My Way Way Too Early 2022 49ers Projected Roster, With My Updated Mock Draft, 4.0

Yesterday I went over my locks, 50/50s, & longshots to make the 2022 roster, so today I want to go over my latest mock draft & projected 2022 53-man roster.

First off, here’s my locks for 2022, with their cap number.

1. QB Trey Lance(2024)- $7,751,195
2. QB Nate Sudfeld(2022)- $2,000,000
3. RB Elijah Mitchell(2024)- $870,893
4. RB Trey Sermon(2024)- $1,107,485
5. RB Jeff Wilson Jr.(2022)- $1,085,000
6. FB Kyle Juszczyk(2025)- $2,958,750
7. WR Deebo Samuel(2022)- $4,890,519
8. WR Brandon Aiyuk(2023)- $3,417,641
9. WR Jauan Jennings(2022)- $825,000
10. WR/KR/PR Ray-Ray McCloud(2023)- $1,910,000
11. TE George Kittle(2025)- $7,769,765
12. TE Charlie Woerner(2023)- $940,258
13. C Alex Mack(2023)- $6,725,000
14. LG Aaron Banks(2024)- $1,607,638
15. LG Colton McKivitz(2022)- $895,000
16. RG Daniel Brunskill(2022)- $2,433,000
17. LT Trent Williams(2026)- $14,031,765
18. LT Jaylon Moore(2024)- $905,759
19. RT Mike McGlinchey(2022)- $10,880,000
20. DE Nick Bosa(2022)- $10,805,564
21. DE Samson Ebukam(2022)- $8,250,000
22. DE Charles Omenihu(2022)- $2,540,000
23. DE Jordan Willis(2022)- $970,000
24. DE Kerry Hyder Jr.(2022)- $1,500,000
25. DE Kemoko Turay(2022)- $1,047,500 (Estimate)
26. DT Arik Armstead(2024)- $9,576,000
27. DT Javon Kinlaw(2023)- $4,224,191
28. DT Kevin Givens(2022)- $895,000
29. NT Hassan Ridgeway(2022)- $1,800,000
30. WLB Dre Greenlaw(2022)- $2,620,429
31. MLB Fred Warner(2026)- $8,134,588
32. MLB Oren Burks(2023)- $1,408,000
33. SLB Azeez Al-Shaair(2022)- $3,986,000
34. CB Charvarius Ward(2024)- $3,800,000
35. CB Emmanuel Moseley(2022)- $6,555,529
36. CB Ambry Thomas(2024)- $1,087,693
37. CB Deommodore Lenoir(2024)- $896,217
38. CB Dontae Johnson(2022)- $1,047,500
39. FS Jimmie Ward(2022)- $12,935,588
40. FS Tarvarius Moore(2022)- $965,000
41. SS Talanoa Hufanga(2024)- $885,038
42. SS George Odum(2024)- $1,435,000
43. PK Robbie Gould(2022)- $5,509,313
44. P Mitch Wishnowsky(2022)- $1,156,018
45. LS Taybor Pepper(2022)- $1,120,000

Next up are the 49ers current 2022 draft picks, and what they’ll cost.

1. 2^nd-round(#61^st-overall, 2025)- $1,136,274
2. 3^rd-round(#93^rd-overall, 2025)- $968,497
3. 3^rd-round(#105^th-overall, 2025)- $954,876
4. 4^th-round(#134^th-overall, 2025)- $902,792
5. 5^th-round(#172^nd-overall, 2025)- $788,386
6. 6^th-round(#187^th-overall, 2025)- $761,024
7. 6^th-round(#220^th-overall, 2025)- $743,853
8. 6^th-round(#221^st-overall, 2025)- $743,853
9. 7^th-round(#262^nd-overall, 2025)- $727,665

Ok, next up is my players who I’d have making the team as of now, players who are 50/50, with their 2022 cap numbers.

1. RB JaMycal Hasty(2022)- $895,000
2. WR Marcus Johnson(2022)- $895,000
3. WR Malik Turner(2022)- $945,000
4. TE Ross Dwelley(2022)- $895,000
5. C Jake Brendel(2022)- $895,000
6. RT Justin Skule(2022)- $939,887
7. DT Mauirce Hurst Jr.(2022)- $945,000
8. SLB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles(2022)- $895,000

So, that’s 53 players, but of course, this is without draft picks.

Below is my current projected roster.

OFFENSE:

QB(2): 5 Trey Lance(2024), & 7 Nate Sudfeld(2022)
RB(4): 25 Elijah Mitchell(2024), 22 Jeff Wilson Jr.(2022), 28 Trey Sermon(2024), 23 JaMycal Hasty(2022)
FB(1): 44 Kyle Juszczyk(2025)
WR(6): 19 Deebo Samuel(2022), 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2023), 15 Jauan Jennings(2022), 14 Ray-Ray McCloud(2023), — Marcus Johnson(2022), & — Malik Turner(2022)
TE(3): 85 George Kittle(2025), 89 Charlie Woerner(2023), & 82 Ross Dwelley(2022)
C(2): 50 Alex Mack(2023), & 64 Jake Brendel(2022)
LG(2): 65 Aaron Banks(2024), & 68 Colton McKivitz(2022)
RG(1): 60 Daniel Brunskill(2022)
LT(2): 71 Trent Williams(2026), & 76 Jaylon Moore(2024)
RT(2): 69 Mike McGlinchey(2022), & 67 Justin Skule(2022)

