49ers: 5 players who'll need bounce-back years in 2019

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SANTA CLARA, CA – NOVEMBER 12: Marquise Goodwin #11 of the San Francisco 49ers reacts after a catch against the New York Giants during their NFL game at Levi’s Stadium on November 12, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

No. 2: Wide Receiver Marquise Goodwin

Like Trent Taylor and Pierre Garçon, Marquise Goodwin was another Niners wide receiver who fell far short of expectations last season.

All you need to do is take a side-by-side look at Goodwin’s numbers over his two seasons in San Francisco:

Marquise Goodwin Receiving Table
				Game	Game	Rece	Rece	Rece	Rece	Rece	Rece	Rece	Rece	Rece
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Fmb
2017	27	SFO	WR	16	16	105	56	962	17.2	2	83	3.5	60.1	53.3%	0
2018	28	SFO	WR	11	8	43	23	395	17.2	4	67	2.1	35.9	53.5%	1
Care	Care			66	34	259	128	2137	16.7	12	84	1.9	32.4		3
4 yr	4 yr	BUF		39	10	111	49	780	15.9	6	84	1.3	20.0		2
2 yr	2 yr	SFO		27	24	148	79	1357	17.2	6	83	2.9	50.3		1

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 1/14/2019.

As was often the case during his previous tenure with the Buffalo Bills, injuries thwarted Goodwin’s chances to finally crest the 1,000-yard plateau — an achievement he nearly reached back in 2017.

Granted, a personal family issue kept Goodwin off the field for a sizable chunk of last season. And while that’s no laughing matter, Goodwin’s absence hurt the 49ers’ abilities to stretch the field deep with any sort of regularity.

It’s possible the Niners won’t employ Goodwin as an every-down wideout in 2019, yet that doesn’t eliminate him from being a player hoping to bounce back this year.

San Francisco 49ers: 5 players who’ll need bounce-back years in 2019

By Peter Panacy | Jan 15, 2019

No. 2: Wide Receiver Marquise Goodwin