With week 16 behind us, and week 17 a day away, I think it\u2019s time to take another deep look into the 49ers current 2023 salary cap situation as it stands today.<\/p>\n
Right now, they have 77 players signed, with $165,441,909 in committed salaries, plus $34,673,993 in dead money, for a total of $200,115,901 in total committed salaries, putting the team $37,404,367 under their 2023 adjusted cap of $237,520,268, giving them the most salary cap room in the NFL.<\/p>\n
Now, below are the 77 players signed, with their 2023 salary cap number.<\/p>\n
53-Man Roster:<\/strong><\/p>\n Injured Reserve:<\/strong><\/p>\n Practice Squad:<\/strong><\/p>\n Now, let\u2019s look at what the team needs in cap room for potential per game roster bonus paybacks.<\/p>\n QB Sam Darnold \u2013 $58,824<\/p>\n FB Kyle Juszcyzk \u2013 $23,529<\/p>\n WR Deebo Samuel \u2013 $44,118<\/p>\n TE George Kittle \u2013 $29,412<\/p>\n LT Trent Williams \u2013 $44,118<\/p>\n RT Colton McKivitz \u2013 $17,647<\/p>\n DE Clelin Ferrell \u2013 $40,000<\/p>\n DT Arik Armstead \u2013 $44,118<\/p>\n WLB Dre Greenlaw \u2013 $29,412<\/p>\n CB Isaiah Oliver \u2013 $20,000<\/p>\n That\u2019s a total of $351,176 needed this season to potentially payback 10 players.<\/p>\n Now let\u2019s look at what players have LTBE incentives for 2023.<\/p>\n Now the 49ers have LTBEs as I stated, with them below.<\/p>\n Now let\u2019s look at what players have LTBE incentives for 2023.<\/p>\n QB Sam Darnold \u2013 $1.8 million, $1.2 million of it is due to Darnold playing 25% of the Panthers offensive snaps, plus winning those games and as of now, the 49ers will get back $1.2 million of the $1.8 million<\/p>\n WR Deebo Samuel \u2013 $150,000, this is for Deebo rushing for 3 or more touchdowns, which he has 5 rush TDs, meaning he\u2019ll have $150,000 in LTBE incentives counting in 2024.<\/p>\n C Jon Feliciano \u2013 $1,000,000, which starts at 60% playtime, but he hasn\u2019t played enough to earn any of the $1 million, meaning they should get the $1 million back in 2024.<\/p>\n SS George Odum \u2013 $250,000, this is for Odum being named 2nd-team All-Pro last season, and with Odum\u2019s season over, the 49ers should get back the $250,000.<\/p>\n P Mitch Wishnowsky \u2013 $100,000, this is for punt percentage for inside the 20-yard line, but since the 49ers haven\u2019t punted enough, he likely won\u2019t achieve this incentive, so the 49ers will get back the $100,000.<\/p>\n Next, let\u2019s look at what players have incentives that are considered NLTBE, and what the player can earn in total.<\/p>\n QB Sam Darnold<\/p>\n He gets $300,000 for each game he plays 25% of the 49ers offensive snaps, and the 49ers win that game, a total of $5.1 million<\/p>\n He gets $1 million for playing 50% of the regular season offensive snaps, and the 49ers make the playoffs<\/p>\n He gets $100,000 for each playoff game he plays 50% of the offensive snaps, a total of $400,000.<\/p>\n All in all, he can earn $6.5 million in incentives, with $1.8 million counting against the 2023 salary cap.<\/p>\n WR Deebo Samuel<\/p>\n He can get $650,000 for 380 or more rushing yards<\/p>\n He can also get $150,000 for 3 or more rushing touchdowns.<\/p>\n In total he can earn a max of $650,000 in incentives, with $150,000 currently counting against the 2023 salary cap.<\/p>\n WR Ray-Ray McCloud III<\/p>\n He can earn $500,000 for 46% or more offensive playtime, 40 or more catches, 400 or more receiving yards, and 200 or more rushing yards.<\/p>\n He can also earn $200,000 for being selected to the Pro Bowl.<\/p>\n All in all, he can earn $700,000 in incentives.<\/p>\n C Jake Brendel<\/p>\n He can earn $500,000 for an undisclosed percentage of offensive playtime.