With week 10 behind us, and week 11 a day away, & the 49ers extending cornerback Deommodore Lenoir, I think it\u2019s now time to continue with my weekly deep look at the 49ers 2024, & 2025 salary cap situations, as it stands right now.<\/p>\n
Right now, the 49ers have 81 players signed for 2024, counting $218,529,734 against the salary cap, along with a dead money amount of $26,501,281, for a total commitment of $244,761,015, putting the 49ers $52,597,819 under their 2024 adjusted cap of $297,358,834.<\/p>\n
Below are the 81 players signed, with their cap number.<\/p>\n
53-Man Roster:<\/strong><\/p>\n Injured Reserve:<\/strong><\/p>\n PUP:<\/strong><\/p>\n Practice Squad:<\/strong><\/p>\n Now, let look at what the team needs in cap room for potential per game roster bonus paybacks.<\/p>\n QB Brandon Allen- $210,000<\/p>\n WR Jauan Jennings- $73,529<\/p>\n LT Trent Williams- $88,235<\/p>\n DT Maliek Collins- $29,412<\/p>\n DT Khalil Davis- $26,471<\/p>\n WLB De\u2019Vondre Campbell Sr.- $120,000<\/p>\n SS George Odum- $60,000<\/p>\n That\u2019s a total of $607,647 for 7 players.<\/p>\n Now, let\u2019s look at what players have LTBE incentives for 2024.<\/p>\n WR Deebo Samuel Sr. – $150,000, this if for Deebo rushing for 3 or more touchdowns.<\/p>\n C Jake Brendel – $500,000, this is for an undisclosed percentage of offensive snaps.<\/p>\n RT Colton McKivitz – $620,000, this is for an undisclosed percentage of offensive snaps.<\/p>\n CB Charvarius Ward – $500,000, this is divided into $250,000 for making last season\u2019s Pro Bowl, and $250,000 for being named an All-Pro last season.<\/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 WR Deebo Samuel Sr.<\/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 2024 salary cap.<\/p>\n DE Leonard Floyd<\/p>\n He can earn as much as $2 million, this is broken down as follows.<\/p>\n $500,000 for having 8 or more sacks, plus unknown team achievements.<\/p>\n $1 million for having 10 or more sacks, plus unknown team achievements.<\/p>\n $2 million for having 12 or more sacks.<\/p>\n WLB Dre Greenlaw<\/p>\n He can earn $500,000 if he\u2019s named to the Pro Bowl.<\/p>\n SS George Odum<\/p>\n He has an undisclosed amount for various triggers, but we do know that $250,000 would be for him being named to the 1st or 2nd Team All-Pro.<\/p>\n P Mitch Wishnowsky<\/p>\n He can earn $450,000 for various different triggers, as described below.<\/p>\n $250,000 for making the Pro Bowl on the original ballot<\/p>\n $100,000 for net punting.<\/p>\n $100,000 for punt percentage inside the 20-yard line.<\/p>\n All in all, he can earn $450,000.<\/p>\n Next, let\u2019s look at what kind of adjustments\/credits the 49ers can get back in 2025.<\/p>\n First off, the 49ers are projected to be $2,977,949 under a projected 2025 salary cap of $280 million, but that\u2019s with just 38 players signed, so when they have enough to fill out the top 51 rule, they\u2019d be just $7,942,051 over that $280 million projected cap, but that\u2019s before any adjustments\/credits, or carryover.<\/p>\n Before I go over what the 49ers can get back in 2025, let\u2019s look at the 38 players signed for 2025, with their salary cap number.<\/p>\n Now, let\u2019s look at what the 49ers can get back in 2025.<\/p>\n First up are the veterans.<\/p>\n TE Eric Saubert \u2013 Saubert was given $300,000 of his 2024 base salary fully guaranteed, and since he was released after the final cuts, and brought back, the 49ers will get back, at the moment, all of the $300,000.<\/p>\n C Ben Bartch \u2013 Bartch was given $302,400 fully guaranteed in his 2024 base salary, but like with Saubert he was released at cut down, and brought back, so the 49ers will, as of now, the 49ers will get back the $302,400.