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Nick Mullens needs to be 49ers’ backup to Jimmy Garoppolo

While the San Francisco 49ers already have quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo poised to start under center in 2019, there’s going to be an important position battle taking place behind him.

Backup signal-callers C.J. Beathard and Nick Mullens will battle it out this training camp and preseason to determine who winds up being the No. 2 quarterback on the depth chart. Head coach Kyle Shanahan has reiterated both will have an equal shot claiming the job.

Yet it’s Mullens who needs to secure it.

Simply put, there’s already a stark contrast between the two players’ efforts, notably from last year, but also including Beathard’s rookie 2017 season.