Injuries defined the 49ers’ 2019 season in a way that wouldn’t allow them to contend with the NFL’s top teams. Their 2019 offseason will be all about how they bounce back from those injuries.

While San Francisco dealt with injured players on their roster all last year, that didn’t stop them from acquiring players coming off injuries in the offseason. Between their returning players, and their offseason acquisitions, the 49ers should have several players returning from injury that’ll have a chance to have a significant impact this season.

Here are the five that stand out:

QB Jimmy Garoppolo

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The 49ers’ 2018 season ostensibly ended when Garoppolo went down with a torn ACL late in a Week 3 loss to the Chiefs. Now it looks like he’s on track to start the 2019 season and put San Francisco back on track to compete for a playoff spot. A brutal schedule and some question marks on the roster may keep them from landing in the postseason this year, but they have a legitimate shot as long as Garoppolo is under center. Additional time to learn the ins and outs of the offense should help the 49ers’ signal caller get back to the form he ended the 2017 season in when the team rattled off five straight victories to end the year.