Maiocco’s 53-man roster projection entering 49ers’ preseason finale

The discussions have been ongoing behind the scenes in Santa Clara for quite some time. Now, it's getting close to decision time for the 49ers. Of course, there are a couple of lingering issues that the club must button up in the coming days. But for this exercise, we're going to assume everything finally will fall into place with wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk and tackle Trent Williams. The 49ers close out the preseason on Friday night against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium, and most of the roster decisions appear fairly obvious. Teams around the NFL must trim their 90-man offseason rosters to the regular-season limit by Tuesday, 1 p.m. Here are our projections with the "locks" and "looking good" totaling up to 53 players: Quarterback (3) Locks: Brock Purdy, Brandon Allen, Josh Dobbs Looking good: None In the mix: Tanner Mordecai Overview: There is a chance, albeit slim, that the 49ers keep only two quarterbacks on their 53-man roster. In that case, it would appear to be Purdy and Allen. Dobbs is a good No. 3 for the roster because of his ability to find a way to move the ball with limited practice snaps. Even with three on the roster, Mordecai could be worth keeping...