Today I want to go over a couple different roster projections for 2022, with salary cap ramifications.
Let’s begin with the potential 53-Man rosters
ROSTER 1:
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), & — Tyrion Davis-Price(2025)
FB(1): 44 Kyle Juszycyzk(2025)
WR(5): 19 Deebo Samuel(2022), 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2023), 15 Jauan Jennings(2022) 3 Ray-Ray McCloud(2023), & — Danny Gray(2025)
TE(3): 85 George Kittle(2025), 89 Charlie Woerner(2023), & 82 Ross Dwelley(2022)
C(2): 50 Alex Mack(2023), & — Dohnovan West(2024)
LG(2): 65 Aaron Banks(2024), & — Nick Zakelj(2025)
RG(2): 76 Jaylon Moore(2024), & 60 Daniel Brunskill(2022)
LT(2): 71 Trent Williams(2026), & 68 Colton McKivitz(2022)
RT(2): 69 Mike McGlinchey(2022), & — Spencer Burford(2025)
DEFENSE:
DE(6): 97 Nick Bosa(2023), 56 Samson Ebukam(2022, — Kemoko Turay(2022), 92 Kerry Hyder Jr.(2022), — Drake Jackson(2025), & 94 Charles Omenihu(2022)
DT(2): 91 Arik Armstead(2024), & 90 Kevin Givens(2022)
NT(2): 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023), & 98 Hassan Ridgeway(2022) [– Kalia Davis(2025)-NFI]
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), 4 Emmanuel Moseley(2022), 20 Ambry Thomas(2024), 38 Deommodore Lenoir(2024), — Samuel Womack(2025), & — Tariq Castro-Fields(2025) [2 Jason Verrett(2022)-PUP/IR]
FS(2): 1 Jimmie Ward(2022), & 33 Tarvarius Moore(2022)
SS(3): 29 Talanoa Hufanga(2024), 30 George Odum(2024), & — Leon O’Neal Jr.(2024)
SPECIAL TEAMS:
PK(1): 9 Robbie Gould(2022)
P(1): 18 Mitch Wisnowsky(2022)
LS(1): 46 Taybor Pepper(2022)
PRACTICE SQUAD:
QB – Brock Purdy
RB — Jacob Mason
FB 40 Josh Hokit
WR 17 Malik Turner*
WR 6 Marcus Johnson*
TE — Garrett Walston
C — Jason Poe
C/G 64 Jake Brendel*
LT — Sam Schuleter
RT 77 Alfredo Gutierrez**
DE 75 Jordan Willis*
DT 96 Maurice Hurst Jr.*
WLB – Jeremiah Gemmel
WLB – Segun Olubi
SLB 45 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
CB 27 Dontae Johnson*
CB – Qwuantrezz Knight
With this roster, the 49ers would have a cap commitment of $180,587,069 for their 53-man roster, 16-man practice squad, & 2 players on injured lists, along with $14,479,529 in dead money, for a total cap commitment of $195,066,598, leaving them $18,307,563 under their 2022 adjusted cap, which would give them potentially $10 million to carryover, as they’d need to reserve the remaining $8 million for in season moves.
ROSTER 2:
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), & — Tyrion Davis-Price(2025)
FB(1): 44 Kyle Juszycyzk(2025)
WR(6): 19 Deebo Samuel(2022), 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2023), 15 Jauan Jennings(2022) 3 Ray-Ray McCloud(2023), — Danny Gray(2025), & 17 Malik Turner(2022)
TE(3): 85 George Kittle(2025), 89 Charlie Woerner(2023), & 82 Ross Dwelley(2022)
C(1): 50 Alex Mack(2023)
LG(2): 65 Aaron Banks(2024), & — Nick Zakelj(2025)
RG(2): 76 Jaylon Moore(2024), & 60 Daniel Brunskill(2022)
LT(2): 71 Trent Williams(2026), & 68 Colton McKivitz(2022)
RT(2): 69 Mike McGlinchey(2022), & — Spencer Burford(2025)
DEFENSE:
DE(6): 97 Nick Bosa(2023), 56 Samson Ebukam(2022, — Kemoko Turay(2022), 92 Kerry Hyder Jr.(2022), — Drake Jackson(2025), & 94 Charles Omenihu(2022)
DT(2): 91 Arik Armstead(2024), & 90 Kevin Givens(2022)
NT(2): 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023), & 98 Hassan Ridgeway(2022) [– Kalia Davis(2025)-NFI]
WLB(1): 57 Dre Greenlaw(2022)
MLB(2): 54 Fred Warner(2026), & 48 Oren Burks(2023)
SLB(1): 51 Azeez Al-Shaair(2022)
CB(7): 35 Charvarius Ward(2024), 4 Emmanuel Moseley(2022), 20 Ambry Thomas(2024), 38 Deommodore Lenoir(2024), 27 Dontae Johnson(2022), — Samuel Womack(2025), & — Tariq Castro-Fields(2025) [2 Jason Verrett(2022)-PUP/IR]
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 Wisnowsky(2022)
LS(1): 46 Taybor Pepper(2022)
PRACTICE SQUAD:
QB – Brock Purdy
RB — Jacob Mason
FB 40 Josh Hokit
WR 6 Marcus Johnson*
WR – Tay Martin
TE — Garrett Walston
C — Jason Poe
C – Dohnovan West
C/G 64 Jake Brendel*
LT — Sam Schuleter
RT 77 Alfredo Gutierrez**
DE 75 Jordan Willis*
DT 96 Maurice Hurst Jr.*
WLB – Jeremiah Gemmel
SLB 45 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
CB – Qwuantrezz Knight
SS – Leon O’Neal Jr.
