Updated Projected 53-Man Roster, plus injured lists, practice squad, & notes

53-Man Roster + Injured List:

1. QB 10 Jimmy Garoppolo(2022) – $26.6 million cap hit
2. QB 4 Nick Mullens(2020) – $750,000 cap hit
3. RB 31 Raheem Mostert(2021) – $3,158,333 cap hit
4. RB 26 Tevin Coleman(2020) – $4,868,750 cap hit
5. RB 28 Jerick McKinnon(2020) – $2.91 million cap hit
6. RB 30 Jeff Wilson Jr.(2020) – $750,000 cap hit
7. FB 44 Kyle Juszczyk(2020) – $6.7 million cap hit
8. WR 19 Deebo Samuel(2022) – $1,749,339 cap hit
9. WR 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2023) – $2,278,427 cap hit
10. WR 84 Kendrick Bourne(2020) – $3.259 million cap hit
11. WR 15 Trent Taylor(2020) – $875,487 cap hit
12. WR 17 Jauan Jennings(2023) – $637,756 cap hit
13. WR 14 Jalen Hurd(2022) – $972,655 cap hit (IR)
14. WR 5 Tavon Austin(2020)- $750,000 cap hit
15. WR 18 Dante Pettis(2021) – $1,745,608 cap hit
16. WR 13 Richie James Jr.(2021)- $769,143 cap hit (NFI)
17. WR 2 Chris Thompson(2021)- $425,000 cap hit (IR)
18. TE 85 George Kittle(2025) – $5,807,574 cap hit
19. TE 81 Jordan Reed(2020)- $1.05 million cap hit
20. TE 89 Charlie Woerner(2023) – $655,258 cap hit
21. C 58 Weston Richburg(2022) – $4,390,141 cap hit (PUP)
22. C 63 Ben Garland(2020) – $2 million cap hit
23. LG 75 Laken Tomlinson(2021) – $5.75 million cap hit
24. LG 76 Ross Reynolds(2021) – $610,000 cap hit
25. RG 60 Daniel Brunskill(2020) – $675,000 cap hit
26. RG 66 Tom Compton(2020)- $2.7 million cap hit
27. RG 68 Colton McKivitz(2023) – $692,445 cap hit
28. LT 71 Trent Williams(2020) – $12.5 million cap hit
29. LT 67 Justin Skule(2022) – $719,887 cap hit
30. RT 69 Mike McGlinchey(2021) – $5,092,330 cap hit
31. DE 91 Arik Armstead(2024) – $6 million cap hit
32. DE 97 Nick Bosa(2022) – $7,715,424 cap hit
33. DE 92 Kerry Hyder Jr.(2020) – $1.5 million cap hit
34. DE 96 Dion Jordan(2020)- $750,000 cap hit
35. LEO 55 Dee Ford(2023) – $15,865,625 cap hit
36. LEO 98 Ronald Blair III(2020) – $1,047,500 cap hit (PUP)
37. DT 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023) – $2,816,127 cap hit
38. DT 94 Solomon Thomas(2020) – $7,715,424 cap hit
39. DT 90 Kevin Givens(2021) – $610,000 cap hit
40. NT 93 D.J. Jones(2020) – $861,967 cap hit
41. NT 77 Jullian Taylor(2021) – $774,511 cap hit (PUP)
42. SAM 57 Dre Greenlaw(2022) – $755,429 cap hit
43. MIKE 54 Fred Warner(2021) – $1,096,547 cap hit
44. MIKE 51 Azeez Al-Shaair(2021) – $680,000 cap hit
45. WILL 56 Kwon Alexander(2022) – $4,572,769 cap hit
46. WILL 59 Joe Walker(2020) – $900,000 cap hit
47. CB 25 Richard Sherman(2020) – $13,987,500 cap hit
48. CB 41 Emmanuel Moseley(2020) – $675,000 cap hit
49. CB 24 K’Waun Williams(2020) – $3,184,375 cap hit
50. CB 23 Ahkello Witherspoon(2020) – $2,376,393 cap hit
51. CB 22 Jason Verrett(2020)- $887,500 cap hit
52. CB 32 Jamar Taylor(2020)- $750,000 cap hit
53. FS 20 Jimmie Ward(2022) – $3,906,250 cap hit
54. FS 33 Tarvarius Moore(2021) – $946,093 cap hit
55. SS 29 Jaquiski Tartt(2020) – $6.275 million cap hit
56. SS 36 Marcell Harris(2020)- $750,000 cap hit
57. PK 9 Robbie Gould(2022) – $5.1 million cap hit
58. P 6 Mitch Wishnowsky(2022) – $866,018 cap hit
59. LS 86 Kyle Nelson(2022) – $1.05 million cap hit

