Top 5 49ers of All Time | NFL

NFL Media's Elliot Harrison lists the Top 5 players in the history of the San Francisco 49ers.
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1. Joe Montana (QB)
2. Jerry Rice (WR)
3. Ronnie Lott (S)
4. Leo Nomellini (OT, DT)
5. Steve Young (QB)
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[@CesarGA12]

the 49ers have the best top 5 players

[@joemontana16goatlegend39]

W

[@joshjahada4238]

Yeah but wait for that steelers top 5

[@tombradyshadycheatsquadspy5590]

+Josh Jahada W

[@thecrazy8gamer480]

Niners have been my favorite team for as long as I lived and I've never doubted it!

[@doggybone3303]

Tru

[@El_Escorpion]

I think that's a fair list for one of the best franchises in NFL history, yet still there are great 49ers players that aren't on this list, that's how deep the reputation of legends from the 49ers goes

[@Avenger3377]

1.) Jerry Rice 2.) Joe Montana 3.) Ronnie Lott 4.) Steve Young 5.) Patrick Willis

[@MSH2113]

where roger craig

[@yaelbialobseg6694]

W

[@connorfrasch5816]

YES

[@medina8583]

Yes

[@maxkravec9589]

What about Terrell owens

[@UncleClaudeSportsandThangs]

The list is right this time. People forgot that Montana won 2 Super Bowls before Rice came to the 49ers. Honorable Mention: Roger Craig, R.C. Owens, John Brodie, Gene Washington, Dwight Clark, Dwight Hicks, Tom Rathman, Patrick Willis, Freddie Solomon, and Brent Jones.

[@brian7562]

Super Bowls don't matter

[@promog9682]

+Brian Hauck Are you dumb

[@connorfrasch5816]

+charlie garcia look at Dan Marino, he's considered one of the greatest players of all time

[@connorfrasch5816]

+charlie garcia how many superbowls, 0

[@bluntballoons1756]

+Blue 42 Ok, how many players can you say that about ?

[@ajbunn703]

Don't hate me for saying this but I would have put Patrick Willis somewhere on this list

[@krl97a]

I don't hate you, just your comment.

[@xaviervega468]

1.Jerry Rice 2. Joe Montana 3.Ronnie Lott 4. Steve Young 5.Charles Haley

[@jimmygaroppolo2302]

1) Jerry Rice 2) Joe Montana 3) Ronnie Lott 4) Patrick Wills 5) Steve Young

[@faithfulforsf9689]

Montana is in front because he had 2 superbowl wins before rice came

[@avet4521]

@@faithfulforsf9689 I think Montana gets far too much credit. The 49ers couldn't win until they had Ronnie Lott and Fred Dean leading that defense. I personally would put: 1. Rice 2. Lott 3. Montana I must also admit that I've met Montana, and I haven't liked him since, so it's entirely possible I have a squewed opinion as well.

[@MetaKoopa99]

Love the inclusion of Nomellini. Patrick Willis, Frank Gore, Terrell Owens, Bob St. Clair, and those guys in the Million Dollar Backfield deserve mentions.

[@randomcommentary6099]

As a teenager going to games at Candlestick I sat next to a guy who wore a Nomellini jersey. It’s good to see Leo getting the respect that he earned as one of the greatest players in 49er history.

[@PatricksCollectibles]

Honorable mention : Y.A Tittle, Roger Craig, Patrick Willis.

[@markcausey5276]

Excellent list

[@ItsHDFrostyv2]

Suprised you actually let Montana on the list considering how absolutely absurd your other lists are.

[@barrypilon168]

I know right

[@i_am_back_to_fight3745]

Hi NFL i will be playing NFL when i get older...i am already in high school...and also love your vids on football...i watch these videos etc. alot...hope ya'll keep this going. :)

[@shortstackJMD96]

Now THIS is a real list we wanna see

[@A1oading]

Finally you post this

[@Andy13april64]

Good list.

[@RamBo-we9ii]

Jerry Rice was the heart and soul of the 80's Niners. Montana was the Sizzle, Rice was the Steak.