With this roster, the 49ers would have a cap commitment of $181,047,502, along with $13,573,695 in dead money, for a total cap commitment of $194,621,197, leaving them $18,752,964 under their 2022 adjusted cap, and needing $8 million for in season moves, that would leave around $10 million to carryover into 2023.
ROSTER 3:
OFFENSE:
QB(3): 5 Trey Lance(2024), 10 Jimmy Garoppolo(2022), & 7 Nate Sudfeld(2022)
RB(4): 25 Elijah Mitchell(2024), 22 Jeff Wilson Jr.(2022), 28 Trey Sermon(2024), & — Tyrion Davis-Price(2025)
FB(1): 44 Kyle Juszycyzk(2025)
WR(5): 19 Deebo Samuel(2022), 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2023), 15 Jauan Jennings(2022) 3 Ray-Ray McCloud(2023), & — Danny Gray(2025)
TE(3): 85 George Kittle(2025), 89 Charlie Woerner(2023), & 82 Ross Dwelley(2022)
C(1): 50 Alex Mack(2023)
LG(2): 65 Aaron Banks(2024), & — Nick Zakelj(2025)
RG(2): 76 Jaylon Moore(2024), & 60 Daniel Brunskill(2022)
LT(2): 71 Trent Williams(2026), & 68 Colton McKivitz(2022)
RT(2): 69 Mike McGlinchey(2022), & — Spencer Burford(2025)
DEFENSE:
DE(6): 97 Nick Bosa(2023), 56 Samson Ebukam(2022, — Kemoko Turay(2022), 92 Kerry Hyder Jr.(2022), — Drake Jackson(2025), & 94 Charles Omenihu(2022)
DT(2): 91 Arik Armstead(2024), & 90 Kevin Givens(2022)
NT(2): 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023), & 98 Hassan Ridgeway(2022) [– Kalia Davis(2025)-NFI]
WLB(1): 57 Dre Greenlaw(2022)
MLB(2): 54 Fred Warner(2026), & 48 Oren Burks(2023)
SLB(1): 51 Azeez Al-Shaair(2022)
CB(7): 35 Charvarius Ward(2024), 4 Emmanuel Moseley(2022), 20 Ambry Thomas(2024), 38 Deommodore Lenoir(2024), 27 Dontae Johnson(2022), — Samuel Womack(2025), & — Tariq Castro-Fields(2025) [2 Jason Verrett(2022)-PUP/IR]
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 Wisnowsky(2022)
LS(1): 46 Taybor Pepper(2022)
PRACTICE SQUAD:
QB – Brock Purdy
RB — Jacob Mason
FB 40 Josh Hokit
WR 6 Marcus Johnson*
WR 17 Malik Turner*
TE — Garrett Walston
C — Jason Poe
C – Dohnovan West
C/G 64 Jake Brendel*
LT — Sam Schuleter
RT 77 Alfredo Gutierrez**
DE 75 Jordan Willis*
DT 96 Maurice Hurst Jr.*
WLB – Jeremiah Gemmel
SLB 45 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
CB – Qwuantrezz Knight
SS – Leon O’Neal Jr.
With this roster, the 49ers would have a cap commitment of $207,097,702, plus $12,123,695 in dead money, for a total cap commitment of $219,221,397, which would put them $5,847,236 over their 2022 adjusted cap, which means they’d need to restructure at least 2 deals, likely Trent Williams($4.904 million), & Fred Warner($1,223,200), for a total savings of $6,127,200, leaving them $279,964 under their 2022 adjusted cap, meaning they’d have to restructure someone in-season if/when they need more cap room, with really the only options being asking Jimmy Garoppolo to take a pay cut, maybe ask Samson Ebukam to take a pay cut, or extend Jimmie Ward’s deal, which saves $6.224 million, and this roster really is the worst case scenario, it would mean that the 49ers wouldn’t have been able to trade Garoppolo, and refused to release him.
So, of these 3 rosters, which would you want? Let me know in the comments.
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