San Francisco 49ers 2024 Midseason Predictions

(TE George Kittle/Getty)

Key Players:

QB Brock Purdy, RB Jordan Mason, RB Christian McCaffrey, FB Kyle Juszczyk, WR Jauan Jennings, WR/KR Deebo Samuel Sr., TE George Kittle, OC Jake Brendel, OG Aaron Banks, OG Dominick Puni, OT Colton McKivitz, OT Trent Williams, DE Nick Bosa, DE Leonard Floyd, DE Sam Okuayinonu, DT Maliek Collins, DT Kevin Givens, LB De’Vondre Campbell, LB Dre Greenlaw, LB Fred Warner, CB Charvarius Ward, CB Isaac Yiadom, NB Renardo Green, NB Deommodore Lenoir, FS Ji’Ayir Brown, SS Malik Mustapha, SS George Odum, KR Isaac Guerendo, PR Jacob Cowing, PK Jake Moody, and PT Mitch Wishnowsky.

Key Players Injured:

WR/PR Brandon Aiyuk, OG Jon Feliciano, DT Javon Hargrave, CB Ambry Thomas, and SS Talanoa Hufanga.

Key Players Added:

TE Brayden Willis (UFA), and DT Evan Anderson (UFA).

Draft Picks:

Round 1:  Pick 018 – TBD
Round 2:  Pick 050 – TBD
Round 3:  Pick 082 – TBD
Round 3:  Pick 101 – (Comp.) TBD
Round 4:  Pick 119 – TBD
Round 4:  Pick 138 – (Comp.) TBD
Round 6:  Pick 194 – TBD
Round 7:  Pick 237 – (via Cardinals) TBD
Round 7:  Pick 247 – (via Chiefs) TBD
Round 7:  Pick 249 – (via Comp.) TBD
Round 7:  Pick 255 – (via Comp.) TBD

2024 Results:

W01  JETS  W  32-19
W02  @ Vikings  L  17-23
W03  @ Rams  L  24-27
W04  PATRIOTS  W  30-13
W05  CARDINALS  L  23-24
W06  @ Seahawks  W  36-24
W07  CHIEFS  L  18-28
W08  COWBOYS  W  30-24
Bye Week
W10  @ Buccaneers  W  23-20
W11  SEAHAWKS  TBD
W12  @ Packers  TBD
W13  @ Bills  TBD
W14  BEARS  TBD
W15  RAMS  TBD
W16  @ Dolphins  TBD
W17  LIONS  TBD
W18  @ Cardinals  TBD

Team Info:

2024 Overall:  5-4 (4^th in NFC West)

Home: 3-2
Road: 2-2
West: 1-2
NFC: 3-3
AFC:

Head Coach:  Kyle Shanahan

San Francisco:  78-59
Playoffs:  8-4
Career:  88-63

Returning Statistical Leaders:

Passing:  Brock Purdy (181-278, 2454 yards, 64.5%, 8.8 avg., 12 TD, 7 TD)
Rushing:  Jordan Mason (135 car., 690 yards, 5.1 avg., 3 TD)
Receiving:  George Kittle (43 rec., 560 yards, 13.0 avg., 7 TD)
Yards After Catch:  Deebo Samuel Sr. (240)
TD’s Scored:  George Kittle (7)
Sacks:  Nick Bosa (5.5)
Tackles:  Fred Warner (75)
Interceptions:  Deommodore Lenoir/Fred Warner (2)
Pass Deflections:  Deommodore Lenoir/Fred Warner (6)
Tackles For Loss:  Nick Bosa (8)
Forced Fumbles:  Fred Warner (4)
Kick Returns:  Patrck Taylor Jr. (4 ret., 104 yards, 26.0 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns:  Jacob Cowing (14 ret., 112 yards, 8.0 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking:  Jake Moody (16-20 fg-fga., 80%, 14-14 xp/xpa., 62 pts.)
Punting:  Mitch Wishnowsky (22 punts, 994 yards, 45.2 avg., 11 in20)

Projected Offensive Starters:

QB:  13  Brock Purdy
RB:  24  Jordan Mason
FB:  44  Kyle Juszczyk
WR:  15  Jauan Jennings
WR:  19  Deebo Samuel Sr.
TE:  85  George Kittle
LT:  71  Trent Williams
LG:  65  Aaron Banks
OC:  64  Jake Brendel
RG:  77  Dominick Puni  |R|
RT:  68  Colton McKivitz
KR:  12  Patrick Taylor Jr.
PK:  4  Jake Moody

Projected Defensive Starters:

DE:  56  Leonard Floyd
DT:  99  Maliek Collins
DT:  92  Jordan Elliott
DE:  97  Nick Bosa
LB:  59  De’Vondre Campbell
LB:  54  Fred Warner
NB:  2  Deommodore Lenoir
CB:  7  Charvarius Ward
CB:  22  Isaac Yiadom
FS:  27  Ji’Ayir Brown
SS:  6  Malik Mustapha  |R|
PR:  19  Jacob Cowing  |R|
PT:  18  Mitch Wishnowsky

Team Grades:

Offense

Quarterbacks:  B
Running Backs:  A
Wide Receivers:  B
Offensive Line:  B

Defense

Defensive Line:  B
Linebackers:  A
Secondary:  B

Special Teams

Kick Returners:  B
Punt Returners:  C
Kicking:  A
Punting:  A

Schedule:

09/09  JETS  |  San Francisco leads the all-time series 12-3.  The 49ers won (32-19) this season’s meeting, and their last series loss (17-23 OT) was in 2016.

09/15  @ Vikings  |  The all-time series is tied 25-25-1.  The 49ers are 3-3 since restarting the series in 2015, and their last series win (34-26) was in 2021.

09/22  @ Rams  |  San Francisco leads the all-time series 78-70-3.  The 49ers are 14-8 since 2014, and their last series regular season road win (30-23) was in 2023.

09/29  PATRIOTS  |  San Francisco leads the all-time series 10-5.  The 49ers won (30-13) last season’s meeting, and their last series loss (17-30) was in 2016.

10/06  CARDINALS  |  San Francisco leads the all-time series 36-30.  The 49ers are 8-13 since 2014, and their last series home win (35-16) was in 2023.

10/10  @ Seahawks  |  San Francisco trails the all-time series 23-30.  The 49ers are 8-14 since 2014, and their last series road loss (23-30) was in 2021.

10/20  CHIEFS  |  San Francisco trails the series 7-10.  The 49ers are 1-5 since 2014, and their last series win (22-17) was in 2014.

10/27  COWBOYS  |  San Francisco leads the all-time series 21-19-1.  The 49ers are 5-3 since 2014, and their last series loss (33-41) was in 2020.

11/10  @ Buccaneers  |  San Francisco leads the all-time series 21-7.  The 49ers are 4-2 since restarting the series in 2016, and their last series loss (9-27) was in 2019.

11/17  SEAHAWKS  |  The 49ers last series home loss (21-28) was in 2021.

11/24  @ Packers  |  San Francisco trails the all-time series 34-38-1.  The 49ers are 4-4 since restarting the series in 2015, and their last series loss (28-30) was in 2021.

12/01  @ Bills  |  San Francisco trails the all-time series 6-7.  The 49ers lost (24-34) the last meeting in 2020, and their last series win (45-3) was in 2012.

12/08  BEARS  |  San Francisco leads the all-time series 35-33-1.  The 49ers are 3-4 since 2014, and they lost (10-19) the last meeting in 2022.

12/12  RAMS  |  The 49ers last series home win (24-9) was in 2022.

12/22  @ Dolphins  |  San Francisco trails the all-time series 7-8.  The 49ers won (33-17) the last meeting in 2022, and their last series loss (17-43) was at the prior meeting in 2020.

12/29  LIONS  |  San Francisco leads the all-time series 40-28-1.  The 49ers are 3-1 since restarting the series in 2015, and their last series loss (17-32) was in 2015.

01/05  @ Cardinals  |  The 49ers last series road loss (10-17) was in 2021.

Predictions:

Home:  7-2
Away:  3-5
West:  4-2
NFC:  7-5
AFC:  3-2

Overall:  10-7 (1^st in NFC West – Eliminated in Wild Card)