The San Francisco 49ers are a little over one week away from training camp, and that means we will soon be back with our second annual consensus roster ranking. Last year, several of our front page writers joined me in putting together a ranking of the 90-man roster. Each person ranked out the 90 players, and then I sorted them to create the consensus. There was little guidance in terms of how to rank players, although I did say to focus on the upcoming season and not future seasons.
We’ll start the 2017 countdown tomorrow with spots 90-81, but before then, I thought it would be worthwhile to look at how we ranked the 49ers roster a year ago.
Hindsight is 20/20, and it is interesting to look at how we viewed a lot of these players with what we thought of them after the season. After this coming season ends, it might be worth doing a consensus ranking of the roster to compare where we see people in July and where we see them in January.
NaVorro Bowman was at the top of the list, with eight of eleven voters ranking him No. 1. The other three first place votes went to Joe Staley. Looking through this list, Torrey Smith or Aaron Lynch ended up being among the more overvalued players on the list. Well, Ian Williams even more so given his eventual release.
On the other side of things, Rashard Robinson, Trent Brown, and Ray-Ray Armstrong all ended up more valuable than most expected. Even though Armstrong ended up going on injured reserve, he was the starting inside linebacker next to NaVorro Bowman early in the season. Chris Davis was another interesting one. He ranked No. 71, but was the team’s nickel back before tearing his ACL.
The lowest ranked player to get time on the 53-man roster was tight end Je’Ron Hamm. He spent the first three weeks on the practice squad, but ended up on the roster starting in Week 4 as injuries piled up at tight end.
2016 consensus roster ranking
Rank | Name | Average |
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Rank | Name | Average |
1 | Bowman, NaVorro | 1.55 |
2 | Staley, Joe | 2.18 |
3 | Hyde, Carlos | 3.73 |
4 | Smith, Torrey | 6.55 |
5 | Reid, Eric | 7.18 |
6 | Ward, Jimmie | 7.36 |
7 | Lynch, Aaron | 9.18 |
8 | Bethea, Antoine | 10.73 |
9 | Armstead, Arik | 10.82 |
10 | Buckner, DeForest | 12.00 |
11 | Dial, Quinton | 12.73 |
12 | Williams, Ian | 13.45 |
13 | Tartt, Jaquiski | 14.91 |
14 | Dawson, Phil | 15.82 |
15 | Kilgore, Daniel | 16.27 |
16 | Brock, Tramaine | 18.00 |
17 | Garnett, Joshua | 19.55 |
18 | Kaepernick, Colin | 19.55 |
19 | Miller, Bruce | 22.27 |
20 | Gabbert, Blaine | 22.64 |
21 | Celek, Garrett | 22.73 |
22 | Ellington, Bruce | 23.64 |
23 | Brooks, Ahmad | 23.91 |
24 | Beadles, Zane | 25.45 |
25 | Dorsey, Glenn | 25.55 |
26 | Johnson, Dontae | 25.55 |
27 | Harold, Eli | 26.36 |
28 | Hodges, Gerald | 30.00 |
29 | Wilhoite, Michael | 34.18 |
30 | Bell, Blake | 35.18 |
31 | Carradine, Tank | 35.45 |
32 | Acker, Kenneth | 35.82 |
33 | Rogers, Eric | 35.91 |
34 | McDonald, Vance | 36.91 |
35 | Patton, Quinton | 39.36 |
36 | Tiller, Andrew | 40.00 |
37 | Redmond, Will | 40.18 |
38 | Pinion, Bradley | 41.00 |
39 | Draughn, Shaun | 42.27 |
40 | Harris, DuJuan | 43.27 |
41 | Blair, Ronald | 43.64 |
42 | Jerod-Eddie, Tony | 44.55 |
43 | Purcell, Mike | 45.18 |
44 | Smelter, DeAndre | 46.00 |
45 | Reaser, Keith | 46.36 |
46 | Robinson, Rashard | 46.55 |
47 | Brown, Trent | 49.36 |
48 | Cooper, Fahn | 49.45 |
49 | McCray, L.J. | 49.73 |
50 | Nelson, Kyle | 51.64 |
51 | Cromartie, Marcus | 51.91 |
52 | Armstrong, Ray-Ray | 52.27 |
