2026 San Francisco 49ers season

2026 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerJed York
General managerJohn Lynch
Head coachKyle Shanahan
Home stadiumLevi's Stadium
Uniform

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 tandem of general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan. The 49ers will attempt to improve upon their 12–5 record from the previous season, make the playoffs for the second consecutive season, and host the NFC Championship Game.

Offseason

Coaching changes

2026 San Francisco 49ers coaching staff changes
Position Previous coach(es) Vacancy reason Replacement(s) Source(s)
Defensive coordinator Robert Saleh, 2025 Hired by Tennessee Raheem Morris [1][2]
Assistant head coach/defense Gus Bradley, 2025 Hired by Tennessee Matt Eberflus [3]
Defensive backs coach Daniel Bullocks, 2023 Hired by Green Bay Jerry Gray [4]
Tight ends coach Brian Fleury, 2022 Hired by Seattle Cameron Clemmons [5]

Roster changes

Free agency: The 49ers entered free agency with the following:[6]

Position Player Free agency
tag 		Date signed 2026 team Notes
DE Yetur Gross-Matos UFA
WR Jauan Jennings UFA
DT Jordan Elliott UFA March 12, 2026 Tennessee Titans Signed two-year contract[7]
G Spencer Burford UFA March 17, 2026 Las Vegas Raiders Signed one-year contract[8]
S Jason Pinnock UFA March 16, 2026 New York Giants Signed one-year contract[9]
DT Kevin Givens UFA
LB Luke Gifford UFA March 14, 2026 San Francisco 49ers Signed two-year contract[10]
WR Kendrick Bourne UFA March 12, 2026 Arizona Cardinals Signed two-year contract[11]
WR Skyy Moore UFA March 13, 2026 Green Bay Packers Signed one-year contract[12]
LS Jon Weeks UFA March 3, 2026 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract[13]
G Ben Bartch UFA March 25, 2026 Detroit Lions Signed one-year contract[14]
RB Brian Robinson Jr. UFA
P Thomas Morstead UFA
C Matt Hennessy UFA March 13, 2026 Dallas Cowboys Signed one-year contract[15]
WR Trent Taylor UFA
RB Patrick Taylor UFA March 24, 2026 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract[16]
K Eddy Piñeiro UFA March 11, 2026 San Francisco 49ers Signed four-year contract[17]
LB Eric Kendricks UFA
LB Garret Wallow UFA March 18, 2026 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract[18]
DE Clelin Ferrell UFA
LB Curtis Robinson UFA
DE Tarron Jackson RFA
DE Robert Beal Jr. RFA March 12, 2026 Miami Dolphins Signed one-year contract[19]
CB Chase Lucas RFA
DE Sam Okuayinonu RFA March 18, 2026 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract[20]
TE Jake Tonges RFA March 12, 2026 San Francisco 49ers Signed two-year contract[21]
G Austen Pleasants ERFA
DT Kalia Davis UFA March 19, 2026 Cleveland Browns Signed one-year contract[22]
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.

Signings

Position Player 2025 team Date signed Notes
WR Mike Evans Tampa Bay Buccaneers March 12, 2026 Signed three-year contract[23]
T Vederian Lowe New England Patriots Signed two-year contract[21]
G Brett Toth Philadelphia Eagles Signed one-year contract[21]
LB Dre Greenlaw Denver Broncos March 13, 2026 Signed one-year contract[24]
CB Nate Hobbs Green Bay Packers March 16, 2026 Signed one-year contract[25]
WR Christian Kirk Houston Texans March 18, 2026 Signed one-year contract[20]
P Corliss Waitman Pittsburgh Steelers
G Robert Jones Dallas Cowboys March 24, 2025 Signed one-year contract[16]
Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2025 season.

Departures

Position Player Date Notes
DE Bryce Huff March 12, 2026 Retired[26]

Draft

Main article: 2026 NFL draft
2026 San Francisco 49ers draft selections
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 27
2 58
3 92 Traded to the Dallas Cowboys[A]
4 127
133 Compensatory selection
138 Compensatory selection
139 Compensatory selection
5 166 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles[B]
6 198 Traded to the New England Patriots[C] From Vikings via Texans and Vikings[D]
209 Traded to the Washington Commanders[E]
7 243 Traded to the Houston Texans[F]

Draft trades

  1. ^ The 49ers traded a third-round selection (92nd overall) to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for DT Osa Odighizuwa.[27]
  2. ^ The 49ers traded a conditional fifth-round selection (166th overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles 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.[28]
  3. ^ The 49ers traded a sixth-round selection (198th overall) to the New England Patriots in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection and DE Keion White. The condition – which would return the seventh-round selection to New England if White was active for 7 games – was converted on December 22, 2025.[29]
  4. ^ 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.[30]
  5. ^ The 49ers traded a sixth-round selection (209th overall) to the Washington Commanders in exchange for RB Brian Robinson Jr.[31]
  6. ^ The 49ers traded a seventh-round selection (243rd overall) to the Houston Texans in exchange for DT Khalil Davis.[32]

Staff

San Francisco 49ers staff
Front office
  • Co-chairmen – John and Denise DeBartolo York
  • Principal owner – Jed York
  • Chief executive officer – 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 – Shravan Ramamurthy
  • Senior personnel advisor – Frank Gore
  • Personnel executive – Ethan Waugh
  • Personnel executive – Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Klay Kubiak
  • Quarterbacks – Mick Lombardi
  • Running backs – Robert Turner Jr
  • Wide receivers/passing game specialist – Leonard Hankerson
  • Tight ends – Cameron Clemmons
  • Assistant offensive line – Roman Sapolu
  • TBD- Angel Matute
  • 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
Special teams coaches
Coaching operations/support staff
  • 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

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Current roster

San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve

Impending free agents (FA)

Preseason

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

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Time (PT) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 11[a] 5:35 p.m. at Los Angeles Rams Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne)

2026 opponents

Listed below are the 49ers' opponents for 2026. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.[33]
On February 5, 2026, the NFL announced that the 49ers, as the road team, would face the Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, as part of the NFL International Series.[34][35]
The 49ers will also play one of their home games at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City sometime in December, becoming the first team to play multiple international games in non-consecutive weeks.[36]

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 No game

Notes

  1. ^ September 10 in U.S. time zones

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