<\/p>\n RT Colton McKivitz<\/p>\n He can earn $135,000 for undisclosed percentage of offensive playtime, which he should earn if he keeps playing.<\/p>\n He also has a $485,000 base salary escalator that he should hit, adding to 2024\u2019s cap number, which I\u2019ve already included both the $135,000 playtime, and the escalator into my 2024 numbers.<\/p>\n DE Clelin Ferrell<\/p>\n He can get $250,000 for hitting 50% to 79.9% in defensive snaps.<\/p>\n He can get an additional $250,000 if he hits 80% or more in defensive snaps.<\/p>\n If he gets 5-6.5 sacks, m he gets $100,000, he\u2019ll get $150,000 for 7-10.5 sacks, and a $250,000 for 11 or more sacks, a total of $500,000.<\/p>\n He can also earn $500,000 for making the First Team All-Pro team.<\/p>\n In total, he has $1.5 million in incentives.<\/p>\n DT Kevin Givens<\/p>\n He can earn $100,000 for an undisclosed percentage of defensive playtime.<\/p>\n WLB Dre Greenlaw<\/p>\n He can earn $500,000 if he\u2019s named to the Pro Bowl.<\/p>\n SLB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles<\/p>\n He can earn $500,000 for an undisclosed percentage of defensive playtime.<\/p>\n CB Charvarius Ward<\/p>\n He can earn $250,000 for being named to the Pro Bowl.<\/p>\n He can also earn another $250,000 if he\u2019s named 1st or 2nd team All-Pro.<\/p>\n All in all, he can earn $500,000 in incentives.<\/p>\n FS Tashaun Gipson Sr.<\/p>\n He can earn $300,000 for a combination of stats, & being named to the Pro Bowl, and right now he should earn $100,000 for playtime & stats.<\/p>\n SS George Odum<\/p>\n He has an undisclosed amount for various triggers, but we do know that $250,000 counts against the 2023 salary cap for him being named to the 2nd Team All-Pro last season.<\/p>\n P Mitch Wishnowsky<\/p>\n He can earn $450,000 for various different triggers, with $100,000 of it counting against the 2023 salary cap.<\/p>\n Next, let\u2019s look at what kind of adjustments\/credits the 49ers can get back in 2024.<\/p>\n But first, the 49ers are projected to be $38,481,217 over the 2024 salary cap, which is projected to be $242 million, but that\u2019s with just 41 players signed, so when they have enough players signed to get to the top 51 rule, they\u2019d be $36,431,217 over, so any amount will help greatly.<\/p>\n Before I go over what the 49ers can get back in 2024, let\u2019s look at the 41 players signed for 2024, with their cap number.<\/p>\n Now, let\u2019s look at what the 49ers can get back in 2024.<\/p>\n First up are the veterans.<\/p>\n WR Chris Conley \u2013 The 49ers should get back all of the $400,000 that they gave out to Conley, but thus far they\u2019ll for sure get back the $400,000 now that he\u2019s been signed to the 53-man roster.<\/p>\n WR Willie Snead IV \u2013 $250,000, The team, as long as Snead remains on the practice squad, will get back the $250,000, as his salary is $370,800, & they\u2019ll for sure get back the $250,000.<\/p>\n DE Austin Bryant \u2013 $550,000 was given to Bryant, & now he\u2019s with the Vikings practuice squad, and as of now, the 49ers will get back at least $313,622.<\/p>\n DT T.Y. McGill Jr. \u2013 $370,800 out of $400,000, and McGill has earned enough that the 49ers will get back the full $400,000.<\/p>\n SLB Marcelino McCrary-Ball \u2013 $100,000, as he\u2019s on the Jets practice squad, as of now the 49ers will get back for sure the $100,000<\/p>\n Next are UDFAs that were given guarantees in their base salaries.<\/p>\n FB Jack Colletto \u2013 $100,000, as of now Colletto has earned $204,000.<\/p>\n C Corey Luciano \u2013 $5,000, as of now Luciano has earned $263,333, but they\u2019ll only get back $5,000 of it.<\/p>\n G Joey Fisher \u2013 $115,000, as of now Fisher has earned $120,000.<\/p>\n DT Spencer Waege \u2013 $40,000, as of now Waege has earned $84,000.