What may have been a surprise is the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Nick Bosa, not being one of the top two edge rushers. He came in at No. 3 behind Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns and Micah Parsons of the Dallas Cowboys.
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George Kittle also earned third-place honors for his position group, tight ends. He came in behind Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs and Mark Andrews of the Baltimore Ravens. Christian McCaffrey was the third-ranked running back on their list.
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In total, seven 49ers players were ranked somewhere within the top 10 of their respective positions. The others are wide receiver Deebo Samuel and linebacker Dre Greenlaw. That is some significant representation by one team, prompting Pro Football Focus to ask if San Francisco owns the best roster in the NFL.
Below is a list of every 49ers player in the Pro Football Focus rankings and where they landed. Sixteen total Niners appeared within the rankings.
- Fred Warner, No. 1 linebacker
- Trent Williams, No. 1 tackle
- Nick Bosa, No. 3 edge defender
- George Kittle, No. 3 tight end
- Christian McCaffrey, No. 3 running back
- Dre Greenlaw, No. 8 linebacker
- Deebo Samuel, No. 10 wide receiver
- Charvarius Ward, No. 11 cornerback
- Talanoa Hufanga, No. 12 safety
- Javon Hargrave, No. 13 defensive tackle
- Arik Armstead, No. 15 defensive tackle
- Brandon Aiyuk, No. 20 wide receiver
- Jake Brendel, No. 23 center
- Brock Purdy, No. 23 quarterback
- Elijah Mitchell, No. 27 running back
- Spencer Burford, No. 32 guard
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