2026 San Francisco 49ers season

2026 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner	Jed York
General manager	John Lynch
Head coach	Kyle Shanahan
Home stadium	Levi's Stadium
Results
Record	0–0
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The 2026 season will be the San Francisco 49ers' 77th in the National Football League (NFL), their 81st overall, their 13th playing their home games at Levi's Stadium, and their tenth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch. The 49ers will attempt to improve upon their 12–5 record from the previous season, make the playoffs for the second consecutive season, and end their 2-year NFC West title drought.

Offseason

Roster changes

Free agency: The 49ers entered free agency with the following: ^[1]

Position	Player	Free agency tag	Date signed	2026 team	Notes
DE	Yetur Gross-Matos	UFA
WR	Jauan Jennings	UFA
DT	Jordan Elliott	UFA
G	Spencer Burford	UFA
S	Jason Pinnock	UFA
DT	Kevin Givens	UFA
LB	Luke Gifford	UFA
WR	Kendrick Bourne	UFA
WR	Skyy Moore	UFA
LS	Jon Weeks	UFA
G	Ben Bartch	UFA
RB	Brian Robinson Jr.	UFA
P	Thomas Morstead	UFA
C	Matt Hennessy	UFA
WR	Trent Taylor	UFA
RB	Patrick Taylor	UFA
K	Eddy Piñeiro	UFA
DE	Tarron Jackson	UFA
CB	Chase Lucas	RFA
DE	Sam Okuayinonu	RFA
TE	Jake Tonges	RFA
G	Austen Pleasants	ERFA
DT	Kalia Davis	UFA
RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent Legend  –  Light green background indicates a player has been re-signed by the 49ers.  –  Light red background indicates a player has departed the 49ers.

Draft

Main article: 2026 NFL draft

2026 San Francisco 49ers Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	27
2	58
3	92
4	TBD
5	TBD	Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles [A]
6	TBD	Traded to the Washington Commanders [B]			From Vikings [C]
	TBD	Traded to the New England Patriots [D]
7	TBD	Traded to the Houston Texans [E]

Notes

• Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.

Draft trades

1. San Francisco traded a conditional fifth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for DE Bryce Huff. This selection would have become a fourth-round selection if Huff recorded eight sacks in 2025, but this condition was not met. ^[2]
2. San Francisco traded a sixth-round selection to Washington in exchange for RB Brian Robinson Jr. ^[3]
3. The 49ers traded a sixth-round selection (187th overall) and RB Jordan Mason to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for a fifth-round selection (160th overall) and a 2026 sixth-round selection. ^[4]
4. San Francisco traded a sixth-round selection to New England in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection and DE Keion White. The condition – which will return New England a seventh-round selection if White is active for 7 games – was converted on December 22, 2025. ^[5]
5. San Francisco traded a seventh-round selection to Houston in exchange for DT Khalil Davis. ^[6]

Staff

San Francisco 49ers staff

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	Front office Co-chairmen – John and Denise DeBartolo York Chief executive officer – Jed York President – Al Guido President of football operations/general manager – John Lynch President of 49ers enterprises and EVP of football operations – Paraag Marathe Vice president and senior advisor – Keena Turner Assistant general manager – Brian Hampton Assistant general manager - RJ Gillen Vice president of player personnel – Tariq Ahmad Director of scouting and football operations – Josh Williams Director of college scouting – Dominic DeCiccio Associate director of college scouting – Justin Chabot Director of pro scouting – Fred Gammage III Vice president of football R&D – Matt Ploenzke, PhD Manager, Football R&D - Shavran Ramruthy Senior personnel advisor – Frank Gore Personnel executive – Ethan Waugh Head coaches Head coach – Kyle Shanahan Assistant head coach/defense – Gus Bradley Assistant head coach/offensive line – Chris Foerster Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Klay Kubiak Quarterbacks – Mick Lombardi Running backs – Robert Turner Jr Wide receivers/passing game specialist – Leonard Hankerson Run game coordinator/tight ends – Brian Fleury Assistant offensive line – Cameron Clemmons Offensive assistant/quarterbacks – Joe Graves Offensive assistant/wide receivers – Andrew Hayes-Stoker Offensive assistant – Miguel Reveles Offensive quality control – Deuce Schwartz Offensive quality control – Jacob Webster			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Vacant Defensive line – Kris Kocurek Assistant defensive line – Greg Scruggs Linebackers – Johnny Holland Defensive passing game specialist/defensive backs – Daniel Bullocks Cornerbacks – Ray Brown Defensive quality control – Cameron Brown Defensive quality control – Jake Lynch Defensive quality control – K. J. Wright Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Brant Boyer Assistant special teams – Colt Anderson Special teams quality control – Ronald Blair III Chief of staff/football – Patrick Hagedorn Coaching operations assistant – Max Molz Strength and conditioning Vice President, Player Health & Performance – Dustin Perry Head strength and conditioning – Mike Nicolini Assistant strength and conditioning – Jordan Nieuwsma Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Segrove Assistant strength and conditioning – Chauncey Scissum → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

