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Following Thursday’s preseason finale against the Los Angeles Chargers, the San Francisco 49ers whittled their roster down from 90 players to 53 and now have a preliminary roster set for the start of the regular season.
With a massive number of players hitting the waiver wire or being released around the NFL on Saturday, 49ers’ general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan will have an opportunity to scour the market for late additions to the team.
Though the 49ers’ roster is subject to change, here’s an initial look at who San Francisco kept, and who the 49ers cut to fill out their 53-man roster.
Quarterbacks (2): Brian Hoyer, C.J. Beathard
Cut: Matt Barkley, Nick Mullens
Running Backs (3): Carlos Hyde, Matt Breida, Raheem Moster
Cut: Tim Hightower, Kapri Bibbs
Fullback (1): Kyle Juszczyk
Cut: Tyler McCloskey
Wide Receivers (6): Pierre Garcon, Marquise Goodwin, Aldrick Robinson, Trent Taylor, Victor Bolden, Kendrick Bourne
Cut: Jeremy Kerley, Louis Murphy, DeAndre Smelter, DeAndre Carter
Tight ends (3): Garrett Celek, Logan Paulsen, George Kittle
Cut: Blake Bell, Cole Hikutini
Offensive line (9): Joe Staley, Daniel Kilgore, Zane Beadles, Trent Brown, Brandon Fusco, Garry Gilliam, Erik Magnuson, John Theus, Laken Tomlinson
Cut: Tim Barnes, Andrew Gardner, Andrew Lauderdale, Norman Price, JP Flynn, Darrell Williams, Jr.
Defensive line (7): Earl Mitchell, Arik Armstead, Ronald Blair III, DeForest Buckner, Tank Carradine, D.J. Jones, Solomon Thomas
Cut: Sen’Derrick Marks, Leger Douzable, Quinton Dial, Noble Nwachukwu
Linebacker (9): NaVorro Bowman, Reuben Foster, Ray-Ray Armstrong, Brock Croyle, Eli Harold, Elvis Dumervil, Aaron Lynch, Pita Taumoepenu, Dekoda Watson
Cut: Shayne Skov, Austin Calitro
Cornerback (5): Dontae Johnson, Keith Reaser, K’Waun Williams, Ahkello Witherspoon, Rashard Robinson
Cut: Will Davis, Asa Jackson, Prince Charles Iworah, Will Redmond
Safety (5): Eric Reid, Jaquiski Tartt, Lorenzo Jerome, Adrian Colbert, Jimmie Ward
Cut: Vinnie Sunseri
Specialists (3): Robbie Gould, Bradley Pinion, Kyle Nelson
Cut: Nick Rose
Placed on season-ending injured reserve: WR Aaron Burbridge, OL Joshua Garnett, DL Chris Jones, DB Don Jones and RB Joe Williams
