49ers announce 53-man roster ahead of 2026 season

The San Francisco 49ers have finalized their 53-man roster after making several moves to meet the deadline by Sunday at 3 p.m. PT.

Below is a position-by-position breakdown of the players who made the roster. However, this could still change based on any transactions made after the deadline. NFL teams have until 10 a.m. PT on Monday to submit claims for any newly waived free agents.

RELATED 49ers 2026 Roster Tracker: Cut-down to 53 players

* Denotes rookie

Quarterbacks (3)

• Mac Jones
• Brock Purdy
• Kurtis Rourke

Running Backs (3)

• Kaelon Black*
• Christian McCaffrey
• Jordan James

Fullback (1)

• Kyle Juszczyk

Wide Receivers (6)

• Jacob Cowing
• Mike Evans
• Demarcus Robinson
• Deebo Samuel
• De'Zhaun Stribling*
• Jordan Watkins

Tight Ends (4)

• Luke Farrell
• George Kittle
• Jake Tonges
• Brayden Willis

Offensive Linemen (9)

• Jake Brendel
• Connor Colby
• Enrique Cruz*
• Vederian Lowe
• Colton McKivitz
• Jarrett Patterson
• Dominick Puni
• Trent Williams
• Carver Willis*

Defensive Linemen (9)

• Nick Bosa
• Alfred Collins
• Gracen Halton*
• Romello Height*
• Osa Odighizuwa
• Sam Okuayinonu
• James Thompson*
• C.J. West
• Keion White

Linebackers (7)

• Tatum Bethune
• Jaden Dugger*
• Luke Gifford
• Dre Greenlaw
• Nick Martin
• Garret Wallow
• Fred Warner

Defensive Backs (10)

• Ji'Ayir Brown
• Renardo Green
• Nate Hobbs
• Jack Jones
• Deommodore Lenoir
• Malik Mustapha
• Siran Neal
• Ephesians Prysock*
• Marques Sigle
• Upton Stout

Specialists (1)

• Eddy Piñeiro

RELATED 49ers' 53-man roster doesn't include a punter or long snapper

Injured Reserve List (Designated to Return)

• WR Christian Kirk (calf)
• OL Austen Pleasants (knee)

Reserve/Physically-Unable-to-Perform List

• RB Isaac Guerendo (pectoral)
• DE Mykel Williams (ACL)

Injured Reserve List (Season-Ending)

• DL Victor Dimukeje
• DL Andrew Farmer (back)
• S Darrick Forrest
• DE Mikail Kamara (ACL)
• WR Ricky Pearsall (knee/PCL)
• OL Brett Toth (concussion)
• OL Nick Zakelj

Reserve/left squad

• WR Brandon Aiyuk

Key Upcoming Dates

Monday, August 31:
Waiver wire claims end; practice squads
The claiming period for players placed on waivers during roster cut-downs ends at 10:00 a.m. PT. After this time, and upon notification from the league, teams can begin forming their 17-player practice squads. Additionally, starting at 1:00 p.m. PT, any player placed on the injured reserve or reserve/non-football injury lists may be designated for return later in the season.

Thursday, September 10:
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams
The Rams will host the 49ers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, in each team's first game of the 2026 season.

Mentioned in this article: Tatum Bethune, Kaelon Black, Nick Bosa, Jake Brendel, Ji'Ayir Brown, Connor Colby, Alfred Collins, Jacob Cowing, Enrique Cruz, Jaden Dugger, Mike Evans, Andrew Farmer, Luke Farrell, Darrick Forrest, Luke Gifford, Renardo Green, Dre Greenlaw, Isaac Guerendo, Gracen Halton, Romello Height, Nate Hobbs, Jordan James, Jack Jones, Mac Jones, Kyle Juszczyk, Mikail Kamara, Christian Kirk, George Kittle, Deommodore Lenoir, Vederian Lowe, Nick Martin, Christian McCaffrey, Colton McKivitz, Malik Mustapha, Siran Neal, Osa Odighizuwa, Sam Okuayinonu, Jarrett Patterson, Ricky Pearsall, Austen Pleasants, Ephesians Prysock, Dominick Puni, Brock Purdy, Demarcus Robinson, Kurtis Rourke, Deebo Samuel, Marques Sigle, Upton Stout, De'Zhaun Stribling, James Thompson, Jake Tonges, Brett Toth, Garret Wallow, Fred Warner, Jordan Watkins, C.J. West, Keion White, Trent Williams, Mykel Williams, Brayden Willis, Carver Willis, Nick Zakelj