2016 Needs?

Draft and Free Agent needs will be determined over the next five games so it might be a good time to start evaluating who the 49ers have in hand versus what they need.

Offensive Roster as it stands for next year--
*QB: Gabbert, Kaepernick (trade/cut)
*RB: Hyde, Davis (Draughn—resign?)
*TE: McDonald, Bell, Anderson (Celek—resign?)
*WR: T Smith, Ellington, Patton, Smelter, Anderson, White (Boldin—resign)
*OT: Staley, Brown, Pears
*OG: Thomas, Silberman (Boone, Tiller, Devey—resign any? All?)
*OC: Kilgore, Martin

Current offensive hierarchy of needs—a lot depends on who falls to them where.
1--QB (1st round if Gabbert folds, later if he does well, FA vet)
2--OC (high priority and it may lessen the need for two OGs. Would like them to draft a starter and move Martin to OG)
3--OG (high priority as they have two guys signed next year and no good prospects)
4--OT (depends on Brown and resigning Boone, high priority)
5--WR (high pick or forget it…they have enough mediocrity)
6–RB (backup, mid-round)
7--TE (if they resign Celek they may be good to go)


Defensive Roster as it stands for next year--
DL: Armstead, Dorsey, Purcell, Dial (Williams-resign)
ILB: Bowman, Hodges, Skov, Bellore (Wilhoite-resign?)
OLB: Lynch, Brooks, Harold, Lemonier (Armstrong-resign?)
S: Reid, Bethea, Ward, Tartt, McCray
CB: Brock, Acker, Johnson, Reaser (Cromartie, Davis--resign?)

Current defensive hierarchy of needs—impact players needed, so high picks or...
1--OLB (1st, 2nd and FA; can't win without pressure on the QB)
2--ILB (if Hodges can become a viable starter it becomes a lower need)
3--DL (always need big bodies!)

Special Teams--no needs for specialists (camp fodder)
K: Acker
P: Pinion
LS: Nelson

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