San Francisco went 6-10 and Mike Singletary was fired in late December with one game remaining in the season. The 49ers had been a preseason pick to win the NFC West and never recovered from a 0-5 start that featured Alex Smith breaking his shoulder in October. Troy Smith and rookie Colin Kaepernick (who had been drafted in April but spent the year as a backup) split the rest of the year.
Frank Gore broke his hip in mid-November and was lost for the year. Patrick Willis played at his All-Pro level. The defense, under Greg Manusky, ranked top-fifteen in yards allowed. The franchise hired Jim Harbaugh from Stanford in early January in one of the most consequential head-coaching hires of the post-2010 cycle.

| Player | Pos | # | Snaps | Overall | Arm | Accuracy | Clutch | Ball Security | Release Speed | Scramble | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snaps 349 | Overall 52 | Accuracy 7 | QB | #01 | 349 | 52 | 68 | 7 | 99 | 66 | 100 | 13 | |||||||
| Snaps 606 | Overall 18 | Accuracy 76 | QB | #11 | 606 | 18 | 23 | 76 | 10 | 71 | 100 | 36 | |||||||
| Snaps 26 | Overall 1 | Accuracy 1 | QB | #05 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |||||||

| Player | Pos | # | Snaps | Overall | Rush | Power | Burst | Receiving | Blocking | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snaps 273 | Overall 18 | Rush 30 | RB | #20 | 273 | 18 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 48 | 64 | ||||||||
| Snaps 596 | Overall 10 | Rush 14 | RB | #21 | 596 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 53 | 87 | 69 | ||||||||
| Snaps 131 | Overall 7 | Rush 3 | RB | #24 | 131 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 78 | 6 | 80 | ||||||||
| Snaps 302 | Overall 3 | Rush 2 | RB | #44 | 302 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 48 | ||||||||

| Player | Pos | # | Snaps | Overall | Route Running | Separation | Hands | YAC | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snaps 872 | Overall 55 | Route Running 55 | WR | #15 | 872 | 55 | 55 | 39 | 24 | 82 | |||||||||
| Snaps 829 | Overall 48 | Route Running 43 | WR | #84 | 829 | 48 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 97 | |||||||||
| Snaps 148 | Overall 38 | Route Running 34 | WR | #17 | 148 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 99 | 1 | |||||||||
| Snaps 270 | Overall 4 | Route Running 5 | WR | #19 | 270 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||

| Player | Pos | # | Snaps | Overall | Receiving | Separation | Hands | Pass Pro | Run Block | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snaps 911 | Overall 89 | Receiving 82 | TE | #85 | 911 | 89 | 82 | 86 | 37 | 55 | 96 | ||||||||
| Snaps 375 | Overall 66 | Receiving 54 | TE | #46 | 375 | 66 | 54 | 68 | 24 | 26 | 91 | ||||||||
| Snaps 161 | Overall 21 | Receiving 2 | TE | #82 | 161 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 82 | ||||||||

| Player | Pos | # | Snaps | Overall | Pass Pro | Drive | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snaps 761 | Overall 99 | Pass Pro 62 | OG | #62 | 761 | 99 | 62 | 100 | |||||||||||
| Snaps 951 | Overall 97 | Pass Pro 68 | OG | #77 | 951 | 97 | 68 | 99 | |||||||||||
| Snaps 939 | Overall 92 | Pass Pro 64 | C | #64 | 939 | 92 | 64 | 97 | |||||||||||
| Snaps 68 | Overall 80 | Pass Pro 60 | C | #69 | 68 | 80 | 60 | 91 | |||||||||||
| Snaps 262 | Overall 74 | Pass Pro 96 | OG | #68 | 262 | 74 | 96 | 81 | |||||||||||
| Snaps 392 | Overall 73 | Pass Pro 84 | OT | #65 | 392 | 73 | 84 | 73 | |||||||||||
| Snaps 558 | Overall 67 | Pass Pro 59 | OT | #74 | 558 | 67 | 59 | 79 | |||||||||||
| Snaps 979 | Overall 38 | Pass Pro 35 | OT | #76 | 979 | 38 | 35 | 79 | |||||||||||

