My Post Draft way way too early 49ers 2022 roster projection, both 53-man, & practice squad, with notes, 1.0

With the 2022 NFL Draft in the rearview mirror, it’s time for my posy draft 53-man roster projection.

I went over my locks Sunday, so let’s look at them, with their 2022 cap numbers.

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. RB Tyrion Davis-Price(2025)- $968,497
7. FB Kyle Juszczyk(2025)- $2,958,750
8. WR Deebo Samuel(2022)- $4,890,519
9. WR Brandon Aiyuk(2023)- $3,417,641
10. WR Jauan Jennings(2022)- $825,000
11. WR/KR/PR Ray-Ray McCloud(2023)- $1,910,000
12. WR Danny Gray(2025)- $954,876
13. TE George Kittle(2025)- $7,769,765
14. TE Charlie Woerner(2023)- $940,258
15. C Alex Mack(2023)- $6,725,000
16. LG Aaron Banks(2024)- $1,607,638
17. LG Colton McKivitz(2022)- $895,000
18. RG Daniel Brunskill(2022)- $2,433,000
19. LT Trent Williams(2026)- $14,031,765
20. LT Jaylon Moore(2024)- $905,759
21. RT Mike McGlinchey(2022)- $10,880,000
22. RT Spencer Burford(2025)- $902,792
23. DE Nick Bosa(2022)- $10,805,564
24. DE Samson Ebukam(2022)- $8,250,000
25. DE Charles Omenihu(2022)- $2,540,000
26. DE Jordan Willis(2022)- $970,000
27. DE Kerry Hyder Jr.(2022)- $1,500,000
28. DE Kemoko Turay(2022)- $1,700,000
29. DE Drake Jackson(2025)- $1,136,274
30. DT Arik Armstead(2024)- $9,576,000
31. DT Javon Kinlaw(2023)- $4,224,191
32. DT Kevin Givens(2022)- $895,000
33. NT Hassan Ridgeway(2022)- $1,800,000
34. NT Kalia Davis(2025)- $743,853
35. WLB Dre Greenlaw(2022)- $2,620,429
36. MLB Fred Warner(2026)- $8,134,588
37. MLB Oren Burks(2023)- $1,408,000
38. SLB Azeez Al-Shaair(2022)- $3,986,000
39. CB Charvarius Ward(2024)- $3,800,000
40. CB Emmanuel Moseley(2022)- $6,555,529
41. CB Ambry Thomas(2024)- $1,087,693
42. CB Deommodore Lenoir(2024)- $896,217
43. CB Dontae Johnson(2022)- $1,047,500
44. FS Jimmie Ward(2022)- $12,935,588
45. FS Tarvarius Moore(2022)- $965,000
46. SS Talanoa Hufanga(2024)- $885,038
47. SS George Odum(2024)- $1,435,000
48. PK Robbie Gould(2022)- $5,509,313
49. P Mitch Wishnowsky(2022)- $1,156,018
50. LS Taybor Pepper(2022)- $1,120,000

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

Ok, next up are players who are 50/50, or fighting for a roster spot, with their 2022 cap numbers.

1. RB JaMycal Hasty(2022)- $895,000
2. WR Malik Turner(2022)- $945,000
3. WR Marcus Johnson(2022)- $895,000
4. TE Ross Dwelley(2022)- $895,000
5. TE Tanner Hudson(2022)- $895,000
6. TE Jordan Matthews(2022)- $895,000
7. C Jake Brendel(2022)- $895,000
8. C Dohnovan West(2024)- $708,333
9. C Jason Poe(2024)- $705,000
10. OG Nick Zakelj(2025)- $761,024
11. RT Justin Skule(2022)- $939,887
12. DT Maurice Hurst Jr.(2022)- $945,000
13. SLB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles(2022)- $895,000
14. CB Darqueze Dennard(2022)- $895,000
15. CB Samuel Womack(2025)- $788,386
16. CB Tariq Castro-Fields(2025)- $743,853
17. FS Leon O’Neal(2024)- $708,333

Now, my projected 53-man roster & practice squad.

