The San Francisco 49ers’ fullbacks bring their hardhats to the field

The 49ers want their fullbacks to block in the running game and that’s about the extent of it.  32-year old Moran Norris will be the starter once again in 2010.  He played in 16 games (7 starts) for the Niners last season and he carried the ball 14 times for 41 yards (2.9 ypc) with 1 TD carry.  He also caught 7 passes for 31 yards (4.4 avg) last season.  Norris has now played in 119 games (45 starts) in his NFL career and he has carried the ball 25 times for 67 yards (2.7 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He has also caught 34 passes for 178 yards (5.2 avg) with 3 TD grabs in his career.  Norris is a very solid all-around fullback who excels at blocking. 23-year old Brit Miller played in 5 games (0 starts) as a rookie for the Niners last season but he didn’t touch the ball.  He will battle Jehuu Caulcrick for the backup job at fullback this summer.  He has yet to play in a regular season game in his career. PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE 49ERS FBs in 2010:  B