how the regular-season roster will shape up and which players make the cut. And while it wasn’t as drastic as just over a year ago, the Niners engaged in yet another massive roster overhaul this offseason.

After finishing 6-10 last year, albeit on a five-game win streak, general manager John Lynch and Co. hope this group will put San Francisco back in the playoff discussion.

While many likely believe the 2018 roster is improved, there are still flaws here and there. The overwhelming majority of the secondary is young and untested. Questions about the pass rush are evident, as well as interior offensive line play.

Perhaps camp solves some of these issues, but that’s a question for another time.

Meanwhile, let’s go through each position on San Francisco’s roster and assign grades to it based off what we know now. Grades will be determined on your typical A-through-F scale, encompassing offseason moves, player strength, depth and a number of other factors.

Kicking things off with special teams, let’s go.