Post Draft 53 Man Roster

Originally posted by 60sFan:
AB81,
The 49ers can place 2 players on IR DR in order to save two roster spots for the initial 53, correct?

IR DR is limited to 8 or 10 players per team per season IIRC depending on making the playoffs.

Originally posted by 60sFan:
As of: 8/19/25

QB (2)
Brock Purdy
Mac Jones

RB/FB (6)
Christian McCaffrey
Issac Guerendo
Jordan James
Jeff Wilson Jr.
Kyle Juszczyk
Corey Kiner (Kiner makes initial 53, then placed on IR DR)

WR (4)
Jauan Jennings
Ricky Pearsall
Jacob Cowing
Jordan Watkins

TE (4)
George Kittle
Luke Farrell
Jake Tonges
Brayden Willis

OL (9)
Trent Williams
Ben Bartch
Jake Brendel
Dominick Puni
Colton McKivitz
Drew Moss
Spencer Burford
Connor Colby
Nick Zakelj

DL (10)
Nick Bosa
Yetur Gross-Matos
Mykel Williams
Sam Okuayinonu
Kalia Davis
Alfred Collins
CJ West
Kevin Givens (has to be on the initial 53, then placed on IR and replaced by Evan Anderson)
Jordan Elliott
Bryce Huff

LB (5)
Fred Warner
Nick Martin
Dee Winters
Tatum Bethune
Luke Gifford

CB (6)
Deommodore Lenoir
Renardo Green
Dallis Flowers
Siran Neal
Chase Lucas
Upton Stout

Safety (4)
Jason Pinnock
Marques Sigle
Ji'Ayir Brown
Richie Grant

ST (3)
Jon Weeks
Thomas Morstead
Jake Moody

PUP
Brandon Aiyuk
Malik Mustapha

IR
Kurtis Rourke

Suspended
Demarcus Robinson

Matt Maiocco brought up the likelihood the 49ers may go with only 4 WRs for initial 53 with at least 2 of the following 3 WRs being available after the first day, Robbie Chosen, Russell Gage Jr and Isaiah Hodgins.

I don't think they keep 4 TE's. I actually wouldn't be shocked if they only keep 2 knowing that both Tonges and Willis will likely make the PS. But they will go with 3 at most I believe.

Originally posted by JTB1974:
I don't think they keep 4 TE's. I actually wouldn't be shocked if they only keep 2 knowing that both Tonges and Willis will likely make the PS. But they will go with 3 at most I believe.

I'd like Willis to be #3

Originally posted by JTB1974:
I don't think they keep 4 TE's. I actually wouldn't be shocked if they only keep 2 knowing that both Tonges and Willis will likely make the PS. But they will go with 3 at most I believe.

Kyle has always shown preferences to TEs, weather warranted or not. I think they keep 4 based on the type of offense they will run this year. Kittle will be used more as a receiver this season.

Originally posted by Scoots:

Originally posted by 60sFan:
AB81,
The 49ers can place 2 players on IR DR in order to save two roster spots for the initial 53, correct?

IR DR is limited to 8 or 10 players per team per season IIRC depending on making the playoffs.

Correct 60sfan, & those 2 count towards the 8 in season players who can be brought back, 2 more in playoffs.

As of: 8/20/25

QB (2)
Brock Purdy
Mac Jones

RB/FB (5)
Christian McCaffrey
Issac Guerendo
Jordan James
Jeff Wilson Jr.
Kyle Juszczyk

WR (4)
Jauan Jennings
Ricky Pearsall
Jacob Cowing
Jordan Watkins

TE (4)
George Kittle
Luke Farrell
Jake Tonges
Brayden Willis

OL (9)
Trent Williams
Ben Bartch
Jake Brendel
Dominick Puni
Colton McKivitz
Drew Moss
Spencer Burford
Connor Colby
Nick Zakelj

DL (10)
Nick Bosa
Evan Anderson
Mykel Williams
Sam Okuayinonu
Kalia Davis
Alfred Collins
CJ West
Trevis Gipson
Jordan Elliott
Bryce Huff

LB (6)
Fred Warner
Nick Martin
Dee Winters
Tatum Bethune
Luke Gifford
Curtis Robinson

