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Ranking the top 5 players the 49ers will face in 2018

ByJeremy Wohlfart|
JACKSONVILLE, FL - DECEMBER 10: Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks warms up on the field prior to the start of their game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field on December 10, 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Logan Bowles/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FL - DECEMBER 10: Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks warms up on the field prior to the start of their game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field on December 10, 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Logan Bowles/Getty Images)
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LANDOVER, MD – DECEMBER 24: Quarterback Kirk Cousins #8 of the Washington Redskins is sacked by outside linebacker Von Miller #58 of the Denver Broncos in the second quarter at FedExField on December 24, 2017 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – DECEMBER 24: Quarterback Kirk Cousins #8 of the Washington Redskins is sacked by outside linebacker Von Miller #58 of the Denver Broncos in the second quarter at FedExField on December 24, 2017 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

3. Von Miller

Enter another defender who can pull off a MVP-worthy season.

Von Miller is awesome, but we already knew that.

Miller is the sort of player where you can’t stop him, but only hope to contain his impact.

He’s registered double-digit sacks in every single full season he’s ever had, and hasn’t put a foot wrong his entire career.

A Super Bowl MVP and a certain Hall of Famer, Miller is one of the most elite defenders we’ve seen in the 21st century, and he shows no signs of letting that moniker go, and will be helping to lead the Denver Broncos to playoffs again.

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