A deeper look at 2023 & 2024 salary cap ramifications from my 4th projected 49ers roster

I did two projected rosters yesterday, 1 with Brock Purdy o the 53, and 1 without Brock Purdy on the 53, and I went into salary cap ramifications, so let’s take deeper look at the 49ers 2023 & 2024 salary cap situations with my latest projections.

For those who missed it, here is the projected rosters, which you can find by clicking here.

Now, the cap ramifications were this, with Purdy on the roster, plus a Bosa extension, savings nearly $10 million, the 49ers would have around $14.7 million in cap room, and with Purdy on PUP or Short Term IR, they’d be around $13.8 million in cap room available.

For 2023, the 49ers would have these 53 on on my projections, with salary cap numbers.

With Brock on the 53.

1. QB 5 Trey Lance(2024)- $9,301,434
2. QB 13 Brock Purdy(2025)- $889,253
3. QB 14 Sam Darnold(2023)- $5,711,765
4. RB 23 Christian McCaffrey(2025)- $3,424,000
5. RB 25 Elijah Mitchell(2024)- $985,893
6. RB 32 Tyrion Davis-Price(2025)- $1,161,033
7. RB 24 Jordan Mason(2024)- $873,333
8. FB 44 Kyle Juszczyk(2025)- $6,565,221
9. WR 19 Deebo Samuel(2025)- $8,653,529
10. WR 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2023)- $3,987,248
11. WR 15 Jauan Jennings(2023)- $940,000
12. WR/KR/PR 3 Ray-Ray McCloud III(2023)- $2,090,000
13. WR 6 Danny Gray(2025)- $1,146,569
14. WR 10 Ronnie Bell(2026)- $770,482
15. TE 85 George Kittle(2025)- $18,033,751
16. TE 81 Cameron Latu(2026)- $975,805
17. TE 9 Brayden Willis(2026)- $771,039
18. C 64 Jake Brendel(2026)- $2,272,000
19. C 55 Jon Feliciano(2023)- $2,250,000
20. LG 65 Aaron Banks(2024)- $1,929,166
21. LG 63 Nick Zakelj(2025)- $917,590
22. RG 74 Spencer Burford(2025)- $1,038,014
23. LT 71 Trent Williams(2026)- $27,227,424
24. RT 68 Colton McKivitz(2024)- $1,515,412
25. RT 76 Jaylon Moore(2024)- $1,020,759
26. DE 97 Nick Bosa(2023)- $17,859,000
27. DE 95 Drake Jackson(2025)- $1,339,180
28. DE 94 Clelin Ferrell(2023)- $2,460,000
29. DE 56 Austin Bryant(2023)- $965,000
30. DE 33 Robert Beal Jr.(2026)- $814,510
31. DT 91 Arik Armstead(2024)- $23,755,883
32. DT 90 Kevin Givens(2023)- $2,000,000
33. DT/NT 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023)- $4,928,223
34. NT/DT 98 Javon Hargrave(2026)- $6,555,000
35. NT 93 Kalia Davis(2025)- $783,003
36. SLB 53 Dee Winters(2026)- $785,110
37. SLB 50 Jalen Graham(2026)- $770,482
38. WLB 57 Dre Greenlaw(2024)- $5,648,558
39. MLB 54 Fred Warner(2026)- $9,049,000
40. MLB 48 Oren Burks(2023)- $2,773,000
41. CB 7 Charvarius Ward(2024)- $6,421,000
42. CB 2 Deommodore Lenoir(2024)- $1,011,217
43. CB 22 Isaiah Oliver(2024)- $1,686,000
44. CB 26 Samuel Womack III(2025)- $940,831
45. CB 28 Darrell Luter Jr.(2026)- $832,555
46. FS 31 Tashaun Gipson Sr.(2023)- $2,100,000
47. FS 38 Myles Hartsfield(2023)- $1,010,000
48. FS 27 Ji’Ayir Brown(2026)- $993,368
49. SS 29 Talanoa Hufanga(2024)- $1,000,038
50. SS 30 George Odum(2024)- $2,340,000
51. PK 4 Jake Moody(2026)- $975,805
52. P 18 Mitch Wishnowsky(2026)- $1,700,000
53. LS 46 Taybor Pepper(2025)- $1,225,000