CB (6)
Deommodore Lenoir
Renardo Green
Dallis Flowers
Siran Neal
Jakob Robinson
Upton Stout

Safety (4)
Jason Pinnock
Marques Sigle
Ji'Ayir Brown
Richie Grant

ST (3)
Jon Weeks
Thomas Morstead
Jake Moody

PUP
Brandon Aiyuk
Malik Mustapha
Yetur Gross-Matos

DNI
Kurtis Rourke

IR DR (not to count against initial 53)
Kevin Givens

Suspended
Demarcus Robinson

My final projection for the 53, with injured lists & practice squad, plus 2025 & 2026 salary cap outlook with this roster.

https://49erscap.com/index.php/2025/08/20/my-final-official-2025-49ers-53-man-roster-projection-with-practice-squad-injured-lists-as-well-as-a-look-at-their-2025-2026-salary-cap/

If I was Lynch, I wouldn't waive Junior Bergen, Connor Colby, Drew Moss, & Sebastian Valdez, I think they'd all be claimed, I went with 5 WRs cause no way you waive a player in hopes of clearing waivers & then he gets claimed, see Jarrett Kingston last year, just don't do it, players like that have to go through waiver, while players like Gage, Hodgins, Chosen don't go through waivers, so you keep the younger players so you don't lose them, then you have a handshake agreement to sign the guys who don't go through waivers to the PS, but that's my philosophy.

OFFENSE:

QB(2): 13 Brock Purdy(2030), & 10 Mac Jones(2026)

RB(4): 23 Christian McCaffrey(2027), 31 Isaac Guerendo(2027), 29 Jordan James(2028), & 20 Jeff Wilson Jr.(2025)

FB(1): 44 Kyle Juszcyzk(2026)

WR(5): 15 Jauan Jennings(2025). 1 Ricky Pearsall(2027), 19 Jacob Cowing(2027), 17 Jordan Watkins(2028), & 86 Junior Bergen(2028)

TE(3): 85 George Kittle(2029), 89 Luke Farrell(2027), & 9 Brayden Willis(2025)

C(2): 64 Jake Brendel(2026), & 63 Nick Zakelj(2025)

LG(2): 78 Ben Bartch(2025), & 75 Connor Colby(2028)

RG(2): 77 Dominick Puni(2027), & 55 Drew Moss(2027)

LT(2): 71 Trent Williams(2026), & 74 Spencer Burford(2025)

RT(1): 68 Colton McKivitz(2025)

DEFENSE:

DE(5): 97 Nick Bosa(2028), 98 Mykel Williams(2028), 47 Bryce Huff(2026), 51 Robert Beal Jr.(2026), & 91 Sam Okuayinonu(2025)

DT(2): 95 Alfred Collins(2028), & 55 Sebastian Valdez(2027)

NT(3): 99 C.J. West(2028), 93 Kalia Davis(2025), & 58 Evan Anderson(2025)

WLB(2): 53 Dee Winters(2026), & 57 Luke Gifford(2025)

MLB(2): 54 Fred Warner(2029), & 48 Tatum Bethune(2027)

SLB(2): 45 Nick Martin(2028), & 46 Chazz Surratt(2025)

CB(6): 2 Deommodore Lenoir(2029), 0 Renardo Green(2027), 20 Upton Stout(2028), 33 Siran Neal(2026), 28 Darrell Luter Jr.(2026), & 35 Dallis Flowers(2025)

FS(2): 25 Jason Pinnock(2025), & 36 Marques Sigle(2028)

SS(2): 24 Richie Grant(2025), & 27 Ji'Ayir Brown(2026)

SPECIAL TEAMS:

PK(1): 4 Jake Moody(2026)

P(1): 7 Thomas Morstead(2025)

LS(1): 46 Jon Weeks(2025)

INJURED RESERVE:

RB 32 Patrick Taylor Jr.(2025)

RB 49 Corey Kiner(2027)

WR 81 Trent Taylor(2025)

LT 65 Andre Dillard(2025)

DE 56 Tarron Jackson(2025)

DT 90 Kevin Givens(2025)

CB 35 Tre Tomlinson(2026)

PUP:

WR 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2028)

DE 94 Yetur Gross-Matos(2025)

SS 6 Malik Mustapha(2027)

NFI:

QB 4 Kurtis Rourke(2028)