53 | Simpson, Jerome | 52.91 |
54 | White, DeAndrew | 54.45 |
55 | Lemonier, Corey | 55.18 |
56 | Theus, John | 55.55 |
57 | Taylor, Kelvin | 55.91 |
58 | Thomas, Brandon | 56.00 |
59 | Martin, Marcus | 56.64 |
60 | Pears, Erik | 59.36 |
61 | Burbridge, Aaron | 60.45 |
62 | Davis, Mike | 60.73 |
63 | Driskel, Jeff | 61.64 |
64 | Silberman, Ian | 62.82 |
65 | Skov, Shayne | 63.73 |
66 | Bellore, Nick | 63.91 |
67 | Anderson, Dres | 64.64 |
68 | Cajuste, Devon | 65.27 |
69 | Ramsey, Kaleb | 65.45 |
70 | Campbell, DiAndre | 67.55 |
71 | Davis, Chris | 67.73 |
72 | Anderson, Busta | 68.18 |
73 | Rush, Marcus | 69.64 |
74 | Iworah, Prince Charles | 70.36 |
75 | Balducci, Alex | 71.18 |
76 | Gaskins, Kendall | 72.64 |
77 | Lewis, Thad | 73.00 |
78 | Treggs, Bryce | 73.45 |
79 | Fanaika, Jason | 74.09 |
80 | Kelly, Colin | 74.18 |
81 | Lake, Darren | 77.36 |
82 | Bell, Jered | 78.27 |
83 | Smith, Garrison | 78.27 |
84 | Cherry, Demetrius | 80.55 |
85 | Muir, Blake | 80.73 |
86 | Hamm, Je'Ron | 81.55 |
87 | McManis, Wynton | 82.91 |
88 | Lunsford, John | 83.55 |
89 | Jones, Lenny | 84.00 |
90 | Price, Norman | 85.36 |
Bowman, NaVorro | 1.55 | |
Staley, Joe | 2.18 | |
Hyde, Carlos | 3.73 | |
Smith, Torrey | 6.55 | |
Reid, Eric | 7.18 | |
Ward, Jimmie | 7.36 | |
Lynch, Aaron | 9.18 | |
Bethea, Antoine | 10.73 | |
Armstead, Arik | 10.82 | |
Buckner, DeForest | 12.00 | |
Dial, Quinton | 12.73 | |
Williams, Ian | 13.45 | |
Tartt, Jaquiski | 14.91 | |
Dawson, Phil | 15.82 | |
Kilgore, Daniel | 16.27 | |
Brock, Tramaine | 18.00 | |
Garnett, Joshua | 19.55 | |
Kaepernick, Colin | 19.55 | |
Miller, Bruce | 22.27 | |
Gabbert, Blaine | 22.64 | |
Celek, Garrett | 22.73 | |
Ellington, Bruce | 23.64 | |
Brooks, Ahmad | 23.91 | |
Beadles, Zane | 25.45 | |
Dorsey, Glenn | 25.55 | |
Johnson, Dontae | 25.55 | |
Harold, Eli | 26.36 | |
Hodges, Gerald | 30.00 | |
Wilhoite, Michael | 34.18 | |
Bell, Blake | 35.18 | |
Carradine, Tank | 35.45 | |
Acker, Kenneth | 35.82 | |
Rogers, Eric | 35.91 | |
McDonald, Vance | 36.91 | |
Patton, Quinton | 39.36 | |
Tiller, Andrew | 40.00 | |
Redmond, Will | 40.18 | |
Pinion, Bradley | 41.00 | |
Draughn, Shaun | 42.27 | |
Harris, DuJuan | 43.27 | |
Blair, Ronald | 43.64 | |
Jerod-Eddie, Tony | 44.55 | |
Purcell, Mike | 45.18 | |
Smelter, DeAndre | 46.00 | |
Reaser, Keith | 46.36 | |
Robinson, Rashard | 46.55 | |
Brown, Trent | 49.36 | |
Cooper, Fahn | 49.45 | |
McCray, L.J. | 49.73 | |
Nelson, Kyle | 51.64 | |
Cromartie, Marcus | 51.91 | |
Armstrong, Ray-Ray | 52.27 | |
Simpson, Jerome | 52.91 | |
White, DeAndrew | 54.45 | |
Lemonier, Corey | 55.18 | |
Theus, John | 55.55 | |
Taylor, Kelvin | 55.91 | |
Thomas, Brandon | 56.00 | |
Martin, Marcus | 56.64 | |
Pears, Erik | 59.36 | |
Burbridge, Aaron | 60.45 | |
Davis, Mike | 60.73 | |
Driskel, Jeff | 61.64 | |
Silberman, Ian | 62.82 | |
Skov, Shayne | 63.73 | |
Bellore, Nick | 63.91 | |
Anderson, Dres | 64.64 | |
Cajuste, Devon | 65.27 | |
Ramsey, Kaleb | 65.45 | |
Campbell, DiAndre | 67.55 | |
Davis, Chris | 67.73 | |
Anderson, Busta | 68.18 | |
Rush, Marcus | 69.64 | |
Iworah, Prince Charles | 70.36 | |
Balducci, Alex | 71.18 | |
Gaskins, Kendall | 72.64 | |
Lewis, Thad | 73.00 | |
Treggs, Bryce | 73.45 | |
Fanaika, Jason | 74.09 | |
Kelly, Colin | 74.18 | |
Lake, Darren | 77.36 | |
Bell, Jered | 78.27 | |
Smith, Garrison | 78.27 | |
Cherry, Demetrius | 80.55 | |
Muir, Blake | 80.73 | |
Hamm, Je'Ron | 81.55 | |
McManis, Wynton | 82.91 | |
Lunsford, John | 83.55 | |
Jones, Lenny | 84.00 | |
Price, Norman | 85.36 |