***The Forever Official 53-MAN ROSTER/DEPTH CHART/PS Thread***

Originally posted by AB81Rules:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by AB81Rules:

Originally posted by krizay:
Hiw is Omenihu not on alot of you guy's projections? Offer some form of flexibility and was one of the best rushers on our team last year.

I see him making it over Willis.

TBF I have Omenihu making it, I like him to take over Arden Key's role of playing Outside & Inside.

We did keep 11 DL last year on the original 53.

Very true, forget where we went light though?

Here's what I had:
QB (2)
RB (4)
FB (1)
TE (3)
WR (6)
OL (8)
DL (11)
LB (4)
CB (6)
S (5)
ST (3)

Originally posted by NCommand:
Here's what I had:
QB (2)
RB (4)
FB (1)
TE (3)
WR (6)
OL (8)
DL (11)
LB (4)
CB (6)
S (5)
ST (3)

If Mack returns, I could see 8 OL, but I'd go 9 to be safe. Take away a S or DL. Maybe DL since some safeties can play LB if needed.

Numbers game will be very tricky this year.

Originally posted by Blake_Fever:

Originally posted by NCommand:
Here's what I had:
QB (2)
RB (4)
FB (1)
TE (3)
WR (6)
OL (8)
DL (11)
LB (4)
CB (6)
S (5)
ST (3)

If Mack returns, I could see 8 OL, but I'd go 9 to be safe. Take away a S or DL. Maybe DL since some safeties can play LB if needed.

Numbers game will be very tricky this year.

Yeah, the new-old COVID Rules mean you can protect 2 players on the PS each week and you need to have 8 OL active on game days so there's an avenue for keeping just 8 OL on the roster with 2 on the PS...protected (once they clear).

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by Blake_Fever:

Originally posted by NCommand:
Here's what I had:
QB (2)
RB (4)
FB (1)
TE (3)
WR (6)
OL (8)
DL (11)
LB (4)
CB (6)
S (5)
ST (3)

If Mack returns, I could see 8 OL, but I'd go 9 to be safe. Take away a S or DL. Maybe DL since some safeties can play LB if needed.

Numbers game will be very tricky this year.

Yeah, the new-old COVID Rules mean you can protect 2 players on the PS each week and you need to have 8 OL active on game days so there's an avenue for keeping just 8 OL on the roster with 2 on the PS...protected (once they clear).

You can actually protect up to 4 players each week, and elevate up to 2, but only 2 times a season per player, unless a COVID-19 replacement. I think we keep at least 9 OL, also to have 48 players active each week you must have 8 OL active, if you decide just 7, then you're only able to activate 47 players.

Originally posted by AB81Rules:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by Blake_Fever:

Originally posted by NCommand:
Here's what I had:
QB (2)
RB (4)
FB (1)
TE (3)
WR (6)
OL (8)
DL (11)
LB (4)
CB (6)
S (5)
ST (3)

If Mack returns, I could see 8 OL, but I'd go 9 to be safe. Take away a S or DL. Maybe DL since some safeties can play LB if needed.

Numbers game will be very tricky this year.

Yeah, the new-old COVID Rules mean you can protect 2 players on the PS each week and you need to have 8 OL active on game days so there's an avenue for keeping just 8 OL on the roster with 2 on the PS...protected (once they clear).

You can actually protect up to 4 players each week, and elevate up to 2, but only 2 times a season per player, unless a COVID-19 replacement. I think we keep at least 9 OL, also to have 48 players active each week you must have 8 OL active, if you decide just 7, then you're only able to activate 47 players.

Trun true! I really want to keep 9 too!

Originally posted by AB81Rules:
I think I'm starting to lean towards 5 WRs too, I know Kyle loves to have 6, but with guys like Marcus Johnson & Malik Turner being vested vets, you don't need to have them clear waivers.

I still think McKivitz makes it, and I think Verrett begins on either PUP or IR, I have both Castro-Fields, & Lenoir making it, I don't think either passes waivers TBH, but that's my 2 cents.

I also wish we took Araiza, but I like our draft.

Araiza can really boom that pigskin.
He is boom or bust to me though. Does not have the end over end kick or many other nuanced traits sort after. There is a reason 2 other punters were picked before him in the draft. He will be fun to watch though.
The college punting classes seem to keep improving so next year should be interesting after this year's record 4 punters drafted.

