Predicting 49ers 53-man roster just before final roster cuts

By Robert Morrison | Aug 31, 2019

Head coach Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers with general manager John Lynch (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

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IOWA CITY, IOWA- NOVEMBER 23: Offensive linemen Keegan Render #69 and Ross Reynolds #59 of the Iowa Hawkeyes carry the Heroes Trophy off the field after their match-up against the Nebraska Cornhuskers on November 23, 2018 at Kinnick Stadium, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)

IOWA CITY, IOWA- NOVEMBER 23: Offensive linemen Keegan Render #69 and Ross Reynolds #59 of the Iowa Hawkeyes carry the Heroes Trophy off the field after their match-up against the Nebraska Cornhuskers on November 23, 2018 at Kinnick Stadium, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images) /

Practice Squad

Obviously, in order to make it to the 49ers practice squad, these players will have to be released and subject to waivers.

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But based on training camp and preseason, here are a few players the team should consider bringing back if they can:

LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
WR Malik Henry
OL Andrew Lauderdale
OL Ross Reynolds
RB Austin Walter
DL Jamell Garcia-Williams

They’ll need four others, provided these players make the squad, one of which would need to be a quarterback, which could be the Niners’ current fourth option, Wilton Speight.

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If not, the team will have to scour the waiver wire looking for options.

Either way, there will be a far better idea what San Francisco’s 53-man roster will look like when final roster cuts are made by Saturday, Aug. 31 at 4 p.m. ET.