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San Francisco 49ers: Top 5 players to watch for the rest of the season

By Aaron Tan

SANTA CLARA, CA - SEPTEMBER 10: Solomon Thomas #94 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up 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)
SANTA CLARA, CA - SEPTEMBER 10: Solomon Thomas #94 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up 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) /
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CARSON, CA – SEPTEMBER 30: Running back Melvin Gordon #28 of the Los Angeles Chargers runs the ball by defensive end Solomon Thomas #94 of the San Francisco 49ers at StubHub Center on September 30, 2018 in Carson, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
CARSON, CA – SEPTEMBER 30: Running back Melvin Gordon #28 of the Los Angeles Chargers runs the ball by defensive end Solomon Thomas #94 of the San Francisco 49ers at StubHub Center on September 30, 2018 in Carson, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /

No. 2: Defensive End Solomon Thomas

I was all on the Solomon Thomas hype train over the offseason, due to the fact that he was looking as dominant as ever at the end of his rookie year.

However, he has yet to break out. He actually only has six tackles through five games, which is not great at all. The No. 3 overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft needs to step it up if he wants to last in this league.

Like Colbert, Thomas is a great guy off the field and has shown flashes of great play, but it’s been scarce.

I really hope Thomas succeeds, but his arrow keeps on pointing down. He needs to get that arrow back up by the end of the season, or the 49ers might be forced to admit they made a huge mistake by taking him so early in the draft last year.