49ers 2026 Salary Cap Thread, 2026 Cap Room=$46,322,300 as of 1/26/26 on a $305M cap

Originally posted by brodiebluebanaszak:
There was a recent stat somewhere which claimed we had 27m cap space. It ranked all the teams. Is that old? The stat was "projected 2026 cap space."

I'm going with AB's numbers because he breaks everything down.

Originally posted by brodiebluebanaszak:
There was a recent stat somewhere which claimed we had 27m cap space. It ranked all the teams. Is that old? The stat was "projected 2026 cap space."

Where did you see that? They may not be including adjustments, which aren't known yet, but they should be getting between $12M to $20M in adjustments.

Originally posted by frenchmov:

Originally posted by AB81Rules:
Alright updated the title, I have them at $46.322M under a $305M cap, includes protected carryover & projected adjustments, but doesn't include the base salary escalations for Ji'Ayir Brown & Dee Winters.

Edit: The reason as to why I didn't include Brown & Winters' base salary escalation is because those numbers are tied to what the salary cap ends up being as it's the RFA number for the original round tender, which is tied to how much the cap goes up, percentage wise.

Nice work as usual, thx brotha

Seems like we are in a decent salary cap spot, which is a small miracle given aiyuks disaster. Hopefully we have enough $$ to sign a couple impact FAs. I know we need to build through the draft but I think we need to supplement that with some smart FA signings. Maybe not top of the market but hopefully it's not another Luke Farrell top fa signing year

No problem, any time.

I agree they need to bring in some good FAs that can make an immediate impact, not saying top tier FAs, but smart FAs like they with Ward, he wasn't seen as the best CB on the market but he lived up to his deal IMO, need guys like that, younger guys who are also proven.

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by brodiebluebanaszak:
There was a recent stat somewhere which claimed we had 27m cap space. It ranked all the teams. Is that old? The stat was "projected 2026 cap space."

I'm going with AB's numbers because he breaks everything down.

I've included projected adjustments, which are essentially base salary GTD paybacks from both UDFAs and Veterans, plus per game roster bonuses not earned, workout bonuses not earned, also potential money recoup from injury insurance polices, which they have with Bosa, and likely Aiyuk, so my number is lower than what it likely ends up being, I have it a bit over $12M I believe, but could be much higher, maybe as high as $20M, which would give them close to $55M.

Originally posted by AB81Rules:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by brodiebluebanaszak:
There was a recent stat somewhere which claimed we had 27m cap space. It ranked all the teams. Is that old? The stat was "projected 2026 cap space."

I'm going with AB's numbers because he breaks everything down.

I've included projected adjustments, which are essentially base salary GTD paybacks from both UDFAs and Veterans, plus per game roster bonuses not earned, workout bonuses not earned, also potential money recoup from injury insurance polices, which they have with Bosa, and likely Aiyuk, so my number is lower than what it likely ends up being, I have it a bit over $12M I believe, but could be much higher, maybe as high as $20M, which would give them close to $55M.

Thanks AB.

Also what would be the cap hit if they cut Brendel? And what would be the savings?

Originally posted by AB81Rules:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by brodiebluebanaszak:
There was a recent stat somewhere which claimed we had 27m cap space. It ranked all the teams. Is that old? The stat was "projected 2026 cap space."

I'm going with AB's numbers because he breaks everything down.

I've included projected adjustments, which are essentially base salary GTD paybacks from both UDFAs and Veterans, plus per game roster bonuses not earned, workout bonuses not earned, also potential money recoup from injury insurance polices, which they have with Bosa, and likely Aiyuk, so my number is lower than what it likely ends up being, I have it a bit over $12M I believe, but could be much higher, maybe as high as $20M, which would give them close to $55M.

Sure, thanks. The stat was posted on one of these threads and compared all the teams. Its such a rarefied stat there could be a technical reason for the numbers. Ill find the post.

Originally posted by brodiebluebanaszak:

Originally posted by AB81Rules:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by brodiebluebanaszak:
There was a recent stat somewhere which claimed we had 27m cap space. It ranked all the teams. Is that old? The stat was "projected 2026 cap space."

I'm going with AB's numbers because he breaks everything down.

I've included projected adjustments, which are essentially base salary GTD paybacks from both UDFAs and Veterans, plus per game roster bonuses not earned, workout bonuses not earned, also potential money recoup from injury insurance polices, which they have with Bosa, and likely Aiyuk, so my number is lower than what it likely ends up being, I have it a bit over $12M I believe, but could be much higher, maybe as high as $20M, which would give them close to $55M.

