My updated way way too early 49ers projected 2022 roster, plus my final mock draft

Ok, we’re finally fully into draft week, with just a couple days to go until the 2022 NFL Draft kicks off, so here’s my updated way way too early 2022 roster projection, with my final mock draft.

Yes, Deebo Samuel has asked for a trade, but I just don’t see it happening, as general manager John Lynch said at the Monday press conference, he can’t envision trading Deebo, and I see it the same way, unless some crazy trade offer comes on day 1, Deebo will be a 49er in 2022, & beyond, as I do believe they work whatever the issues between Deebo, & the 49ers is.

Ok, so as of now, I’d have the following roster.

OFFENSE:

QB(2): 5 Trey Lance(2024), & 7 Nate Sudfeld(2022)
RB(4): 25 Elijah Mitchell(2024), 22 Jeff Wilson Jr.(2022), 28 Trey Sermon(2024), 23 JaMycal Hasty(2022)
FB(1): 44 Kyle Juszczyk(2025)
WR(6): 19 Deebo Samuel(2022), 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2023), 15 Jauan Jennings(2022), 14 Ray-Ray McCloud(2023), — Marcus Johnson(2022), & — Malik Turner(2022)
TE(3): 85 George Kittle(2025), 89 Charlie Woerner(2023), & 82 Ross Dwelley(2022)
C(2): 50 Alex Mack(2023), & 64 Jake Brendel(2022)
LG(2): 65 Aaron Banks(2024), & 68 Colton McKivitz(2022)
RG(1): 60 Daniel Brunskill(2022)
LT(2): 71 Trent Williams(2026), & 76 Jaylon Moore(2024)
RT(2): 69 Mike McGlinchey(2022), & 67 Justin Skule(2022)

DEFENSE:

DE(6): 97 Nick Bosa(2023), 56 Samson Ebukam(2022), 94 Charles Omenihu(2022), 75 Jordan Willis(2022), 92 Kerry Hyder Jr.(2022), & — Kemoko Turay(2022)
DT(3): 91 Arik Armstead(2024), 90 Kevin Givens(2022), & 96 Maurice Hurst Jr.(2022)
NT(2): 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023), & 98 Hassan Ridgeway(2022)
WLB(1): 57 Dre Greenlaw(2022)
MLB(2): 54 Fred Warner(2026), & 48 Oren Burks(2023)
SLB(2): 51 Azeez Al-Shaair(2022), & 45 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles(2022)
CB(5): 35 Charvarius Ward(2024), 20 Ambry Thomas(2024), 4 Emmanuel Moseley(2022), 38 Deommodore Lenoir(2024), & 27 Dontae Johnson(2022)
FS(2): 1 Jimmie Ward(2022), & 33 Tarvarius Moore(2022)
SS(2): 29 Talanoa Hufanga(2024), & 30 George Odum(2024)

SPECIAL TEAMS:

PK(1): 9 Robbie Gould(2022)
P(1): 18 Mitch Wishnowsky(2022)
LS(1): 46 Taybor Pepper(2022)

As you can see, I have 53 roster spots, but I have 45 of them as locks, with those players listed below, along with their 2022 cap number.

