With preseason NFL football officially behind us and, thus, the final round of roster cutdown, it’s time to take a look around the league at the different ways teams have built their 53-man roster.
In one of his breakdowns, Jason Fitzgerald of OverTheCap ranked teams by the proportion of their roster and practice squad that features homegrown talent. The San Francisco 49ers were tied for 10th on the list, with 62.7% of their roster coming straight from college to their organization.
The Niners’ ranking is a positive endorsement of the team’s scouting and player development staff under head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch.