49ers 2018 roster: Final 53-man predictions before Week 1

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 24: Aaron Burbridge #13 of the San Francisco 49ers leads teammates onto the field before the game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 24: Aaron Burbridge #13 of the San Francisco 49ers leads teammates onto the field before the game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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SANTA CLARA, CA – DECEMBER 17: Kicker Robbie Gould #9 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after kicking the game winning field goal against the Tennessee Titans during the fourth quarter at Levi’s Stadium on December 17, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Tennessee Titans 25-23. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA – DECEMBER 17: Kicker Robbie Gould #9 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after kicking the game winning field goal against the Tennessee Titans during the fourth quarter at Levi’s Stadium on December 17, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Tennessee Titans 25-23. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images) /

Special Teams (3): Robbie Gould, Bradley Pinion, Kyle Nelson

This special teams unit is one of the best in the league. Robbie Gould is as consistent of a kicker there is, Bradley Pinion has seemed to clean up his inconsistency of ball placement and I cannot remember the last time Kyle Nelson has botched a snap.

There should be no controversy within this group, as it should carry this team to some wins.

San Francisco wraps up its final preseason bout on Thursday, Aug. 30 against the Los Angeles Chargers. Two days later, on Sept. 1, the Niners will have to trim their 90-man preseason roster down to 53 players.

dark. Next. 49ers 2018 bubble-watch projections after Week 3 of preseason

And we’ll see how much of this prediction winds up being accurate.