[@WyattTheNerd]

Who remembers that Steve Young was a Buccaneer before?

[@joekamka8571]

Pepperidge farms remembers

[@emperorpawpateen.9992]

He was in the USFL also

[@jonahpoasa1681]

Where's Patrick Willis? 🤔

[@roypeck4580]

I hate how Steve Young never gets the respect that he deserves, I think that he could possibly be the greatest qb of all time, there is no denying his run game and Joe Montana said he is the greatest passer he had ever seen

[@raj8294]

What a list

[@keenaable8461]

1. Rice 2. Lott 3. Montana 4. Sanders 5. Young

[@MisterJay0623]

where's Richard Sherman? He's the 49ers all time touchdown leading corner/receiver. Him and Kaep back in the day were vicious, the most dangerous duo of the NFL

[@alex13614]

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[@fernandoforgusanu6315]

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[@jaimejrmacias]

w

[@medina8583]

Seahawks fans these day's

[@MisterJay0623]

Colin Kaepernick #7StormsComingBack yeah your ass lol hope you make a comeback bro, coming from a Browns fan

[@TheCardiac12]

Blaine Gabbert Glenn Dorsey Ken Dorsey Troy Smith Arnaz Battle

[@aariesharris7894]

W

[@mrj9224]

Rickey Waters Garrison Hearst Brent Jones Dwight Clark

[@TheCardiac12]

+Jake Sable you again lmao

[@blainegabbertgabonemhofgoa6602]

W fam

[@mrj9224]

Was it John Taylor the other WR with Rice???

[@ncrtrooper6619]

5. Frank Gore 4. Steve Young 3. Ronnie Lott 2. Joe Montana 1. Jerry Rice

[@jamespera5860]

Bob St Clair "Mr San Francisco"..... High School, College and Pro as a 49er (HOF 1990) all at Kezar in the Haight Ashbury (Poly HS, USF & SF 49er)

[@blakesol370]

According to the top 100 greatest players of all time His list would look this- 5. Leo Nomielli NR 4. Steve Young 81 3. Ronnie Lott 11 2. Joe Montana 4 1. Jerry Rice 1

[@joekamka8571]

1. Jerry Rice 2. Joe Montana 3. Ronnie Lott 4. Steve Young 5. Roger Craig

[@wildflowerdreams]

Steve Young forever!!

[@sirstardazzle1865]

Let me guess, Odell Beckham JR at #1? There is no way NFL makes a list without him.

[@axeldiaz7960]

L

[@sfgaming3019]

W

[@bmorebirdsnest92]

+Colin Kaepernick so your name is "Colin Keapernick" with an Anquan Boldin profile pic....

[@colinkaepernick7tormscomin438]

+Colin Kaepernick L

[@blainegabbertgabonemhofgoa6602]

+Colin Kaepernick L

[@s197gt6]

Ken Norton Jr., John Taylor, Tom Rathman, theres too many to put on the list lol. We were blessed with all those hall of famers.

[@diegorodriguez6843]

1.jerry rice joe montana 2.ronnie lott steve young 3braynt young patrick willis 4.joe perry roger Craig 5.frank gore joe staley

[@brandonx2146]

nah gotta go rice number one then montana number two..even for all time

[@amirmartin2990]

yea

[@pervmanyesican]

1. Jim Druckenmiller 2. Tim Ratay 3.Marquez Pope 4. J.T O'sullivan 5. The guy who use to wear two helmets ! ( that guy was actually pretty bad ass)

[@MSH2113]

about time u did 49ers

[@joefuckingflacco11tds-0int4]

Before watching this video, I know it's Ronnie Lott Joe Montana Terrell Owens Jerry Rice Steve Young (not in order)

[@kvng_ray_0278]

Before watching this list i knew that there were going to 4 players I probably know on the list in Steve Young, Ronnie Lott, Joe Montana, Jerry Rice and some guy that i've never heard or seen play.

[@mr.rufasi2729]

You watched it before

[@kvng_ray_0278]

DeAndre Jackson I didn't, i commented before the video about who would be on the list and I was right.