SUSPENDED:

WR 5 Demarcus Robinson(2026)

PRACTICE SQUAD:

QB 14 Carter Bradley

RB 30 Ke'Shawn Vaughn*

WR 84 Russell Gage Jr.*

WR 18 Isaiah Hodgins*

WR 83 Terique Owens

TE 88 Jake Tonges

C 61 Matt Hennessy*

LT 67 Isaac Alarcón**

RT 62 Austen Pleasants

DE 56 Trevis Gipson*

DE 76 Jaylon Allen

DT 65 Shakel Brown

MLB 50 Stone Blanton

SLB 59 Curtis Robinson*

CB 49 Jakob Robinson

CB 26 Chase Lucas

FS 38 Jaylen Mahoney

And like that my projection is busted, why do I even do these lol, wonder what Moore will bring the table.

No Jordan Elliot at dt?

Originally posted by frenchmov:
No Jordan Elliot at dt?

I can see him over Anderson but I'd rather keep young guys with more upside, he wasn't great last yr.

Originally posted by AB81Rules:
My final projection for the 53, with injured lists & practice squad, plus 2025 & 2026 salary cap outlook with this roster.

https://49erscap.com/index.php/2025/08/20/my-final-official-2025-49ers-53-man-roster-projection-with-practice-squad-injured-lists-as-well-as-a-look-at-their-2025-2026-salary-cap/

If I was Lynch, I wouldn't waive Junior Bergen, Connor Colby, Drew Moss, & Sebastian Valdez, I think they'd all be claimed, I went with 5 WRs cause no way you waive a player in hopes of clearing waivers & then he gets claimed, see Jarrett Kingston last year, just don't do it, players like that have to go through waiver, while players like Gage, Hodgins, Chosen don't go through waivers, so you keep the younger players so you don't lose them, then you have a handshake agreement to sign the guys who don't go through waivers to the PS, but that's my philosophy.

OFFENSE:

QB(2): 13 Brock Purdy(2030), & 10 Mac Jones(2026)

RB(4): 23 Christian McCaffrey(2027), 31 Isaac Guerendo(2027), 29 Jordan James(2028), & 20 Jeff Wilson Jr.(2025)

FB(1): 44 Kyle Juszcyzk(2026)

WR(5): 15 Jauan Jennings(2025). 1 Ricky Pearsall(2027), 19 Jacob Cowing(2027), 17 Jordan Watkins(2028), & 86 Junior Bergen(2028)

TE(3): 85 George Kittle(2029), 89 Luke Farrell(2027), & 9 Brayden Willis(2025)

C(2): 64 Jake Brendel(2026), & 63 Nick Zakelj(2025)

LG(2): 78 Ben Bartch(2025), & 75 Connor Colby(2028)

RG(2): 77 Dominick Puni(2027), & 55 Drew Moss(2027)

LT(2): 71 Trent Williams(2026), & 74 Spencer Burford(2025)

RT(1): 68 Colton McKivitz(2025)

DEFENSE:

DE(5): 97 Nick Bosa(2028), 98 Mykel Williams(2028), 47 Bryce Huff(2026), 51 Robert Beal Jr.(2026), & 91 Sam Okuayinonu(2025)

DT(2): 95 Alfred Collins(2028), & 55 Sebastian Valdez(2027)

NT(3): 99 C.J. West(2028), 93 Kalia Davis(2025), & 58 Evan Anderson(2025)

WLB(2): 53 Dee Winters(2026), & 57 Luke Gifford(2025)

MLB(2): 54 Fred Warner(2029), & 48 Tatum Bethune(2027)

SLB(2): 45 Nick Martin(2028), & 46 Chazz Surratt(2025)

CB(6): 2 Deommodore Lenoir(2029), 0 Renardo Green(2027), 20 Upton Stout(2028), 33 Siran Neal(2026), 28 Darrell Luter Jr.(2026), & 35 Dallis Flowers(2025)

FS(2): 25 Jason Pinnock(2025), & 36 Marques Sigle(2028)

SS(2): 24 Richie Grant(2025), & 27 Ji'Ayir Brown(2026)

SPECIAL TEAMS:

PK(1): 4 Jake Moody(2026)

P(1): 7 Thomas Morstead(2025)

