Inside of the 49ers: Running backs amid battles to check out at camp

All eyes this 49ers’ schooling camp will be on Trey Lance, with or without Jimmy Garoppolo in the shadows amid his comeback from shoulder medical procedures.

Camp 2022 serves as Lance’s runway to his to start with full season as the 49ers’ starting off quarterback.

Competitiveness absolutely exists among the the supporting solid. In this article are the very hot spots to view:

Functioning Back

The 49ers have experienced a distinctive foremost rusher in just about every of coach Kyle Shanahan’s 5 seasons. That really should modify this year, presuming 2021 rookie star Elijah Mitchell regains entire well being right after offseason knee operation. Just in situation: who’ll be the 49ers’ up coming-adult men-up in the backfield?

Veteran Jeff Wilson Jr. has the knowledge and the lead to be RB2, not to mention a mentality that carries in excess of to distinctive teams.

The 49ers invested third-spherical picks in Trey Sermon and Ty Davis-Selling price the past two drafts, so both equally determine to make the reduce. Sermon barely performed as a rookie but new working backs mentor Anthony Lynn is thought to be higher on him.

Does JaMycal Hasty adhere for his speed and versatility, or do the 49ers go with a new variation of an undrafted products, that staying Jordan Mason from Ga Tech?

The 49ers burn off by many rushers every season, so handicapping the depth chart is normally a deserving endeavor. It may well even be also presumptuous to make Mitchell an undisputed starter right up until his knee responds properly in exercise.

Inside OFFENSIVE LINE

Offseason methods never ever showcased the 49ers’ predicted setting up line (remaining to right) of Trent Williams, Aaron Banks, Jake Brendel, Daniel Brunskill and Mike McGlinchey. The latter two linemen sat out for precautionary wellbeing motives (knee tendinitis for Brunskill, quadriceps fix for Mighty Mike).

Financial institutions, by virtue of his 2021 next-spherical draft standing, is the favourite to swap Laken Tomlinson. But no task is certain, not for him at remaining guard nor Brendel at heart nor Brunskill at appropriate guard.

It is not, nevertheless, like the 49ers have veterans waiting around in the wings to seize inside-line roles. Rather, they have homegrown candidates this kind of as Jaylon Moore, Colton McKivitiz and rookies Spencer Burford and Nick Zakelj. May possibly the very best linmen acquire.

Sturdy Security

With Jaquiski Tartt long gone right after 7 seasons, the 49ers require a new wingman future to his outdated higher school teammate, Jimmie Ward. The offseason plan observed Ward paired with Talanoa Hufanga, who is keen to understand, lead and be a larger engage in-maker than Tartt, who excelled most as a communicator in the secondary.

Lingering in the background is Tarvarius Moore, whose ascent to a beginning function was thwarted a 12 months back by a torn Achilles. Moore returned to the exercise subject this offseason, and was eased in on the second string with newcomer George Odum, a distinctive-teams ace from Indianapolis. Undrafted rookie Leon O’Neal Jr. has proven the passion to make a go up the depth chart.

NICKEL Back again

Out went K’Waun Williams in absolutely free agency (to Denver) and in comes … effectively, it was Darqueze Dennard in spring exercises. But the 49ers undoubtedly could go two other approaches when it comes to a a few-cornerback seem. A single, they could deliver on Ambry Thomas and change Emmanuel Moseley inside of to cover the slot receiver though Charvarius Ward anchors the still left aspect. Or, two, they could depend on rookie Sam Womack III, who impressed in structured workforce routines. A calendar year back, Deommodore Lenoir figured to be Williams’ heir evident, so never rule him out nevertheless, possibly.

5 OTHER Questions

1. Who could sneak on as a No. 6 wide receiver, driving Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk, Jauan Jennings, Ray-Ray McCloud and Danny Gray?

2. Could rookie Drake Jackson poach a starting off place from edge rusher Samson Ebukam?

3. Will Javon Kinlaw’s reconstructed knee react properly in camp or ought to the 49ers search tougher at maintaining an excess defensive tackle, these kinds of as Maurice Hurst, Kevin Givens, Hassan Ridgeway?

4. Is Nate Sudfeld a solid ample possibility as Lance’s backup, or must the 49ers truly splurge to keep Garoppolo all-around on the bench?

5. The linebacker corps is steeped in expertise and familiarity with starters Fred Warner, Dre Greenlaw and Azeez Al-Shaair, but who would be finest as a backup featuring unique-groups worth, amongst Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, Oren Burks, Curtis Robinson and rookies Marcelino McCrary-Ball, Segun Olubi, and Jeremiah Gemmel?