[@Miatacrosser]

Frank Gore should've been at least honorable mention. John Brodie deserves a place in the HOF.

[@MrMegaFredZeppelin]

49ERS FOR LIFE!!!!!!! ROCK ON!!!!!!!

[@willsoonmarc8711]

Montana,Rice,Lott,Haley,John Taylor,Roger Craig,Tom Rathman, Don Griffin,Pierce Holt,Steve Young.Sorry couldn't keep it to 5.

[@blainegabbertgabonemhofgoa6602]

the 49ers will have three Hall of fame quarterbacks after I get inducted

[@87alock]

+Blaine Gabbert #GabOnEm #HOF #GOAT LOLLLLLLL

[@princeclottey4848]

okay I am watching you

[@davidkent7462]

I feel like the only way you can get inducted is if you start your career over😐

[@franchisefred4066]

Looks like your sorry ass is going to be the greatest Cardinal of all time lmfao

[@_shawarmaman_3678]

5. Colin Kaepernick 4. Colon Corporatemick 3. Cilon Kaperfrick 2. Carolyn Cooperstick 1. Corncob Stapledick

[@Spooky_515]

My top 5 1. Montana 2. Rice 3. Young 4. Lott 5. Charles Haley

[@richkuklinski6841]

82 john Taylor was pretty dang good two 90+yard tds vs rams way back till t.o came jt was mainly jerrys no2 guy

[@raifordkenneth15]

I'm a 49ers fan if u gonna by best it should be rice , steve young , Joe Montana, ronnie lott ,

[@woodyallen8997]

For my money Joe Rice and Jerry Montana were the greatest Qb/ Wr combo in the 80s. Hands down.

[@wickedgaming9520]

49ers have had many elite players 🔥

[@GopherBaroque61]

I mostly agree with Elliot Harrison's list. But I think it's more of a "Most Impactful" list rather than "Top" list. I have been a 49ers fan for 49 years and I knew the players who came before Joe Montana. Hell, I even know the players who came before John Brodie. Here's my list of the Top 30 49ers Players of All Time: 1. Jerry Rice 2. Joe Montana 3. Ronnie Lott 4. Steve Young 5. Jimmy Johnson 6. Leo Nomelini 7. Roger Craig 8. Frank Gore 9. Bryant Young 10. Charles Haley 11. Hugh McElhenny 12. John Brodie 13. Joe Perry 14. Patrick Willis 15. Terrell Owens 16. Y. A. Tittle 17. Randy Cross 18. Dwight Clark 19. Eric Wright 20. Steve Wallace 21. Bob St. Clair 22. Gene Washington 23. Justin Smith 24. Dave Wilcox 25. Dana Stubblefield 26. John Taylor 27. Jeff Garcia 28. Vernon Davis 29. Merton Hanks 30. Abe Woodson

[@joemontana16goatlegend39]

Of course I'm #1 I'm the Greatest QB in the NFL.

[@Skull-sy6un]

+Joe Montana #16 #GOAT #legend W

[@tombradyshadycheatsquadspy5590]

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[@DrNuggetFTW]

+Joe Montana #16 #GOAT #legend Sorry but Tom Shady is le Goat

[@Skull-sy6un]

+DrNuggetFTW you shouldn't support cheaters kid

[@tombradyshadycheatsquadspy5590]

+Skull7288 #49erfan #Faithful but you support Jerry rice, the first cheater.

[@brysonshunk8173]

my list 5) joe montana 4) Tom Brady 3) ray Lewis 2) Jarvis Landry 1) johnny football

[@blackmagic1371]

I used to love the 49’s back when I was a Lad (then it was the Raiders......then the patriots just coz of Brady)

[@XiwantD]

For this time, i'm agree with this top.

[@nicholasrocks1237]

My top 5 49ers 5.terrell Owens 4.deion sanders 3.ronnie Lott 2.joe Montana 1.jerry rice

[@alainjoseluque6889]

replace Leo Nomellini with Pat Willis

[@kingbee1500]

I'm looking for Bob St.Clair on these lists...possibly the most dominant OL of the 1950s-early 1960s!