Practice Squad:

1. QBB 4 Brandon Allen*(2023)- $370,800
2. RB 36 Khalan Laborn(2023)- $216,000
3. FB 49 Jack Colletto(2023)- $216,000
4. WR 17 Chris Conley*(2023)- $370,800
5. WR 83 Willie Snead IV*(2023)- $370,800
6. TE 82 Ross Dwelley*(2023)- $370,800
7. C 61 Corey Luciano(2023)- $216,000
8. RG 51 Jason Poe(2023)- $216,000
9. LT 60 Ilm Manning(2023)- $216,000
10. RT 66 Joey Fisher(2023)- $216,000
11. RT 77 Alfredo Gutierrez**(2023)- $0
12. DE 92 Kerry Hyder Jr.*(2023)- $370,800
13. DT 96 T.Y. McGill Jr.*(2023)- $370,800
14. SLB 40 Marcelino McCrary-Ball(2023)- $216,000
15. CB 49 D’Shawn Jamison(2023)- $216,000
16. CB 43 Qwuantrezz Knight(2023)- $216,000
17. FS 36 Avery Young(2023)- $216,000

With Brock on PUP/Short Term IR.

1. QB 5 Trey Lance(2024)- $9,301,434
2. QB 14 Sam Darnold(2023)- $5,711,765
3. QB 4 Brandon Allen(2023)- $1,092,500
4. RB 23 Christian McCaffrey(2025)- $3,424,000
5. RB 25 Elijah Mitchell(2024)- $985,893
6. RB 32 Tyrion Davis-Price(2025)- $1,161,033
7. RB 24 Jordan Mason(2024)- $873,333
8. FB 44 Kyle Juszczyk(2025)- $6,565,221
9. WR 19 Deebo Samuel(2025)- $8,653,529
10. WR 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2023)- $3,987,248
11. WR 15 Jauan Jennings(2023)- $940,000
12. WR/KR/PR 3 Ray-Ray McCloud III(2023)- $2,090,000
13. WR 6 Danny Gray(2025)- $1,146,569
14. WR 10 Ronnie Bell(2026)- $770,482
15. TE 85 George Kittle(2025)- $18,033,751
16. TE 81 Cameron Latu(2026)- $975,805
17. TE 9 Brayden Willis(2026)- $771,039
18. C 64 Jake Brendel(2026)- $2,272,000
19. C 55 Jon Feliciano(2023)- $2,250,000
20. LG 65 Aaron Banks(2024)- $1,929,166
21. LG 63 Nick Zakelj(2025)- $917,590
22. RG 74 Spencer Burford(2025)- $1,038,014
23. LT 71 Trent Williams(2026)- $27,227,424
24. RT 68 Colton McKivitz(2024)- $1,515,412
25. RT 76 Jaylon Moore(2024)- $1,020,759
26. DE 97 Nick Bosa(2023)- $17,859,000
27. DE 95 Drake Jackson(2025)- $1,339,180
28. DE 94 Clelin Ferrell(2023)- $2,460,000
29. DE 56 Austin Bryant(2023)- $965,000
30. DE 33 Robert Beal Jr.(2026)- $814,510
31. DT 91 Arik Armstead(2024)- $23,755,883
32. DT 90 Kevin Givens(2023)- $2,000,000
33. DT/NT 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023)- $4,928,223
34. NT/DT 98 Javon Hargrave(2026)- $6,555,000
35. NT 93 Kalia Davis(2025)- $783,003
36. SLB 53 Dee Winters(2026)- $785,110
37. SLB 50 Jalen Graham(2026)- $770,482
38. WLB 57 Dre Greenlaw(2024)- $5,648,558
39. MLB 54 Fred Warner(2026)- $9,049,000
40. MLB 48 Oren Burks(2023)- $2,773,000
41. CB 7 Charvarius Ward(2024)- $6,421,000
42. CB 2 Deommodore Lenoir(2024)- $1,011,217
43. CB 22 Isaiah Oliver(2024)- $1,686,000
44. CB 26 Samuel Womack III(2025)- $940,831
45. CB 28 Darrell Luter Jr.(2026)- $832,555
46. FS 31 Tashaun Gipson Sr.(2023)- $2,100,000
47. FS 38 Myles Hartsfield(2023)- $1,010,000
48. FS 27 Ji’Ayir Brown(2026)- $993,368
49. SS 29 Talanoa Hufanga(2024)- $1,000,038
50. SS 30 George Odum(2024)- $2,340,000
51. PK 4 Jake Moody(2026)- $975,805
52. P 18 Mitch Wishnowsky(2026)- $1,700,000
53. LS 46 Taybor Pepper(2025)- $1,225,000

