An updated look at the 49ers 2022, & 2023 salary cap situations

UPDATED With Ray-Ray McCloud’s 2022 & 2023 cap numbers, & Jordan Willis’ 2022 cap number.

Yesterday the 49ers re-signed running back Jeff Wilson Jr., defensive end Jordan Willis, & cornerback Dontae Johnson to 1-year deals, at least for Willis, & Johnson, Wilson is unknown, and I went over my locks for 2023, so let’s take an updated look at the 49ers current 2022 & 2023 salary cap outlook.

As of now, 49ers have 64 players under contract or tendered, with a $216,102,220 in committed salaries for 64 players’ contracts that we know, plus $5,167,726 in dead money, for a total cap commitment of $221,269,946, while their top 51 rule comes up to $210,709,015, leaving the 49ers $1,815,546 under their 2022 adjusted cap, again before Dontae Johnson, as I mentioned.

Below are the current 64 players signed or tendered, with their 2022 cap number.

1. QB Jimmy Garoppolo(2022)- $26,950,000
2. QB Trey Lance(2024)- $7,751,195
3. QB Nate Sudfeld(2022)- $2,000,000
4. RB Elijah Mitchell(2024)- $870,893
5. RB Trey Sermon(2024)- $1,107,485
6. RB Jeff Wilson Jr.(2022)- $1,085,000
7. RB JaMycal Hasty(2022)- $895,000
8. FB Kyle Juszczyk(2025)- $2,958,750
9. FB Josh Hokit(2022)- $705,000
10. WR Deebo Samuel(2022)- $4,890,519
11. WR Brandon Aiyuk(2023)- $3,417,641
12. WR Jauan Jennings(2022)- $825,000
13. WR/KR/PR Ray-Ray McCloud(2023)- $1,910,000
14. WR KeeSean Johnson(2022)- $895,000
15. WR Austin Mack(2022)- $825,000
16. WR Connor Wedington(2022)- $705,000
17. TE George Kittle(2025)- $7,769,765
18. TE Charlie Woerner(2023)- $940,258
19. TE Tanner Hudson(2022)- $895,000
20. TE Jordan Matthews(2022)- $895,000
21. C Alex Mack(2023)- $6,725,000
22. C Jake Brendel(2022)- $895,000
23. LG Aaron Banks(2024)- $1,607,638
24. LG Colton McKivitz(2022)- $895,000
25. RG Daniel Brunskill(2022)- $2,433,000
26. RG Keaton Sutherland(2022)- $895,000
27. LT Trent Williams(2026)- $14,031,765
28. LT Jaylon Moore(2024)- $905,759
29. RT Mike McGlinchey(2022)- $10,880,000
30. RT Justin Skule(2022)- $939,887
31. RT Alfredo Gutierrez(2022)- $705,000
32. DE Nick Bosa(2022)- $10,805,564
33. DE Samson Ebukam(2022)- $8,250,000
34. DE Charles Omenihu(2022)- $2,540,000
35. DE Jordan Willis(2022)- $970,000
36. DE Dee Ford(2022)- $6,949,997
37. DE Kerry Hyder Jr.(2022)- $1,500,000
38. DE Alex Barrett(2022)- $825,000
39. DT Arik Armstead(2024)- $9,576,000
40. DT Javon Kinlaw(2023)- $4,224,191
41. DT Kevin Givens(2022)- $895,000
42. DT Maurice Hurst Jr.(2022)- $1,047,500
43. NT Hassan Ridgeway(2022)- $1,800,000
44. NT Chris Slayton(2022)- $705,000
45. WLB Dre Greenlaw(2022)- $2,620,429
46. WLB Curtis Robinson(2022)- $825,000
47. MLB Fred Warner(2026)- $8,134,588
48. MLB Oren Burks(2023)- $1,408,000
49. SLB Azeez Al-Shaair(2022)- $3,986,000
50. SLB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles(2022)- $895,000
51. CB Charvarius Ward(2024)- $3,800,000
52. CB Emmanuel Moseley(2022)- $6,555,529
53. CB Ambry Thomas(2024)- $1,087,693
54. CB Deommodore Lenoir(2024)- $896,217
55. CB Dontae Johnson(2022)- $895,000 (Estimate)
56. CB Darqueze Dennard(2022)- $895,000 (Estimate)
57. CB Ka’dar Hollman(2022)- $895,000
58. FS Jimmie Ward(2022)- $12,935,588
59. FS Tarvarius Moore(2022)- $965,000
60. SS Talanoa Hufanga(2024)- $885,038
61. SS George Odum(2024)- $1,435,000
62. PK Robbie Gould(2022)- $5,509,313
63. P Mitch Wishnowsky(2022)- $1,156,018
64. LS Taybor Pepper(2022)- $1,120,000

Now, let’s look at the 49ers 2023 salary cap situation.

The 49ers have 21 players signed for 2023, with those 21 players, the 49ers have a cap commitment of $150,131,200 for the 21 players’ cap numbers we know, plus $14,939,999 in dead money, for a total cap commitment of $165,071,199, leaving the 49ers $59,928,801 under the 2023 projected salary cap of $225 million, but that’s with just 21 players signed, when you factor in enough players to get to 51, they’d have $37,428,801 in cap room.

Now, let’s take a look at the 21 players salary cap numbers for the 2023 season.

