Taking a deeper look at the 49ers 2022 salary cap situation, plus some tidbits for 2023

With the NFL season about to kickoff later tonight, Go Bills BTW, lol, I think it’s time to take a deep look into the 49ers current 2022 salary cap situation as it stands today.

Right now, the 49ers have 76 players signed, accounting for $190,094,052, with $18,089,830 in dead money, for a total commitment of $208,183,882, leaving them $4,757,932 under their 2022 adjusted cap of $212,941,814, and the 49ers can clear some serious cap room if they restructure Trent Williams($4.904 million saved), & Fred Warner($1,223,200 saved), and extend Jimmie Ward($6.224 million potential savings).

Below is the 49ers current roster.

 53-Man Roster:

1. QB 5 Trey Lance(2024)- $7,751,195
2. QB 10 Jimmy Garoppolo(2022)- $13,991,176
3. QB 14 Brock Purdy(2025)- $724,253
4. RB 25 Elijah Mitchell(2024)- $870,893
5. RB 22 Jeff Wilson Jr.(2022)- $1,085,000
6. RB 32 Tyrion Davis-Price(2025)- $928,826
7. RB 24 Jordan Mason(2024)- $708,333
8. FB 44 Kyle Juszcyzk(2025)- $2,958,750
9. WR 19 Deebo Samuel(2025)- $6,876,519
10. WR 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2023)- $3,417,641
11. WR 15 Jauan Jennings(2022)- $825,000
12. WR/KR/PR 3 Ray-Ray McCloud III(2023)- $1,910,000
13. WR 6 Danny Gray(2025)- $917,255
14. TE 85 George Kittle(2025)- $7,679,765
15. TE 89 Charlie Woerner(2023)- $940,258
16. TE 82 Ross Dwelley(2022)- $1,047,500
17. TE 81 Tyler Kroft(2022)- $940,000
18. C 64 Jake Brendel(2022)- $895,000
19. C 60 Daniel Brunskill(2022)- $2,433,000
20. LG 65 Aaron Banks(2024)- $1,607,638
21. LG 63 Nick Zakelj(2025)- $752,590
22. RG 74 Spencer Burford(2025)- $873,014
23. RG 61 Blake Hance(2022)- $825,000
24. LT 71 Trent Williams(2026)- $14,031,765
25. LT 76 Jaylon Moore(2024)- $905,759
26. RT 69 Mike McGlinchey(2022)- $10,880,000
27. RT 68 Colton McKivitz(2022)- $895,000
28. DE 97 Nick Bosa(2023)- $10,805,564
29. DE 56 Samson Ebukam(2022)- $8,250,000
30. DE 75 Jordan Willis(2022)- $895,000
31. DE 92 Kerry Hyder Jr.(2022)- $1,500,000
32. DE 95 Drake Jackson(2025)- $1,071,344
33. DE 94 Charles Omenihu(2022)- $2,540,000
34. DT 91 Arik Armstead(2024)- $9,576,000
35. DT 90 Kevin Givens(2022)- $895,000
36. NT 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023)- $4,224,191
37. NT 98 Hassan Ridgeway(2022)- $1,800,000
38. WLB 57 Dre Greenlaw(2022)- $2,620,429
39. MLB 54 Fred Warner(2026)- $8,134,588
40. MLB 48 Oren Burks(2023)- $1,408,000
41. SLB 51 Azeez Al-Shaair(2022)- $3,986,000
42. SLB 45 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles(2022)- $895,000
43. CB 7 Charvarius Ward(2024)- $3,800,000
44. CB 4 Emmanuel Moseley(2022)- $6,555,529
45. CB 20 Ambry Thomas(2024)- $1,087,693
46. CB 38 Deommodore Lenoir(2024)- $896,217
47. CB 26 Samuel Womack III(2025)- $775,831
48. FS 33 Tarvarius Moore(2022)- $1,035,000
49. SS 29 Talanoa Hufanga(2024)- $885,038
50. SS 30 George Odum(2024)- $1,435,000
51. PK 9 Robbie Gould(2022)- $5,509,313
52. P 18 Mitch Wishnowsky(2022)- $1,156,018
53. LS 46 Taybor Pepper(2022)- $1,120,000

Practice Squad:

1. WR 14 Tay Martin- $207,000
2. WR 86 Connor Wedington- $207,000
3. WR 17 Malik Turner*- $358,200
4. TE 88 Troy Fumagalli- $207,000
5. C 66 Keaton Sutherland- $207,000
6. RG 62 Jason Poe- $207,000
7. LT 78 Leroy Watson- $207,000
8. RT 77 Alfredo Gutierrez**- $0
9. DE 53 Kemoko Turay*- $358,200
10. DE 58 Alex Barrett- $207,000
11. DT 55 Akeem Spence*- $358,200
12. SLB 40 Marcelino McCrary-Ball- $207,000
13. MLB 47 Buddy Johnson- $207,000
14. CB 43 Qwuantrezz Knight- $207,000
15. CB 27 Dontae Johnson*- $358,200
16. FS 41 Tayler Hawkins- $207,000
17. FS 31 Tashaun Gipson Sr.*- $277,200

Injured Lists:

1. TE 88 Jordan Matthews(2022)- $480,000 [IR]
2. DT 96 Maurice Hurst Jr.(2022)- $945,000 [IR]
3. NT 93 Kalia Davis(2025)- $738,003 [NFI]
4. WLB 59 Curtis Robinson(2022)- $825,000 [Short Term IR]
5. CB 2 Jason Verrett(2022)- $895,000 [PUP]
6. FS 1 Jimmie Ward(2022)- $12,935,588 [Short Term IR]

Now, let’s took at what the team needs in cap room for potential per game roster bonus paybacks.

QB Jimmy Garoppolo- $58,824

TE George Kittle- $88,235

LT Trent Williams- $88,235

MLB Fred Warner- $29,412

CB Charvarius Ward- $80,000

CB Emmanuel Moseley- $176,471

That’s a total of $432,941, the 49ers would have needed to payback Jimmie Ward $29,412, but with him on injured reserve for at least 4 weeks, the 49ers should get back at least 3 weeks as a credit in 2023, a total of $88,235.

Now let’s look at what players have LTBE incentives for 2022.

QB Jimmy Garoppolo- $5.65 million, consisting of 15 games of the $250,000 incentive for 25% or more playtime in any game, 9 of the $100,000 for each game he won while playing 25% or more, $500,000 for 1 playoff game with 50% of more, & $500,000 for 50% or more playtime in the conference championship game.

WR Deebo Samuel- $150,000 for having 3 or more rush touchdowns in 2021.

TE Ross Dwelley- $152,500 for playtime, yards, touchdowns, & club achievement.

Next, let’s look at what players have incentives that are considered NLTBE.

QB Jimmy Garoppolo- $2.8 million, this consists of the other 2 games playing $25% or more for $250,000 each, 8 games of the $100,000 for wins in those games he plays 25% or more, $500,000 for winning the conference championship, & $1 million for playing 50% or more in the Super Bowl.

RB Jeff Wilson Jr.- $950,000, this is for playtime, rush yards, catches, & touchdowns

WR Deebo Samuel- $500,000 for 480 or more rush yards, and he has $150,000 already counting, so he can only earn $500,000, as the max value of the incentives are $650,000 per year.

WR Ray-Ray McCloud III- $700,000, breaks downs as $500,000 for 46% playtime, 40 catches, 400 receiving yards, 200 rush yards, & $200,000 for Pro Bowl selection.

DE Samson Ebukam- $500,000 for sacks, & Pro Bowl selection.

DE Kerry Hyder Jr.- $750,000 for sacks.

DE Jordan Willis- $77,500 for 4 sacks.

NT Hassan Ridgeway- $700,000 for playtime, & sacks.

CB Charvarius Ward- $500,000 for Pro Bowl and/or 1^st or 2^nd team All-Pro selection

CB Jason Verrett- $152,500 for 55% playtime

SS George Odum- $1.5 million, but these are unknown, most likely for playtime, tackles, interceptions, and Pro Bowl selection.

Next, let’s look at what kind of adjustments/credits the 49ers can get back in 2023.

First off, the 49ers have a projected $28,701,413 in cap room, but that’s with just 30 players signed, so when they have enough players signed to get to the top 51 rule, they’d have $12,951,413, so any amount will help greatly.

Before I go over what the 49ers can get back in 2023, let’s look at the 30 players signed for 2023, with their cap number.