Originally posted by KeepRabbitsOut:

Originally posted by AB81Rules:
I think I'm starting to lean towards 5 WRs too, I know Kyle loves to have 6, but with guys like Marcus Johnson & Malik Turner being vested vets, you don't need to have them clear waivers.

I still think McKivitz makes it, and I think Verrett begins on either PUP or IR, I have both Castro-Fields, & Lenoir making it, I don't think either passes waivers TBH, but that's my 2 cents.

I also wish we took Araiza, but I like our draft.

Araiza can really boom that pigskin.
He is boom or bust to me though. Does not have the end over end kick or many other nuanced traits sort after. There is a reason 2 other punters were picked before him in the draft. He will be fun to watch though.
The college punting classes seem to keep improving so next year should be interesting after this year's record 4 punters drafted.

Yeah, I remember when the first Punter was drafted, I was kinda shocked, but then Daniel Jeremiah, who may be the only draft analyst I like, said that the issue is hangtime, so I get it. He needs to work on some things.

The 53 projection for this season will be the hardest to predict since I have been paying attention to this sort of thing. We are loaded with so much depth, we will for sure lose good players to other clubs this season. Maybe the most in recent memory. There will be a lot of room for argument on this thread this season. Should be fun!

Originally posted by 60sFan:
The 53 projection for this season will be the hardest to predict since I have been paying attention to this sort of thing. We are loaded with so much depth, we will for sure lose good players to other clubs this season. Maybe the most in recent memory. There will be a lot of room for argument on this thread this season. Should be fun!

For sure. It might be even more fun to list your cuts and ask others to make a case for why X should be on the original 53.

Cuts/Practice Squad Pool:
Brock Purdy
Jamycal Hasty
Cyrus Habibi Likio
Jordan Mason
Josh Hokit
Jordan Matthews
Tanner Hudson
Garrett Walston
Marcus Johnson
Tay Martin
KeeSean Johnson
Austin Mack
Connor Wedington
Malik Turner
Taysir Mack
Colton McKivitz
Sam Schlueter
Keaton Sutherland
Nick Zakelj
Jason Poe
Justin Skule
Alfredo Gutierrez
Charles Omenihu
Alex Barrett
Chris Slayton
Maurice Hurst
Kevin Atkins
Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
Curtis Robinson
Segun Olubi
Dontae Johnson
Qwuantrezz Knight
Ka'dar Hollman
Tayler Hawkins
Talanoa Hufanga

Originally posted by NCommand:
For sure. It might be even more fun to list your cuts and ask others to make a case for why X should be on the original 53.

Cuts/Practice Squad Pool:
Brock Purdy
Jamycal Hasty
Cyrus Habibi Likio
Jordan Mason
Josh Hokit
Jordan Matthews
Tanner Hudson
Garrett Walston
Marcus Johnson
Tay Martin
KeeSean Johnson
Austin Mack
Connor Wedington
Malik Turner
Taysir Mack
Colton McKivitz
Sam Schlueter
Keaton Sutherland
Nick Zakelj
Jason Poe
Justin Skule
Alfredo Gutierrez
Charles Omenihu
Alex Barrett
Chris Slayton
Maurice Hurst
Kevin Atkins
Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
Curtis Robinson
Segun Olubi
Dontae Johnson
Qwuantrezz Knight
Ka'dar Hollman
Tayler Hawkins
Talanoa Hufanga

There are some there I see making the 53, but what I am really intrigued about is what a super sized Practice Squad/ B- Team would look like from these scrubs.
And you could only include those worthy of playing at a low NFL level (like Cleveland or Jags as a comparison). Ignoring the specialists could it field a decent team of 22 plus some depth and assuming same scheme is played as the main team?