San Francisco 49ers roster

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Quarterbacks (QB) 10 Mac Jones 13 Brock Purdy  4 Kurtis Rourke Running backs (RB) 31 Isaac Guerendo 29 Jordan James 44 Kyle Juszczyk FB 23 Christian McCaffrey Wide receivers (WR) 19 Jacob Cowing  1 Ricky Pearsall  5 Demarcus Robinson 17 Jordan Watkins Tight ends (TE) 89 Luke Farrell 85 George Kittle 82 Brayden Willis

Offensive linemen (OL) 64 Jake Brendel C 75 Connor Colby LG 68 Colton McKivitz RT 77 Dominick Puni RG 71 Trent Williams LT Defensive linemen (DL) 51 Robert Beal Jr. DE 97 Nick Bosa DE 95 Alfred Collins DT 96 Clelin Ferrell DE 47 Bryce Huff DE 99 CJ West DT 56 Keion White DE 98 Mykel Williams DE

Linebackers (LB) 48 Tatum Bethune MLB 43 Eric Kendricks OLB 45 Nick Martin OLB 59 Curtis Robinson OLB 49 Garret Wallow MLB 54 Fred Warner MLB 53 Dee Winters OLB Defensive backs (DB) 27 Ji'Ayir Brown FS  0 Renardo Green CB  2 Deommodore Lenoir CB 28 Darrell Luter Jr. CB  6 Malik Mustapha FS 33 Siran Neal CB 49 Jakob Robinson CB 36 Marques Sigle S 20 Upton Stout CB 35 Tre Tomlinson CB Special teams (ST)

Reserve 11 Brandon Aiyuk WR(Left squad) 67 Isaac Alarcón LT(Int.)(Futures) 58 Evan Anderson DT(Futures) 30 Eli Apple CB(Futures) 86 Junior Bergen WR(Futures) 69 Will Bradley-King DE(Futures) 40 Derrick Canteen S(Futures) -- Colton Dowell WR(Futures) -- Milo Eifler OLB(Futures) 50 Andrew Farmer OLB(Futures) 22 Darrick Forrest S(Futures) 41 Jalen Graham MLB(Futures)  4 Adrian Martinez QB(Futures) 66 Drake Nugent C(Futures) 60 Brandon Parker RT(Futures) 83 Hayden Rucci TE(Futures) 81 Malik Turner WR(Futures) 55 Sebastian Valdez DT(Futures) Impending free agents (FA) 78 Ben Bartch G 84 Kendrick Bourne WR 74 Spencer Burford G 93 Kalia Davis DT 92 Jordan Elliott DT 57 Luke Gifford OLB 90 Kevin Givens DT 94 Yetur Gross-Matos DE 61 Matt Hennessy C 56 Tarron Jackson DE 15 Jauan Jennings WR  9 Skyy Moore WR  7 Thomas Morstead P 18 Eddy Piñeiro K 25 Jason Pinnock FS  3 Brian Robinson Jr. RB 32 Patrick Taylor RB 81 Trent Taylor WR 46 Jon Weeks LS Restricted free agents (RFA) 26 Chase Lucas CB 91 Sam Okuayinonu DE 88 Jake Tonges TE Exclusive-rights free agents (ERFA) 62 Austen Pleasants RT 44 active, 23 free agent(s), 18 reserve As of January 22, 2026. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The 49ers' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2026 opponents

Listed below are the 49ers' opponents for 2026. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring. ^[7]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (NFC West)	Arizona Cardinals Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks
Conference opponents (NFC East)	Philadelphia Eagles Washington Commanders	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants
Conference opponents (based on 2025 division placement)	Minnesota Vikings	Atlanta Falcons
Interconference opponents (AFC West)	Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders	Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers
Interconference opponent (based on 2025 division placement)	Miami Dolphins	—N/a

References

1. "49ers Free Agent". Spotrac. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
2. Williams, Charean (June 2, 2025). "49ers trade a 2026 conditional fifth-round pick for Bryce Huff". nbcsports.com. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
3. "49ers Trade for RB Brian Robinson Jr., Waive a Wide Receiver". 49ers.com. August 24, 2025. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
4. Kownack, Bobby (March 15, 2025). "Vikings acquiring RB Jordan Mason from 49ers in exchange for 2025 pick swap, 2026 sixth-round pick". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
5. "49ers Acquire DL Keion White in Trade with the New England Patriots". 49ers.com. October 29, 2025. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
6. "49ers Trade for DL Khalil Davis, Add S Tashaun Gipson Sr. and WR Russell Gage". 49ers.com. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
7. "2026 NFL season: Team-by-team opponents for every game". NFL.com. Retrieved January 17, 2026.

External links

• Official website