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5 reasons the 49ers could be Super Bowl contenders in 2020

By Jeremy Wohlfart

Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the San Francisco 49ers (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)
Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the San Francisco 49ers (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images) /
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SANTA CLARA, CA – NOVEMBER 01: George Kittle #85 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)
SANTA CLARA, CA – NOVEMBER 01: George Kittle #85 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) /

No. 2: The 49ers youth will be coming of age

We all know tight end George Kittle and his amazing 2018 season, but we should not fail to acknowledge the other exciting young players that the 49ers have to boast.

Garoppolo, McKinnon, running back Matt Breida, wide receiver Dante Pettis, offensive tackle Mike McGlinchey and wide receiver Kendrick Bourne should be important offensive weapons for a very long time.

Defensively, linebacker Fred Warner is already a respected leader on the front seven. Cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon should be a leader in the secondary for years to come, while the likes of other defenders like D.J. Jones, Marcell Harris, Tarvarius Moore, Elijah Lee and Solomon Thomas (since moving inside) have shown definite potential to be promising contributors on defense starting next season.

I haven’t listed every player, of course, but you get the general idea.

The 49ers have a lot of promising players that will only get better next season, and should be able to be promising Niners for a very long time.