Showing what the 49ers 2023 salary cap would look like with 3 reported potential restructures

So we saw yesterday that rumors are the 49ers are working on 3 restructures, defensive tackle Arik Armstead, middle linebacker Fred Warner, and cornerback Charvarius Ward, plus we saw the re-signing of long snapper Taybor Pepper to a 3-year deal, with $1.5 million fully guaranteed, so let’s look at what the 49ers 2022 salary cap would look like with these restructures, plus projected cap number for Pepper.

#49ers also working on a full base salary conversion with CB Charvarius Ward, which would clear up nearly $10M of cap space, per source. https://t.co/lWDczhWN3l pic.twitter.com/WU9NPeYQPu

— 49ers & NFL News 24/7 (@49ersSportsTalk) February 25, 2023

#49ers are working on contract restructures with LB Fred Warner and DL Arik Armstead, per source.

Working on creating cap space. #NFL pic.twitter.com/lwkT6I9tTO

— 49ers & NFL News 24/7 (@49ersSportsTalk) February 25, 2023

If the 49ers restructure Armstead, Warner, & Ward, the team would save $31.24 million in salary cap room, that’s if they add enough void years to get the maximum savings, which is very likely, so the 49ers would be a projected $38,413,367 under the 2022 cap, with 48 players signed, and with 51 signed, they’d be $36,163,367 under.

Below are the current 48 players signed, with their cap numbers, including Pepper’s projected number, & the 3 restructures new cap numbers.

1. QB 5 Trey Lance(2024)- $9,301,434
2. QB 13 Brock Purdy(2025)- $889,253
3. RB 23 Christian McCaffrey(2025)- $12,000,000
4. RB 25 Elijah Mitchell(2024)- $985,893
5. RB 32 Tyrion Davis-Price(2025)- $1,161,033
6. RB 24 Jordan Mason(2024)- $873,333
7. FB 44 Kyle Juszczyk(2025)- $6,565,221
8. WR 19 Deebo Samuel(2025)- $8,653,529
9. WR 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2023)- $3,987,248
10. WR/KR/PR 3 Ray-Ray McCloud III(2023)- $2,090,000
11. WR 6 Danny Gray(2025)- $1,146,569
12. WR 86 Tay Martin(2023)- $750,000
13. WR 84 Dazz Newsome(2023)- $870,000
14. WR – Tyron Johnson(2023)- $1,010,000
15. TE 85 George Kittle(2025)- $18,033,751
16. TE 89 Charlie Woerner(2023)- $1,055,258
17. C 67 Keith Ismael(2023)- $940,000
18. LG 65 Aaron Banks(2024)- $1,929,166
19. LG 63 Nick Zakelj(2025)- $917,590
20. RG 74 Spencer Burford(2025)- $1,038,014
21. RG 62 Jason Poe(2023)- $750,000
22. LT 71 Trent Williams(2026)- $27,227,424
23. LT 78 Leroy Watson(2023)- $750,000
24. RT 76 Jaylon Moore(2024)- $1,020,759
25. RT 77 Alfredo Gutierrez(2023)- $750,000
26. DE 97 Nick Bosa(2023)- $17,859,000
27. DE 95 Drake Jackson(2025)- $1,339,180
28. DE 58 Alex Barrett(2023)- $870,000
29. DT 91 Arik Armstead(2024)- $12,213,059
30. DT/NT 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023)- $4,928,223
31. NT 93 Kalia Davis(2025)- $783,003
32. SLB 40 Marcelino McCrary-Ball(2023)- $750,000
33. WLB 57 Dre Greenlaw(2024)- $5,648,558
34. WLB 59 Curtis Robinson(2023)- $940,000
35. MLB 54 Fred Warner(2026)- $9,049,000
36. MLB 48 Oren Burks(2023)- $2,773,000
37. CB 7 Charvarius Ward(2024)- $6,241,000
38. CB 20 Ambry Thomas(2024)- $1,305,232
39. CB 38 Deommodore Lenoir(2024)- $1,011,217
40. CB 26 Samuel Womack III(2025)- $940,831
41. CB 43 Qwuantrezz Knight(2023)- $750,000
42. CB – A.J. Parker(2023)- $940,000
43. CB – Tre Swilling(2023)- $750,000
44. FS 41 Tayler Hawkins(2023)- $750,000
45. SS 29 Talanoa Hufanga(2024)- $1,000,038
46. SS 30 George Odum(2024)- $2,090,000
47. P 18 Mitch Wishnowsky(2026)- $1,700,000
48. LS 46 Taybor Pepper(2025)- $1,220,000 (projected)

Below are the teams’ pending free agents.

UFA:
QB Jimmy Garoppolo
QB Josh Johnson
TE Ross Dwelley
TE Tyler Kroft
TE Jordan Matthews
C Jake Brendel
RG Daniel Brunskill
RT Mike McGlinchey
DE Jordan Willis
DE Samson Ebukam
DE Kerry Hyder Jr.
DE Charles Omenihu
DT T.Y. McGill Jr.
DT Maurice Hurst Jr.
NT Hassan Ridgeway
SLB Azeez Al-Shaair
CB Emmanuel Moseley
CB Jason Verrett
FS Jimmie Ward
FS Tashaun Gipson Sr.
FS Tarvarius Moore
PK Robbie Gould

RFA:
LT Colton McKivitz
DT Kevin Givens
SLB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles

ERFA:
WR Jauan Jennings

I expect the 49ers to tender all of their RFAs & ERFAs, which would require the original round tender for McKivitz, which is $2.743 million, while Givens & Flannigan-Fowles would get the right of first refusal tender worth $2.627 million, and Jennings would get the ERFA tender of $940,000, which would put the 49ers $30,226,367 to begin the 2023 offseason.

I’d expect the team to try and re-sign the following UFAs, center Jake Brendel, right guard Daniel Brunskill, right tackle Mike McGlinchey, defensive ends Charles Omenihu, Samson Ebukam, Kerry Hyder Jr., & Jordan Willis, defensive tackle T.Y. McGill Jr., nose tackle Hassan Ridgeway, strongside linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair, cornerback Emmanuel Moseley, free safeties Jimmie Ward, & Tashaun Gipson Sr., & place kicker Robbie Gould.

But they won’t re-sign all of them, as I truly believe Jimmie Ward & Azeez Al-Shaair are the most likely to sign with another team, while Mike McGlinchey is a toss up for me.

As for outside free agents, I can see them being in on Bengals safety Jessie Bates III, Falcons right tackle Kaleb McGary, and Eagles defensive tackle Javon Hargrave, among others.

As always, thank you for reading, and follow me on Twitter @49erscap for more salary cap information, & tidbits.

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