[@wasteofoxygen2198]

Alain Jose Luque you’re probably not that old

[@jacksonconley5117]

Top 10 49ers in My Opinion 10. John Brodie 9. Dwight Clark 8. Roger Craig 7. Frank Gore 6. Bryant Young 5. Patrick Willis 4. Steve Young 3. Ronnie Lott 2. Jerry Rice 1. Joe Montana

[@andreabarron5946]

1 jerryrice/🐐/all time leading receiver/all time touchdown leader/legend 2 joe cool/joe montana 3 Ronnie Lott /fierce hitter 4 Steve young 5 Charles Haley

[@mikewoodd4800]

Where is WILLIS??????

[@Fpslaith]

retired too young

[@edwardbrito3332]

+Laith A. One of the main reasons they got to a SB and when he played first team all-pro 5/7 yrs 7 yrs probowl for his 7 seasons... put that in perspective Ray Lewis had 7 in his career. I consider Ray better overall but coverage LB few like this guy most older era guys likely get smoked by Jimmy Graham or Gronk.

[@wasteofoxygen2198]

mikewoodd why are you 5?

[@bigjohn408]

1.Rice 2.Montana 3.Young 4.Lott 5.Gore

[@randyjames693]

Well, you actually made a great point after watching about 4 of these...Joe Montana over Rice because he got things rolling with Walsh out of no wheresville.

[@camrichards7061]

DO TOP TEN TEXANS/OILERS PLEASE

[@kylec210]

Montana-Rice-Lott-Gore-Young

[@stevennealsantos]

Willis deserves to be on this list.

[@Fpslaith]

not really he retired too earky

[@chanceflint4556]

and the cowboy j. smith

[@aariesharris7894]

nope

[@aariesharris7894]

+Chance Flint half of his career production was with the Bengals

[@thereallabow5491]

The golden years

[@tatoo134]

1. Montana2. Rice3. Young4. Gore5. Brodie (He wasn't flashy, but if I'm not mistaken, no QB has led the 49ers for longer than him)

[@meka1977]

Colin Kaepernick niqqa

[@meka1977]

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[@tapperplaysmc]

L

[@eddylifts3675]

when he is healthy he is like cam newton

[@tombradyshadycheatsquadspy5590]

+eduardo cabrera when he is healthy he throws back to back pick 6's to the cardinals. Just give me the W

[@Kerve.]

Nice shirt

[@cellodabest]

Lmao I thought Frank Gore was going to be on here

[@blainegabbertgabonemhofgoa6602]

millennial

[@bossmaniacgames]

+Blaine Gabbert #GabOnEm #HOF #GOAT gabbert>kap

[@blainegabbertgabonemhofgoa6602]

***** w

[@ericruiz1036]

1. Rice 2. Montana 3. Lott 4. Craig 5. Owens (Sorry Steve)

[@uperesaliufau4917]

1.) Jerry Rice 2.) Joe Montana 3.) Ronnie Lott 4.) Terrell Owens 5.) Roger Craig Thats just my opinion

[@erichodge567]

Limiting this to give was crazy. You could have listed twenty and still not gone through the whole roll of greats.

[@farzinadil]

1. Jerry Rice 2. Joe Montana 3. Ronnie Lott 4. Steve Young 5. Leo Nomellini

[@blainegabbertgabonemhofgoa6602]

goat: me

[@almightyib301]

more plz

[@Maal7432]

Montana Rice Young Lott Nomellini

[@bossmaniacgames]

frank gore and kap. come on guys how did you miss those :(

[@JustEnjoyTheLife0]

Gn

[@bossmaniacgames]

Jett Productions yes

[@joshjahada4238]

Definitely not better than any if these guys

[@ryanashinhurst3892]

Kap?!?! you've gotta be kidding me.

[@bossmaniacgames]

kap was a joke, but gore could have gotten a mention at least

[@messaithemanconn5429]

u right

[@_The_Journey]

Gore and Willis should be on here gore is a top 5 rusher in nfl history

[@gumgumjet2411]

no slim jesus??*walks out the door

[@allisonvanpelt8563]

Mine is 5: Patrick Willis 4: Ronnie Lott 3: Steve Young 2: Joe Montana aka (Cool Joe) 1: THE GOAT Jerry Rice!!!!!!!!!!

