49ers: Power ranking San Francisco's top 30 players of 2018

San Francisco 49ers: Power ranking the top 30 players of 2018

By Aaron Tan | Jan 4, 2019

GREEN BAY, WI - OCTOBER 15: George Kittle #85, Matt Breida #22 and Kendrick Bourne #84 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrate after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on October 15, 2018 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

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SANTA CLARA, CA – NOVEMBER 01: Cassius Marsh #54 of the San Francisco 49ers reacts to a play against the Oakland Raiders during their NFL game at Levi’s Stadium on November 1, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images) /

. . . Defensive End Cassius Marsh. 22. team. 42

Ever since EDGE Cassius Marsh served in a rotational role in Seattle, I have always liked him as a player. He would make a lot of splash plays and displayed a solid skill set as a pass-rusher. Deep down, I knew that he was not going to be the long-term answer at edge rusher that the 49ers were looking for, but I thought that he was going to be an adequate starter for the team this year.

Marsh turned out to be a little less than adequate, but he started all 16 for the team, so I have to give him credit for that.

The former UCLA Bruin had an odd year — he would take over certain games and disappear in others. The games that he really shined in were the ones against the Oakland Raiders and Bears, but he never really made a huge impact in the rest of the games.

Still, I do like him in a rotational role, just like the one he had in Seattle where he can be effective with limited snaps.