{"id":10311,"date":"2022-04-03T12:00:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/49erscap.com\/?p=10311"},"modified":"2022-04-04T10:50:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T14:50:09","slug":"my-way-way-too-early-2022-49ers-projected-roster-with-mock-drafts-3-0-an-updated-look-at-the-49ers-2022-salary-cap-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/49erscap.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/03\/my-way-way-too-early-2022-49ers-projected-roster-with-mock-drafts-3-0-an-updated-look-at-the-49ers-2022-salary-cap-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"My way way too early 2022 49ers projected roster, with mock drafts, 3.0, & an updated look at the 49ers 2022 salary cap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I went over the 49ers current roster, with my locks, 50\/50\u2019s, & longshots<\/a> to make the team, so today I\u2019m going to do my 4th<\/sup> 2022 49ers roster projection, along with an updated look at the 49ers 2022 salary cap situation.<\/p>\n

First off, here\u2019s my locks for 2022, with their cap number.<\/p>\n

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

    Next up are the 49ers current 2022 draft picks, and what they\u2019ll cost.<\/p>\n

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

      Ok, next up is my players who I\u2019d have making the team as of now, players who are 50\/50, with their 2022 cap numbers.<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. RB JaMycal Hasty(2022)- $895,000<\/li>\n
      2. TE Ross Dwelley(2022)- $895,000<\/li>\n
      3. C Jake Brendel(2022)- $895,000<\/li>\n
      4. DT Mauirce Hurst Jr.(2022)- $1,047,500<\/li>\n
      5. SLB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles(2022)- $895,000<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        So that\u2019s 49 players making my current 2022 roster, with 9 picks, so now let\u2019s look at my current projected roster.<\/p>\n

        OFFENSE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        QB(2): 5 Trey Lance(2024), & 7 Nate Sudfeld(2022)
        \nRB(4): 25 Elijah Mitchell(2024), 22 Jeff Wilson Jr.(2022), 28 Trey Sermon(2024), 23 JaMycal Hasty(2022)
        \nFB(1): 44 Kyle Juszczyk(2025)
        \nWR(6): 19 Deebo Samuel(2022), 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2023), 15 Jauan Jennings(2022), 14 Ray-Ray McCloud(2023), N\/A, & N\/A
        \nTE(3): 85 George Kittle(2025), 89 Charlie Woerner(2023), & 82 Ross Dwelley(2022)
        \nC(2): 50 Alex Mack(2023), & N\/A
        \nLG(2): 65 Aaron Banks(2024), & 68 Colton McKivitz(2022)
        \nRG(2): 60 Daniel Brunskill(2022), & 64 Jake Brendel(2022)
        \nLT(2): 71 Trent Williams(2026), & 76 Jaylon Moore(2024)
        \nRT(1): 69 Mike McGlinchey(2022)<\/p>\n

        DEFENSE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        DE(6): 97 Nick Bosa(2022), 56 Samson Ebukam(2022), 92 Charles Omenihu(2022), 94 Jordan Willis(2022), — Kerry Hyder Jr.(2022), & N\/A
        \nDT(3): 91 Arik Armstead(2024), 90 Kevin Givens(2022), & 96 Maurice Hurst Jr.(2022)
        \nNT(2): 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023), & 98 Hassan Ridgeway(2022)
        \nWLB(1): 57 Dre Greenlaw(2022)
        \nMLB(2): 54 Fred Warner(2026), & — Oren Burks(2023)
        \nSLB(2): 51 Azeez Al-Shaair(2022), & 45 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles(2022)
        \nCB(5): 35 Charvarius Ward(2024), 20 Ambry Thomas(2024), 4 Emmanuel Moseley(2022), 38 Deommodore Lenoir(2024), & 27 Dontae Johnson(2022)
        \nFS(2): 1 Jimmie Ward(2022), & 33 Tarvarius Moore(2022)
        \nSS(2): 29 Talanoa Hufanga(2024), & 30 George Odum(2024)<\/p>\n

        SPECIAL TEAMS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        PK(1): 9 Robbie Gould(2022)
        \nP(1): 18 Mitch Wishnowsky(2022)
        \nLS(1): 46 Taybor Pepper(2022)<\/p>\n

        Next up is my latest mock draft(s).<\/p>\n

        RD 2(#61)- G Dylan Parham, Memphis
        \nRD 3(#93)- C Dohnovan West, Arizona State
        \nRD 3(#105)- DE Deangelo Malone, Western Kentucky
        \nRD 4(#134)- CB Cordale Flott, LSU
        \nRD 5(#172)- SS Markquese Bell, Florida A&M
        \nRD 6(#187)- WR Tyquan Thornton, Baylor
        \nRD 6(#220)- P Matt Araiza, San Diego State
        \nRD 6(#221)- WR Tre Turner, Virginia Tech
        \nRD 7(#262)- RB Tyler Goodson, Iowa<\/p>\n

