49ers pre-training camp 53-man roster prediction: Who survives cuts?

The San Francisco 49ers are done with the offseason, and training camp has officially begun with rookies reporting last week and veterans joining them in Santa Clara, California, on Tuesday.

The beginning of camp means speculation will begin about which players will make the roster, which battles will be the most impactful and interesting to watch, and whether or not wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk will sign a long-term extension with the team.

As has been the case over the last few seasons, the 49ers enter the 2024 campaign with one of the best rosters in football and are among the favorites to hoist the Lombardi Trophy on Feb. 9, 2025 in New Orleans.

In many ways, that makes this exercise of predicting the initial 53-man roster an easy undertaking.

On the other hand, because there are so few spots open for competition, what the players do over the next few weeks during training camp will matter a great deal for those guys on the fringe of a roster spot.

That all means there aren't a lot of big swings to make in terms of the final roster, but it doesn't mean that is isn't fun to take a few shots where appropriate.

And so, with all that in mind, let's get started with the 49ers offense.