LS(1): 46 Jon Weeks(2025)

INJURED RESERVE:

RB 32 Patrick Taylor Jr.(2025)

RB 49 Corey Kiner(2027)

WR 81 Trent Taylor(2025)

LT 65 Andre Dillard(2025)

DE 56 Tarron Jackson(2025)

DT 90 Kevin Givens(2025)

CB 35 Tre Tomlinson(2026)

PUP:

WR 11 Brandon Aiyuk(2028)

DE 94 Yetur Gross-Matos(2025)

SS 6 Malik Mustapha(2027)

NFI:

QB 4 Kurtis Rourke(2028)

SUSPENDED:

WR 5 Demarcus Robinson(2026)

PRACTICE SQUAD:

QB 14 Carter Bradley

RB 30 Ke'Shawn Vaughn*

WR 84 Russell Gage Jr.*

WR 18 Isaiah Hodgins*

WR 83 Terique Owens

TE 88 Jake Tonges

C 61 Matt Hennessy*

LT 67 Isaac Alarcón**

RT 62 Austen Pleasants

DE 56 Trevis Gipson*

DE 76 Jaylon Allen

DT 65 Shakel Brown

MLB 50 Stone Blanton

SLB 59 Curtis Robinson*

CB 49 Jakob Robinson

CB 26 Chase Lucas

FS 38 Jaylen Mahoney

I know Chase Lucas is a tough one cuz he's pretty much a slot CB and we have two guys there already who seem to be special and may need more guys for outside CB but he's been absolutely balling in preseason so very hard to see him not getting picked up. I think he still would go through waivers right?

I also keep hoping for Luter to step up and take the job on the outside but he's been pretty inconsistent. I'd rather hold onto either Lucas or Robinson…both of whom I think wouldn't slip past other teams.

I also think guys like Wilson Jr should be handshake deals to keep young players on the roster or sneak guys onto IR lists to come back later(like Kevin Givens)

Definitely think Russell Gage and maybe Chosen will be that way as well.

After Skyy Moore Trade:

QB (2)
Brock Purdy
Mac Jones

RB/FB (5)
Christian McCaffrey
Issac Guerendo
Jordan James
Jeff Wilson Jr.
Kyle Juszczyk

WR (4)
Jauan Jennings
Ricky Pearsall
Jordan Watkins
Skyy Moore

TE (4)
George Kittle
Luke Farrell
Jake Tonges
Brayden Willis

OL (9)
Trent Williams
Ben Bartch
Jake Brendel
Dominick Puni
Colton McKivitz
Drew Moss
Spencer Burford
Connor Colby
Nick Zakelj

DL (10)
Nick Bosa
Evan Anderson
Mykel Williams
Sam Okuayinonu
Kalia Davis
Alfred Collins
CJ West
Trevis Gipson
Jordan Elliott
Bryce Huff

LB (6)
Fred Warner
Nick Martin
Dee Winters
Tatum Bethune
Luke Gifford
Curtis Robinson

CB (6)
Deommodore Lenoir
Renardo Green
Dallis Flowers
Siran Neal
Jakob Robinson
Upton Stout

Safety (4)
Jason Pinnock
Marques Sigle
Ji'Ayir Brown
Richie Grant

ST (3)
Jon Weeks
Thomas Morstead
Jake Moody

PUP
Brandon Aiyuk
Malik Mustapha
Yetur Gross-Matos

DNI
Kurtis Rourke

IR DR (not to count against initial 53)
Kevin Givens
Jacob Cowing

Suspended
Demarcus Robinson

Originally posted by AB81Rules:
And like that my projection is busted, why do I even do these lol, wonder what Moore will bring the table.

Come on, you know better than that. The final projection is the day before the 53 comes out officially.

Originally posted by AB81Rules:

Originally posted by frenchmov:
No Jordan Elliot at dt?

I can see him over Anderson but I'd rather keep young guys with more upside, he wasn't great last yr.

I agree. I would always rather keep a young guy who has potential to be better than a veteran.

Moore wasn't going to make the Chiefs, no guarantee he wins a spot with the 9ers. I think it comes down to how the health of the other WRs is projected. Like Cowing had a twinge in his hamstring after 2 weeks off ... does that mean they think he needs 2 months off or just 2 weeks to get to 100%?