<\/p>\n LT Chris Hubbard \u2013 Hubbard was given $300,000 of his 2024 base salary fully guaranteed, but he was released at the final cut down day, but we re-signed to the 49ers practice squad after week 1, but what signed by the Giants to their active roster, so as of now the 49ers will get back all of of the $300,000.<\/p>\n CB Rock Ya-Sin \u2013 Ya-Sin got $985,000 0f his 2024 base salary fully guaranteed, and like with Saubert, & Bartch, Ya-Sin was re-signed after cut down day, and because of making the 53-man roster, the 49ers will get back the entire $985,000, but as of now he\u2019s earned $601,944.<\/p>\n That\u2019s a total of $1,504,344 in money that the 49ers will for sure get back, and most definitely will get back $1,887,400.<\/p>\n Next are UDFAs that were given guarantees in their base salaries.<\/p>\n QB Tanner Mordecai \u2013 Mordecai received $100,000 fully guaranteed, and as of now the 49ers will get back all of the $100,000, as he\u2019s earned enough.<\/p>\n TE Mason Pline \u2013 Pline got $50,000 in fully guaranteed money in his base salary, and has made $137,500, so the 49ers will get back the full $40,000.<\/p>\n C Drake Nugent \u2013 Nugent got $175,000 of his base salary fully guaranteed, as of now he\u2019s earned $137,500, which the 49ers will get back.<\/p>\n NT Evan Anderson \u2013 Anderson got $250,000 of his 2024 base salary fully guaranteed, as of now he\u2019s made $283,333, meaning the 49ers will get back the entire $250,000.<\/p>\n FS Jaylen Mahoney \u2013 Mahoney got $27,000 of his 2024 base salary fully guaranteed, and as of now he\u2019s earned $232,500, but since he\u2019s made enough, the 49ers will only get back the $27,000.<\/p>\n 4 of the above players are on the 49ers\u2019 practice squad, while Anderson is now on the 53-man roster, so they would get back $554,500, for a total of $2,058,844 between veterans & UDFA base salary guarantee paybacks, as of now.<\/p>\n Finally, we have per game roster bonuses that count against the cap that the 49ers will get back.<\/p>\n RB Christian McCaffrey \u2013 $205,882 of his $500,000 per game roster bonus.<\/p>\n TE George Kittle \u2013 $29,412 of his $500,000 per game roster bonus.<\/p>\n C Jon Feliciano \u2013 $294,118 of his $500,000 per game roster bonus.<\/p>\n DE Yetur Gross-Matos \u2013 $30,000 of his $510,000 per game roster bonus.<\/p>\n DT Jordan Elliott – $29,412 of his $500,000 per game roster bonus.<\/p>\n NT Javon Hargrave \u2013 $132,353 of his $750,000 per game roster bonus.<\/p>\n WLB Dre Greenlaw \u2013 $264,706 of his $500,000 per game roster bonus.<\/p>\n CB Charvarius Ward – $60,000 of his $340,000 per game roster bonus.<\/p>\n When we add in the UDFA credits, Veteran credits, & per game roster bonus credits, the 49ers will for sure get back $3,104,727, but if all goes as planned, and the teams 5 UDFAs on the practice squad & 53-man roster, along with Chris Hubbard now with the Giants, the 49ers should get back $3,525,282 in adjustments\/credits for 2025.<\/p>\n Now, let\u2019s look at the 49ers pending free agents for 2025.<\/p>\n UFA:<\/strong><\/p>\n QB Joshua Dobbs RFA:<\/strong><\/p>\n RB Jordan Mason<\/p>\n ERFA:<\/strong><\/p>\n TE Jake Tonges SFA:<\/strong><\/p>\n QB Tanner Mordecai As of now, the 49ers have $52,597,819 in salary cap room for 2024, if the 49er are able to carryover that amount, which is unlikely, plus the adjustments\/credits I mentioned that they\u2019re guaranteed to get back, the 49ers as of now would be $58,680,495 under a projected 2025 adjusted salary cap of $335,863,766, but with just 38 players signed, so when they sign enough, if all 13 players are making the 2025 rookie minimum of $840,000, the 49ers would be $47,760,495 under that adjusted salary cap, with 51 players signed.<\/p>\n The 49ers have some options in 2025 for savings salary cap room, but not many, as they already restructured Deebo Samuel Sr., Jake Brendel, & Maliek Collins\u2019 deals that included adjustments to their 2025 cap numbers, lowering them significantly, while Trent Williams new revised 3-year, $82.66 million lowered his 2025 cap number by over $10 million, & Christian McCaffrey\u2019s extension also lowered his 2025 cap number significantly, but the other options are below.<\/p>\n TE George Kittle – $10.516 million savings ($13.145 million signing bonus, prorated at $2.629 million from 2025-2029) with a Restructure or Extension.<\/p>\n NT Javon Hargrave – $14.916 million savings ($18.645 million signing bonus, prorated at $3.729 million from 2025-2029) with a Restructure.<\/p>\n MLB Fred Warner – $13.184 million savings ($16.48 million signing bonus, prorated at $3.296 million from 2025-2029) with a Restructure or Extension.<\/p>\n Of the above 3 players, I\u2019d expect the 49ers to look to extend both Kittle, & Warner, while they would be able to release Hargrave pre June 1, but they\u2019d only save $2,747,353, while a post June 1 cut saves the team $20,032,353, but the money wouldn\u2019t be available to them until June 2nd<\/sup>, 2025.<\/p>\n As for players who restructured their deals, or signed new deals this offseason, that affected the 2025 salary cap, the 49ers won\u2019t be able to offload Samuel before June 1, as they\u2019d lose $29.229 million in 2025 cap room, while Brendel losses the team $2.093 million with a pre June 1 cut, and Collins would lose the team $670,000 with a pre June 1 cut.<\/p>\n If the 49ers wanted to offload these players after June 1, they\u2019d save just $750,000 from Samuel, $1.765 million from Brendel, and $3.404 million from Collins, but that would also mean that they\u2019d have significant dead money in 2026, whch as of now, Samuel, & Collins do have pending 2026 dead money.<\/p>\n As for Williams, & McCaffrey, the team would lose $34,854,781 if they cut Williams pre June 1, while only saving $750,000 with a post June 1 cut, as for McCaffrey, they\u2019d lose $23,705,059 with a pre June 1 cut, and only save $323,529 with a post June 1 cut.<\/p>\n So basically, those 5 players are, in my eyes, guaranteed to be here in 2025, as team losses cap room on all 5 players, while only saving a total of $7,021,941 with post June 1 cuts or trades, while losing 4 either great or good players, and a serviceable interior offensive lineman, and would be settled with a ton of dead money in 2026.<\/p>\n Going back to the 49ers potential carryover + adjustments\/credits, I expect the 49ers to be able to carryover at least $48 million into 2025, while also getting back $3,446,459 in adjustments\/credits, which could increase, depending on injuries, players missing games, etc\u2026<\/p>\n So, the 49ers should be looking at somewhere in the $47 million salary cap room heading into the 2025 offseason, which would go a long ways in keeping their core together, with guys like left guard Aaron Banks, weakside linebacker Dre Greenlaw, cornerback Charvarius Ward, & strong safety Talanoa Hufanga all scheduled to be UFAs, with the 49ers potentially being able to bring back 2 of these 4, with the most likely being Greenlaw, and either Ward or Hufanga, depending on whether or not the 49ers want to go over $20 million a year on Ward, or if they want to go over $15 million a year on Hufanga.<\/p>\n As for Banks, the 49ers have shown that they value other positions more, money wise, than interior offensive lineman, so giving Banks anywhere near or over $10 million to $15 million a year is unlikely, especially with the way the offensive guard market has exploded, similar to the wide receiver, & cornerback markets have as well.<\/p>\n Next up, we have the projected RFA tenders for 2025, if the 2025 salary cap does come in at $280 million, which would be a 9.63195% increase over the 2024 salary cap of $255.4 million.<\/p>\n 1st<\/sup>-Round RFA Tender: $7.479 million<\/p>\n 2nd<\/sup>-Round RFA Tender: $5.361 million<\/p>\n Original Round RFA Tender: $3.471 million<\/p>\n Right of First Refusal Tender: $3.273 million<\/p>\n The team has 1 pending RFA, running back Jordan Mason, and with the way he\u2019s played through 3 weeks, there\u2019s no way the 49ers don\u2019t at least tender him at the 2nd<\/sup>-round level, as if they don\u2019t, they\u2019d lose him for nothing, as he was a UDFA.<\/p>\n As for their ERFAs, they have 6 potential players, tight ends Jake Tonges & Brayden Willis, defensive end Sam Okuayinonu, nose tackle Evan Anderson, and middle linebackers Curtis Robinson, & Jalen Graham, although it\u2019s possible that Robinson might be a UFA.<\/p>\n When it comes to Tonges, Willis, & Okuayinonu, all 4 have base salaries of just $915,000, with Okuayinonu counting just $762,500 against the 2024 cap, as he\u2019s getting 15 weeks worth of a $915,000 base salary, while Willis counts $660,883 against the 2024 cap, as he\u2019s getting 13 weeks worth of a $915,000 base salary, while Anderson counts $485,833 against the 2024 cap, as he\u2019s getting 11 weeks worth of a $795,000 base salary, so his ERFA tender would be $960,000 & in 2025 the ERFA tender for the other 3 would be $1.03 million.<\/p>\n If Robinson is indeed an ERFA, his tender would be $1.1 million, so that would be a total of $6.18 million between the five potential ERFAs, so I\u2019d expect the 49ers to tender all 6 players, along with Jordan Mason at the 2nd<\/sup>-round RFA tender, which again would be $5.361 million on a $280 million base salary cap for 2025, a total of $10.511 million between the 6 players, 5 ERFAs, & 1 RFA.<\/p>\n If we deduct these numbers from a potential of $47 million in cap room, after carryover & adjustments\/credits, plus when we add in Purdy, & Burford\u2019s base salaries escalating, which is an additional $6.902 million, for a total of $17.413 million, the 49ers would have $29.587 million in 2025 salary cap room, more than enough to get 2 of the 4 players I mentioned earlier re-signed.<\/p>\n Lastly, when it comes to quarterback Brock Purdy\u2019s impending extension, which will come in somewhere in the $55 million to $60 million a year, on average, definitely a 5-year extension in length, while I\u2019d expect him to get a deal that\u2019s structured similar to Trevor Lawrence\u2019s deal, where Lawrence has cap hits of $15,029,725 in 2024, $17 million in 2025, & $24 million in 2026, so expect Purdy to have similar cap numbers for the first 3 years of the deal, only instead of from 2024-2026, like with Lawrence, it\u2019d go from 2025-2027 for Purdy.<\/p>\n As for some sort of contract breakdown, guaranteed money wise, I\u2019d expect somewhere in the $235 million range, in total guaranteed, with somewhere in the $60 million to $70 million signing bonus, with a minimum base salary of $1.1 million in 2025, $1.215 million in 2026, & $1.26 million in 2027, with yearly per game roster bonuses in the $750,000 range, and yearly $100,000 workout bonuses, which wouldn\u2019t start until 2026, for both the per game roster bonuses, & workout bonuses, along with 2 option bonuses, say $25 million in 2026, & $20 million in 2027, with those option bonuses being fully guaranteed, and I\u2019d expect his base salaries for 2024-2027, & per game roster bonuses & workout bonuses for 2025 & 2026 to also be fully guaranteed, which would add up to between $110.275 million to $120.275 million fully guaranteed of his total guaranteed money.<\/p>\n I expect the 49ers to also fully guarantee part of Purdy\u2019s 2028 base salary, to get his fully guaranteed money up into the $135 million range out of the $235 million in total guaranteed money, while I expect the 49ers to do something similar to what the Jaguars did with Trevor Lawrence\u2019s new deal, having more than 2 option bonuses, which would become fully guaranteed on April 1st<\/sup> of the previous year that the option bonus would be due.<\/p>\n So, Purdy\u2019s cap numbers from 2025-2027 would be $13.1 million with a $60 million signing bonus, or $15.1 million with a $70 million signing bonus for 2025, $19.065 million with a $60 million signing bonus, or $21.065 million with a $70 million signing bonus for 2026, and $23.11 million with a $60 million signing bonus, or $25.11 million with a $70 million signing bonus for 2027, while the remaining years would come in much higher, as do all veteran extensions that the 49ers end up giving out.<\/p>\n So, of the projected $29.587 million in cap room, you\u2019d add in the difference between what Purdy\u2019s new base salary will be once the new cap is set, which could come in at $280 million, so a difference of $4.261 million, that would give the 49ers, $33.848 million in theoretical cap room, but when the 49ers extend Purdy, which they should do as soon as their 2024 season, & playoffs are over, they would still have in the $19.848 million to $21.848 million range in salary cap room for 2025, which is still enough for the team to retain 2 of their 4 big free agents, Banks, Greenlaw, Ward, & Hufanga, while spending the rest on replenishing the roster with new veterans on cheap 1-2 years deals.<\/p>\n The 49ers, as of now, would owe out the following to players who had per game roster bonuses counting against the cap, but weren\u2019t achieved, hence the team needs to payback the players.<\/p>\n RB Christian McCaffrey – $235,294<\/p>\n WR Brandon Aiyuk – $441,176<\/p>\n WR Deebo Samuel Sr. – $44,118<\/p>\n WR Jauan Jennings – $73,529<\/p>\n TE George Kittle – $29,412<\/p>\n DE Yetur Gross-Matos – $180,000<\/p>\n DT Jordan Elliott – $29,412<\/p>\n NT Javon Hargrave – $617,647<\/p>\n That\u2019s a total of $1,650,588 needed in 2025, as of now, to payback 8 players currently under contract for next season.<\/p>\n And before anyone asks me about Kyle Shanahan or John Lynch\u2019s job security, I don\u2019t, in anyway, see the 49ers letting go of either Shanahan or Lynch, as this franchise doesn\u2019t want to go back to dark ages, with the likes of Dennis Erickson, Mike Nolan, Mike Singletary, Jim Tomsula, or Chip Kelly as head coach, or someone like Scot McCloughan, or Trent Baalke as general manager, so no, don\u2019t expect the 49ers to make any changes at the head coaching position, especially in season.<\/p>\n Now, if the season doesn\u2019t go the way the 49ers hope it does, for sure the team will look to add someone to the current staff, or potentially bring back former New York Jets head coach, & former 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh back into the fold, whether as a position coach, or as defensive coordinator, if the teams defense doesn\u2019t excel under Nick Sorensen.<\/p>\n\n
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\nQB Brandon Allen
\nRB Elijah Mitchell
\nRB Patrick Taylor Jr.
\nWR Chris Conley
\nTE Eric Saubert
\nC Ben Bartch
\nLG Aaron Banks
\nRG Jon Feliciano
\nLT Jaylon Moore
\nDT Kevin Givens
\nDT Khalil Davis
\nSLB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
\nWLB Dre Greenlaw
\nWLB De\u2019Vondre Campbell
\nCB Charvarius Ward
\nCB Isaac Yiadom
\nCB Rock Ya-Sin
\nCB Ambry Thomas
\nSS Talanoa Hufanga
\nPK Matthew Wright
\nP Pat O\u2019Donnell<\/p>\n
\nTE Brayden Willis
\nDE Sam Okuayinonu
\nNT Evan Anderson
\nMLB Curtis Robinson<\/p>\n
\nRB Patrick Taylor Jr.
\nWR Trent Taylor
\nWR Terique Owens
\nWR Malik Turner
\nTE Mason Pline
\nC Drake Nugent
\nRT Isaac Alacron
\nDE Alex Barrett
\nNT Nesta Jade Silvera
\nMLB Jalen Graham
\nSLB DaShaun White
\nCB Chase Lucas
\nCB Nick McCloud
\nFS Jaylen Mahoney
\nFS Tashaun Gipson Sr.<\/p>\n