49ers: 5 San Francisco breakout candidates for 2018

San Francisco 49ers: 5 breakout candidates for 2018

By Aaron Tan | Jul 19, 2018

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 – SEPTEMBER 10: Solomon Thomas #94 of the San Francisco 49ers stands on the field before their game against the Carolina Panthers at Levi’s Stadium on September 10, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

Many NFL players take some time to reach their full potential. Niner Noise looks at which five players on the San Francisco 49ers will break out in the 2018 season.

Potential in players is great and all, but potential is essentially worthless if the players never reach their full potential. Or break out, per se.

Since the San Francisco 49ers are such a young team, there is a lot of potential within the players. Most of them are not household names yet, but the optimist in me believes that this year is the year the 49ers make a true championship run.

And in order to have a legitimate shot at reaching a Super Bowl, multiple players have to break out.

Here are the five players who I believe will do just that this upcoming 2018 season.