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49ers depth chart: Special teams are special in 2020, too

Robbie Gould #9 of the San Francisco 49ers (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

The 49ers depth chart hopefully has some special teams consistency this year.

There were a number of reasons to be dissatisfied with the San Francisco 49ers depth chart on special teams last year.

Particularly among the specialists, where then-rookie Mitch Wishnowsky, the Niners’ fourth-round NFL Draft pick from 2019, averaged just 44.9 yards per boot, which was tied for 22nd longest among league qualifiers.

Or they could have been frustrated with veteran kicker Robbie Gould, whose career-low 74.