Showing & Explaining how the 49ers can sign their 2022 draft class, for the most part, without needing much cap room

So, there’s been some confusion about the 49ers being able to sign their 2022 draft class, and I’m here to clear the confusion up.

First off, the 49ers have a rookie pool of $7,519,119, that’s the maximum slot value that their draft class will cost, the minimum is $7,446,446, but that’s really irrelevant, as players are now getting full slot value, all the way from pick #1 to the last pick.

Below are the 49ers 2022 draft class, and their 2022 salary cap number, based off of the maximum slot value.

Round 2(#61^st)- EDGE Drake Jackson, USC – $1,071,344

Round 3(#93^rd)- RB Tyrion Davis-Price, LSU – $928,826

Round 3(#105^th)- WR Danny Gray, SMU – $917,255

Round 4(#134^th)- RT Spencer Burford, UTSA – $873,014

Round 5(#172^nd)- CB Samuel Womack III, Toledo – $775,831

Round 6(#187^th)- LG Nick Zakelj, Fordham – $752,590

Round 6(#220^th)- CB Tariq Castro-Fields, Penn State – $783,003

Round 6(#221^st)- NT Kalia Davis, UCF – $738,003

Round 7(#262^nd)- QB Brock Purdy, Iowa State – $724,253

Of the 49ers 9 draft picks, only the first 3 picks will count against the top 51, along with their other 6 draft picks’ prorated bonuses, which comes to $3,289,119.

Now, I have the 49ers at $451,616 under their 2022 adjusted cap, with players 49-51 costing $895,000 each, which is a total of $2.685 million.

So, if we add the $2.685 million & the current cap room, we get $3,136,616, & the draft class would, again, cost $3,289,119, which puts the 49ers $152,503 over their 2022 adjusted cap if they were to try & sign all 9 picks.

So, the 49ers need to create a little over $153,000, which is very easy, as they can post June 1 Dee Ford, which does save $1.12 million in cash, but just $225,000, this is because one of those players making $895,000 would take Ford’s spot on the top 51.

This is how the $3,289,119 is broken down.

Drake Jackson – $1,071,344 cap number

Tyrion Davis-Price – $928,826 cap number

Danny Gray – $905,759 cap number

Spencer Burford – $168,014 prorated bonus

Samuel Womack III – $70,831 prorated bonus

Nick Zakelj – $47,590 prorated bonus

Tariq Castro-Fields – $33,003 prorated bonus

Kalia Davis – $33,003 prorated bonus

Brock Purdy – $19,253 prorated bonus

And for the $3,136,616 available, this is how it’s broken down.

Player 49 – $895,000 cap number

Player 50 – $895,000 cap number

Player 51 – $895,000 cap number

Current Cap Room – $451,616

So basically, Drake Jackson, Tyrion Davis-Price, & Danny Gray take over players 49-51 on the top 51’s spot, basically canceling them out, & then the remaining 6 picks’ prorated bonuses count, so that’s how you get the $152,503 in cap room needed.

So, hopefully this clears up any confusion about what amount the 49ers need to sign their draft picks, as yes they need $7,519,119 in total cap room, but that won’t count fully until week 1 of the 2022 NFL season.

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Jason Hurley

Die Hard 49ers fan from New York, been covering the 49ers salary cap since 2005, with several different websites, including NinersNation.com, & the now defunct NinerCapHell, I have a track record of being as accurate as possible, & I try to be as thorough as possible.

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