San Francisco 49ers
Capped outSan Francisco 49ers are carrying $88.1M in dead money this year — cap already spent on players no longer on the roster. They project $31.5M OVER the 2027 cap before signing a single player — restructures, extensions or cuts are required to get compliant. The decisions that shape it: Nick Bosa ($54.9M), Brandon Aiyuk ($40.5M), Brock Purdy ($30.1M) top the 2027 book.
Cap trajectory
Projected space, next three years
2026+$34.6M
$305.9M committed
2027−$31.5M
$358.5M committed
2028−$13.4M
$365.4M committed
Space is OTC's projection against a projected future cap. Negative = over the line before any new signings.
Decision watch-list
Biggest 2027 cap hits
| Nick Bosa | $54.9M |
| Brandon Aiyuk | $40.5M |
| Brock Purdy | $30.1M |
| Fred Warner | $29.6M |
| Christian McCaffrey | $26.4M |
| Deommodore Lenoir | $23.8M |
Ranked by cap hit — the contracts that drive the restructure-or-cut call. Per-player cut-savings math isn't modeled yet.