        \"\"<\/p>\n

        RD 2(#61)- SS Kerby Joseph, Illinois
        \nRD 3(#93)- C Dohnovan West, Arizona State
        \nRD 3(#105)- DE Deangelo Malone, Western Kentucky
        \nRD 4(#134)- CB Cordale Flott, LSU
        \nRD 5(#172)- WR Josh Johnson, Tulas
        \nRD 6(#187)- TE Derrick Deese Jr., San Jose State
        \nRD 6(#220)- WR Jaivon Heiligh, Coastal Carolina
        \nRD 6(#221)- P Matt Araiza, San Diego State
        \nRD 7(#262)- RB Tyler Goodson, Iowa<\/p>\n

        \"\"<\/p>\n

        I did these on PFF.com\u2019s Mock Draft Smulator.<\/p>\n

        Now my 2 potential rosters.<\/p>\n

        Mock Draft #1<\/strong><\/p>\n

        OFFENSE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        QB(2): 5 Trey Lance(2024), & 7 Nate Sudfeld(2022)
        \nRB(4): 25 Elijah Mitchell(2024), 22 Jeff Wilson Jr.(2022), 28 Trey Sermon(2024), — Tyler Goodson(2025)
        \nFB(1): 44 Kyle Juszczyk(2025)
        \nWR(6): 19 Deebo Samuel(2022), 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2023), 15 Jauan Jennings(2022), 14 Ray-Ray McCloud(2023), — Tyquan Thornton(2025), & — Tre Turner(2025)
        \nTE(3): 85 George Kittle(2025), 89 Charlie Woerner(2023), & 82 Ross Dwelley(2022)
        \nC(2): 50 Alex Mack(2023), & — Dohnovan West(2025)
        \nLG(2): 65 Aaron Banks(2024), & 68 Colton McKivitz(2022)
        \nRG(2): 60 Daniel Brunskill(2022), & — Dylan Parham(2025)
        \nLT(2): 71 Trent Williams(2026), & 76 Jaylon Moore(2024)
        \nRT(1): 69 Mike McGlinchey(2022)<\/p>\n

        DEFENSE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        DE(6): 97 Nick Bosa(2022), 56 Samson Ebukam(2022), 92 Charles Omenihu(2022), 94 Jordan Willis(2022), — Kerry Hyder Jr.(2022), & –Deangelo Malone(2025)
        \nDT(2): 91 Arik Armstead(2024), & 90 Kevin Givens(2022)
        \nNT(2): 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023), & 98 Hassan Ridgeway(2022)
        \nWLB(1): 57 Dre Greenlaw(2022)
        \nMLB(2): 54 Fred Warner(2026), & — Oren Burks(2023)
        \nSLB(1): 51 Azeez Al-Shaair(2022)
        \nCB(6): 35 Charvarius Ward(2024), 20 Ambry Thomas(2024), 4 Emmanuel Moseley(2022), 38 Deommodore Lenoir(2024), 27 Dontae Johnson(2022), & — Cordale Flott(2025)
        \nFS(2): 1 Jimmie Ward(2022), & 33 Tarvarius Moore(2022)
        \nSS(3): 29 Talanoa Hufanga(2024), 30 George Odum(2024), & — Markquese Bell(2025)<\/p>\n

        SPECIAL TEAMS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        PK(1): 9 Robbie Gould(2022)
        \nP(1): — Matt Araiza(2025)
        \nLS(1): 46 Taybor Pepper(2022)<\/p>\n

        PRACTICE SQUAD:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        RB 23 JaMycal Hasty
        \nFB 40 Josh Hokit
        \nWR 86 Austin Mack
        \nWR \u2013 KeeSean Johnson
        \nTE 84 Tanner Hudson
        \nTE 88 Jordan Matthews*
        \nC 64 Jake Brendel*
        \nRG \u2013 Keaton Sutherland
        \nRT 77 Alfredo Gutierrez
        \nRT 67 Justin Skule*
        \nDE 58 Alex Barrett
        \nDT 96 Maurice Hurst Jr.*
        \nNT 78 Chris Slayton
        \nWLB 59 Curtis Robinson
        \nSLB 45 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
        \nCB 43 Darqueze Dennard*<\/p>\n

        With this roster, the 49ers would have a cap commitment of $178,146,538 for the 53-man roster & practice squad, plus $11,386,128 in dead money, for a total cap commitment of $189,532,666, leaving them $23,841,495 under their 2022 adjusted cap.<\/p>\n

