The compliments keep rolling in."49ers Salary CapLevi’s Stadium Events49ers Transactions49ers Injury News49ers Press Conferences & Conference CallsBucky Brooks considers the 49ers 2019 draft as one of the top-five impact rookie classesNew Earl Mitchell Jersey ,92commentsThe compliments keep rolling in.PDTShareTweetShareShareBucky Brooks considers the 49ers 2019 draft as one of the top-five impact rookie classesThings will continue to come in on what people think of the San Francisco 49ers’ 2019 draft, and the general consensus has been the first three picks are awesome, after that is where things get mixed reviews. Some people just don’t like punters taken in the fourth round. We’ve been going around the league on what was said, and now NFL.com’s Bucky Brooks is weighing in. He likes the 49ers and has their draft as his one of his top-five impact rookie classes. What’s interesting is that it’s not because of just Nick Bosa (though he expects big things), but more for the second round selection of Deebo Samuel and third round selection of Jalen Hurd—both wide receivers where the impact continues: Jalen Hurd is quickly becoming the X-factor of this draft class (or was it the Punter? Errr nevermind). If he can pan out and put up some numbers along with Samuel and Bosa, the rest of the class is icing. Getting three productive players out of a draft would be a decent haul. Of course, this is assuming that both Bosa and Samuel can contribute. Get all three of those guys to produce in positions that were sorely lacking in 2018 and things will turn around in a hurry. Breaking down the 90 players on the 49ers offseason roster in 90 posts (over 90 or so days). Today is defensive tackle Cedric Thornton"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections 49ers Salary CapLevi’s Stadium Events49ers Transactions49ers Injury News49ers Press Conferences & Conference Calls49ers 90-in-90 roster breakdown49ers 90-in-90: DT Cedric ThorntonNew Malcolm Smith Color Rush Jersey ,7commentsBreaking down the 90 players on the 49ers offseason roster in 90 posts (over 90 or so days). Today is defensive tackle Cedric ThorntonPDTShareTweetShareShare49ers 90-in-90: DT Cedric ThorntonAt one point in his career, Cedric Thornton was solid depth for an NFL team. He didn’t have the stats that wow’d you over, but he wasn’t an awful fill-in defensive tackle. At this point in his career, after retiring once already, Thornton is coming to the San Francisco 49ers, a team that has a very young defensive line. They have Solomon Thomas in a new scheme that will take advantage of him in the interior, D.J. Jones https://www.49ersfanshop.com/Robbie-Gould-Jersey , Kentavius Street, and Sheldon Day all ready as solid depth. Can Thornton force one of those guys off and carve out a roster spot? His stats are nothing to write about. His best season came in 2014 where he caused two fumbles and ran one back for a touchdown. He’s only had one season with more than one sack, and that was in 2017 with the Buffalo Bills. He could offer substantial depth if not for the fact he’s been out of football for a year and he’s got a lot of young, draft invested players in front of him. Basic infoAge:30 (turns 31 June 21) Experience: sixth seasonHeight: 6’4 Weight: 290Cap StatusHe signed a one-year $915,000 contract. What to expect in 2019Thornton’s been out of football for a year. That, combined with his age of 31, limited production in his career Reuben Foster Jersey , and the youth at the defensive line of the ball makes for a very difficult road to travel. There’s not much he can do that the youngsters can’t and he’s at a point in his career where he’s not worth an investment in development. Expect a veteran defensive tackle who will compete in training camp. If he suits up on gameday, something has gone horribly, horribly wrong. Right now, there’s a hoard of defensive tackles on the roster and limited roster space. It’s hard to envision Thornton being on the 53-man roster. Odds of making the rosterThe tackles are a young group and they have a lot of talent waiting to be unleashed. Thornton is on the wrong side of 30 and trying to get back into a league he retired from a year ago. He’s a Week 4 preseason starter. It will be interesting to see if he lands anywhere in the NFL for 2019.