With the San Francisco 49ers reporting for training camp, I’ve made the decision to re-join the Niners Nation family to write salary cap articles once again. Today we’re going to begin with a look at where the 49ers currently stand with the 2026 salary cap, along with my look at their 2027 salary cap situation and my 53-man roster projection.
Right now, the 49ers are $70,735,204 under their $340,190,324 adjusted salary cap. Which means they, as of now, can spend up to the $340,190,324 on player salaries
for 2026, and it will go up to $341,169,524 once the NFL stops counting miscellaneous workout bonus money that only counts during the offseason.
This total is a combination of the base $301.2 million salary cap for 2026, a $19,313,886 carryover from 2025, and $20,655,638 in adjustments/credits, which are a combination of unearned per game roster bonuses, guaranteed base salaries from both veterans, and undrafted free agents, as well as any credits from injury insurance policies that were taken out by the 49ers, so they can spend up to the $341,169,524 for 2026.
As of right now the 49ers have 93 players signed for 2026, of course must trim that down to 53 players before they head to Australia when they open the 2026 season against the Los Angeles Rams, and below are the current 93 players, with their current salary cap number for 2026.
The cap number for each player on the current roster
- QB 13 Brock Purdy(2030)- $23,709,530
- DE 97 Nick Bosa(2028)- $22,990,988
- LT 71 Trent Williams(2027)- $20,012,845
- MLB 54 Fred Warner(2029)- $17,865,471
- TE 85 George Kittle(2029)- $14,147,529
- WR 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2028)- $13,665,790
- RB 23 Christian McCaffrey(2027)- $10,856,472
- CB 2 Demmodore Lenoir(2029)- $8,870,000
- RT 68 Colton McKivitz(2028)- $5,823,555
- DE 98 Mykel Williams(2028)- $5,424,238
- DT 92 Osa Odighizuwa(2028)- $5,122,000
- WR 5 Mike Evans(2028)- $4,250,000
- FS 27 Ji’Ayir Brown(2026)- $3,905,055
- WLB 57 Dre Greenlaw(2026)- $3,550,000
- TE 89 Luke Farrell(2027)- $3,514,000
- WR 1 Ricky Pearsall(2027)- $3,419,563
- CB 22 Nate Hobbs(2026)- $3,380,000
- C 64 Jake Brendel(2026)- $3,140,000
- QB 10 Mac Jones(2026)- $3,130,000
- WR 3 Christian Kirk(2026)- $2,960,000
- FB 44 Kyle Juszyczk(2026)- $2,896,000
- WR 7 Demarcus Robinson(2026)- $2,701,867
LG/C 78 Brett Toth(2026)- $2,500,000 - WR 15 De’Zhaun Stribling(2029)- $2,432,134
- NT 95 Alfred Collins(2028)- $2,342,478
- LT/RT 76 Vederian Lowe(2027)- $2,292,000
- DE 91 Sam Okuayinonu(2026)- $2,280,000
- TE 88 Jake Tonges(2027)- $2,058,000
- SLB 51 Luke Gifford(2027)- $1,972,000
- PK 18 Eddy Piñeiro(2029)- $1,951,000
- FS 29 Ashtyn Davis(2026)- $1,880,000
- DE 56 Keion White(2026)- $1,812,297
- CB 33 Siran Neal(2026)- $1,750,000
- CB 0 Renardo Green(2027)- $1,742,693
- LG/RG 65 Robert Jones(2026)- $1,665,000
- RG 77 Dominick Puni(2027)- $1,554,695
- WLB 45 Nick Martin(2028)- $1,491,288
- CB 20 Upton Stout(2028)- $1,400,269
- DE 94 Romello Height(2029)- $1,325,510
