49ers 2020 free agency needs: 3 low-cost options at cornerback

The San Francisco 49ers may likely add a cornerback this offseason, and NFL free agency could provide some low-cost options to bolster a questionable secondary in 2020.

The good news is the San Francisco 49ers don’t exactly have a ton of needs heading into the 2020 offseason.

But the bad news is the Niners don’t exactly have a ton of resources to address the needs they do have, whether the means to solve those shortages winds up being through free agency or the NFL Draft.

According to Over the Cap, San Francisco is slated to have just under $13 million in available cap space. And as far as draft picks go, the 49ers have just one selection between Rounds 1 through 4.

So if the Niners are looking for a big-name addition on the free-agent market, chances are they’ll be outbid by plenty of other needy teams.

Yet there are always other routes to take, particularly at one area San Francisco will likely try to address this offseason: cornerback. For starters, general manager John Lynch has to think about an eventual long-term replacement for veteran corner Richard Sherman, who’ll enter a contract year in 2020. Younger cornerbacks Ahkello Witherspoon and Emmanuel Moseley haven’t quite solidified themselves as viable starters, either, prompting the likelihood this position will be one Lynch and Co. target.

Instead of the big name, however, one might expect the 49ers to go more of the bargain route. This could mean a reclamation project or, perhaps, a low-budget option to help fill the void, provide depth and at least put off the team’s need to solve its long-term needs for the foreseeable future.

Niner Noise takes a look at three possible options, who could help address San Francisco’s cornerback needs in the interim.