The 2026 NFL season is here, and we have updated our Pre-Season Football Monitor.

As we have expanded our projects, we can’t say we've expanded the team behind the scenes!  As a result, we are a little behind on this one, and we could only post the top 50 of the Pre-Season Monitor at this time.

We will add more during the season (and yes, we know that defeats the purpose of pre-season), but thank you for your patience.

We have unveiled the Quarterbacks, Running Backs, Wide Receivers, Tight Ends, Offensive Linemen, and Defensive Linemen/Linebackers/Pass Rushers/EDGE.  We now have our 4 Defensive Linemen/Linebackers/Interior Linemen.

They are:

#1 DL/LB/IL, #1 Overall: Bobby Wagner, Free Agent, #2 Last Year.

#2 DL/LB/IL, #30 Overall: Fred Warner, San Francisco 49ers, #22 Overall Last Year.

#3 DL/LB/IL, #31 Overall: Roquan Smith, Baltimore Ravens, #39 Overall Last Year.

#4 DL/LB/IL, #48 Overall: DeMario Davis, New Orleans Saints, #47 Overall Last Year.

Look for more updates soon!

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024 revision of our top 50 San Francisco 49ers.

As for all of our top 50 players in football, we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the 49ers had a disappointing year, winning only six games.  There were no new entrants and four elevations based on the previous season.

As always, we present our top five, which remain unchanged. 

1. Jerry Rice
2. Joe Montana
3. Steve Young
4. Ronnie Lott
5. Leo Nomellini

You can find the entire list here.

Linebacker Fred Warner, who added his fourth First Team All-Pro last year, moved from #28 to #21.

Tight End George Kittle, who was again a Pro Bowl Selection, advanced to #24 from #29.

Pass rusher Nick Bosa moved up four spots to #45.

Offensive Lineman Trent Williams climbed one rank to #46.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2023 revision of our top 50 San Francisco 49ers.

As for all of our top 50 players in football, we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the 49ers again represented the NFC in the Super Bowl but could not dethrone the defending Super Bowl Champions, Kansas City.  Last year saw two new entrants and two elevations.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:

1. Jerry Rice
2. Joe Montana
3. Steve Young
4. Ronnie Lott
5. Leo Nomellini

You can find the entire list here.

Linebacker Fred Warner, now a three-time First Team All-Pro had a significant jump to @8 from #49.

Tight End George Kittle blasted to #29 from #46, showing another seismic jump.  He is now a five-time Pro Bowl selection.

Offensive Lineman and likely Hall of Famer, Trent Williams makes his first appearance at #46.

The second new entry is Nick Bosa, who enters at #49. 

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top 50 San Francisco 49ers.

As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following:

1. Advanced Statistics.

2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, San Francisco advanced to the NFC Conference Finals, but injuries kept them from a Super Bowl appearance. Last year, generated two new entrants to the Top 50.

As always, we present our top five, which was not affected by the last season:

1. Jerry Rice

2. Joe Montana

3. Steve Young

4. Ronnie Lott

5. Leo Nomellini

You can find the entire list here.

The new entrants are Tight End, George Kittle and Linebacker, Fred Warner, enter at #46 and #49 respectively.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Fred Warmer rose his 2018 draft stock with an excellent Senior Bowl and combine, which landed him a Third Round Selection. The 49ers were impressed with his work, and he became a starter at Middle Linebacker.

Warner quickly proved his worth, recording 124 Combined Tackles as a rookie and 118 as a sophomore, winning the NFC November Defensive Player of the Month, and helping them in their march to the Super Bowl, where they fell to Kansas City. In 2020, Warner was recognized as the game’s top interior Linebacker, winning Pro Bowl and First Team All-Pro honors with a top ten finish in Approximate Value (19).

The 2020s continued to be great for Warner.  He was a Pro Bowl and First Team All-Pro in both 2022 and 2023.   In 2024, Warner finished sixth in Defensive Player of the Year voting, marking his first top-ten finish, and last year he was a First Team All-Pro for the third straight (and fourth overall) year, with another Pro Bowl in tow.  He now has a four-year streak of at least 130 Combined Tackles.

Warner begins 2025 as an elite Linebacker, and if the 49ers go deep in the playoffs, he will be a huge reason why.

2025 Pre-Season Ranking #22, 2024 Pre-Season Rank #49, 2023 Pre-Season Rank #79, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #118, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #142.  Peak Period: 2020-24

From 2020 to 2024, Fred Warner assaulted this list and terrorized rushers as one of the best (if not the best) man-to-man interior forces in football.  It was an incredible run that yielded four First Team All-Pros, and the quick-as-a-cat Middle Linebacker had a fifth one in his sights in 2025 before an early-season broken ankle took him out for the rest of the campaign. 

That led to his first tumble on our Notinhalloffame Football Monitor, but he enters this season in perfect health and ready to anchor the 49ers defense and possibly make a Super Bowl run.  Barring injury, this is what we expect from Warner, who will likely get right back on track.  This is one player we would not bet against.