DEEBO SAMUEL
Despite a landslide of injuries that sidelined just about every significant 49er over the course of last season, San Francisco got healthy during the offseason and returned 18 regular starters this year from that team. But the 49ers still had a surprising eight new faces in their starting lineup on offense and defense in their season opener at Detroit compared to the lineup San Francisco put on the field for its 2020 opener against Arizona. Here, The Niner Report takes a look at every new starter and where each stands as the team moves through the early part of its schedule, giving a bottom-line determination whether San Francisco is better or worse at the position now than the 49ers were when the season started last year.
WR DEEBO SAMUEL
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