Editor's note: The 49ers' season isn't over, but we'll keep one eye on the future with our weekly series on the team's biggest needs heading into 2019 and how voids can be filled best. In the first two parts, we focused on edge rusher and wide receiver. In the final installment, we look at the 49ers’ future at cornerback.
The 49ers’ cornerback situation, an easily identified weakness through most of the season, no longer is so easy to figure out.
In fact, after the final two games of the season, the 49ers might determine there are bigger offseason priorities than investing salary-cap space or a high draft pick in another cornerback.