3 Rosters, https://49erscap.com/index.php/2022/05/06/taking-a-look-at-3-potential-49ers-2022-roster-projections-with-1-including-jimmy-garoppolo-salary-cap-ramifications/

ROSTER 1:

OFFENSE:

QB(2): 5 Trey Lance(2024), & 7 Nate Sudfeld(2022)
RB(4): 25 Elijah Mitchell(2024), 22 Jeff Wilson Jr.(2022), 28 Trey Sermon(2024), & — Tyrion Davis-Price(2025)
FB(1): 44 Kyle Juszycyzk(2025)
WR(5): 19 Deebo Samuel(2022), 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2023), 15 Jauan Jennings(2022) 3 Ray-Ray McCloud(2023), & — Danny Gray(2025)
TE(3): 85 George Kittle(2025), 89 Charlie Woerner(2023), & 82 Ross Dwelley(2022)
C(2): 50 Alex Mack(2023), & — Dohnovan West(2024)
LG(2): 65 Aaron Banks(2024), & — Nick Zakelj(2025)
RG(2): 76 Jaylon Moore(2024), & 60 Daniel Brunskill(2022)
LT(2): 71 Trent Williams(2026), & 68 Colton McKivitz(2022)
RT(2): 69 Mike McGlinchey(2022), & — Spencer Burford(2025)

DEFENSE:

DE(6): 97 Nick Bosa(2023), 56 Samson Ebukam(2022, — Kemoko Turay(2022), 92 Kerry Hyder Jr.(2022), — Drake Jackson(2025), & 94 Charles Omenihu(2022)
DT(2): 91 Arik Armstead(2024), & 90 Kevin Givens(2022)
NT(2): 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023), & 98 Hassan Ridgeway(2022) [– Kalia Davis(2025)-NFI]
WLB(1): 57 Dre Greenlaw(2022)
MLB(2): 54 Fred Warner(2026), & 48 Oren Burks(2023)
SLB(1): 51 Azeez Al-Shaair(2022)
CB(6): 35 Charvarius Ward(2024), 4 Emmanuel Moseley(2022), 20 Ambry Thomas(2024), 38 Deommodore Lenoir(2024), — Samuel Womack(2025), & — Tariq Castro-Fields(2025) [2 Jason Verrett(2022)-PUP/IR]
FS(2): 1 Jimmie Ward(2022), & 33 Tarvarius Moore(2022)
SS(3): 29 Talanoa Hufanga(2024), 30 George Odum(2024), & — Leon O'Neal Jr.(2024)

SPECIAL TEAMS:

PK(1): 9 Robbie Gould(2022)
P(1): 18 Mitch Wisnowsky(2022)
LS(1): 46 Taybor Pepper(2022)

PRACTICE SQUAD:

QB – Brock Purdy
RB — Jacob Mason
FB 40 Josh Hokit
WR 17 Malik Turner*
WR 6 Marcus Johnson*
TE — Garrett Walston
C — Jason Poe
C/G 64 Jake Brendel*
LT — Sam Schuleter
RT 77 Alfredo Gutierrez**
DE 75 Jordan Willis*
DT 96 Maurice Hurst Jr.*
WLB – Jeremiah Gemmel
WLB – Segun Olubi
SLB 45 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
CB 27 Dontae Johnson*
CB – Qwuantrezz Knight

With this roster, the 49ers would have a cap commitment of $180,587,069 for their 53-man roster, 16-man practice squad, & 2 players on injured lists, along with $14,479,529 in dead money, for a total cap commitment of $195,066,598, leaving them $18,307,563 under their 2022 adjusted cap, which would give them potentially $10 million to carryover, as they'd need to reserve the remaining $8 million for in season moves.

ROSTER 2:

OFFENSE:

QB(2): 5 Trey Lance(2024), & 7 Nate Sudfeld(2022)
RB(4): 25 Elijah Mitchell(2024), 22 Jeff Wilson Jr.(2022), 28 Trey Sermon(2024), & — Tyrion Davis-Price(2025)
FB(1): 44 Kyle Juszycyzk(2025)
WR(6): 19 Deebo Samuel(2022), 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2023), 15 Jauan Jennings(2022) 3 Ray-Ray McCloud(2023), — Danny Gray(2025), & 17 Malik Turner(2022)
TE(3): 85 George Kittle(2025), 89 Charlie Woerner(2023), & 82 Ross Dwelley(2022)
C(1): 50 Alex Mack(2023)
LG(2): 65 Aaron Banks(2024), & — Nick Zakelj(2025)
RG(2): 76 Jaylon Moore(2024), & 60 Daniel Brunskill(2022)
LT(2): 71 Trent Williams(2026), & 68 Colton McKivitz(2022)
RT(2): 69 Mike McGlinchey(2022), & — Spencer Burford(2025)

DEFENSE:

DE(6): 97 Nick Bosa(2023), 56 Samson Ebukam(2022, — Kemoko Turay(2022), 92 Kerry Hyder Jr.(2022), — Drake Jackson(2025), & 94 Charles Omenihu(2022)
DT(2): 91 Arik Armstead(2024), & 90 Kevin Givens(2022)
NT(2): 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023), & 98 Hassan Ridgeway(2022) [– Kalia Davis(2025)-NFI]
WLB(1): 57 Dre Greenlaw(2022)
MLB(2): 54 Fred Warner(2026), & 48 Oren Burks(2023)
SLB(1): 51 Azeez Al-Shaair(2022)
CB(7): 35 Charvarius Ward(2024), 4 Emmanuel Moseley(2022), 20 Ambry Thomas(2024), 38 Deommodore Lenoir(2024), 27 Dontae Johnson(2022), — Samuel Womack(2025), & — Tariq Castro-Fields(2025) [2 Jason Verrett(2022)-PUP/IR]
FS(2): 1 Jimmie Ward(2022), & 33 Tarvarius Moore(2022)
SS(2): 29 Talanoa Hufanga(2024), 30 George Odum(2024)

SPECIAL TEAMS:

PK(1): 9 Robbie Gould(2022)
P(1): 18 Mitch Wisnowsky(2022)
LS(1): 46 Taybor Pepper(2022)

PRACTICE SQUAD:

QB – Brock Purdy
RB — Jacob Mason
FB 40 Josh Hokit
WR 6 Marcus Johnson*
WR – Tay Martin
TE — Garrett Walston
C — Jason Poe
C – Dohnovan West
C/G 64 Jake Brendel*
LT — Sam Schuleter
RT 77 Alfredo Gutierrez**
DE 75 Jordan Willis*
DT 96 Maurice Hurst Jr.*
WLB – Jeremiah Gemmel
SLB 45 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
CB – Qwuantrezz Knight
SS – Leon O'Neal Jr.

With this roster, the 49ers would have a cap commitment of $181,047,502, along with $13,573,695 in dead money, for a total cap commitment of $194,621,197, leaving them $18,752,964 under their 2022 adjusted cap, and needing $8 million for in season moves, that would leave around $10 million to carryover into 2023.

ROSTER 3:

OFFENSE:

QB(3): 5 Trey Lance(2024), 10 Jimmy Garoppolo(2022), & 7 Nate Sudfeld(2022)
RB(4): 25 Elijah Mitchell(2024), 22 Jeff Wilson Jr.(2022), 28 Trey Sermon(2024), & — Tyrion Davis-Price(2025)
FB(1): 44 Kyle Juszycyzk(2025)
WR(5): 19 Deebo Samuel(2022), 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2023), 15 Jauan Jennings(2022) 3 Ray-Ray McCloud(2023), & — Danny Gray(2025)
TE(3): 85 George Kittle(2025), 89 Charlie Woerner(2023), & 82 Ross Dwelley(2022)
C(1): 50 Alex Mack(2023)
LG(2): 65 Aaron Banks(2024), & — Nick Zakelj(2025)
RG(2): 76 Jaylon Moore(2024), & 60 Daniel Brunskill(2022)
LT(2): 71 Trent Williams(2026), & 68 Colton McKivitz(2022)
RT(2): 69 Mike McGlinchey(2022), & — Spencer Burford(2025)

DEFENSE:

DE(6): 97 Nick Bosa(2023), 56 Samson Ebukam(2022, — Kemoko Turay(2022), 92 Kerry Hyder Jr.(2022), — Drake Jackson(2025), & 94 Charles Omenihu(2022)
DT(2): 91 Arik Armstead(2024), & 90 Kevin Givens(2022)
NT(2): 99 Javon Kinlaw(2023), & 98 Hassan Ridgeway(2022) [– Kalia Davis(2025)-NFI]
WLB(1): 57 Dre Greenlaw(2022)
MLB(2): 54 Fred Warner(2026), & 48 Oren Burks(2023)
SLB(1): 51 Azeez Al-Shaair(2022)
CB(7): 35 Charvarius Ward(2024), 4 Emmanuel Moseley(2022), 20 Ambry Thomas(2024), 38 Deommodore Lenoir(2024), 27 Dontae Johnson(2022), — Samuel Womack(2025), & — Tariq Castro-Fields(2025) [2 Jason Verrett(2022)-PUP/IR]
FS(2): 1 Jimmie Ward(2022), & 33 Tarvarius Moore(2022)
SS(2): 29 Talanoa Hufanga(2024), 30 George Odum(2024)

