The 49ers have been down for all too long, and the coming season will be about picking themselves up again from the bottom of the NFL. Several performers must emerge on both sides of the football to make that happen, and here’s a breakdown on eight key players who are poised for a breakout in 2006 as the team prepares for the beginning of training camp later this month.

Frank Gore, Antonio Bryant, Jeff Ulbrich, Shawntae Spencer, Adam Snyder, Joe Nedney, Vernon Davis, Alex Smith.

Full Writeup on all 8 – [SF Illustrated]