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SF 49ers: 5 players who can now safely be called ‘busts’

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon (23) Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

The SF 49ers have had some ‘wait and see’ cases with players on their roster, but these five can now safely be called ‘busts.’

Rarely will NFL general managers get it right a majority of the time, and SF 49ers general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan sure have had their fair share of gaffes.

Case in point, the 2017 first-round NFL Draft selections of defensive end Solomon Thomas and linebacker Reuben Foster panned out nowhere near the desired levels of expectations.