Taking a look at my top training camp battles for the 2022 49ers

Today I wanted to look at what I believe will be the 49ers biggest camp battles for 2022.

Right now, this is how I see the 49ers 2022 roster as it is, with locks, 50/50’s, & longshots.

Locks:

1. QB 5 Trey Lance(2024)
2. QB 7 Nate Sudfeld(2022)
3. RB 25 Elijah Mitchell(2024)
4. RB 28 Trey Sermon(2024)
5. RB 32 Tyrion Davis-Price(2025)
6. FB 44 Kyle Juszcyzk(2025)
7. WR 19 Deebo Samuel(2022)
8. WR 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2023)
9. WR 15 Jauan Jennings(2022)
10. WR/KR/PR 3 Ray-Ray McCloud III(2023)
11. WR 86 Danny Gray(2025)
12. TE 85 George Kittle(2025)
13. TE 89 Charlie Woerner(2023)
14. TE 82 Ross Dwelley(2022)
15. C 50 Alex Mack(2023)
16. LG 65 Aaron Banks(2024)
17. RG 76 Jaylon Moore(2024)
18. RG 60 Daniel Brunskill(2022)
19. LT 71 Trent Williams(2026)
20. LT 68 Colton McKivitz(2022)
21. RT 69 Mike McGlinchey(2022)
22. RT 74 Spencer Burford(2025)
23. DE 97 Nick Bosa(2023)
24. DE 56 Samson Ebukam(2022)
25. DE 53 Kemoko Turay(2022)
26. DE 92 Kerry Hyder Jr.(2022)
27. DE 95 Drake Jackson(2025)
28. DT 91 Arik Armstead(2024)
29. NT 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023)
30. NT 98 Hassan Ridgeway(2022)
31. NT 93 Kalia Davis(2025)*
32. WLB 57 Dre Greenlaw(2022)
33. MLB 54 Fred Warner(2026)
34. MLB 48 Oren Burks(2023)
35. SLB 51 Azeez Al-Shaair(2022)
36. CB 35 Charvarius Ward(2024)
37. CB 4 Emmanuel Moseley(2022)
38. CB 20 Ambry Thomas(2024)
39. CB 38 Deommodore Lenoir(2024)
40. CB 26 Samuel Womack III(2025)
41. CB 36 Tariq Castro-Fields(2025)
42. CB 2 Jason Verrett(2022)*
43. FS 1 Jimmie Ward(2022)
44. FS 33 Tarvarius Moore(2022)
45. SS 29 Talanoa Hufanga(2024)
46. SS 30 George Odum(2024)
47. PK 9 Robbie Gould(2022)
48. P 18 Mitch Wishnowsky(2022)
49. LS 46 Taybor Pepper(2022)

50/50s:

1. QB 10 Jimmy Garoppolo(2022)
2. RB 22 Jeff Wilson Jr.(2022)
3. RB 23 JaMycal Hasty(2022)
4. WR 17 Malik Turner(2022)
5. WR 6 Marcus Johnson(2022)
6. C 64 Jake Brendel(2022)
7. C 61 Dohnovan West(2024)
8. C 62 Jason Poe(2024)
9. LG 63 Nick Zakelj(2025)
10. DE 94 Charles Omenihu(2022)
11. DE 75 Jordan Willis(2022)
12. DE 55 Dee Ford(2022)
13. DT 90 Kevin Givens(2022)
14. DT 96 Maurice Hurst Jr.(2022)
15. WLB 47 Jeremiah Gemmel(2024)
16. SLB 45 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles(2022)
17. CB 27 Dontae Johnson(2022)
18. CB 31 Darqueze Dennard(2022)
19. SS 14 Leon O’Neal Jr.(2024)

Longshots:

1. QB 14 Brock Purdy(2025)
2. RB 41 Jacob Mason(2024)
3. FB 40 Josh Hokit(2022)
4. WR 13 KeeSean Johnson(2022)
5. WR 81 Austin Mack(2022)
6. WR 83 Tay Martin(2024)
7. WR 24 Taysir Mack(2024)
8. TE 84 Tanner Hudson(2022)
9. TE 88 Jordan Matthews(2022)
10. TE 49 Troy Fumagalli(2022)
11. TE 47 Tyler Kroft(2022)
12. RG 66 Keaton Sutherland(2022)
13. LT 78 Sam Schlueter(2024)
14. RT 67 Justin Skule(2022)
15. RT 77 Alfredo Gutierrez(2022)
16. DE 58 Alex Barrett(2022)
17. DT 77 Kevin Atkins(2024)
18. WLB 49 Segun Olubi(2024)
19. WLB 59 Curtis Robinson(2022)
20. SLB 40 Marcelino McCrary-Ball(2024)
21. CB 43 Qwuantrezz Knight(2024)
22. CB 24 Ka’dar Hollman(2022)
23. FS 41 Tayler Hawkins(2024)

Below are my biggest camp battles as of now.

Starting Right Guard spot: I see the team having 3 players battling it out, with all 3 being locks to make the 2022 roster, those being, incumbent starter Daniel Brunskill, 2021 6^th-rounder Jaylon Moore, & 2022 4^th-rounder Spencer Burford, with Moore being my favorite to win the right guard spot.

Starting Strong Safety spot: I have 4 players battling it out for the strong safety spot, Tarvarius Moore, Talanoa Hufanga, George Odum, & Leon O’Neal Jr., with Moore beijng my favorite to be the teams’ new starting strong safety in 2022.

If the team decides to keep 6 wide receivers, I believe that the 2 with the best shot are free agent signees Malik Turner, & Marcus Johnson, with Turner being my favorite to win that potential spot.

The teams #3 tight end is another big question, they re-sign Ross Dwelley, Jordan Matthews, & Tanner Hudson, and added veterans Troy Fumagalli, & Tyler Kroft, & I have Dwelley as a lock as I don’t see any of these 4 players beating him out, but it wouldn’t shock me if someone does beat him out, or if the team goes with just 2 tight ends.

On the defensive line, there’s a few camp battles in my eyes, first being the potential 6^th EDGE rusher, with the competition being between Charles Omenihu, & Jordan Willis, with Omenihu being my favorite as of this moment, while Willis ends up on the practice squad.

The other battle on the d-line is the backup to Arik Armstead at the 3-Technique, with the 2 viable candidates being Kevin Givens, & Maurice Hurst Jr., with Givens being my favorite for this spot, while Hurst ends up on the practice squad.

If the 49ers keep 5 linebackers, I have the competition being between Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, & Jeremiah Gemmel, with Gemmel being my favorite to win the spot, if they keep 5 LBs.

In the secondary, the slot cornerback spot will be up for grabs, with the likes of Emmanuel Moseley, Samuel Womack III, Deommodore Lenoir, Darqueze Dennard, & Dontae Johnson battling, with Moseley being the guy who goes inside, with Ambry Thomas opposite Charvarius Ward.

And there you have it, my biggest camp battles as of now.

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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, and you can find me on X/Twitter @49erscap, & on Blue Sky App @49erscap.bsky.social.

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