PUP/IR:

1. QB 13 Brock Purdy(2025)- $889,253

Practice Squad:

1. RB 36 Khalan Laborn(2023)- $216,000
2. FB 49 Jack Colletto(2023)- $216,000
3. WR 17 Chris Conley*(2023)- $370,800
4. WR 83 Willie Snead IV*(2023)- $370,800
5. TE 82 Ross Dwelley*(2023)- $370,800
6. C 61 Corey Luciano(2023)- $216,000
7. RG 51 Jason Poe(2023)- $216,000
8. LT 75 Matt Pryor*(2023)- $370,800
9. LT 60 Ilm Manning(2023)- $216,000
10. RT 66 Joey Fisher(2023)- $216,000
11. RT 77 Alfredo Gutierrez**(2023)- $0
12. DE 92 Kerry Hyder Jr.*(2023)- $370,800
13. DT 96 T.Y. McGill Jr.*(2023)- $370,800
14. SLB 40 Marcelino McCrary-Ball(2023)- $216,000
15. CB 49 D’Shawn Jamison(2023)- $216,000
16. CB 43 Qwuantrezz Knight(2023)- $216,000
17. FS 36 Avery Young(2023)- $216,000

Now, for 2023, the 49ers would have enough salary cap room, as I said before in the $14.7 million to $13.8 million range, which will allow them to carryover a good amount, likely in the $8 million range, which would help in 2024.

The 49ers would also get credited back base salary guarantees for veterans, and UDFAs, with those being the following.

Veterans:

QB Brandon Allen – $200,000

WR Chris Conley – $370,800 out of $400,000

WR Willie Snead IV – $250,000

TE Ross Dwelley – $370,800 out of $700,000

DT T.Y. McGill Jr. – $370,800 out of $400,000

That would be a total of $1,562,400 for the vets.

UDFAs:

RB Khalan Laborn – $30,000

FB Jack Colletto – $100,000

C Corey Luciano – $5,000

LT Ilm Manning – $90,000

RT Joey Fisher – $115,000

CB D’Shawn Jamison – $120,000

FS Avery Young – $10,000

That’s a total of $470,000, add that t0 the aforementioned $1,562,400 for veterans, they’d get back a total of $2,032,400.

So, how does that help the 49ers 2024 salary cap situation, well, right now, with my roster the 49ers would have the following 42 players signed under my projections, with their cap number.

