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See the full story · 1 sourcesSANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 05: Jordan James #29 of the San Francisco 49ers catches a pass during practice at training camp at SAP Performance Facility on August 05, 2025 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) | Getty Images
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
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