Sure, thanks. The stat was posted on one of these threads and compared all the teams. Its such a rarefied stat there could be a technical reason for the numbers. Ill find the post.

"How do we cope if seattle wins the super bowl" post#99 its a sportrac x post.

Originally posted by brodiebluebanaszak:

Originally posted by brodiebluebanaszak:

Originally posted by AB81Rules:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by brodiebluebanaszak:
There was a recent stat somewhere which claimed we had 27m cap space. It ranked all the teams. Is that old? The stat was "projected 2026 cap space."

I'm going with AB's numbers because he breaks everything down.

I've included projected adjustments, which are essentially base salary GTD paybacks from both UDFAs and Veterans, plus per game roster bonuses not earned, workout bonuses not earned, also potential money recoup from injury insurance polices, which they have with Bosa, and likely Aiyuk, so my number is lower than what it likely ends up being, I have it a bit over $12M I believe, but could be much higher, maybe as high as $20M, which would give them close to $55M.

Sure, thanks. The stat was posted on one of these threads and compared all the teams. Its such a rarefied stat there could be a technical reason for the numbers. Ill find the post.

"How do we cope if seattle wins the super bowl" post#99 its a sportrac x post.

I see it, yeah Idk if they're including any adjustments, which aren't 100% known yet, which is likely where the difference is from, I have them with just over $12M in adjustments right now, plus they have both Brown & Winters' base salary escalated, which isn't known the exact number due it being tied to the percentage the cap goes up by, I know OTC has us at like $23M but they aren't including adjustments at the moment, which will jump it up quite a bit.

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by AB81Rules:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by brodiebluebanaszak:
There was a recent stat somewhere which claimed we had 27m cap space. It ranked all the teams. Is that old? The stat was "projected 2026 cap space."

I'm going with AB's numbers because he breaks everything down.

I've included projected adjustments, which are essentially base salary GTD paybacks from both UDFAs and Veterans, plus per game roster bonuses not earned, workout bonuses not earned, also potential money recoup from injury insurance polices, which they have with Bosa, and likely Aiyuk, so my number is lower than what it likely ends up being, I have it a bit over $12M I believe, but could be much higher, maybe as high as $20M, which would give them close to $55M.

Thanks AB.

Also what would be the cap hit if they cut Brendel? And what would be the savings?

If they cut him pre June 1 they save $2.967M, with a $2.438M dead money hit, if they do it post June 1 they save $4.265M with $1.14M dead money hit in 2026 & $1.398M dead money hit in 2027, the reason for the extra $100K in 2026 is because he has a $100K workout bonus which he would earn if he's a post June 1 cut.

Originally posted by AB81Rules:
I see it, yeah Idk if they're including any

. Room to sign Mack(15m?) Calais Campbell(8m?) Bosa(13m?)

Originally posted by jdt84_2:

Originally posted by AB81Rules:
I see it, yeah Idk if they're including any

. Room to sign Mack(15m?) Calais Campbell(8m?) Bosa(13m?)

Yeah they have enough to add a nice EDGE in FA, or an IDL.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

The NFL informed clubs today it is projecting a 2026 salary cap in the range of $301.2 million to $305.7 million per club, per source.

That would represent another significant jump from this year's $279.2 million cap number, and nearly $100M than the $208.2M cap in 2022. pic.twitter.com/3Mr146H01C

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 30, 2026

I've had my projection at $305M since last offseason, so hopefully it'll land at the high end.

Originally posted by AB81Rules:
Yeah they have enough to add a nice EDGE in FA, or an IDL.

You misunderstand
ALL THREE.

Actually just 2.

I have wanted Campbell since Jacksonville and every year since.

Originally posted by jdt84_2:

Originally posted by AB81Rules:
Yeah they have enough to add a nice EDGE in FA, or an IDL.

You misunderstand
ALL THREE.

Actually just 2.

I have wanted Campbell since Jacksonville and every year since.

I mean if they want to they can afford Campbell & Mack or Bosa, it depends on the money, any deal will include void years which I hate, but every team, or nearly every team does it, so it's possible, plus I imagine they'd be willing to take incentives in their deals to.

It's being reported that the 49ers are going to be huge winners with the salary cap increase and where we stand which will make us very competitive next year. 😊

i would love to get Kyle Pitts or Likely in FA also a WR. We need weapons. I think we need 2 WR and i think its asking a lot for 2 rookie WR to produce in a rookie year