<\/p>\n Luciano & Waege are on the 49ers practice squad, while Fisher & Colletto are on the Steelers practice squad, so they would get back $260,000.<\/p>\n They also gave out the following to players not on their, or another teams\u2019 practice squad.<\/p>\n RB Ronald Awatt \u2013 $5,000<\/p>\n RB Khalan Laborn \u2013 $30,000<\/p>\n WR Shae Wyatt \u2013 $35,000<\/p>\n MLB Mariano Sori-Marin \u2013 $30,000<\/p>\n FS Avery Young \u2013 $10,000<\/p>\n That\u2019s a total of $110,000, but right now they wouldn\u2019t get back any of it since none are signed to a practice squad.<\/p>\n The team will also get back $8,971 for each game that Brandon Allen is the emergency 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0QB, as he has a $152,500 per game roster bonus, but the emergency 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0QB doesn\u2019t get credit for a per game roster bonus game check, so far they\u2019d get back $153,529, which is 16 games worth of his per game roster bonus.<\/p>\n Plus they\u2019ll get back $14,118 from Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles\u2019 $240,000 per game roster bonus, which is 1 games worth, $39,706 from Ray-Ray McCloud III\u2019s $135,000 per game roster bonus, & $44,118 from Javon Hargrave\u2019s $750,000 per game roster bonus.<\/p>\n When it comes to incentives, so far, Deebo Samuel has 5 rush touchdowns, while Sam Darnold, & Jon Feliciano haven\u2019t played enough offensive snaps to achieve their incentives, while George Odum is out for the season, and likely won\u2019t be named as an All-Pro, meaning the 49ers would get back the $250,000, & Mitch Wishnowsky\u2019s likely won\u2019t hit his incentives.<\/p>\n Of the NLTBEs, Jake Brendel should hit his $500,000, while Clelin Ferrell should also hit his $250,000 for 50%-79.9% playtime, as long as he plays enough time the last 4 games, while Colton McKivitz should earn his $135,000, & Tashaun Gipson Sr. should earn at least $100,000.<\/p>\n So, as of now, the 49ers would get back $3,488,916.<\/p>\n I also need to mention that the 49ers have 3 players that could\/will see base salary increases, Aaron Banks, Deommodore Lenoir, and Talanoa Hufanga, with Hufanga already guaranteed to see his base salary escalate to the 2nd<\/sup>-round RFA tender level, which would be $4.304 million.<\/p>\n Now, for Banks, & Lenoir, they would likely see their base salaries escalate to the original round tender level, which is projected to be $2.953 million, so all in all, that\u2019s an extra $6,854,416 added to team commitments, putting them $45,335,633 over with 41 players signed, and $53,285,633 over with 51 players signed, so the team will need to create cap room next year with the options to create cap room listed below.<\/p>\n RB Christian McCaffrey \u2013 $8,472,000 (Restructure)<\/p>\n WR Deebo Samuel \u2013 $15,877,600 (Restructure)<\/p>\n TE George Kittle \u2013 $9,752,000 (Restructure)<\/p>\n LT Trent Williams \u2013 $15,072,000 (Restructure)<\/p>\n DT Arik Armstead \u2013 $12,960,000 (Extension or Restructure)<\/p>\n MLB Fred Warner \u2013 $11,340,000 (Restructure)<\/p>\n WLB Dre Greenlaw \u2013 $5,580,000 (Extension or Restructure)<\/p>\n CB Charvarius Ward \u2013 $9,148,000 (Extension or Restructure)<\/p>\n Now, let\u2019s look at the teams\u2019 pending free agents.<\/p>\n UFA:<\/strong><\/p>\n QB Sam Darnold\n
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\nQB Brandon Allen
\nWR\/KR\/PR Ray-Ray McCloud III
\nWR Chris Conley
\nTE Ross Dwelley
\nTE Charlie Woerner
\nC Jon Feliciano
\nLG Ben Bartch
\nRT Matt Pryor
\nDE Chase Young
\nDE Clelin Ferrell
\nDE Randy Gregory
\nDT Javon Kinlaw
\nDT Kevin Givens
\nWLB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
\nSLB Oren Burks
\nFS Tashaun Gipson Sr.
\nFS Logan Ryan<\/p>\n