Since the Chicago Bears are running a 3-4 defense for the first time, we'll take a peek at how many defensive linemen the San Francisco 49ers kept around under defensive coordinator Vic Fangio the last four years. Fangio was the D.C. in San Francisco from 2011-2014, and part of what makes him such a good coach is his versatility. That versatility is evident by the varying number of players on his front seven that he had to work with.
We'll focus on the linebacker breakdown tomorrow, but for today, here's how many defensive linemen the Niners broke camp with at each position.