SPECIAL TEAMS:

PK(1): 9 Robbie Gould(2022)
P(1): 18 Mitch Wisnowsky(2022)
LS(1): 46 Taybor Pepper(2022)

PRACTICE SQUAD:

QB – Brock Purdy
RB — Jacob Mason
FB 40 Josh Hokit
WR 6 Marcus Johnson*
WR 17 Malik Turner*
TE — Garrett Walston
C — Jason Poe
C – Dohnovan West
C/G 64 Jake Brendel*
LT — Sam Schuleter
RT 77 Alfredo Gutierrez**
DE 75 Jordan Willis*
DT 96 Maurice Hurst Jr.*
WLB – Jeremiah Gemmel
SLB 45 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
CB – Qwuantrezz Knight
SS – Leon O'Neal Jr.

With this roster, the 49ers would have a cap commitment of $207,097,702, plus $12,123,695 in dead money, for a total cap commitment of $219,221,397, which would put them $5,847,236 over their 2022 adjusted cap, which means they'd need to restructure at least 2 deals, likely Trent Williams($4.904 million), & Fred Warner($1,223,200), for a total savings of $6,127,200, leaving them $279,964 under their 2022 adjusted cap, meaning they'd have to restructure someone in-season if/when they need more cap room, with really the only options being asking Jimmy Garoppolo to take a pay cut, maybe ask Samson Ebukam to take a pay cut, or extend Jimmie Ward's deal, which saves $6.224 million, and this roster really is the worst case scenario, it would mean that the 49ers wouldn't have been able to trade Garoppolo, and refused to release him.

Originally posted by NCommand:
For sure. It might be even more fun to list your cuts and ask others to make a case for why X should be on the original 53.

Cuts/Practice Squad Pool:
Brock Purdy
Jamycal Hasty
Cyrus Habibi Likio
Jordan Mason
Josh Hokit
Jordan Matthews
Tanner Hudson
Garrett Walston
Marcus Johnson
Tay Martin
KeeSean Johnson
Austin Mack
Connor Wedington
Malik Turner
Taysir Mack
Colton McKivitz
Sam Schlueter
Keaton Sutherland
Nick Zakelj
Jason Poe
Justin Skule
Alfredo Gutierrez
Charles Omenihu
Alex Barrett
Chris Slayton
Maurice Hurst
Kevin Atkins
Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
Curtis Robinson
Segun Olubi
Dontae Johnson
Qwuantrezz Knight
Ka'dar Hollman
Tayler Hawkins
Talanoa Hufanga

McKivitz - His versatility is valuable and key to being a backup olinemen. Played well in spot duty last year when he started for Trent. One of the few members on our oline that can play tackle.

Hurst - If he can stay healthy all he has to do is beat either Ridgeway or the rookie Davis. Just not a lot of depth here

Hufanga - played well last year. Maybe not the best cover guy we have but he was only a rookie. Not a lot of competition at S. Could very well be a starter.

I think our best camp battles will be a corner.

C Ward
J Verrett
E Mosely
A Thomas
D Dennard
D Lenior
S Womack
D Johnson
Castro Fields
T Hawkins
K Hollman
Q Knight

I don't see a scenario where Jimmy is kept as a backup with that salary. He must either be released or traded. If not, the reports about Trey underwhelming must have some truth.

Originally posted by miked1978:
McKivitz - His versatility is valuable and key to being a backup olinemen. Played well in spot duty last year when he started for Trent. One of the few members on our oline that can play tackle.

Hurst - If he can stay healthy all he has to do is beat either Ridgeway or the rookie Davis. Just not a lot of depth here

Hufanga - played well last year. Maybe not the best cover guy we have but he was only a rookie. Not a lot of competition at S. Could very well be a starter.

I think our best camp battles will be a corner.

C Ward
J Verrett
E Mosely
A Thomas
D Dennard
D Lenior
S Womack
D Johnson
Castro Fields
T Hawkins
K Hollman
Q Knight

I could totally make a case for those guys as well. Zero issues with that rationale.