        The team would need to have at least $6 million-$8 million for in season roster moves, as at the beginning of the 2021 season, the 49ers had $7,940,607, so budgeting $8 million would be a safe assumption, leaving the 49ers with $15,841,495, which they could carryover into 2023.<\/p>\n

        Mock Draft #2<\/strong><\/p>\n

        OFFENSE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        QB(2): 5 Trey Lance(2024), & 7 Nate Sudfeld(2022)
        \nRB(4): 25 Elijah Mitchell(2024), 22 Jeff Wilson Jr.(2022), 28 Trey Sermon(2024), — Tyler Goodson(2025)
        \nFB(1): 44 Kyle Juszczyk(2025)
        \nWR(6): 19 Deebo Samuel(2022), 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2023), 15 Jauan Jennings(2022), 14 Ray-Ray McCloud(2023), — Josh Johnson(2025), & — Jaivon Heiligh(2025)
        \nTE(3): 85 George Kittle(2025), 89 Charlie Woerner(2023), & — Derrick Deese Jr.(2025)
        \nC(2): 50 Alex Mack(2023), & — Dohnavon West(2025)
        \nLG(2): 65 Aaron Banks(2024), & 68 Colton McKivitz(2022)
        \nRG(2): 60 Daniel Brunskill(2022), & 64 Jake Brendel(2022)
        \nLT(2): 71 Trent Williams(2026), & 76 Jaylon Moore(2024)
        \nRT(1): 69 Mike McGlinchey(2022)<\/p>\n

        DEFENSE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        DE(6): 97 Nick Bosa(2022), 56 Samson Ebukam(2022), 92 Charles Omenihu(2022), 94 Jordan Willis(2022), — Kerry Hyder Jr.(2022), & — Deangelo Malone(2025)
        \nDT(2): 91 Arik Armstead(2024), & 90 Kevin Givens(2022)
        \nNT(2): 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023), & 98 Hassan Ridgeway(2022)
        \nWLB(1): 57 Dre Greenlaw(2022)
        \nMLB(2): 54 Fred Warner(2026), & — Oren Burks(2023)
        \nSLB(1): 51 Azeez Al-Shaair(2022)
        \nCB(6): 35 Charvarius Ward(2024), 20 Ambry Thomas(2024), 4 Emmanuel Moseley(2022), 38 Deommodore Lenoir(2024), 27 Dontae Johnson(2022), & — Cordale Flott(2025)
        \nFS(2): 1 Jimmie Ward(2022), & 33 Tarvarius Moore(2022)
        \nSS(3): 29 Talanoa Hufanga(2024), 30 George Odum(2024), & — Kerby Joseph(2025)<\/p>\n

        SPECIAL TEAMS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        PK(1): 9 Robbie Gould(2022)
        \nP(1): 18 Mitch Wishnowsky(2022)
        \nLS(1): 46 Taybor Pepper(2022)<\/p>\n

        PRACTICE SQUAD:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        RB 23 JaMycal Hasty
        \nFB 40 Josh Hokit
        \nWR 86 Austin Mack
        \nWR 83 Connor Wedington
        \nWR \u2013 KeeSean Johnson
        \nTE 82 Ross Dwelley*
        \nTE 84 Tanner Hudson
        \nRG \u2013 Keaton Sutherland
        \nRT 67 Justin Skule*
        \nRT 77 Alfredo Gutierrez
        \nDE 58 Alex Barrett
        \nDT 96 Maurice Hurst Jr.*
        \nNT 78 Chris Slayton
        \nWLB 59 Curtis Robinson
        \nSLB 45 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
        \nCB 43 Darqueze Dennard*<\/p>\n

        With this roster, the 49ers would a cap commitment of $178,076,338 for their 53-man roster, & practice squad, plus $11,636,128 in dead money, for a total cap commitment of $189,712,466, leaving them $23,661,695 under their 2022 adjusted cap.<\/p>\n

        Again, as I said for the first roster, the 49ers need to allocate $6 million-$8 million for in season roster moves, which would leave them with $15,661,695, which, again, they could carryover into 2023.<\/p>\n

        As for the 49ers current 2022 salary cap situation, the 49ers are $1,663,046 under their 2022 adjusted cap, but only the top 4 picks will count against the top 51, along with the prorated bonuses for the other 5 picks, for a total of $4,169,844, but since they\u2019d replace 4 players making $895,000, the total needed would be only $589,844, giving the 49ers $1,073,202 in cap room, that\u2019s if, and a big if, they use all 9 picks, and don\u2019t trade up, or down.<\/p>\n

        As always, I thank you for reading, leave a comment, or follow me on Twitter\u00a0@49erscap<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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