49ers roster: Predicting who makes the 2021 offensive line cut
By Peter Panacy
With one preseason game in the books, Niner Noise looks at who on the 49ers offensive line winds up surviving roster cuts and makes the 53 man roster.
The San Francisco 49ers have to be at least a little concerned about their depth along the offensive line following their 19-16 preseason Week 1 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Granted, head coach Kyle Shanahan elected to sit two key starters during the game, left tackle Trent Williams and center Alex Mack, and the remaining starters effectively saw just a handful of series before giving way to the slew of backups, many of whom won’t make the 53-man roster this season.
The Niners’ O-line performance against Kansas City was a mixed bag with some positive performances from players like the rookie, Jaylon Moore, while other players certainly didn’t help their roster chances heading into the 2021 regular season.
Preseason games are obviously a bit misleading, especially for O-lines. Units are intermingled, reserves are going up against starters at times, high snap counts can mean a player either needs work or extended evaluations and so on.
Nevertheless, particularly with a number of questions facing this unit’s depth, it’s important to rethink assessments as to who winds up surviving the multiple waves of roster cuts and ends up making San Francisco’s 53-man roster this season.
To do this, let’s begin by taking an entire look at the team’s offseason depth chart and break down who’s currently there, the number of snaps they received versus the Chiefs and then make our predictions for this crucial unit.