49ers training camp: A 53-man roster projection with an updated salary cap

SANTA 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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