With 49ers OTAs in full swing, we’re taking a position-by-position look at the team’s roster to figure out the strengths, weaknesses, potential dark horses to make the team and other nuggets about the players who will be competing for jobs on the 53-man roster.
The 49ers last season saw a little bit of tumult at safety, but the position wound up becoming such a strength for their defense that they decided to run it back with the same pair of starters this year. They also spent traded up to No. 87 in the draft to pick a safety which could have an immediate impact despite the pair of incumbents returning.
