San Francisco 49ers: 5 Players fighting for their futures in 2018

Joshua Garnett

The 2016 first-rounder is another player that suffered a season-ending injury in 2017. It’s unfortunate too when considering his mediocre play in his rookie year. Pro Football Focus graded him at a dismal 45.7 after 2016 and talked about how he struggled in pass protection and run blocking.

"After entering the starting lineup in Week 5, Joshua Garnett has started 11 games for the 49ers at right guard, and struggled badly in both run blocking and pass protection. He has surrendered 33 total QB pressures, which is 10th-most among guards, despite playing four fewer games than most; only Arizona’s Earl Watford has a lower pass-blocking efficiency mark than Garnett’s 93.7."

He’s already dropped nearly 25 pounds as of the beginning of the offseason and looks to be back from the knee surgery that kept him off of the field for all of last season. He can turn things around if he can win back his starting right guard spot and shows improvement.

If not then he might end up with the bust label after just three seasons.