1. WR 19 Deebo Samuel(2025)- $28,572,000
2. LT 71 Trent Williams(2026)- $28,009,777
3. DT 91 Arik Armstead(2024)- $25,628,824
4. MLB 54 Fred Warner(2026)- $24,469,000
5. TE 85 George Kittle(2025)- $19,842,575
6. CB 7 Charvarius Ward(2024)- $17,901,000
7. NT 98 Javon Hargrave(2026)- $15,475,000
8. RB 23 Christian McCaffrey(2025)- $14,144,000
9. WR 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2024)- $14,124,000
10. DE 97 Nick Bosa(2028)- $12,000,000
11. QB 5 Trey Lance(2024)- $10,851,673
12. WLB 57 Dre Greenlaw(2024)- $9,632,382
13. FB 44 Kyle Juszczyk(2025)- $7,588,750
14. C 64 Jake Brendel(2026)- $4,192,000
15. CB 22 Isaiah Oliver(2024)- $3,866,000
16. P 18 Mitch Wishnowsky(2026)- $2,825,000
17. RT 68 Colton McKivitz(2024)- $2,536,000
18. LG 65 Aaron Banks(2024)- $2,250,694
19. SS 30 George Odum(2024)- $1,625,000
20. DE 95 Drake Jackson(2025)- $1,590,561
21. RB 32 Tyrion Davis-Price(2025)- $1,393,240
22. WR 6 Danny Gray(2025)- $1,375,883
23. LS 46 Taybor Pepper(2025)- $1,300,000
24. FS 27 Ji’Ayir Brown(2026)- $1,243,108
25. PK 4 Jake Moody(2026)- $1,219,756
26. TE 81 Cameron Latu(2026)- $1,219,756
27. RG 74 Spencer Burford(2025)- $1,153,014
28. RT 76 Jaylon Moore(2024)- $1,135,759
29. CB 2 Deommodore Lenoir(2024)- $1,126,217
30. SS 29 Talanoa Hufanga(2024)- $1,115,038
31. RB 25 Elijah Mitchell(2024)- $1,100,893
32. CB 26 Samuel Womack III(2025)- $1,055,831
33. LG 63 Nick Zakelj(2025)- $1,032,590
34. NT 93 Kalia Davis(2025)- $1,018,003
35. QB 13 Brock Purdy(2025)- $1,004,253
36. CB 28 Darrell Luter Jr.(2026)- $997,555
37. RB 24 Jordan Mason(2024)- $988,334
38. DE 33 Robert Beal Jr.(2026)- $979,510
39. SLB 53 Dee Winters(2026)- $950,110
40. TE 9 Brayden Willis(2026)- $936,039
41. WR 10 Ronnie Bell(2026)- $935,482
42. SLB 50 Jalen Graham(2026)- $935,482

The team will see, as I said yesterday, 4 players have their base salaries escalate, Elijah Mitchell, Aaron Banks, Deommodore Lenoir, & Talanoa Hufanga, with Mitchell, Banks, & Lenoir escalating to $3.124 million each, while Hufanga will get the 2nd-round RFA tender level, which would be $4.901 million.

That would put the 49ers $26,719,004 over with 42 players signed, or $33,874,004 with 51 signed, but as I stated yesterday, if they extend Arik Armstead, Dre Greenlaw, & Charvarius Ward, they’d save $27.688 million, plus another $15,877,600 for restructuring Deebo Samuel’s deal, for a total savings of $43,565,600, which would leave the 49ers $16,846,596 in cap room with 42 players signed, or $9,691,596 with 51 players signed.

I fully expect the team to place the 2nd-round RFA tender on Jauan Jennings to have 1 more year with him, which would cost $4.901 million, which would put the 49ers $11,945,596 under with 43 players signed, or $5,585,596 with 51 players signed.

They’d likely sign the majority of their UDFAs on their practice squad to 1-year deals, worth $795,000, on reserve/future deals, which would bring their cap room down to $6,380,596 with 50 players signed, or $5,585,596 with 51 players signed.

The team would also have the option to restructure someone to create more cap room for free agent signings, with the best choice being George Kittle, which saves $9.752 million, giving the team $16,132,596 with 50 players signed, or $15,337,595 with 51 players signed, more than enough cap room to sign their projected 11 draft picks, and sign a big name free agent, and of course, I do see the team extending Brandon Aiyuk to a long term deal, to save some cap room.

Now, I didn’t include any carryover, or adjustments/credits from base salary guarantees, which would mean the team may not have to restructure George Kittle’s deal.

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

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