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), — Tyrion Davis-Price(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), — Malik Turner(2022), & — Danny Gray(2025)
TE(3): 85 George Kittle(2025), 89 Charlie Woerner(2023), & 82 Ross Dwelley(2022)
C(1): 50 Alex Mack(2023)
LG(2): 65 Aaron Banks(2024), & 68 Colton McKivitz(2022)
RG(2): 60 Daniel Brunskill(2022), & — Nick Zakejl(2025)
LT(2): 71 Trent Williams(2026), & 76 Jaylon Moore(2024)
RT(2): 69 Mike McGlinchey(2022), & — Spencer Burford(2025)

DEFENSE:

DE(6): 97 Nick Bosa(2022), 56 Samson Ebukam(2022), 94 Charles Omenihu(2022), 92 Kerry Hyder Jr.(2022), — Kemoko Turay(2022), & — Drake Jackson(2025)
DT(2): 91 Arik Armstead(2024), & 90 Kevin Givens(2022)
NT(2): 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023), & 98 Hassan Ridgeway(2022), [– Kalia Davis(2025)-NFI]
WLB(1): 57 Dre Greenlaw(2022)
MLB(2): 54 Fred Warner(2026), & 48 Oren Burks(2023)
SLB(1): 51 Azeez Al-Shaair(2022)
CB(7): 35 Charvarius Ward(2024), 20 Ambry Thomas(2024), 4 Emmanuel Moseley(2022), 38 Deommodore Lenoir(2024), 27 Dontae Johnson(2022), — Samuel Womack(2025), & — Tariq Castro-Fields(2025)
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)

PRACTICE SQUAD:

QB – Brock Purdy
RB 23 JaMycal Hasty
FB 40 Josh Hokit
WR – Marcus Johnson*
WR – Tay Martin
WR – Taysir Mack
TE 84 Tanner Hudson
C – Dohnovan West
RG – Jason Poe
DE 75 Jordan Willis*
DT 96 Maurice Hurst Jr.*
LB – Segun Olubi
LB – Jeremiah Gemmel
LB 45 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
CB 31 Darqueze Dennard*
S – Leon O’Neal

With this roster, the 49ers would have a cap commitment of $180,357,191, plus $13,567,107 in dead money, for a total cap commitment of $193,924,298, leaving the 49ers $19,439,863 under their 2022 adjusted salary cap, and they would reserve up to $8 million for in season moves, leaving over $10 million in cap room to be carried over into 2023.

NOTES:

Of the teams’ UDFAs, I think West & O’Neal have the best shot at making the opening day roster, and in order for these 2 to make the roster, they’d need to beat out the likes of Nick Zakejl for West, or if Alex Mack retires, and O’Neal may have to beat out Tarvarius Moore, by proving to be both a good safety, and special teamer.

I don’t see the 49ers going with only 5 WRs, so for now, I have Malik Turner making it, as he has $300,000 guaranteed.

At TE, unless the 49ers bring in someone else, Ross Dwelley will be the 3rd TE, plus he has $250,000 guaranteed.

If Alex Mack retires, as I said above, I would put Dohnovan West on the 53, and Jake Brendel on the practice squad.

I did have Willis as a lock, but I’m not sure if the team goes with 11 defensive lineman or not.

Kalia Davis, the rookie nose tackle from UCF, will likely begin the season on the reserve/NFI list, as he tore his ACL back in October of 2021, so he likely won’t be ready to begin 2022.

I know 4 linebackers is light, but I’m just not sure where else they’d go light, as they’ve gone with 4 in the past, plus with UDFAs like Jeremiah Gemmel, & Sebun Olubi, both likely practice squaders, I think the 49ers will be fine with just 4.

As for the DBs, again, I wanted to put O’Neal on here, but unless someone from my locks, like Tarvarius Moore, plays badly, O’Neal is likely a practice squader, at this moment, as we all know injuries can, and will happen.

So, there you have it, my post draft way way too early projected roster for the 2022 season.

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