The 49ers unsurprisingly landed atop Pro Football Focus’ rankings of the NFL’s best linebacker units. Fred Warner leads the way for that group, but it’s the two players alongside him that help elevate San Francisco’s LB corps above the rest of the league. Things might only be getting better for San Francisco, too.
Warner spearheads that group and may be the best off-ball linebacker in the NFL thanks to his high football IQ, athleticism and ability to control the middle of the field in coverage. He may not get discernibly better, but his dominance figures to continue as he enters his mid-20s. As long as he’s in red and gold the 49ers will have a good group of linebackers.