1. QB Trey Lance(2024)- $7,751,195
2. QB Nate Sudfeld(2022)- $2,000,000
3. RB Elijah Mitchell(2024)- $870,893
4. RB Trey Sermon(2024)- $1,107,485
5. RB Jeff Wilson Jr.(2022)- $1,085,000
6. FB Kyle Juszczyk(2025)- $2,958,750
7. WR Deebo Samuel(2022)- $4,890,519
8. WR Brandon Aiyuk(2023)- $3,417,641
9. WR Jauan Jennings(2022)- $825,000
10. WR/KR/PR Ray-Ray McCloud(2023)- $1,910,000
11. TE George Kittle(2025)- $7,769,765
12. TE Charlie Woerner(2023)- $940,258
13. C Alex Mack(2023)- $6,725,000
14. LG Aaron Banks(2024)- $1,607,638
15. LG Colton McKivitz(2022)- $895,000
16. RG Daniel Brunskill(2022)- $2,433,000
17. LT Trent Williams(2026)- $14,031,765
18. LT Jaylon Moore(2024)- $905,759
19. RT Mike McGlinchey(2022)- $10,880,000
20. DE Nick Bosa(2022)- $10,805,564
21. DE Samson Ebukam(2022)- $8,250,000
22. DE Charles Omenihu(2022)- $2,540,000
23. DE Jordan Willis(2022)- $970,000
24. DE Kerry Hyder Jr.(2022)- $1,500,000
25. DE Kemoko Turay(2022)- $1,047,500 (Estimate)
26. DT Arik Armstead(2024)- $9,576,000
27. DT Javon Kinlaw(2023)- $4,224,191
28. DT Kevin Givens(2022)- $895,000
29. NT Hassan Ridgeway(2022)- $1,800,000
30. WLB Dre Greenlaw(2022)- $2,620,429
31. MLB Fred Warner(2026)- $8,134,588
32. MLB Oren Burks(2023)- $1,408,000
33. SLB Azeez Al-Shaair(2022)- $3,986,000
34. CB Charvarius Ward(2024)- $3,800,000
35. CB Emmanuel Moseley(2022)- $6,555,529
36. CB Ambry Thomas(2024)- $1,087,693
37. CB Deommodore Lenoir(2024)- $896,217
38. CB Dontae Johnson(2022)- $1,047,500
39. FS Jimmie Ward(2022)- $12,935,588
40. FS Tarvarius Moore(2022)- $965,000
41. SS Talanoa Hufanga(2024)- $885,038
42. SS George Odum(2024)- $1,435,000
43. PK Robbie Gould(2022)- $5,509,313
44. P Mitch Wishnowsky(2022)- $1,156,018
45. LS Taybor Pepper(2022)- $1,120,000

Next up are the 49ers current 2022 draft picks, and what they’ll cost.

1. 2^nd-round(#61^st-overall, 2025)- $1,136,274
2. 3^rd-round(#93^rd-overall, 2025)- $968,497
3. 3^rd-round(#105^th-overall, 2025)- $954,876
4. 4^th-round(#134^th-overall, 2025)- $902,792
5. 5^th-round(#172^nd-overall, 2025)- $788,386
6. 6^th-round(#187^th-overall, 2025)- $761,024
7. 6^th-round(#220^th-overall, 2025)- $743,853
8. 6^th-round(#221^st-overall, 2025)- $743,853
9. 7^th-round(#262^nd-overall, 2025)- $727,665

Ok, next up is my players who I’d have making the team as of now, players who are 50/50, with their 2022 cap numbers.

1. RB JaMycal Hasty(2022)- $895,000
2. WR Malik Turner(2022)- $945,000
3. WR Marcus Johnson(2022)- $895,000
4. TE Ross Dwelley(2022)- $895,000
5. C Jake Brendel(2022)- $895,000
6. RT Justin Skule(2022)- $939,887
7. DT Mauirce Hurst Jr.(2022)- $945,000
8. SLB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles(2022)- $895,000

Now onto my final mock draft, which is based off of PFF.com’s 2022 draft board.

Round 2- #61^st-overall – SS Nick Cross, Maryland

Round 3- #93^rd-overall – C Dohnovan West, Arizona State

Round 3- #105^th-overall – OG Cole Strange, Chattanooga

Round 4- #134^th-overall – WR Wan’Dale Robinson, Kentucky

Round 5- #172^nd-overall – CB Coby Bryant, Cincinnati

Round 6- #187^th-overall – RB D’Vonte Price, Florida International

Round 6- #220^th-overall – TE Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina

Round 6- #221^st-overall – IDL John Ridgeway, Arkansas

Round 7- #262^nd-overall – LT Nick Zakelj, Fordham

Now, below is my latest projected roster for 2022.

