One of the more underrated position battles that will sort itself out throughout the season will be who plays slot cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers. If everyone is healthy, it’s probably Jason Verrett. There will be a few players competing for the job. D.J. Reed should be in the running after some impressive showings in limited action last year. I wonder if we’ll see one of the safeties drop down into the slot more this year.
K’Waun Williams manned the slot. Williams played 55% of the snaps in 2018 for the 49ers, which was the third-most in the secondary.