[@liltea2678]

5 is Deion 6 is willis

[@hobbs12cats]

Good List...Either Leo Nomellini/Bob St. Clair would work at No.4...

[@Hussain14000]

1- Joe Montana 2- jerry rice

[@raifordkenneth15]

I'm a niner fan been one since the 80's they was my first team I watch when I was young my top 5 is 1 Jerry rice 2 Steve young 3 Joe Montana 4 ronnie lot 5 Aldon smith

[@darrellwetzeljr.1886]

Only speaking for the people I grew up watching. In no order, offense Montana, Young, Rice, T.O. Gore. Def, Lott, Willis, Justin Smith (I know we didn’t draft him) Haley,

[@paulgondek4058]

My list Montana rice young lott and haley

[@oopdi]

Joe Montana is #1 Calling it

[@deacongabel1396]

Jerry Rice is the G.O.A.T.

[@aariesharris7894]

if this list was made by people who forgot the NFL was created before 1980 1.Rice 2. Montana 3.Gore 4.Willis 5.Lott

[@nickd2251]

+Ponix L

[@Ultimatik]

Gore at #3 really and no Steve young?

[@aariesharris7894]

Ponix L cause you know thats you im talking about

[@blainegabbertgabonemhofgoa6602]

L how do you have Willis over Lott? and where am I?

[@aariesharris7894]

Blaine Gabbert #GabOnEm #HOF #GOAT L because you are garbage and this list isnt serious

[@bobtalksnfl6904]

no roger craig really

[@joekamka8571]

The first 1,000 yard rushing and 1,000 receiving in a season, should be on the list.

[@HotRodRocco]

john talor might be the most underated player in football.

[@gabejenkins2712]

Do the Dolphins next

[@johnnycrain8142]

Jerry Rice #1 Ronnie Lott #2 Young #3 Leo #4 Montana #5

[@nigelstanford4]

Montana 5? that's just ignorant

[@joemontana16goatlegend39]

L

[@darraghodonovan3597]

surprised to see no primetime.

[@cykabronzor1165]

Top 5 Bucs: 5: John Lynch 4: Ronde Barber 3: Warren Sapp 2 :Leroy Selmon 1: Derrick Brooks

[@joekamka8571]

Buccaneers top 5 1. Nobody cares 2. Nobody cares 3. Nobody cares 4. Nobody cares 5. Nobody cares

[@Apolloneek]

These so many it can't be just 5 Ronnie Lott Steve young Joe Montana jerry rice Terrell Owens Patrick Willis frank gore

[@jamesbush5675]

I think you really can't pick between Joe and Jerry. I also think John Tayler helped both. Watch his highlights.

[@st.christopher7614]

When they got to number 3 and I saw they weren’t going to have Frank Gore 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@tombradyshadycheatsquadspy5590]

1. Kaepernick 2. 49er unfaithful 2011-14 3. Aldon Smith 4. Ray McDonald 5. The prison known as Levi's stadium

[@tombradyshadycheatsquadspy5590]

+New England Deflatriots you're right he is the original cheater so I'll replace Aldon smith with Jerry rice

[@tombradyshadycheatsquadspy5590]

+Skull7288 #49erfan #Faithful go beat one of your fans in a bathroom criminal.

[@tombradyshadycheatsquadspy5590]

+New England Deflatriots I can't because Goodell will assume I'm cheating.

[@thejumqshot]

Honorable mention: Dwight Clark

[@codyparkey239]

when ur name is led...

[@prachetupadrashta6331]

I didn't watch yet and I guess jerry rice, Steve young, joe Montana and Ronnie Lott will be in this vid

[@zahrafavakeh6979]

charles haley could have been on this list.

[@carrdoug99]

If Roger Craig is arguably the number 6 49er of all time. The first player to have a thousand yards receiving and a thousand yards rushing in the same season. Only Marshal Faulk has done it since then (there might have been a guy last year). Why isn't Roger Craig in the hall of fame?