Practice Squad:

1. QB 3 C.J. Beathard (Protected)
2. RB 35 Salvon Ahmed
3. RB 38 JaMycal Hasty
4. FB 49 Josh Hokit
5. WR 1 Shawn Poindexter
6. TE 83 Chase Harrell
7. TE 82 Ross Dwelley (Protected)
8. LT 62 Jaryd Jones-Smith
9. DT 95 Kentavius Street (Protected)
10. NT 65 Darrion Daniels
11. LEO 61 Jonathan Kongbo
12. SAM 45 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
13. SAM 47 Jonas Griffith
14. CB 49 DeMarkus Acy
15. CB 35 Tim Harris Jr. (Protected)
16. SS 43 Jared Mayden

2020 Opt-Outs:

1. WR 17 Travis Benjamin
2. C 64 Jake Brendel
3. LT 78 Shon Coleman

Notes:

I have them keeping 7 WRs with Deebo on the 53 so he doesn’t have to miss 6 games, I went with Pettis & Jennings over the likes of Nelson.

On the O-Line, I have us keeping 9, with Spencer Long retiring, it’s almost a lock that Tom Compton makes the 53 man roster, and with the news that Weston Richburg may start the season on reserve/PUP, they will have to either bring in another interior lineman that plays center and guard, or go with someone like Ross Reynolds, who I believe has experience at center while playing for Iowa in college.

On the D-Line, I have us keeping 9, I have Blair and Taylor on PUP, I think it’s possible they may keep 10 if Blair is ready, with 9 active on game days. If we were to cut Hyder we’d only save $950,000. If we cut Jordan we save $750,000.

At LB, I have 5, with Mark Nzeocha being cut, saving $1.45M, leaving just his workout bonus of $50,000 as dead money.

At DB, I have 10, with both Verrett and Taylor making it, which would also guarantee their contracts for 2020, as they’re both vested veterans. I see Taylor making it due to him being a good Slot CB, and no one else has experience at the slot behind Williams.

As for the salary cap, the 49ers, with 75 players signed(53 active, 5 injured, and 16 PS), they only have $1,201,339 in cap room. The team may have to restructure Jimmy Garoppolo and/or Dee Ford’s contracts, as that’s not a lot of money to head into 2020 with, so don’t expect any FA signings or trades that involve players making above the league minimum.

If, for instance the 49ers decide to keep Mark Nzeocha, that would mean that he would take up an additional $1.45M, well, he’d replace a player making at least $610K, so he’d take up at least $840,000, which would then leave the team with only $361,339 in cap room, so a restructure or 2 is going to be needed to be done, practice squad salaries are $8,400 a week for players with no more than 2 accrued years, and $12,000 for players with at least 3 accrued seasons.

Also, if the 49ers decide to keep C.J. Beathard on the 53-man roster, he’s scheduled to make $946,179, which means replacing a player making at least $610,000, would result in a loss of $336,179 in cap room, again, the team would absolutely need to restructure either Garoppolo and/or Ford’s deals, that would save a combined $28.504 million in cap room.

My cap numbers include Kittle’s $3.6M in prorated bonus, but I’m not sure his exact structure, so they could have lowered his base salary from $2.133M to $825K, which would save $1.308M in cap room.

To those who may not be aware, practice squad salaries do count against the cap.

As for 2021, before knowing Kittle’s 2021 cap number, I have the 49ers at $18,563,378 in cap room with just 33 players signed, so they’ll still need to restructure some deals in 2021 to have enough room to retain the likes of Trent Williams, Kyle Juszcyzk, Richard Sherman, K’Waun Williams, Jaquiski Tartt, D.J. Jones, and others.

Here are potential savings:

Jimmy Garoppolo:

2020: $18,312,000
2021: $18,420,000 without 2020 restructure, $13,842,000 with 2020 restructure

Dee Ford:

2020: $10,192,000
2021: $11,425,000 without 2020 restructure, $8,877,000 with 2020 restructure

Kwon Alexander:

2021: $9,180,000 restructure, $6,102,377 Pre June 1 cut/trade, $13,400,000 Post June 1 cut/trade

Weston Richburg:

2021: $5,420,000 restructure, $1,709,436 Pre June 1 cut/trade, $8,350,000 Post June 1 cut/trade

Arik Armstead:

2021: $4,460,000 restructure

Jimmie Ward:

2021: $5,860,000 restructure, $3,500,000 Pre June 1 cut/trade, $5,500,000 Post June 1 cut/trade

Total Savings:

2021 restructures: $54,765,000 without Garoppolo/Ford 2020 restructures, $76,143,000 with Garoppolo/Ford 2020 restructures

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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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