San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and his staff will coach the South squad during the Reese's Senior Bowl on January 26 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Jon Gruden and his Oakland Raiders staff will coach the North squad.
Jim Nagy, the Executive Director of Reese's Senior Bowl, announced the linebackers for both squads on Monday. You can view the players who will be on hand below with the 49ers' squad (South) listed first.
| Squad | Linebackers | School |
| South | Otaro Alaka | Texas A&M |
| South | Deshaun Davis | Auburn |
| South | Terrill Hanks | New Mexico State |
| South | David Long Jr. | West Virginia |
| South | Christian Miller | Alabama |
| South | Bobby Okereke | Stanford |
| South | D'Andre Walker | Georgia |
| North | Ben Banogu | Texas Christian |
| North | Te'von Coney | Notre Dame |
| North | Chase Hansen | Utah |
| North | Germaine Pratt | NC State |
| North | Cameron Smith | USC |
| North | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame |
The @seniorbowl South LB group features a versatile long body (Alaka), a tone-setter (Davis), a fast run-and-hit sleeper (Hanks), a productive undersized darter (Long), an ascending 3-4 OLB (Miller), a twitchy space 'backer (Okereke), and a powerful edge rusher (Walker). pic.twitter.com/1NI3rhrgEQ
— Jim Nagy (@JimNagy_SB) January 14, 2019
The @seniorbowl North LB group includes a long and slippery edge guy (Bangui), a physical downhill ILB (Coney), an athletic late-bloomer (Hansen), a fast-closing chase guy (Pratt), an instinctive and productive captain (Smith), and a three-down former safety Tranquill. pic.twitter.com/4QGe7FejFY
— Jim Nagy (@JimNagy_SB) January 14, 2019
The 49ers hit on third-round draft pick Fred Warner. That's good news because the team missed big on last year's first-round selection, Reuben Foster, who is no longer on the roster.
Malcolm Smith can't stay healthy enough to remain on the football field which left special teams contributor Mark Nzeocha and Elijah Lee bookending Warner.
Brock Coyle and Dekoda Watson each had their 2018 campaigns limited due to injury. Linebacker may be a position the 49ers have to once again address via the draft.