Jeff Garcia’s spot as the 49ers’ single-season passing leader is safe for at least another season. But Jimmy Garoppolo will etch his name into the book as the third 4,000-yard passer in franchise history.
Garoppolo threw for 3,978 yards in his first full season as an NFL starter. The entire list of 49ers quarterbacks who have thrown for more yards is: Garcia (2000) 4,278 yards; Steve Young (1998) 4,170; and Young (1993) 4,023.
Garoppolo will benefit the experience and knowledge gained from being in Kyle Shanahan’s system. He will also have more options with a deeper reservoir of targets at wide receiver, tight end and running back.
When Garoppolo throws for more than 4,000 yards this season -- 4,137, to be exact -- he will have two of the five most prolific seasons in the history of the 49ers.