- LS 46 Jon Weeks(2026)- $1,262,500
- SS 6 Malik Mustapha(2027)- $1,259,734
- NT 99 C.J. West(2028)- $1,257,773
- DE/DT 96 Cameron Sample(2026)- $1,253,500
- RB 31 Isaac Guerendo(2027)- $1,251,132
- RB 26 Kaleon Black(2029)- $1,241,686
- CB 28 Darrell Luter Jr.(2026)- $1,223,378
- WR/PR 19 Jacob Cowing(2027)- $1,207,177
- DT 93 Gracen Halton(2029)- $1,195,206
- WR/PR 17 Jordan Watkins(2028)- $1,171,454
- LG/RG 74 Carver Willis(2029)- $1,152,498
- P 7 Corliss Watiman(2026)- $1,150,000
- TE 9 Brayden Willis(2026)- $1,145,000
- WLB 41 Jalen Graham(2026)- $1,145,000
- RB 29 Jordan James(2028)- $1,114,921
- FS/SS 36 Marques Sigle(2028)- $1,105,594
- MLB 48 Tatum Bethune(2027)- $1,095,452
- CB 35 Ephesians Prysock(2029)- $1,082,259
- C/LG 63 Nick Zakelj(2026)- $1,075,000
- CB 30 Eli Apple(2026)- $1,075,000
- WR 81 Malik Turner(2026)- $1,075,000
- RT 60 Brandon Parker(2026)- $1,075,000
- WR 84 Colton Dowell(2026)- $1,075,000
LT/RT 62 Austen Pleasants(2026)- $1,075,000 - RB 32 Patrick Taylor Jr.(2026)- $1,075,000
- MLB 49 Garret Wallow(2026)- $1,075,000
- CB 25 Jack Jones(2026)- $1,075,000
- LG/RG 75 Connor Colby(2028)- $1,030,418
- SLB 53 Jaden Dugger(2029)- $1,010,837
- DE 50 Andrew Farmer II(2026)- $1,005,000
- DT 55 Sebastian Valdez(2026)- $1,005,000
- DE 69 William Bradley-King(2026)- $1,005,000
- QB 4 Adrian Martinez(2026)- $1,005,000
- TE 83 Hayden Rucci(2026)- $1,005,000
- SS/FS 24 Patrick McMorris(2026)- $1,005,000
- RB 35 Sincere McCormick(2026)- $1,005,000
- TE – Tanner McLachlan(2026)- $1,005,000
- RT/LT 69 Enrique Cruz Jr.(2029)- $979,869
- QB 14 Kurtis Rourke(2028)- $918,559
- WR/PR 4 Will Pauling(2028)- $895,000
- DT 75 James Thompson Jr.(2028)- $895,000
- NT 63 Bryson Eason(2028)- $893,333
- CB 43 Jakob Robinson(2027)- $891,666
- P 14 Jack Bouwmeester(2028)- $890,000
- FS/SS 38 Jalen Stroman(2028)- $888,333
- WR 18 Wesley Grimes(2028)- $888,333
- SLB 47 Larry Worth III(2028)- $885,000
- WR/KR/PR 86 Junior Bergen(2026)- $885,00
- C 66 Drake Nugent(2026)- $885,000
- FS 40 Derrick Canteen(2026)- $885,000
- DE 58 Mikail Kamara(2026)- $885,000
- RT/LT 67 Isaac Alarcón(2026)- $885,000
- SS 29 Darrick Forrest(2026)- $565,000
- TE 82 Khalil Dinkins(2028)- $524,166
As we know, Dinkins was recently waived with a non-football injury.
As for 2027, the 49ers currently have 51 players signed, with them accounting for $354,177,295, along with $15,111,601 in dead money, for a total of $369,288,896 committed for 2027, putting them $39,288,896 over a projected $330 million salary cpa for 2027, but that doesn’t take into account when they do release Brandon Aiyuk, which will save the team $21,176,210 in cap room for 2027, which would put them $18,112,686 over the projected $330 million salary cap, so any amount of the 49ers current $70.735 million that they have will help in 2027.
53-man roster projection
Below is my projected 53-man roster, along with their practice squad, any injured players, as well as what their salary cap situation would look like for both 2026 and 2027.