| Player | Pos | # | Snaps | Overall | Pass Rush | Run Stuff | Hurry | Tackling | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snaps 799 | Overall 96 | Pass Rush 70 | DT | #94 | 799 | 96 | 70 | 95 | 97 | 93 | |||||||||
| Snaps 144 | Overall 86 | Pass Rush 88 | DT | #95 | 144 | 86 | 88 | 66 | 89 | 90 | |||||||||
| Snaps 566 | Overall 83 | Pass Rush 10 | DT | #92 | 566 | 83 | 10 | 94 | 2 | 77 | |||||||||
| Snaps 620 | Overall 78 | Pass Rush 91 | EDGE | #99 | 620 | 78 | 91 | 65 | 94 | 91 | |||||||||
| Snaps 342 | Overall 72 | Pass Rush 92 | EDGE | #54 | 342 | 72 | 92 | 60 | 99 | 77 | |||||||||
| Snaps 477 | Overall 52 | Pass Rush 64 | EDGE | #55 | 477 | 52 | 64 | 72 | 74 | 81 | |||||||||
| Snaps 569 | Overall 50 | Pass Rush 51 | DT | #91 | 569 | 50 | 51 | 48 | 85 | 67 | |||||||||
| Snaps 569 | Overall 12 | Pass Rush 2 | DT | #90 | 569 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 37 | 47 | |||||||||
| Snaps 677 | Overall 30 | Pass Rush 83 | EDGE | #98 | 677 | 30 | 83 | 26 | 82 | 63 | |||||||||
| Snaps 222 | Overall 26 | Pass Rush 13 | DT | #93 | 222 | 26 | 13 | 30 | 20 | 87 | |||||||||

| Player | Pos | # | Snaps | Overall | Run Stuff | Cover | Blitz | Tackling | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snaps 966 | Overall 100 | Cover 74 | LB | #52 | 966 | 100 | 98 | 74 | 100 | 99 | |||||||||
| Snaps 787 | Overall 98 | Cover 88 | LB | #51 | 787 | 98 | 97 | 88 | 28 | 100 | |||||||||
| Snaps 212 | Overall 82 | Cover 51 | LB | #53 | 212 | 82 | 90 | 51 | 63 | 78 | |||||||||

| Player | Pos | # | Snaps | Overall | Cover | Blitz | Run Stuff | Tackling | Ball Hawk | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snaps 1,056 | Overall 88 | Cover 76 | CB | #22 | 1,056 | 88 | 76 | 37 | 99 | 86 | 57 | ||||||||
| Snaps 310 | Overall 74 | Cover 71 | CB | #25 | 310 | 74 | 71 | 52 | 54 | 77 | 39 | ||||||||
| Snaps 76 | Overall 74 | Cover 74 | CB | #35 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 1 | 46 | 91 | 3 | ||||||||
| Snaps 1,021 | Overall 54 | Cover 62 | CB | #36 | 1,021 | 54 | 62 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 40 | ||||||||
| Snaps 548 | Overall 45 | Cover 33 | S | #30 | 548 | 45 | 33 | 97 | 47 | 33 | 60 | ||||||||
| Snaps 106 | Overall 36 | Cover 39 | CB | #31 | 106 | 36 | 39 | 1 | 60 | 95 | 58 | ||||||||
| Snaps 1,011 | Overall 30 | Cover 12 | S | #38 | 1,011 | 30 | 12 | 98 | 78 | 67 | 22 | ||||||||
| Snaps 427 | Overall 27 | Cover 14 | S | #23 | 427 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 85 | 98 | 37 | ||||||||
| Snaps 30 | Overall 25 | Cover 24 | CB | #26 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 42 | 89 | 3 | ||||||||

| Player | Pos | # | Snaps | Net | Air Time | Pin | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snaps 6 | Net 100 | Air Time 100 | P | #04 | 6 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||||||||