What the 49ers 2023 & 2024 salary cap situations would look like with my first roster projection

Earlier today I posted my first projected 53-man roster, plus practice squad, & injured lists, and now let’s take a look at what the 49ers salary cap would look like for 2023 & 2024 with my projected roster.

The 49ers would have 71 players signed between the 53-man roster, Brock Purdy on PUP, & their 17-man practice squad, for a total committed salaries $211,821,643, plus $20,392,641 in dead money, for a total of $232,214,284 in committed salaries, leaving the 49ers $5,305,984 under their $237,520,268 adjusted salary cap for 2023.

Below is the 53-man roster, plus practice squad, and injured lists, with their salary cap number for 2023.

1. QB 5 Trey Lance(2024)- $9,301,434
2. QB 13 Brock Purdy(2025)- $889,253
3. QB 14 Sam Darnold(2023)- $5,711,765
4. QB – UDFA(2023)- $216,000
5. RB 23 Christian McCaffrey(2025)- $3,424,000
6. RB 25 Elijah Mitchell(2024)- $985,893
7. RB 32 Tyrion Davis-Price(2025)- $1,161,033
8. RB 24 Jordan Mason(2024)- $873,333
9. RB — Khalan Laborn(2025)- $216,000
10. FB 44 Kyle Juszczyk(2025)- $6,565,221
11. FB — Jack Colletto(2023)- $216,000
12. WR 19 Deebo Samuel(2025)- $8,653,529
13. WR 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2023)- $3,987,248
14. WR 15 Jauan Jennings(2023)- $940,000
15. WR/KR/PR 3 Ray-Ray McCloud III(2023)- $2,090,000
16. WR 6 Danny Gray(2025)- $1,146,569
17. WR — Ronnie Bell(2026)- $770,482
18. WR — Jadkis Bonds(2023)- $216,000
19. WR 86 Tay Martin(2023)- $216,000
20. TE 85 George Kittle(2025)- $18,033,751
21. TE — Cameron Latu(2026)- $975,805
22. TE — Brayden Willis(2026)- $771,039
23. TE 82 Ross Dwelley(2023)- $370,800
24. C 64 Jake Brendel(2026)- $2,272,000
25. C 55 Jon Feliciano(2023)- $2,250,000
26. C — Corey Luciano(2023)- $216,000
27. LG 65 Aaron Banks(2024)- $1,929,166
28. LG 63 Nick Zakelj(2025)- $917,590
29. RG 74 Spencer Burford(2025)- $1,038,014
30. RG 51 Jason Poe(2023)- $750,000
31. LT 71 Trent Williams(2026)- $27,227,424
32. LT 75 Matt Pryor(2023)- $990,000
33. RT 68 Colton McKivitz(2024)- $1,515,412
34. RT 77 Alfredo Gutierrez(2023)- $0
35. OL — Joey Fisher(2023)- $216,000
36. OL — Ilm Manning(2023)- $216,000
37. DE 97 Nick Bosa(2023)- $17,859,000
38. DE 95 Drake Jackson(2025)- $1,339,180
39. DE 94 Clelin Ferrell(2023)- $2,460,000
40. DE 58 Alex Barrett(2023)- $870,000
41. DE 56 Austin Bryant(2023)- $965,000
42. DE — Robert Beal Jr.(2026)- $814,510
43. DE/DT 92 Kerry Hyder Jr.(2023)- $370,800
44. DT 91 Arik Armstead(2024)- $23,755,883
45. DT 90 Kevin Givens(2023)- $2,000,000
46. DT/NT 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023)- $4,928,223
47. DT/NT 96 T.Y. McGill Jr.(2023)- $370,800
48. NT/DT 98 Javon Hargrave(2026)- $6,555,000
49. NT 93 Kalia Davis(2025)- $783,003
50. SLB 40 Marcelino McCrary-Ball(2023)- $750,000
51. SLB — Dee Winters(2026)- $785,110
52. SLB — Jalen Graham(2023)- $216,000
53. WLB 57 Dre Greenlaw(2024)- $5,648,558
54. MLB 54 Fred Warner(2026)- $9,049,000
55. MLB 48 Oren Burks(2023)- $2,773,000
56. CB 7 Charvarius Ward(2024)- $6,421,000
57. CB 2 Deommodore Lenoir(2024)- $1,011,217
58. CB 22 Isaiah Oliver(2024)- $1,686,000
59. CB — Darrell Luter Jr.(2026)- $832,555
60. CB 26 Samuel Womack III(2025)- $940,831
61. CB 43 Qwuantrezz Knight(2023)- $216,000
62. CB — D’Shawn Jamison(2023)- $216,000
63. CB/FS — Avery Young(2023)- $216,000
64. FS 31 Tashaun Gipson Sr.(2023)- $2,100,000
65. FS 38 Myles Hartsfield(2023)- $1,010,000
66. FS — Ji’Ayir Brown(2026)- $993,368
67. SS 29 Talanoa Hufanga(2024)- $1,000,038
68. SS 30 George Odum(2024)- $2,340,000
69. PK — Jake Moody(2026)- $975,805
70. P 18 Mitch Wishnowsky(2026)- $1,700,000
71. LS 46 Taybor Pepper(2025)- $1,225,000

I expect the 49ers to get a deal done with Nick Bosa before training camp begins, where we see his $17.859 million cap number go down to around $8 million, saving over $9.8 million in cap room, which would give the team around $15.164 million in cap room for the 2023 season.