OFFENSE:

QB(2): 5 Trey Lance(2024), & 7 Nate Sudfeld(2022)
RB(4): 25 Elijah Mitchell(2024), 22 Jeff Wilson Jr.(2022), 28 Trey Sermon(2024), & — D’Vonte Price(2025)
FB(1): 44 Kyle Juszczyk(2025)
WR(6): 19 Deebo Samuel(2022), 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2023), 15 Jauan Jennings(2022), 14 Ray-Ray McCloud(2023), — Wan’Dale Robinson(2025), & — Malik Turner(2022)
TE(3): 85 George Kittle(2025), 89 Charlie Woerner(2023), & — Isaiah Likely(2025)
C(2): 50 Alex Mack(2023), & — Dohnovan West(2025)
LG(2): 65 Aaron Banks(2024), & 68 Colton McKivitz(2022)
RG(2): 60 Daniel Brunskill(2022), & — Cole Strange(2025)
LT(2): 71 Trent Williams(2026), & 76 Jaylon Moore(2024)
RT(1): 69 Mike McGlinchey(2022)

DEFENSE:

DE(6): 97 Nick Bosa(2023), 56 Samson Ebukam(2022), 94 Charles Omenihu(2022), 75 Jordan Willis(2022), 92 Kerry Hyder Jr.(2022), & — Kemoko Turay(2022)
DT(2): 91 Arik Armstead(2024), & 90 Kevin Givens(2022)
NT(2): 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023), & 98 Hassan Ridgeway(2022)
WLB(1): 57 Dre Greenlaw(2022)
MLB(2): 54 Fred Warner(2026), & 48 Oren Burks(2023)
SLB(1): 51 Azeez Al-Shaair(2022)
CB(6): 35 Charvarius Ward(2024), 20 Ambry Thomas(2024), 4 Emmanuel Moseley(2022), 38 Deommodore Lenoir(2024), 27 Dontae Johnson(2022), & — Coby Bryant(2025)
FS(2): 1 Jimmie Ward(2022), & 33 Tarvarius Moore(2022)
SS(3): 29 Talanoa Hufanga(2024), 30 George Odum(2024), & — Nick Cross(2025)

SPECIAL TEAMS:

PK(1): 9 Robbie Gould(2022)
P(1): 18 Mitch Wishnowsky(2022)
LS(1): 46 Taybor Pepper(2022)

PRACTICE SQUAD:

RB 23 JaMycal Hasty
FB 40 Josh Hokit
WR – Marcus Johnson
WR – KeeSean Johnson
TE 82 Ross Dwelley*
C 64 Jake Brendel*
LT – Nick Zakelj
RT Alfredo Gutierrez
DE 58 Alex Barrett
DT 96 Maurice Hurst Jr.*
NT 78 Chris Slayton
NT – John Ridgeway
WLB 59 Curtis Robinson
SLB 45 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
CB 31 Darqueze Dennard*
CB 24 Ka’dar Hollman

With this roster, the 49ers would have a cap commitment of $179,581,038 for the 53-man roster & 16-man practice squad, along with $13,556,628 in dead money, for a total cap commitment of $193,137,666, leaving the 49ers with $20,236,495 in cap room, with $6 million to $8 million reserved for in season roster moves, leaving $14 million to $12 million in potential carryover into 2023.

Now, if the 49ers end up having to keep Jimmy Garoppolo, they can do this, they’d need to just restructure Trent Williams’ deal, saving $4.904 million, leaving them with $240,495 in cap room, and to gain more cap room they can restructure Fred Warner’s deal to save $1,223,200, and/or extend Jimmie Ward, which saves $6.224 million, so when John Lynch said there is a scenario where they could hold onto Garoppolo, it’s the truth.

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