San Francisco’s top cap hits are starting to get up there with their big contracts.
The San Francisco 49ers have cleared house this offseason, letting a number of their key free agents walk, while also trading Deebo Samuel and releasing a slew of starters from a season ago.
As a result, they have quite a bit of cap space, as OverTheCap lists them with over $35 million still available to spend in free agency, which ranks sixth in the NFL currently.
San Francisco has made many cash-saving moves this offseason, releasing and trading players while absorbing some big dead cap hits, but they still have ample cap space to use at their disposal.
That cap space is present even with major contracts starting to pile up for the 49ers with their star players. So, let’s take a look at the stars with the biggest cap hits for San Francisco this upcoming season and whether any additional moves make sense.
Here’s the top 10 cap hits for San Francisco in 2025:
1. Fred Warner ($29.17 million)
2. George Kittle ($22.03 million)
3. Trent Williams ($21.66 million)
4. Nick Bosa ($20.43 million)
5. Brandon Aiyuk ($10.75 million)
6. Javon Hargrave ($9.61 million void charge)
7. Yetur Gross-Matos ($9.47 million)
8. Christian McCaffrey ($9.42 million)
9. Deommodore Lenoir ($5.83 million)
10. Brock Purdy ($5.37 million)
There is a clear top group of cap hits for the 49ers this season, as Warner, Kittle, Williams, and Bosa are starting to reach the meat of their extensions.
Warner is in year four of a five-year extension he signed back in 2021. Kittle is in the final year of his five-year extension. Williams is in the second year of the three-year deal he signed last offseason. And Bosa is in year two of his massive five-year, $170 million extension.
Now, while some of the numbers, especially Warner’s, seem hefty, there are moves that can still be made to free up cap space. Extensions for Warner and Kittle seem likely this offseason, given that they’re entering the final years of their current contracts.
Warner is only 29, so another deal would take him through the remainder of his prime, while a third contract for Kittle would likely keep him in San Francisco for the duration of his career.
But, down the board, San Francisco is entering the first year of Brandon Aiyuk’s $30 million-per-year extension, so there isn’t a major cap hit in 2025. And Brock Purdy is in the final year of his rookie contract. He’ll likely receive an extension this offseason, which could elevate his cap hit slightly for the upcoming year.
Ultimately, the 49ers are well-positioned to enter the 2025 season with loads of cap space that they can use midseason or carry over to the 2026 offseason, where they could really begin to push more financially with their new core.
Extensions for top players like Kittle and Warner should add to that cap space, but the main prerogative is the extension for Brock Purdy, who could command a salary that exceeds $50 million per year.
Once that’s all settled, the cap hits for this season could end up looking much different than they currently do.