San Francisco 49ers: Jimmy Garoppolo
There’s so much anticipation for what we hope will be Garoppolo’s first full season as a starter in the NFL. Despite coming back from a serious knee injury, the 49ers will immediately need him to carry them. Remember, he went 5-0 as a starter late in the 2017 season, and then San Francisco’s season quickly went downhill last year after he suffered that injury in Week 3.
Making Garoppolo’s return even more important is the fact that the 49ers don’t have a great supporting cast. The running game should be in good shape with Tevin Coleman joining Matt Breida and Jerick McKinnon. But the 49ers are awfully young and inexperienced at wide receiver outside of veteran Jordan Matthews, who’s been injury-prone and ineffective the last few seasons. That group will force Garoppolo to return from his injury and immediately play at a high level in order to get the 49ers moving in the right direction.