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49ers roster projection: Predicting final 53-man squad for 2020 season

After weeks of Zoom meetings, individual workouts and walk-through sessions, the 49ers are scheduled to hit the practice field for the first time on Saturday in Santa Clara.

Two days later, the team will be in pads for the first time since blowing a 10-point fourth-quarter lead in a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV.

And thus begins the competition as general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan must determine the 49ers' 53-man roster for the regular-season opener on Sunday, Sept. 13, against the Arizona Cardinals.

The 49ers have 80 players in camp, and here is our first look at our early roster projection for the 2020 season:

Quarterback (3)

In: Jimmy Garoppolo, Nick Mullens, C.