1. QB Trey Lance(2024)- $9,301,434
2. RB Trey Sermon(2024)- $1,328,982
3. RB Elijah Mitchell(2024)- $985,893
4. FB Kyle Juszcyzk(2025)- $6,588,750
5. WR Brandon Aiyuk(2023)- $3,987,248
6. WR/KR/PR Ray-Ray McCloud(2023)- $2,090,000
7. TE George Kittle(2025)- $18,383,000
8. TE Charlie Woerner(2023)- $1,055,258
9. C Alex Mack(2023)- $5,075,000
10. LG Aaron Banks(2024)- $1,911,166
11. LT Trtent Williams(2026)- $26,270,000
12. LT Jaylon Moore(2024)- $1,020,759
13. DT Arik Armstead(2024)- $24,346,000
14. DT Javon Kinlaw(2023)- $4,928,223
15. MLB Fred Warner(2026)- $18,525,000
16. MLB Oren Burks(2023)- $2,773,000
17. CB Charvarius Ward(2024)- $16,405,000
18. CB Ambry Thomas(2024)- $1,305,232
19. CB Deommodore Lenoir(2024)- $1,011,217
20. SS George Odum(2024)- $1,840,000
21. SS Talanoa Hufanga(2024)- $1,000,038

If we add in the teams’ current 2022 draft picks, which would cost $9,428,256 combined, that would put the 49ers cap commitment, of $159,613,332, plus the aforementioned $14,939,999 in dead money, for a total cap commitment of $174,553,331, which leaves the team $50,446,669 under a 2023 projected $225 million salary cap, but that’s with the above 21 players, & 9 draft picks, & with enough players for 51, they’d have $34,696,669 in cap room.

Of course, these numbers also don’t include pending extensions for wide receiver Deebo Samuel, & defensive end Nick Bosa, which should come in at around $24 million a year for Deebo, & $32 million a year for Bosa, maybe a few million more, but they’d likely have cap hits in the $10 million range for Deebo, & $16 million for Bosa.

So, if we factor in both of these projected cap numbers for 2023, the 49ers would have $185,613,332 in cap commitments for 32 potential players, plus the $14,939,999 dead money, for a total cap commitment of $200,553,331, giving them $24,446,669 in cap room on a $225 million cap, but again with just 32 players, so with enough players to get to 51, they’d have $9,446,669.

While that $9.446 million isn’t a lot, you must remember that it’s a projection, Deebo Samuel, & Nick Bosa’s 2023 cap numbers could come in lower, plus I’d expect Alex Mack to retire, which saves the team $3.1 million, which would give them $27,546,669 before the top 51 rule, $12,546,669 after the top 51 rule.

So, as I’ve said over the past couple of months, the 49ers will be able to extend not just Nick Bosa & Deebo Samuel this offseason, but also Brandon Aiyuk next offseason, while also having George Kittle, Trent Williams, Arik Armstead, Fred Warner, & Charvarius Ward signed to big money deals.

Now, the 49ers have several pending free agents after 2022, and they’re listed below.

UFA:

QB Nate Sudfeld
RB Jeff Wilson Jr.
TE Tanner Hudson
TE Jordan Matthews
C Jake Brendel
RG Daniel Brunskill
RT Mike McGlinchey
RT Justin Skule
DE Samson Ebukam
DE Dee Ford
DE Jordan Willis
DT Maurice Hurst Jr.
NT Hassan Ridgeway
WLB Dre Greenlaw
SLB Azeez Al-Shaair
CB Emmanuel Moseley
CB Dontae Johnson
FS Jimmie Ward
FS Tarvarius Moore
PK Robbie Gould
P Mitch Wishnowsky
LS Taybor Pepper

RFA:

RB JaMycal Hasty
WR KeeSean Johnson
LG Colton McKivitz
RG Keaton Sutherland
DT Kevin Givens
SLB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
CB Ka’dar Hollman

ERFA:

FB Josh Hokit
WR Jauan Jennings
WR Austin Mack
WR Connor Wedington
RT Alfredo Gutierrez
DE Alex Barrett
NT Chris Slayton
WLB Curtis Robinson

There aren’t that many must re-signs, as it’ll depend on how these players do this season, but ERFA Jauan Jennings is the one who will definitely be here in 2023, as his tender would be just $940,000, which would give the team $26,606,669 before the top 51 rule, $12,356,669 after the top 51 rule.

A player like Emmanuel Moseley, and Samson Ebukam could end up being re-signed, as they would be the teams’ 2 biggest UFAs, other than Jimmie Ward, who’s set to count $6.395 million in 2023 in dead money, and if they extend him, they not only save $6.224 million in 2022, but they could get his 2023 cap hit to come in somewhere around that $6.395 million to $7 million.

I’d think the team would choose between Dre Greenlaw & Azeez Al-Shaair, and we could see Al-Shaair get a multi-year deal this offseason, since he was tendered at the 2nd-round level as a RFA, and Mike McGlinchey is the unknown, if he plays well, he likely ends up leaving.

Of the RFAs, I’d bet both Givens & McKivitz will be here in 2023, but those numbers, I don’t know what they’d get, Givens would likely get the right of first refusal tender, which is projected to be $2.629 million, while McKivitz would get the original round tender, which would be around $2.736 million.

If we add those two in, then their cap room be $18,141,669 for 35 players, with 51, it’d be $5,391,669, but this includes Alex Mack, so if we take him out, we save $3.1 million, leaving the cap room to $21,241,669 with the 35 players, & $8,391,669 with 51 players signed.

As for those who say that we should sign more big name players, we just can’t afford it, Jimmy Garoppolo is not stopping the 49ers from signing anyone, as the 49ers have other ways of making cap room, but those who said to do this, by restructuring deals, also seem to be the ones who are worried about the future cap, plus the 49ers can carryover whatever amount of the $25.55 million they’d save, to 2023.

So, it’s not smart to borrow from the future, as you’ll end up getting bitten in the ass, so to speak.

And with that said, I thank you for reading, as always, leave a comment, or follow me on Twitter @49erscap.

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