San Francisco 49ers: Position Breakdown and Depth Chart Analysis at Cornerback

June 20, 2014   ·   Peter Panacy   ·   Jump to comments

The San Francisco 49ers had relatively few problems to solve when the team entered into the 2014 offseason.
One of them was upgrading the cornerback position.
After falling short of their Super Bowl dreams last year, the 49ers had some tough choices to make when it came to addressing the needs in their secondary—considerably the weakest point in what otherwise should be classified as an elite defense.
Veteran cornerbacks Tarell Brown and Carlos Rogers were let go, primarily due to contractual obligations.
The team also reinforced the position via free agency—adding former Minnesota Vikings corner Chris Cook.
Then came the 2014 NFL draft. Speculation should have indicated the 49ers would have used one of their high draft picks to select a corner.
Essentially they did this—drafting defensive back Jimmie Ward out of Northern Illinois with their first pick in Round 1.
The team also added complementary corners Dontae Johnson, Kenneth Acke...

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