Now, as for 2024, here’s the players who would be signed for 2024, with their cap numbers.

1. WR 19 Deebo Samuel(2025)- $28,572,000
2. LT 71 Trent Williams(2026)- $28,009,777
3. DT 91 Arik Armstead(2024)- $25,628,824
4. MLB 54 Fred Warner(2026)- $24,469,000
5. TE 85 George Kittle(2025)- $19,842,575
6. CB 7 Charvarius Ward(2024)- $17,901,000
7. NT 98 Javon Hargrave(2026)- $15,475,000
8. RB 23 Christian McCaffrey(2025)- $14,144,000
9. WR 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2024)- $14,124,000
10. QB 5 Trey Lance(2024)- $10,851,673
11. WLB 57 Dre Greenlaw(2024)- $9,632,382
12. FB 44 Kyle Juszczyk(2025)- $7,588,750
13. C 64 Jake Brendel(2026)- $4,192,000
14. CB 22 Isaiah Oliver(2024)- $3,866,000
15. P 18 Mitch Wishnowsky(2026)- $2,825,000
16. RT 68 Colton McKivitz(2024)- $2,536,000
17. LG 65 Aaron Banks(2024)- $2,250,694
18. SS 30 George Odum(2024)- $1,625,000
19. DE 95 Drake Jackson(2025)- $1,590,561
20. RB 32 Tyrion Davis-Price(2025)- $1,393,240
21. WR 6 Danny Gray(2025)- $1,375,883
22. LS 46 Taybor Pepper(2025)- $1,300,000
23. FS – Ji’Ayir Brown(2026)- $1,243,108
24. PK – Jake Moody(2026)- $1,219,756
25. TE – Cameron Latu(2026)- $1,219,756
26. RG 74 Spencer Burford(2025)- $1,153,014
27. CB 2 Deommodore Lenoir(2024)- $1,126,217
28. SS 29 Talanoa Hufanga(2024)- $1,115,038
29. RB 25 Elijah Mitchell(2024)- $1,100,893
30. CB 26 Samuel Womack III(2025)- $1,055,831
31. LG 63 Nick Zakelj(2025)- $1,032,590
32. NT 93 Kalia Davis(2025)- $1,018,003
33. QB 13 Brock Purdy(2025)- $1,004,253
34. CB – Darrell Luter Jr.(2026)- $997,555
35. RB 24 Jordan Mason(2024)- $988,334
36. DE – Robert Beal Jr.(2026)- $979,510
37. SLB – Dee Winters(2026)- $950,110
38. TE – Brayden Willis(2026)- $936,039
39. WR – Ronnie Bell(2026)- $935,482

The 49ers would have 39 players signed for 2024, with them being $3,188,761 over a projected $256 million salary cap, but that’s with just 39 players signed, when they have enough for 51 players, they’d be $12,728,761 over.

This doesn’t include Nick Bosa, or the players who will see their base salaries escalate, Talanoa Hufanga, Deommodore Lenoir, Aaron Banks, & Elijah Mitchell, which would put the team $12,722,177 over with 39 players signed, and with 51 signed they’d be $22,262,177 over.

But that doesn’t include whatever Bosa’s 2024 cap number will be, which will likely be in the $12 million to $14 million range, in my opinion of course, which would put the team $26,722,177 over with 40 players signed, and $35,467,177 with 51 signed.

Below are restructure and/or extension candidates, with how much the team can gain.

RB Christian McCaffrey – $8,472,000 (Restructure)

WR Deebo Samuel – $15,877,600 (Restructure)

TE George Kittle – $9,752,000 (Restructure)

LT Trent Williams – $15,072,000 (Restructure)

DT Arik Armstead – $12,960,000 (Extension or Restructure)

MLB Fred Warner – $11,340,000 (Restructure)

WLB Dre Greenlaw – $5,580,000 (Extension or Restructure)

CB Charvarius Ward – $9,148,000 (Extension or Restructure)

So do not worry, the team can save a ton by extending the likes of Charvarius Ward, Dre Greenlaw, and Arik Armstead, in fact a total of $27.688 million, plus by redoing Deebo Samuel’s deal, they save $15,877,600, for a total savings of $43,565,600, giving the team, with 51 players signed, $8,098,423 in cap room, with Bosa’s extension.

Now, if the team decides to wait on extending those 3 players, they could restructure the following, in addition to Deebo Samuel, Trent Williams, & George Kittle, saving a combined $40,701,600 between the 3 players, leaving the team, after Bosa’s extension, $5,234,423 in cap room.

So, no matter if Bosa counts $12 million to $14 million in 2024, the 49ers will have around $11 million-$13 million in cap room to spend in free agency, plus the fact that Brandon Aiyuk will get extended in the summer of 2024, allowing them to have cap room going into the 2024 season, just like an extension of Nick Bosa will allow the team to have cap room heading into the 2023 season.

These numbers also don’t include any potential carryover of the $15 million in cap room the 49ers would have heading into the 2023 season with my roster.

With that said, thank you for reading, and 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.

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