1. LT 71 Trent Williams(2026)- $26,270,000
2. DT 91 Arik Armstead(2024)- $24,346,000
3. MLB 54 Fred Warner(2026)- $18,525,000
4. TE 85 George Kittle(2025)- $18,092,575
5. DE 97 Nick Bosa(2023)- $17,869,000
6. CB 7 Charvarius Ward(2024)- $16,405,000
7. QB 5 Trey Lance(2024)- $9,301,434
8. WR 19 Deebo Samuel(2025)- $8,860,000
9. FB 44 Kyle Juszcyzk(2025)- $6,588,750
10. NT 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023)- $4,928,223
11. WR 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2023)- $3,987,248
12. MLB 48 Oren Burks(2023)- $2,773,000
13. WR/KR/PR 3 Ray-Ray McCloud III(2023)- $2,090,000
14. LG 65 Aaron Banks(2024)- $1,929,166
15. SS 30 George Odum(2024)- $1,840,000
16. DE 95 Drake Jackson(2025)- $1,339,180
17. CB 20 Ambry Thomas(2024)- $1,305,232
18. RB 32 Tyrion Davis-Price(2025)- $1,161,033
19. WR 6 Danny Gray(2025)- $1,146,569
20. TE 89 Charlie Woerner(2023)- $1,055,258
21. RG 74 Spencer Burford(2025)- $1,038,014
22. RT 76 Jaylon Moore(2024)- $1,020,759
23. CB 38 Deommodore Lenoir(2024)- $1,011,217
24. SS 29 Talanoa Hufanga(2024)- $1,000,038
25. RB 25 Elijah Mitchell(2024)- $985,893
26. CB 26 Samuel Womack III(2025)- $940,831
27. LG/C 63 Nick Zakelj(2025)- $917,590
28. NT 93 Kalia Davis(2025)- $903,003
29. QB 13 Brock Purdy(2025)- $889,253
30. RB 24 Jordan Mason(2024)- $873,333

Now, let’s look at what the 49ers can get back in 2023.

First up are the veterans.

QB Nate Sudfeld- $1.035 million out of $2 million that he was guaranteed when he signed with the 49ers in the offseason, so they’ll eat $965,000.

WR Malik Turner- $300,000, as Turner’s practice squad salary is $358,200, but this is depended on him staying on the practice squad, or another teams’ practice squad, or 53-man roster.

WR Marcus Johnson- $250,000, as Johnson was signed by the Giants to their practice squad, so as long as he stays on their practice squad, or another teams’ practice squad, or 53-man roster, they’ll get that back as well.

DE Kemoko Turay- $358,200, maybe more, as he could be activated up to 3 times, which would make it $471,000, or more if the team or another team signs him to their 53-man roster.

CB Dontae Johnson- $358,200, maybe more, as he could be activated up to 3 times, which would make it $471,000, or more if the team or another team signs him to their 53-man roster.

Next are UDFAs that were given guarantees in their base salaries.

WR Tay Martin- $45,000

RG Jason Poe- $65,000

SLB Marcelino McCrary-Ball- $100,000

CB Qwuantrezz Knight- $25,000

FS Tayler Hawkins- $50,000

All of these players are on the 49ers practice squad, so if they stick, the 49ers should get back a total of $285,000.

They also gave out the following to players not on their, or another teams’ practice squad.

C Dohnovan West- $100,000

DT Kevin Atkins- $10,000

MLB Jeremiah Gemmel- $70,000

That’s a total of $180,000, but right now they wouldn’t get back any of it since none are signed to a practice squad.

Also, I must note that both Leon O’Neal Jr., & Sam Schlueter got guarantees, but because they were waived off of injured reserve with an injury settlement, the 49ers won’t get those back per the CBA.

Also, the 49ers could get back Jimmy Garoppolo’s $5.65 million if he doesn’t play this season, and possibly Ross Dwelley’s $152,500, but I expect Deebo Samuel to have 3 or more rush TDs, so we won’t be getting the $150,000 back.

So, the 49ers could get back as much as $8,614,500 in 2023, which would give the team around $21.565 million in cap room to begin the 2023 offseason.

Finally, let’s look at the teams’ pending free agents.

UFA:

RB Jeff Wilson Jr.
TE Ross Dwelley
TE Tyler Kroft
TE Jordan Matthews
C Jake Brendel
C Daniel Brunskill
RT Mike McGlinchey
DE Jordan Willis
DE Samson Ebukam
DE Kerry Hyder Jr.
DE Charles Omenihu
DT Maurice Hurst Jr.
NT Hassan Ridgeway
WLB Dre Greenlaw
SLB Azeez Al-Shaair
CB Emmanuel Moseley
CB Jason Verrett
FS Jimmie Ward
FS Tarvarius Moore
PK Robbie Gould
P Mitch Wishnowsky
LS Taybor Pepper

RFA:

LT Colton McKivitz
DT Kevin Givens
SLB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles

ERFA:

WR Jauan Jennings
RG Blake Hance
WLB Curtis Robinson

As always, thank you for reading, you can follow me on twitter @49erscap for more salary cap information & tidbits.

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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, and you can find me on X/Twitter @49erscap, & on Blue Sky App @49erscap.bsky.social.

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