Kyle Juszczyk's 49ers Contract Option for 2020 Season Exercised

The San Francisco 49ers want to hold on to their fullback.

The Niners announced on Thursday that they exercised their club option on Kyle Juszczyk. The 28-year-old will be owed $5.1 million in base salary with a $6.7 million cap hit in 2020, per Spotrac, and he is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent in 2021.

Juszczyk was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round in 2013. He played in Baltimore until 2016. His most statistically productive campaign came in 2015 with 321 yards and four touchdowns on a career-high 41 catches across 16 regular-season games (11 starts).

The Harvard product left the Ravens to sign a four-year, $21 million contract with San Francisco in March 2017. Bleacher Report's Matt Miller reported at the time that it made Juszczyk the highest-paid fullback in the league. He displayed his value to the 49ers offense on the NFL's biggest stage during Super Bowl LIV last month:

The Niners lost 31-20 to the Kansas City Chiefs, but they are expected to be contenders next season. 

Juszczyk, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and Co. will look to improve the league's second-ranked scoring offense and fourth-ranked total offense from last year.