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

By Aaron Tan

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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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – AUGUST 25: Alfred Morris #36 of the San Francisco 49ers runs with the ball against the Indianapolis Colts in the second quarter of a preseason game at Lucas Oil Stadium on August 25, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – AUGUST 25: Alfred Morris #36 of the San Francisco 49ers runs with the ball against the Indianapolis Colts in the second quarter of a preseason game at Lucas Oil Stadium on August 25, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

Running Back (5): Jerick McKinnon, Matt Breida, Raheem Mostert, Alfred Morris, Kyle Juszczyk

The newly acquired Jerick McKinnon and second-year stud Matt Breida were always locks to make the roster at running backs. They fit head coach Kyle Shanahan’s scheme well and should form a nice one-two punch in the offensive backfield.

Keeping Raheem Mostert and Alfred Morris on the team will be tougher decisions for the coaches to make, but completely make sense. Morris has proven that he can find success in Shanahan’s scheme and should become a good goal-line back for the 49ers to have. His performance against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 3 of the preseason was nothing short of phenomenal, as he took a previously lackluster run game and made it look incredibly effective.

Mostert is an average running back, but his versatility as a core special teams player will help him make the team.

And last, but most definitely not least, Kyle Juszczyk. Not a running back, not a fullback, but an OW (offensive weapon), will continue to dominate opposing defenses.