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Every day leading up to the start of training camp, 49ers.com will assess each position group on the roster as we get closer to the season. In this installment, we will take a look at the quarterback position and the competition for the primary backup role behind Jimmy Garoppolo.
Heading into training camp, the 49ers have four quarterbacks on the current roster. Nick Mullens and C.J. Beathard will compete for the backup role behind Garoppolo. Given the effects of the worldwide pandemic, will the 49ers choose to keep multiple quarterbacks on its roster for the second-straight season? Could there be a lineup change behind Garoppolo in 2020?
The 49ers kept three quarterbacks on its roster throughout the 2019 season. Mullens won the backup job over Beathard, dressing for all 16 games and the postseason. Garoppolo finished the season completing 69 percent of his passes and registered single-season career highs in attempts (476), completions (329), yards (3,978), touchdowns (27), rushes (46) and rushing yards (62). Garoppolo threw the fourth-most passing yards in a single season in franchise history last year, behind only Jeff Garcia in 2000 and Steve Young in 1998 and '93.