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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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PROVO, UT – SEPTEMBER 12: Fred Warner #4 of the Brigham Young Cougars signals to the crowd as he and his team take the field before their game against the Boise State Broncos at LaVell Edwards Stadium on September 12, 2015 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)
PROVO, UT – SEPTEMBER 12: Fred Warner #4 of the Brigham Young Cougars signals to the crowd as he and his team take the field before their game against the Boise State Broncos at LaVell Edwards Stadium on September 12, 2015 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images) /

Linebacker (6): Malcolm Smith, Fred Warner, Brock Coyle, Mark Nzeocha, Elijah Lee, Pita Taumoepenu

First of all, linebacker Reuben Foster is not on the list because he has been suspended for the first two games. The team will promptly promote him onto the active roster once he has served his suspension.

Behind Foster will be Malcolm Smith (solid player who hasn’t played football in over a year), Fred Warner (outstanding rookie with All-Pro potential), Brock Coyle (one of the most underrated players in the league) and Elijah Lee (above-average young depth player).

Foster is one of the best inside linebackers in the league, but this team will be in good hands as the second-year stud prepares to get on the field.

Mark Nzeocha and Pita Taumoepenu will make the team at the SAM position, which is not very encouraging since they have not shown much. Nzeocha has played decently so far this year, but Taumoepenu has shown close to nothing since being drafted in the sixth round last year.