Finding underrated players on a team’s roster isn’t typically hard. National coverage tends to take a 30,000-foot view of the entire league that leaves stones understandably unturned.
Ask any 49ers fan who the team’s most underrated player is and there are a slew of answers that would make sense. Free safety Jimmie Ward is a good player who doesn’t get a ton of national shine. Neither does cornerback Emmanuel Moseley nor wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. Sports Illustrated’s Conor Orr found a fascinating deeper cut though in his exploration of each NFC team’s most underrated player.
The name he pulled from San Francisco’s roster? Backup tight end Charlie Woerner. It’s a perplexing choice at first, but his explanation and a dive into the numbers makes it hard to refute:
