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2020 Team Information (Needs)

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2020 - Welcome to Year 4: The Year of Positionless Football; Run it back and the Revenge Tour

The 49er Way:
Talent: Speed, Toughness/Physicality, Position Specific Athletic Traits & Scheme Fit
Spirit: Football Passion; Do they Love it?, Contagious Competiveness, Dependability; Protect the Team, Mental Toughness, Football IQ & Accountability to other Players and Themselves

2019 Team Information (Needs)

Front Office & Coaching Updates:

Front Office:
CEO - Jed York
President of 49ers Enterprises & Executive Vice President of Football Operations - Paraag Marathe
Director of Football Administration & Analytics - Brian Hampton
General Manager - John Lynch
Vice President and Special Advisor to the General Manager - Keena Turner
Vice President of Player Personnel - Adam Peters
Vice President of Player Personnel - Martin Mayhew
Director of Pro Personnel - Ran Carthon
Assistant Director of Pro Personnel - Vacant
Head Coach - Kyle Shanahan
Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach - Nick Kray

Offense:
Offensive Coordinator - Kyle Shanahan/Mike McDaniel
Offensive Assistant - VACANT [Mike LaFleur (Promotion) (Jets OC)]
Offensive Quality Control - Vacant
Quarterbacks - Shane Day
Running Backs - Bobby Turner
Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends - Jon Embree
Running Game Coordinator - VACANT
Wide Receivers - Wes Welker
Offensive Line - John Benton
Offensive Line Assistant - Coke Foerster
Offensive Line Assistant - Zach Yenser
Offensive Assistant - Bobby Slowik

Defense:
Defensive Coordinator - DeMeco Ryans [Robert Saleh (Jets HC)]
Defensive Quality Control - Bob Slowik
Defensive Quality Control - Brian Fleury
Inside Linebackers - VACANT
Linebackers/Run Defense Specialist - Johnny Holland
Secondary - Tony Oden
Passing Game Coordinator - Mike Rutenberg
Safeties - Daniel Bullocks
Defensive Line - Kris Kocurek
Assistant Defensive Line/Pass Rush Specialist - Aaron Whitecotton

Special Teams:
Special Teams Coordinator - Richard Hightower
Special Teams Assistant - Stan Kwan

Medical, Strength & Conditioning:
Head of Player Health & Performance - Ben Peterson
Head Athletic Trainer - Dustin Little
Head Strength & Conditioning - Dustin Perry
Director of Performance Monitoring/Assistant Strength & Conditioning - Shea Thompson
Assistant Strength & Conditioning - Aaron Hill
Assistant Strength & Conditioning - Mike Nicolini

Strength of Schedule: 4th Hardest (20th in 2019)
2020 Schedule:
Home: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins
Away: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets

Important NFL Dates: First Day: April 16 / OTAs: May 21-22, May 24, May 29-30, June 1, June 4-5, June 7 / Mandatory Minicamp: June 12-14
New CBA - Breakdown
COVID Rules
5th Year Options: NFL teams have until May 3rd to exercise a fifth-year contract option on all first-round draft picks. The salaries are typically guaranteed for injury only (must pass a physical) and is effective until the first day of the annual league year (March 14th, 4PM EST), at which point the option money on the contract will become fully guaranteed.
Compensatory Picks
Connected SF Media - Pay close attention to these guys and their partnership/connection with our FO: Peter King, Sam Wyche, Kyle Brandt, Keiana Martin, Chris Simms & Matt Maiocco. King, Simms & Maiocco all work for NBC Sports. Pay special attention to their podcasts, tweets and articles during the combine, draft and free agency.
49ers Tweets (Comprehensive)
Podcasts: 49ers Insider, Locked on 49ers, 4th & Gold, Goldcast, Striking Gold, Chris Simms Unbuttoned, 49ers Rush, BLEAV 49ers, Candlestick Chronicles, 49ers Webzone No Huddle, SB Nation Niners Nation Better Rivals, Here's the Catch, NB9ers, Press Coverage, Hubcast, SchemeCast, Over the Cap & The Cover Four

Draft Big Board References:
MadDog 253 Big Board
NDT NFL Scouting Draft Big Boards
Jonah Tuls 2019 Draft Board
Joe Marino 2019 Draft Board

2020 Draft Visits Tracker & 2019 Draft Visits & 2020 OTC PreDraft Tracker & 2019 Hero Tracker: Note: 50-67% of draft picks chosen, we've historically met with.

49ers Pre-Draft Player Connections: --- Courtesy of David Bonilla & Heroism
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2019 49ers Draft Visits Tracker: --- Courtesy of Heroism & NCommand
2019 Pre-Draft Player Connections Breakdown:
Position - Total / Projected Round Ranges (# Projected to go in Rounds 1 & 2)
WR/TE - 21 / 1-5, 7 (9)
ER - 10 / 1-3, 7 (6)
S - 6 / 1 & 4 (1)
DT - 4 / 1, 3 & 5 (1)
CB - 8 / 2 & 7 (1)
LB - 14 / 3-5 & 7 (0)
FB/RB- 4 / 3 (0)
P/PK/LS - 5 / UDFA (0)
OL - 4 / UDFA (0)
QB - 1 / UDFA (0)

Order of Importance Based on Visits: WR/TE, ER, S, DT, CB, LB, RB/FB, OL, ST, QB

2019 Local Pro Day Attendees: Notables
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2021 Draft Picks: 10
(1 | 12) - ER, Position / H/W
(2 | X) - X
(3 | X) - X - Compensatory/Saleh
(4 | X) - X
(5 | X) - X
(5 | X) - X - New Orleans/Kwon Alexander
(5 | X) - X - New Orleans/Emmanuel Sanders
(6 | X) - X
(7 | X) - X
(7 | X) - X - New York Jets/Jordan Willis

2020 Draft Picks:
(1 | 14) - Javon Kinlaw, 3T / 6'6" 325
(1 | 25) - Brandon Aiyuk, XWR / 5'11" 200
(5 | 153) - Colton McKivitz, RG / 6'7" 312
(6 | 190) - Charlie Woerner, TE / 6'5" 245
(7 | 217) - Jauan Jennings, ZWR 6'3" 208

2019 Draft Picks:
1 (2/2): Nick Bosa, ER
2 (4/36): Deebo Samuel, ZWR
3 (3/67): Jalen Hurd, ZWR/TE
4 (8/110): Mitch Wishnowsky, P
5 (10/148): Dre Greenlaw, WILL
6 (3/176): Kaden Smith, TE
6 (10/183): Justin Skule, T
6 (26/198): Tim Harris, CB

Mini-Camp Tryouts:
Among the players getting tryouts with the #49ers today:
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Team Transactions
Team Losses:
TE Garrett Celek - Retired
DL Ethan Westbrooks - Released
TE Levine Toilolo - Signed by the NY Giants
LT Joe Staley - Retired

Team Gains:
LB Joey Alfieri, OL Kofi Amichia, S Chris Edwards, LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, CB Jermaine Kelly, G Ross Reynolds, DL Ray Smith, S Jacob Thieneman & WR Chris Thompson - Signed to a 2-year deal
CB Teez Tabor, T Leonard Wester, S Derrick Kindred & C Jake Brendel - Signed to a 1-year deal
DL Willie Henry Jr. - Signed to a 1-year, $770K deal
ER Jonathan Kongbo - Signed to a 3-year deal
ER Alex Barrett &, G Jaryd Jones-Smith - Signed to a 2-year deal
DL Ethan Westbrooks - Signed to a 1-year deal
C Weston Richburg & WILL Kwon Alexander - Restructured their deals saving, @ $4.5M & $10M, respectively
FB Kyle Juszczyk & NCB K'Waun Williams - Exercised their 2020 options; @ $6.7M & $3.2M, respectively
T/G Daniel Brunskill, TE Ross Dwelley, CB Emmanuel Moseley, QB Nick Mullens & RB Jeff Wilson Jr. - Tendered 1-year contracts as Exclusive Rights Free Agents @ $585K or $660K
DE Arik Armstead - Signed to a 6-year, $102M deal. '20 $2.5M, '21: $6.7M, '22: $14.1M, '23: $15.9M, '24: $17.4M & '25: $17M
Trade - 3T DeForest Buckner traded to the Indianapolis Colts for their first round pick (13th overall)
T Shon Coleman - Signed to a 1-year deal
FS Jimmie Ward - Signed to a 3-year, $28.5M deal. 2020: $4.573M, 2021: $11.667M & 2022: $12.167M
DE Ronald Blair - Signed to a 1-year deal
RB Jerick McKinnon - Restructured his deal
RB Matt Breida & ZWR Kendrick Bourne - Placed a 2nd round tender on both
C Ben Garland - Signed to a 1-year $2.25M deal
RG Tom Compton - Signed to a 1-year deal
ER Kerry Hyder - Signed to a 1-year deal
ST/LB Joe Walker - Signed to a 1-year deal
WR/KR Travis Benjamin - Signed to a 1-year deal
CB Jason Verrett & Dontae Johnson - Signed to a 1-year deal
LT Trent Williams - traded for this year's 5th and next year's 3rd
XWR Marquise Goodwin & RB Matt Breida - traded to the Eagles & Dolphins for 2020 day 3 picks
CB Adonis Alexander, DL Josiah Coatney, S Chris Edwards, LB Jonas Griffith, DL Daeshon Hall, CB Tim Harris Jr., FB Josh Hokit, WR Jauan Jennings, DB Obi Melifonwu, WR Austin Proehl, OL Dakoda Shepley. WR Kevin White, OL Isaiah Williams - Signed to reserve/future contracts
QB Josh Johnson & OL Corbin Kaufusi - Signed to reserve/future contracts

2020 Team Needs/Top Targets: (Draft & Free Agency)
Team Needs: LEO (Speed), IOL (C & RG), XWR (Speed), RCB, FS, LT (Future), TE2, SWR, ST (Returner)
LEO - With Dee Ford only playing 232 snaps of the 1,000 (Fred Warner), this team badly needs another speed rusher. We have plenty of tweener W9 ends with potentially bringing Arik Armstead back, Damontre Moore and Ronald Blair. But 'speed' is the key, which means the ER will most likely being between 250-260 pounds.
IOL - Once again, Weston Richburg goes down with a major injury and this time, it might cost him some season. IOL pass protection remains a major issue with Laken Tomlinson, Weston Richburg out and an older Mike Person. Kyle seems to be taking notice after the Superbowl loss where once again, one dominant IDL in Chris Jones, wrecked our chance of a Superbowl win.
XWR - This is another deep draft. Dante Pettis and Marquise Goodwin fell flat on their faces but Kyle did hit a homerun on Deebo Samuel at the Z. Kendrick Bourne had a very solid year and ran most of his routes from the slot. Trent Taylor and Jalen Hurd are serious chronic injury concerns and neither should be counted on. Emmanuel Sanders showed instantly what a professional XWR could do in Kyle offense. But he's 32 and an UFA. This player also needs to have some electric top end speed to help open everything else underneath but also excellent route running ability and dynamic hands as he's going to be featured at the X.
RCB - Nobody tests Sherman because why should they when they can target Witherspoon? Emmanuel Moseley has the right mindset and had a very good year but does the team envision him as their future? And Sherman is certainly slowing down.
FS - Jimmie Ward made it through a full season (barely). And he had a very nice year but given the amount of C3 this defense still plays, it badly needs a play maker and unfortunately, Jimmie Ward doesn't have a play making bone in his body; and if so, it's probably broken.
LT - Kyle wants top end, first round draft picks at his two T spots and C. And for good reason. Are players like Justin Skule and Daniel Brunksill really seen as long-term replacements? If there's one thing we've learned about Kyle offensive system, is that it flies through OL. We used 7 of the 8 last year alone and this is a unit constantly getting dinged up which makes sense, given all that is placed at their feet.
TE2 - Imagine what Kyle could do for Jimmy with a TE2 like the Patriots had with Gronk/Hernandez. I believe Jalen Hurd was going to be our Hernandez but with a busted back and chronic injury concerns, ShanaLynch might need to go another direction.
SWR - Jimmy badly missed his security blanket SWR this year. Kittle is terrific but Jimmy also had a special connection with Trent Taylor. This was an underrated loss this year and it meant Jimmy had to rely on the intermediate passing game more than he'd like and coupled with the loss of a reliable pass catching RB in Jerick McKinnon, it only magnified the issue.

NFL Draft:
Team Needs: LEO (Speed), IOL (C & RG), XWR (Speed), RCB, FS, LT (Future), TE2, SWR/ST (Returner)
How a scout ranked the relative strength of each position group in the 2020 draft class: WR, OT, CB, DT, QB, RB, IOL, LB, ER, S, TE.

At #31 or with a trade-back (45+):

High Value = Top 2-5 player at that position because of where your pick is at and when that position group starts to run traditionally
High Value+ = Top 10 player in a deeply talented position group

Per Kyle Crabbs 150 Big Board:
LT [26] - High Value+ - 11 *Tristan Wirfs, 31 Lucas Niang, 42 Prince Tega Wanogho, 50 *Josh Jones, 84 *Austin Jackson, 89 Ben Bartch, 135 *Logan Stenberg (T/G), Charlie Heck, Calvin Throckmorton
IOL [15] - High Value - 43 Cesar Ruiz, 48 Lloyd Cushenberry III, 55 Matt Hennessy, 57 Jonah Jackson, 74 Robert Hunt, 97 *Nick Harris, 112 Michael Onwenu, 114 Netane Muti, 118 *Damien Lewis, 123 Tyler Biadasz, *Solomon Kindley, Hakeem Adeniji, Daishawn Dixon
XWR & SWR/Returner [24] - High Value+ - 19 Laviska Shenault, 24 *Justin Jefferson, 33 Jalen Reagor, 37 Brandon Aiyuk, 39 KJ Hamler, 49 Tee Higgins, 65 Denzel Mims, 90 Bryan Edwards, 98 Tyler Johnson, 105 Antonio Gibson, 134 Michael Pittman, 148 Quartney Davis, Malcom Perry, Gabriel Davis, Jauan Jennings, Devin Duvernay, Chase Claypool, James Proche, Jeff Thomas, Leigh Bodden
RCB [17] - High Value+ - 25 CJ Henderson, 44 Jeff Gladney, 47 Trevon Diggs, 52 Noah igbinoghene, 61 Bryce Hall, 69 Jaylon Johnson, 73 Cameron Dantzler, Stanford Samuels
ER [18] - Low Value - 27 Zack Baun, 41 Julian Okwara, 76 Josh Uche, 77 Alex Highsmith, 82 Terrell Lewis, 103 Darrell Taylor, 129 Alton Robinson, 131 Khalid Kareem, Keisean Lucier-South, Jason Strowbridge, Trevon Hill, Trevis Gipson
FS [11] - Low Value - 14 Xavier McKinney, 18 Grant Delpit, 45 Antoine Winfield Jr., 70 Ashtyn Davis, 85 Kyle Dugger, Ashtyn Davis, Terrell Burgess, Kvon Wallace, JR Reed
TE2 [10] - Low Value - 75 Adam Trautman, 124 Josiah Deguara, Mitchell Wilcox, Joey Magnifico, Charlie Taumoepeau, Jacob Breeland, Harrison Bryant, Joey Magnifico, Noah Togai, Stephen Sullivan

---this section needs updating after 3 off seasons---

2016 Shanahan Draft Tendencies per The Athletic / WZ Member Synopsis:
Trend #1: He rarely drafts Offensive players in RD 1
- Over 10 seasons Shanny's teams have drafted 4 offensive players in the first round and only at 2 different positions (OT: Brown and Williams) and QB (RGIII and Manziel)
- We are set at both of those positions with the acquisition of RT Mike McGlinchey, Joe Staley and Jimmy Garoppolo
Trend #2: He NEVER drafted RB or TE before RD 3
- Only one offensive player ever picked in RD 2 (i.e. Dante Pettis)
- Joel Bitonio in 2014 (Browns) is the only time he's selected an O player in the 2nd round
- Generally finds his offensive talent later in the draft (i.e. George Kittle)
Trend #3: He does draft Offense in RD 3:
- Nine (9) offensive players taken in this round over the last ten (10) drafts
- Finds undervalued players here, it is his sweet spot (notable names: Slaton, Reed, West, Coleman, Hooper)
- Looks for players who are better on tape than their combine measurables
- Very good hit rate here
Tight Ends: The last three TEs drafted by Shanny (Reed, Hooper and Kittle) have all run 40's faster than 4.75 (combine average for TEs), he values athleticism (pSPARQ), route running and catching over pass blocking
Wide Receivers: Shanny has lacked recent success here as most of his best WRs were already drafted (Julio) or through FA (Garcon). Dante Pettis looks like he can be solid at least

Rookie Salaries: --- Courtesy of AB81Rules
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UDFA Salaries: --- Courtesy of AB81Rules
QB Broc Rutter signed a 3-year deal, with a $279 signing bonus. This has become a news story as the $279 the 49ers gave Rutter was what was leftover of the 49ers rookie pool for UDFAs.
RB JaMycal Hasty signed a 3-year deal, with a $15,000 signing bonus, and $75,000 of his 2020 base salary fully guaranteed.
RB Salvon Ahmed signed a 3-year deal, with a $10,000 signing bonus, and $40,000 of his 2020 base salary fully guaranteed.
FB Josh Hokit signed a 3-year deal, with a $5,000 signing bonus, and $7,500 of his 2020 base salary fully guaranteed.
WR Chris Finke signed a 3-year deal, with a $15,000 signing bonus, and $80,000 of his 2020 base salary guaranteed.
TE Chase Harrell signed a 3-year deal, with a $8,000 signing bonus, and $27,000 of his 2020 base salary fully guaranteed.
NT Darrion Daniels signed a 3-year deal, with a $25,000 signing bonus, and $80,000 of his 2020 base salary fully guaranteed.
SLB Jonas Griffith signed a 3-year deal, with a $8,000 signing bonus, and $30,000 of his 2020 base salary fully guaranteed.
CB DeMarkus Acy signed a 3-year deal, with a $15,000 signing bonus, and $45,000 of his 2020 base salary fully guaranteed.
SS Jared Mayden signed a 3-year deal, with a $10,000 signing bonus, and $40,000 of his 2020 base salary fully guaranteed.

$535,779 total handed out to 10 UDFA's:

Injury Settlements: --- Courtesy of AB81Rules
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2020 Free Agency Tracker/Signings: --- Courtesy of PFF & AB81Rules
RG Tom Compton

2020 Projected numbers by position for the Franchise Tag/Transition Tag:
Quarterback: $26,895,000 / $24,373,000
Running Back: $12,474,000 / $10,189,000
Wide Receiver: $18,491,000 / $15,926,000
Tight End: $11,076,000 / $9,267,000
Offensive Line: $16,102,000 / $14,666,000
Defensive End: $19,316,000 / $16,338,000
Defensive Tackle: $15,500,000 / $12,321,000
Linebacker: $16,266,000 / $14,080,000
Cornerback: $16,471,000 / $14,570,000
Safety: $12,735,000 / $10,801,000
Punter/kicker: $5,297,000 / $4,884,000

Free Agency Information
Accrued Season - A player on the active roster for at least 6 games
Right of First Refusal - The 49ers are allowed to match any offer to the player. If not matched, you lose the player and get no compensation and the loss is not included in the compensation formula
Franchise Tag - The club using it is the only one permitted to negotiate with the player. The player is guaranteed a one-year tender that is the average of the top five salaries at his position for that current season or 120 percent of his previous season's salary, whichever figure is higher
Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag - A little lower than the Exclusive Tag. The player is allowed to negotiate with other teams but the current team has the ability to match any offer or it will receive two first-round draft picks as compensation
Transition Tag - Team still gets the right of first refusal for a coveted UDFA but at a lower cost than the Franchise Tags but with no compensation if the deal from the other team is not matched
URFA - Free agents with 4 years NFL experience
RFA - Free agents with 3 years NFL experience
ERFA - Free agents with 2 years NFL experience
First-Round Tenders - Valued at $4.667M. Compensation from another team if refuse to match offer from the other team
Second-Round Tenders - Valued at $3.278M. Compensation from another team if refuse to match offer from the other team
Original-Round (3-7/UDFA) & Low-Level Tenders - Valued at $2.114M. No compensation from another team if refuse to match offer

Unrestricted FAs: UFA's are free to negotiate with outside teams
DE Arik Armstead - signed to a 6-year, $102M deal
FS Jimmie Ward - Signed to a 3-year, $28.5M deal
OT Shon Coleman - Signed to a 1-year deal
TE Levine Toilolo - Signed by the NY Giants
DE Ronald Blair III - Signed to a 1-year deal
C Ben Garland - Signed to a 1-year, $2.25M deal
WR Emmanuel Sanders - Signed by the Saints
ER Anthony Zettel - Signed by the Vikings
NT Sheldon Day - Signed by the Colts
DE Damontre Moore -
SS Antone Exum Jr. -

Restricted FA's: RFA's can negotiate with outside teams and the 49ers have first rights of refusal and can receive compensation per first or second-round tenders put on players originally; no compensation for original/low-level tenders
RB Matt Breida - 2nd round tender
ZWR Kendrick Bourne - 2nd round tender
WILL Elijah Lee - Signed by the Lions

Exclusive Rights FA's: ERFA's are tendered at league minimum @ $510K, $585K or $660K. They can not negotiate with outside teams.
QB Nick Mullens - $660K
RB Jeff Wilson Jr. - $660K
TE Ross Dwelley - $660K
CB Teez Tabor - $660K
CB Emmanuel Moseley - $585K
OG Daniel Brunskill - $585K
WR Chris Thompson - $585K
OG Ross Reynolds - $510K
OG Kofi Amichia - $510K
OT Jaryd Jones-Smith - $510K
DE Alex Barrett - $510K
DT Ray Smith - $510K
SLB Demtrius Flannigan-Fowles - $510K
LB Joey Alfieri - $510K
CB Jermaine Kelly Jr. - $510K
S Jacob Thieneman - $510K

Transition Tag:
DE Arik Armstead - potentially, @ $16.3M

Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag:
DE Arik Armstead - potentially, @ $19.3M

Exclusive Franchise Tag: @120% of the NEFT
DE Arik Armstead - potentially, @ $21.6M

Priority Targets for Extensions:
TE George Kittle - Pending
RB Jerick McKinnon - Restructured
3T DeForest Buckner - Traded

Pre/Post-June 1st Information:
Pre-June 1 Cut - Basically means the team takes on the remainder of any prorated money (signing bonus, option bonus, base salary), and is counted as dead money in 1 year. Player becomes a Free Agent right away; example being Richard Sherman last offseason.

Post-June 1 Cut - Basically means you spread the dead money over 2 seasons, so say the player has $6M in bonus prorations left, and has 3 years left, the dead money wouldn't be even, it would be $2M year 1, and $4M year 2, player also becomes a free agent right away.

Options - Like with Pierre Garcon, and Earl Mitchell have to be picked up or declined before the beginning of the new league year. If declined, it's treated as a Pre-June 1 cut for dead money, hence the $7.2M dead money for Garcon, the player becomes a free agent right away after the option is officially declined.

Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag - The team that uses this has the right of first refusal, and, if they choose not to match the offer sheet, they receive two first-round draft picks.

Post-June 1 Potential Cuts: --- Courtesy of AB81Rules
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53 Man Roster Projection Rules: --- Courtesy of AB81Rules
--- Injured reserve players must first make the initial 53 to be placed on I.R. to be eligible to return after week 8
--- Only 2 players can be placed with the "designated to return" label per year
--- Players who never came off the PUP list through TC (W.Richburg, G.Celek) will not count against your 53
--- Vested veterans (S.Coleman, J.McKinnon, T.Taylor) must be cut at the 53, clear waivers, and then they can be resigned the next day

Practice Squad Eligibility Definition: --- Courtesy of AB81Rules
The standard eligibility for a player to be added to the practice squad is he is a free agent and has not accrued two years of NFL service. A player can only be on a practice squad for three seasons total in his career (six weeks on a practice squad in a season counts as a season for these purposes).

The league does allow for exceptions to the less than two-year rule, which was expanded with the 10-player rule. Teams may keep up to four players on their practice squad who have accrued two seasons of NFL experience, which allows a fringe player the chance to stay with the team, even if he already has been in the league, while also allowing the teams to keep more veteran players.

Accrued seasons are earned by being on the active (53-man) roster for a team for six games in a single regular season.

NFL Salary Cap Increase by Year:
2014: $133M
2015: $143.28M
2016: $155.27M
2017: $167M
2018: $177.2M
2019: $188.2M
2020: $198.2M
2021: $175M (COVID)

Rookie Cap Pool (7 player draft): $X
Adam Schefter: CA state tax = 13.3% / NY = 8.82% / WA, TX, TN, FL = 0%. Therefore, $10 million guaranteed in Seattle needs to be $11.33 million guaranteed in SF

2019 Free Agency Spendings - $X.XM
X - 37,000,000

Tryouts:
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Cut down to 53:
SCB Jamar Taylor
SS/LB Evan Foster
ZWR/F Jauan Jennings
FB Josh Hokit
C Dakoda Shepley
MIKE Joe Walker
ZWR/F Shawn Poindexter
RB JaMycal Hasty
C Ross Reynolds
S Johnathan Cyprien
CB Tim Harris
CB Dontae Johnson
C Hroniss Grasu
IDT Darrion Daniels
ZWR Kevin White
ER Dion Jordan

2020 Salary Cap Outlook: --- Courtesy of AB81Rules: 49ersCap & OverTheCap
The 49ers have $7,476,403 [9/25/2020] in cap space for 2020 per the current 51 post announced 53 man roster. Therefore, we will have $7,325,945 in cap room with only 36 players signed for 2021 with the assumed, $175M cap.

Salary Cap Notes:
New 10-year CBA approved. 30% rule removed. In 2021, with a $175M cap, we're expected
to have $6,024,911.

2020 53-man Roster:
Starter --- Depth --- Rookie

Offensive Personnel: --- 22
QB: C.J. BeatHard; Josh Rosan
RB: Jeff Wilson; Tevin Coleman & Jerick McKinnon
FB: Kyle Juszczyk
TE: George Kittle; Jordan Reed & Ross Dwelley
XWR: Brandon Aiyuk; Matt Cole
SWR: Richie James; River Cracraft
ZWR/F: Kendrick Bourne
LT: Justin Skule; Trent Williams
LG: Laken Tomlinson; Dakota Shepley
C: Daniel Brunskill; Tony Bergstrom & Hroniss Grasu
RG: Tom Compton
RT: Mike McGlinchey

Defensive Personnel: --- 24
LDE/W9: Arik Armstead; Jordan Willis
2i: D.J. Jones; Darrion Daniels
3T: Kevin Givens; Kentavius Street & Javon Kinlaw
RDE/W9: Kerry Hyder; Dion Jordan & Alex Barrett
SAM: Azeez Al-Shaair
MIKE: Fred Warner; Joe Walker
WILL: Dre Greenlaw
RCB: Jason Verrett
SCB: K'Waun Williams; Donte Johnson & Briean Boddy-Calhoun
LCB: Ahkello Witherspoon; Richard Sherman
FS: Kai Nacua; Tarvarius Moore
SS: Jimmie Ward; Marcell Harris & Obi Melifonwu

Special Teams: --- 3
LS: Taybor Pepper
PK: Robbie Gould
P: Mitch Wishnowsky

KOR: Trent Taylor & Jerick McKinnon
PR: Richie James; Trent Taylor
GR: Azeez Al-Shaair & Tarvarious Moore

2020 Practice Squad: --- 19
QB Josh Johnson
FB Josh Hokit
RB Austin Walter
RB Tyler Gaffney
TE Daniel Helm
TE Chase Harrell
G Dakota Shepley - Promoted
T Cody Conway
G Tony Bergstrom - Promoted
WR Jordan Matthews
WR Chris Finke
ER Alex Barrett - Promoted
DL Adam Shuler
DL Darrion Daniels - Promoted
DL Josiah Coatney
MIKE Jonas Griffith
CB Briean Boddy-Calhoun - Promoted
CB Tim Harris
SS Chris Edwards
FS Kai Nacua - Promoted

Practice Squad Clarity: --- Per AB
For 2020 you can have a 16 man practice squad, each week by Tuesday 4PM EST you have to designate 4 players as untouchable, when the next Monday comes they become free to sign elsewhere, then the next day you protect whoever 4 players you want too. As for the 2 each week being elevated to the main roster, they go back to the practice squad without going through waivers. For the initial wave of PS players, all players cut must go through waivers to get to the initial PS, except vested veterans like Dontae Johnson, if they choose to sign to the PS. Players with 2 or less accrued years get $142,400 for the season, players with 3 or more accrued years get $204K a year. Players with less than 4yrs accrued have to go through waivers when they get cut at the final cut down which is in 13 days I believe.

2 players elevated each week can't come up more than 2 times in 1 season. If they want them up for a 3rd time, they have to sign a regular contract with the team, like under the previous CBA, kinda sucks, means someone like Tavon likely wouldn't take a PS role.

2020 Injured Reserve / PUP / NFI / Suspension Total: (Inactive PUP/NFI/Injured Reserved/Injured-Out/Pending/DR = Designation to Return)[Suspension or COVID]
6-Year Injury Analysis

CB Teez Tabor - I.R./Waived
ER Jonathan Kongbo - I.R./Waived/Injury Settlement
SCB D.J. Reed - I.R./Waived [Seattle]
3T Jullian Taylor - PUP/Waived
WILL Kiko Alonso - PUP/Waived
SS Johnathan Cyprien - I.R./Waived
3T Kentavius Street - PUP/Active
CB Tim Harris - I.R./Active
SWR/PR Richie James Jr. - PUP/Active/I.R/Active
TE Ross Dwelley - PUP/Active
TE Jordan Reed - I.R./Active
SCB K'Waun Williams - I.R./Active
CB Richard Sherman - I.R./Active
RB Jeff Wilson - I.R./Active
ZWR Deebo Samuel - I.R./Active
1T D.J. Jones - I.R./Active
ST Mark Nzeocha - I.R./Active
TE George Kittle - I.R./Active
RG Tom Compton - I.R./Active
ZWR Shawn Poindexter - PUP/Active/Cut/I.R.
XWR J.J. Nelson - I.R.
XWR Tavon Austin - I.R.
SWR Chris Thompson - I.R.
ZWR/F Jalen Hurd - I.R.
C Ross Reynolds - I.R.
ER Nick Bosa - I.R.
3T Solomon Thomas - I.R.
ER Dee Ford - I.R.
ER Ziggy Ansah - I.R.
C Ben Garland - I.R.
ZWR Jauan Jennings - I.R.
QB Jimmy Garoppolo - I.R.
SS Jaquiski Tartt - I.R.
RB Jamycal Hasty - I.R.
FS Jared Mayden - I.R.
SCB Jamar Taylor - I.R.
CB Ken Webster - I.R.
ZWR Deebo Samuel - I.R.
RB Raheem Mostert - I.R.
QB Nick Mullens - I.R.
XWR Brandon Aiyuk - I.R.
LT Trent Williams - I.R.
DE Jordan Willis - I.R.
DE Ronald Blair III - PUP
C Weston Richburg - PUP
XWR Travis Benjamin [Opt out]
LT Shon Coleman [Opt out]
C Jake Brendel [Opt out]
ER James Lockhart [Retired]
C Spencer Long [Retired]

2020 (45) --- 2019 (16) --- 2018 (18) --- 2017 (26) --- 2016 (22) --- 2015 (17) --- 2014 (21)

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2020 In-house off season plan before free agency/draft: See Page 4, Post #48 & Page 8, Post #108
[ Edited by NCommand on Jan 16, 2021 at 8:06 AM ]
Thanks for the time you put into this!

Top needs: IOL, Edge, S, WR (Speed over Size)
In my opinion the IOL needs to get upgraded, got absolutely destroyed in the SB. A quick Edge rusher to fill in for Ford cause he will be limited or hurt throughout the year. Safety because I feel Ward is gonna look to get paid and but we dont trust him to stay healthy enough on a longterm deal and we end up not giving him what he likes and give us a speedy Wr that can run more than 2 routes. I understand people are saying corner but its not one our biggest needs to use a top pick or high priced FA for.
[ Edited by DJamhour on Feb 11, 2020 at 11:38 AM ]
GREAT work NC! Gonna take me some time to digest it all.

I agree the needs per DJamhour's post, but I emphasise safety less. If we can find, either through FA or the draft, another Edge and a fast receiver we can use those later picks to bulk up the O line. And that would do me nicely.
My pleasure guys. Information center for a lot of the questions we have annually...links. Happy to maintain.
Trade our 1st for a 2nd and 3rd....let ward walk. I dont trust he can be healthy for another full year. We can draft a FS and a CB. With the other picks we can look at debth at C/G on the OL. Let Pettis, Goodwin walk and re-sign Sanders. Re-structure Jimmy's contract so we 'might' be able to resign Arik. I am hoping for Hurd to be able to be healthy once again. IF SO, based on what we have seen, he along with Sanders and Deebo and Kittle can be dangerous. i would love to draft a WR, but we just dont have a lot of draft capitol this year.
The usual idea is the draft won't give you starters in their rookie year especially on a SB caliber roster.

Unless, they drafted a few guys like Greenlaw And at the skill position like Deebo.
[ Edited by qnnhan7 on Feb 11, 2020 at 1:12 PM ]
This is the year of the upgrades.

We need a better player than a sometimes healthy Richburg, Person and even Tomlinson. Same with Sanders. Maybe for an unhealthy Ford, Ward, Moseley, Taylor and Hurd.

We don't need depth or even challengers anymore. Depth already got us through this year. Now we need 3 or 4 certain upgrades at starter positions.

We need to sign a few of our own and improve the front line talent.
[ Edited by NCommand on Feb 11, 2020 at 2:17 PM ]
Originally posted by NCommand:
This is the year of the upgrades.

We need a better player than a sometimes healthy Richburg, Person and even Tomlinson. Same with Sanders. Maybe for an unhealthy Ford, Ward, Moseley, Taylor and Hurd.

We don't need depth or even challengers anymore. Depth already got us through this year. Now we need 3 or 4 certain upgrades at starter positions.

We need to sign a few of our own and improve the front line talent.

No one's getting near my Ford or Sanders. They're keepers. Upgrades? They were two of our elite players last year.
Originally posted by NCommand:
This is the year of the upgrades.

We need a better player than a sometimes healthy Richburg, Person and even Tomlinson. Same with Sanders. Maybe for an unhealthy Ford, Ward, Moseley, Taylor and Hurd.

We don't need depth or even challengers anymore. Depth already got us through this year. Now we need 3 or 4 certain upgrades at starter positions.

We need to sign a few of our own and improve the front line talent.
I agree. It's all gonna depend on the draft board. If the draft is as deep as I'm beginning to think... we can still trade down and upgrade at multiple positions.

I don't agree with one thing you said... Tomlinson had an amazing year IMO. I also think Brunskill could be a gem at guard if he puts on more weight.
Originally posted by Waterbear:
I agree. It's all gonna depend on the draft board. If the draft is as deep as I'm beginning to think... we can still trade down and upgrade at multiple positions.

I don't agree with one thing you said... Tomlinson had an amazing year IMO. I also think Brunskill could be a gem at guard if he puts on more weight.

I'm starting to like the trade back solution myself. Bellicheat's been doing that for ages now.

Tomlinson ranks near the bottom of the league for pass protection. That's our biggest weakness by far but you can't upgrade everything so C and RG would most likely be the true targets.
Originally posted by RTFirefly:
No one's getting near my Ford or Sanders. They're keepers. Upgrades? They were two of our elite players last year.

I hear that. I really love what Sanders brought to the team. But I'm looking for the next Deebo at the XWR...guy who can grow into a legit star for the next 5 years.

Ford, he's a special talent. I don't know how you'd upgrade over him but you also, better not count on him either. Bring a one dimensional speed rusher for the W9 in and have Ford & Bosa help mold and develop him as much as possible. That's a win-win.
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imo
Defensive needs:
1. CB - I think the next step for this defense is getting CBs that can man cover to add that element to the coverage. It takes an entire secondary to play man so let's start acquiring them.
2. Edge depth - If the team wants RBlair back (UFA) it should be easy. I doubt another team pays him anything substantial since he'll be rehabbing half of 2020. Need some young blood here to hopefully grow into the 3rd DE role.
3. Nose Tackle depth - SDay is a UFA but isn't really a run stopper. DJJones can't finish a season. Need a backup stout run defender if KStreet isn't that guy.

Offensive needs:
1. Speed at WR - have to get defenses to back up a bit from crowding the middle of the field
2. upgrade Right Guard - Person's pass blocking leaves a lot to be desired. If Brunskill is that guy, then go for OT depth.
3. OTackle depth - Skule is okay, but needs to get better. Some vet depth to push him will be good in case Skule takes awhile to develop.
Originally posted by NinerGM:
I'm willing to let some other go to upgrade in other spots. For example, I'm only willing to part with Sanders IFF we upgrade IOL and find a good starting center. I'm ready to let Ward walk IFF we get someone durable and who can play decent at safety. I don't believe we have the draft capital or FA space to upgrade Ford, rather I'd like to see a restructure based on 2019 play and Kourcerk develops the pass-rush talent we have on bench to accompany Bosa. Clearly we need a back-up to DJ Jones - it certainly isn't Sheldon Day or Thomas. We can find a WR who's fast but may not have great measurables available late or in FA for cheap - and even as a decoy with enough time and protection Jimmy and the passing game becomes as considerable as the running game. The day we don't absolutely need PA for our passing game to work, we're unbelievably dangerous.

I'm in this boat too. Just get better pass protection, one deep threat and give JG some short outlets like a McKinnon and a 2nd pass catching F like Hurd and SWR like Trent Taylor and watch what happens.

Go Bellicheat and focus your resources on coverage units since the NFL officials neutralize our front 4 with allowing offensive lines to hold all day long.

It shouldn't be hard to find another 2i to add depth for Jones...low snap guys.
[ Edited by NCommand on Feb 12, 2020 at 4:43 AM ]
Originally posted by thl408:
imo
Defensive needs:
1. CB - I think the next step for this defense is getting CBs that can man cover to add that element to the coverage. It takes an entire secondary to play man so let's start acquiring them.
2. Edge depth - If the team wants RBlair back (UFA) it should be easy. I doubt another team pays him anything substantial since he'll be rehabbing half of 2020. Need some young blood here to hopefully grow into the 3rd DE role.
3. Nose Tackle depth - SDay is a UFA but isn't really a run stopper. DJJones can't finish a season. Need a backup stout run defender if KStreet isn't that guy.

Offensive needs:
1. Speed at WR - have to get defenses to back up a bit from crowding the middle of the field
2. upgrade Right Guard - Person's pass blocking leaves a lot to be desired. If Brunskill is that guy, then go for OT depth.
3. OTackle depth - Skule is okay, but needs to get better. Some vet depth to push him will be good in case Skule takes awhile to develop.

These are excellent because imagine this season had we had just half of these all year long. I believe it would have had a pretty profound effect.
Originally posted by NinerGM:
Originally posted by qnnhan7:
The usual idea is the draft won't give you starters in their rookie year especially on a SB caliber roster.

Unless, they drafted a few guys like Greenlaw And at the skill position like Deebo.

Solid point, but I'm not so sure because IMHO we have dept issues and as last year taught us, today's drafted rookies are this current season's star player that saves our collective asses !

What depth issues are you seeing?
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