DEFENSE:

DE(6): 97 Nick Bosa(2022), 56 Samson Ebukam(2022), 92 Charles Omenihu(2022), 94 Jordan Willis(2022), — Kerry Hyder Jr.(2022), & — Kemoko Turay(2022)
DT(3): 91 Arik Armstead(2024), 90 Kevin Givens(2022), & 96 Maurice Hurst Jr.(2022)
NT(2): 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023), & — Hassan Ridgeway(2022)
WLB(1): 57 Dre Greenlaw(2022)
MLB(2): 54 Fred Warner(2026), & — Oren Burks(2023)
SLB(2): 51 Azeez Al-Shaair(2022), & 45 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles(2022)
CB(5): 35 Charvarius Ward(2024), 20 Ambry Thomas(2024), 4 Emmanuel Moseley(2022), 38 Deommodore Lenoir(2024), & 27 Dontae Johnson(2022)
FS(2): 1 Jimmie Ward(2022), & 33 Tarvarius Moore(2022)
SS(2): 29 Talanoa Hufanga(2024), & 30 George Odum(2024)

SPECIAL TEAMS:

PK(1): 9 Robbie Gould(2022)
P(1): 18 Mitch Wishnowsky(2022)
LS(1): 46 Taybor Pepper(2022)

Next up is my updated mock draft.

Round 2- #61^st-overall – OG Dylan Parham, Memphis

Round 3- #93^rd-overall – S Nick Cross, Maryland

Round 3- #105^th-overall – C Donhovan West, Arizona State

Round 4- #134^th-overall –RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State

Round 5- #172^nd-overall – CB Mykael Wright, Oregon

Round 6- #187^th-overall – EDGE Amare Barno, Virginia Tech

Round 6- #220^th-overall – TE Daniel Bellinger, San Diego State

Round 6- #221^st-overall – WR Tre Turner, Virginia Tech

Round 7- #262^nd-overall – OT Andrew Stueber, Michigan

Now, my early projected 2022 49ers roster.

OFFENSE:

QB(2): 5 Trey Lance(2024), & 7 Nate Sudfeld(2022)
RB(4): 25 Elijah Mitchell(2024), 22 Jeff Wilson Jr.(2022), 28 Trey Sermon(2024), & — Pierre Strong Jr.(2025)
FB(1): 44 Kyle Juszczyk(2025)
WR(6): 19 Deebo Samuel(2022), 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2023), 15 Jauan Jennings(2022), 14 Ray-Ray McCloud(2023), — Marcus Johnson(2022), & — Malik Turner(2022)
TE(3): 85 George Kittle(2025), 89 Charlie Woerner(2023), & 82 Ross Dwelley(2022)
C(2): 50 Alex Mack(2023), & — Dohnovan West(2025)
LG(2): 65 Aaron Banks(2024), & 68 Colton McKivitz(2022)
RG(2): 60 Daniel Brunskill(2022), & — Dylan Parham(2025)
LT(2): 71 Trent Williams(2026), & 76 Jaylon Moore(2024)
RT(1): 69 Mike McGlinchey(2022)

DEFENSE:

DE(6): 97 Nick Bosa(2022), 56 Samson Ebukam(2022), 92 Charles Omenihu(2022), 94 Jordan Willis(2022), — Kerry Hyder Jr.(2022), & — Kemoko Turay(2022)
DT(2): 91 Arik Armstead(2024), & 90 Kevin Givens(2022)
NT(2): 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023), & — Hassan Ridgeway(2022)
WLB(1): 57 Dre Greenlaw(2022)
MLB(2): 54 Fred Warner(2026), & — Oren Burks(2023)
SLB(1): 51 Azeez Al-Shaair(2022)
CB(6): 35 Charvarius Ward(2024), 20 Ambry Thomas(2024), 4 Emmanuel Moseley(2022), 38 Deommodore Lenoir(2024), 27 Dontae Johnson(2022), & — Mykael Wright(2025)
FS(2): 1 Jimmie Ward(2022), & 33 Tarvarius Moore(2022)
SS(3): 29 Talanoa Hufanga(2024), 30 George Odum(2024), & — Nick Cross(2025)

SPECIAL TEAMS:

PK(1): 9 Robbie Gould(2022)
P(1): 18 Mitch Wishnowsky(2022)
LS(1): 46 Taybor Pepper(2022)

PRACTICE SQUAD:

RB 23 JaMycal Hasty
FB 40 Josh Hokit
WR – Tre Turner
WR – KeeSean Johnson
TE 88 Jordan Matthews*
TE – Daniel Bellinger
C 64 Jake Brendel*
OT – Andrew Stueber
RT 67 Justin Skule*
DE – Amare Barno
DT 96 Maurice Hurst Jr.*
NT 78 Chris Slayton
WLB 59 Curtis Robinson
SLB 45 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
CB 43 Darqueze Dennard*

The 53-man roster, & practice squad would add up to $179,366,161 in cap commitments, along with $12,751,505 in dead money, for a total cap commitment of $192,117,666, leaving the 49ers $21,256,495 under their 2022 adjusted cap, with $6 million to $8 million of it being reserved for in season roster moves, while the other $13 million to $15 million would be able to be carried over into 2023, which would help the team in retaining some of their key free agents.

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Jason Hurley

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