Starting today, I\u2019m going to have a 9-part series showing how much of the 49ers 2022 salary cap a certain position group takes up, and today we start off with the Quarterbacks.<\/p>\n
Players Under Contract(4): Trey Lance(2024), Jimmy Garoppolo(2022), Nate Sudfeld(2022), & Brock Purdy(2025)<\/p>\n
Total Cap Hit: $37,425,448<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s begin with the expected starter, Trey Lance, who is set to have a $7,751,195 cap number in 2022, and it\u2019s time for the Trey Lance era to begin in San Fran, clear & simple, the 49ers need to give Lance all of the 1st<\/sup>-team snaps.<\/p>\n Next is the incumbent starter, Jimmy Garoppolo, who is set to count $26.95 million, and if the 49ers were to release him right now, they\u2019d save $18.05 million, while having to pay him $7.5 million, due to him having an injury guarantee in his contract that only kicks in if Garoppolo is released while injured.<\/p>\n But the above won\u2019t happen, so the most likely scenario is that the 49ers hold onto Garoppolo, and either trade or release him, clearing $25.15 million in cash, & $24.255 million in cap room, this is because a player making $895,000 would take his spot on the top 51.<\/p>\n Next we have Nate Sudfeld, who received a 1-year, fully guaranteed $2 million deal, with $1 million in incentives, and at the time this deal shocked me, I thought for sure it was a veteran minimum deal, but this deal would indicate that Sudfeld is QB2, but with Garoppolo still on the roster, & maybe they do keep him, Sudfeld becomes a $2 million fully guaranteed QB3, if they even keep 3 QBs.<\/p>\n Last up is the 49ers 7th<\/sup>-round pick, 262nd<\/sup>-overall, Iowa State\u2019s Brock Purdy, who will count $724,253 once he signs his rookie contract, and, well, Purdy is set to be the teams\u2019 practice squad quarterback, as I don\u2019t envision anyway the 49ers end up keeping Purdy on the 53-man roster.<\/p>\n