OFFENSE:
QB(3): 13 Brock Purdy(2030)
10 Mac Jones(2026)
14 Kurtis Rourke(2028)
RB(3): 23 Christian McCaffrey(2027)
29 Jordan James(2028)
26 Kaleon Black(2029)
FB(1): 44 Kyle Juszyczk(2026)
WR(6): 5 Mike Evans(2028)
1 Ricky Pearsall(2027)
3 Christian Kirk(2026)
15 De’Zhaun Stribling(2029)
17 Jordan Watkins(2028)
19 Jacob Cowing(2027)
TE(2): 88 Jake Tonges(2027)
89 Luke Farrell(2027)
LT(2): 71 Trent Williams(2027)
76 Vederian Lowe(2027)
LG(2): 65 Robert Jones(2026)
74 Carver Willis(2029)
C(2): 64 Jake Brendel(2026)
78 Brett Toth(2026)
RG(2): 77 Dominick Puni(2027)
75 Connor Colby(2028)
RT(2): 68 Colton McKivitz(2028)
69 Enrique Cruz Jr.(2029)
DEFENSE:
DE(5): 98 Nick Bosa(2028)
91 Sam Okuyainonu(2026)
56 Keion White(2026)
94 Romello Height(2029)
96 Cameron Sample(2026)
DT(2): 92 Osa Odighizuwa(2028)
93 Gracen Halton(2029)
NT(2): 95 Alfred Collins(2028)
99 C.J. West(2028)
WLB(2): 57 Dre Greenlaw(2026)
45 Nick Martin(2028)
MLB(2): 54 Fred Warner(2029)
48 Tatum Bethune(2027)
SLB(2): 51 Luke Gifford(2027)
53 Jaden Dugger(2029)
CB(5): 2 Demmodore Lenoir(2029)
0 Renardo Green(2027)
20 Upton Stout(2028)
22 Nate Hobbs(2026)
35 Ephesians Prysock(2029)
33 Siran Neal(2026)
FS(2): 27 Ji’Ayir Brown(2026)
29 Ashtyn Davis(2026)
SS(2): 6 Malik Mustapha(2027)
36 Marques Sigle(2028)
SPECIAL TEAMS:
PK(1): 18 Eddy Piñeiro(2029)
P(1): 14 Jack Bouwmeester(2028)
LS(1): 46 Jon Weeks(2026)
PUP:
RB 31 Isaac Guerendo(2027)
TE 85 George Kittle(2029)
DE 98 Myikel Williams(2028)
NFI:
TE 82 Khalil Dinkins(2028)
INJURED RESERVE:
SS 29 Darrick Forrest(2026)
PRACTICE SQUAD:
RB 32 Patrick Taylor Jr.*
WR 4 Will Pauling
WR 18 Wesley Grimes
WR 86 Junior Bergen
TE 9 Brayden Willis*
C 63 Nick Zakelj*
LT 62 Austen Pleasants
RT 67 Isaac Alarcón**
DE 58 Mikail Kamara
DT 55 Sebastian Valdez
DT 75 James Thompson Jr.
NT 63 Bryson Eason
MLB 49 Garret Wallow*
SLB 47 Larry Worth III
CB 25 Jack Jones*
CB 43 Jakob Robinson
FS 38 Jalen Stroman
CUTS:
QB 4 Adrian Martinez
RB 35 Sincere McCormick
WR 11 Brandon Aiyuk
WR 7 Demarcus Robinson
WR 81 Malik Turner
WR 84 Colton Dowell
TE 83 Hayden Rucci
TE – Tanner McLachlan
C 66 Drake Nugent
RT 60 Brandon Parker
DE 50 Andrew Farmer II
DE 69 William Bradley-King
WLB 41 Jalen Graham
CB 30 Eli Apple
CB 28 Darrell Luter Jr.
FS 40 Derrick Canteen
SS 24 Patrick McMorris
P 7 Corliss Waitman
With this roster, the 49ers would have 75 players signed for 2026, accounting for $229,449,045, with $53,506,304 in dead money, a total of $283,005,349, putting them $58,164,175 under their $341,169,524 adjusted salary cap, and they’d be able to carryover at least $53,164,175 of that into 2027.
As for 2027, they’d have 42 players signed with this roster, accounting for $305,140,838, along with $34,486,850 in dead money, a total of $339,627,688, putting them just $9,627,688 over a projected $330 million salary cap, but that’s with 42 players signed, and with enough to account for 51 player signed, they’d be $17,997,688 over that projected $330 million salary cap.
And when we add in the projected $53,164,175 in carryover from 2026, they’d be $43,536,487 under a projected adjusted salary cap of $383,163,175 , but that’s with 42 players signed.
And with 51 players signed they’d be $35,166,487 under that $383,163,175 projected adjusted salary cap, so there wouldn’t be any issue with their salary cap, plus they can create over $83.5 million in cap room from the following players, Brock Purdy($8.032 million), Christian McCaffrey($12.404 million), Nick Bosa($25,067,200), Osa Odighizuwa($14.992 million), Fred Warner($11.164 millon), & Deommodore Lenoir($11.872 million), so they can create a ton of cap room, but I don’t expect them to do anywhere near that much, but it’s a good thing to have, because even if you don’t use all of that money saved, you can always carry it over into the next season, which can help out.
So, as you can see, the 49ers aren’t in, nor will they be in cap hell any time soon, so for those worried, please don’t, it’s not an issue at all, and the impending release of Brandon Aiyuk will save the 49ers $79.387 million over the next 4 seasons, broken down as $1.315 million in 2026, $21,176,210 in 2027, $42,350,790 in 2028, and $14.545 million in 2029.
And with that said, I thank everyone who read this, and I will be continuing to write for NinersNation for the foreseeable future, and you can follow me on X/Twitter @49erscap, and please visit 49erscap.com for all of my salary cap tables, and all contract information for all of the 49ers players.
