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: Laken Tomlinson #75 of the San Francisco 49ers walks off the field after defeating the Oakland Raiders 34-3 in their NFL game at Levi’s Stadium on November 1, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images) /

18. team. 42. . . . Offensive Guard Laken Tomlinson

Following former Niners offensive guard Zane Beadles’ abomination of a performance in Week 1 of 2017 against the Carolina Panthers, general manager John Lynch decided to trade a 2019 fifth-round draft pick to the Detroit Lions for Laken Tomlinson, a former first-round “bust.”

Tomlinson slid into the starting lineup and was an immediate upgrade over Beadles, playing well enough throughout the course of the season to earn a three-year extension this past offseason.

He started all 16 games for the 49ers this year and continued his solid play. He did give up his fair share of quarterback pressures, but consistently provided lanes for running backs to go through and maintained a good playing standard throughout the season.

Let’s hope he recovers well from his torn MCL.