Super Bowl 54: Drafting the best starting roster from 49ers and Chiefs

Tackles: Mitchell Schwartz (KC), Joe Staley (SF)

The tackle position is the strength of both Kansas City’s and San Francisco’s offensive line. For the Chiefs, Mitchell Schwartz holds down the right side of the line while former Pro Bowler, Eric Fisher protects the left side. For San Francisco, Joe Staley holds down the left while the rising star, Mike McGlinchey, starts at right tackle.

While Fisher did make a Pro Bowl in 2018, Staley is far more experienced and is still an impact player at 35 years old. Staley started for the 49ers when they lost to the Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII. In his career, Staley went to six Pro Bowls and the Associated Press selected him as a Second-Team All-Pro three times.

McGlinchey looks like a future Pro Bowler but this is only his second season in the NFL. In comparison, Schwartz is finishing off his eighth season. So far, Schwartz has never missed a start in his career. Despite never making the Pro Bowl, Schwartz became a First-Team All-Pro in 2018. The Associated Press also deemed him worthy of Second-Team All-Pro selections in 2016, 2017 and 2019.

Guards: Mike Person, Andrew Wylie (SF)

While the guards don’t boast the same colorful resumes as the tackles, both played critical roles in San Francisco’s dominant ground game this season. While Kansas City’s guards are comparable to San Francisco’s, Person’s and Wylie’s contributions are more apparent in San Francisco’s offensive system.

Wylie went undrafted coming out of college, but he eventually found his way to San Francisco. He started the majority of games in 2018, as well as 2019. Wylie has not suited up since Week 15 due to injuries, but the 49ers are hopeful he’ll return for the Super Bowl.

The 49ers selected (Michael) Person in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft. However, he never played in 2011, and the team cut him in 2012. Person appeared in games for four different teams before finding his way back to San Francisco and becoming a starter in 2018.

Center: Weston Richburg (SF)

Remember, even injured players can make this team. The 49ers placed Richburg on IR with a torn patella tendon following the team’s Week 14 win in New Orleans. 2019 marks the second time in Richburg’s career that he’s finished a season on IR.

San Francisco signed Richburg to a five-year, $47.5 million deal in 2018. The center spent his previous four seasons playing for the New York Giants. With Richburg unavailable, Ben Garland will start for San Francisco in Super Bowl LIV.