Looking at the 49ers 2024 salary cap situation with projected 5th-year option numbers for Brandon Aiyuk, & Javon Kinlaw

Earlier today I went over what we can expect Brandon Aiyuk, & Javon Kinlaw’s 5^th-year options could look like, so I’ve decided to expand on that with a look past 2023, into 2024.

Right now, the 49ers have 24 players signed for 2024, accounting for $177,536,462, along with $819,000 in projected dead money from Oren Burks, giving them a total commitment of $178,355,462, leaving them $77,644,538 under a projected $256 million cap, but that’s with just 24 players signed, so whe you add in enough for 51 players, they’d be $56,179,538 under a projected $256 million cap.

Below are the 24 players currently signed for 2024, with their cap numbers.

1. WR 19 Deebo Samuel(2025)- $28,572,000
2. LT 71 Trent Williams(2026)- $26,920,000
3. DT 91 Arik Armstead(2024)- $25,866,000
4. MLB 54 Fred Warner(2024)- $22,100,000
5. TE 85 George Kittle(2025)- $19,842,575
6. CB 7 Charvarius Ward(2024)- $15,405,000
7. QB 5 Trey Lance(2024)- $10,851,673
8. FB 44 Kyle Juszczyk(2025)- $7,588,750
9. LG 65 Aaron Banks(2024)- $2,250,694
10. SS 30 George Odum(2024)- $1,625,000
11. DE 95 Drake Jackson(2025)- $1,590,561
12. CB 20 Ambry Thomas(2024)- $1,425,154
13. RB 32 Tyrion Davis-Price(2025)- $1,393,240
14. WR 6 Danny Gray(2025)- $1,375,883
15. RG 74 Spencer Burford(2025)- $1,153,014
16. RT 76 Jaylon Moore(2024)- $1,135,759
17. CB 38 Deommodore Lenoir(2024)- $1,126,217
18. SS 29 Talanoa Hufanga(2024)- $1,115,038
19. RB 25 Elijah Mitchell(2024)- $1,100,893
20. CB 24 Samuel Womack III(2025)- $1,055,831
21. LG 63 Nick Zakelj(2025)- $1,032,590
22. NT 93 Kalia Davis(2025)- $1,018,003
23. QB 13 Brock Purdy(2025)- $1,004,253
24. RB 24 Jordan Mason(2024)- $988,334

As I said in my article about Aiyuk, & Kinlaw’s 5^th-year options, I don’t expect either to hit the Pro Bowl tier, just because it’s so loaded in the NFC for both WR & DT.

For Kinlaw, you have the likes of Aaron Donald(Rams), Leonard Williams(Giants), Vita Vea(Buccaneers), Jonathan Allen(Commanders), Kenny Clark(Packers), Grady Jarrett(Falcons), & Fletcher Cox(Eagles), so it’s unlikely Kinlaw makes the pro bowl.

As for Aiyuk’s competition for the pro bowl, you have his teammate & friend Deebo Samuel, plus the likes of A.J. Brown(Eagles), Cooper Kupp(Rams), D.K. Metcalf(Seahawks), Terry McLaurin(Commanders), Tyler Lockett(Seahawks), & D.J. Moore(Panthers) to compete with, and it’s hard to imagine both Deebo & Aiyuk being selected, but I wouldn’t be one to complain,.

So, with that all said, I expect Aiyuk to hit the playtime tier, which would give him a $13.594 million 5^th-year option, which of course becomes fully guaranteed once exercised, and as for Kinlaw, I expect him to get the basic tier, which would be $9.673 million, again fully guaranteed, but that’s a great number for Kinlaw, especially if he breaks out this season.

So, if we add in both of these numbers, the 49ers projected salary cap room goes to $54,377,538 with 26 players signed, but with the top 51 rule, they’d have $34,502,538, but of course this doesn’t include any 2023 draft picks, or 2024 draft picks, as it’s way too early, and hard to project those.

If the 49ers are up against the cap in 2024, they have options to create cap room, as they could extend the likes of Charvarius Ward($9.148 million saved), and Arik Armstead($12.96 million saved).

Of course, the 49ers would likely try to lock up Aiyuk, & Kinlaw before 2024 comes along, if both play good to great, plus you have Nick Bosa, who will get a new deal next offseason, and the 49ers should be able to get him to have a cap number in the $14 million range for 2024, with the higher cap hits hitting in 2025, & beyond, which would give the 49ers $40,377,538 with 27 players signed, & $21,297,538 with 51 players signed, but again this doesn’t include draft picks, or potential extensions, or restructures.

Now, if for some reason Kinlaw can hit the playtime tier, that would be an extra $1.478 million, meaning their cap room would go down to $38,899,538 with 27 players signed, & $19,819,538 with 51 players signed.

There you have it, a look at 2024, when taking into account Brandon Aiyuk, & Javon Kinlaw’s projected 5^th-year options.

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

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