49ers 53-man roster prediction 2.0

The 49ers veterans report to team headquarters in Santa Clara on Tuesday. The first training camp practice for the 2023 season will take place Wednesday.

This is the perfect time to take a second run at predicting how the 53-man roster will shake out.

Quarterback: (3) Brock Purdy, Trey Lance, Sam Darnold

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch dubbed Purdy as the “leader in the clubhouse” during the owner’s meetings in late March. The second-year quarterback appears to be ahead of schedule in his return from UCL surgery, but there has been no word from the team.

Shanahan also left the door open for the possibility of Lance earning the starting job. The former number three pick has been working with a new…