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Strength in numbers is the reason for the 49ers early season success

Dee Ford and Nick Bosa were great roster additions, but the secret to this 49ers team’s dominance is the players that only die-hard fans have heard off — the Raheem Mostert’s and Emmanuel Moseleys and Sheldon Days.

This team is suddenly very deep and talented, as a bunch of unheralded free agents and late-round picks have turned into solid rotation players, capable of starting if the injury requires. Consider:

A walk-on tight end at San Diego State. UDFA. Two years on the Atlanta Falcon’s practice squad without making their 53-man roster.