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5 burning questions for the 49ers after the 2019 NFL Draft

By Peter Panacy

NASHVILLE, TN - APRIL 25: Nick Bosa of Ohio State with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being announced as the second pick in the first round of the NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN - APRIL 25: Nick Bosa of Ohio State with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being announced as the second pick in the first round of the NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, AZ – OCTOBER 28: Wide receiver Marquise Goodwin #11 of the San Francisco 49ers scores on a 55 yard touchdown reception against the Arizona Cardinals during the second half of the NFL game at State Farm Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the 49ers 18-15. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ – OCTOBER 28: Wide receiver Marquise Goodwin #11 of the San Francisco 49ers scores on a 55 yard touchdown reception against the Arizona Cardinals during the second half of the NFL game at State Farm Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the 49ers 18-15. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

No. 3: Who Stays, Goes Among 49ers Wide Receivers?

Speaking of Deebo Samuel and Jalen Hurd, the 49ers are going to have some awfully tough decisions about their wide receiver corps once training camp and the preseason both wrap up.

Kyle Shanahan said as much, after both Samuel and Hurd joined the fray:

"I’ve been on teams that have kept seven. I’ve been on teams that have kept five. But, what you don’t want to do is be able to say who is going to make your team, when you look at OTAs just by the ability of the guys that you have and then injuries happen that give people opportunities, where you look at our roster now and there’s definitely more than six NFL receivers, which is a really good problem to have."

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Including the newest Niners rookies, here is the current wide receiver depth chart:

Typically, teams rarely keep more than six wide receivers on a regular-season roster.

That means some names, including a few who may have endeared themselves to 49ers fans the past season, or so, will likely be gone by the time Week 1 rolls around.

But that’s how rosters improve from one year to the next. It will be interesting to see who, out of the above names, winds up making the cut. There are bound to be some surprises.