San Francisco 49ers Depth Chart 2026
How to Read the San Francisco 49ers Depth Chart
The 2026 San Francisco 49ers depth chart shows the projected player order at each position across offense, defense and special teams. The first listed player is the projected starter, followed by backups and additional positional depth. Roles may change following injuries, roster transactions and coaching decisions.
Brock Purdy is the 49ers' starting quarterback, with Mac Jones as the backup. Christian McCaffrey leads the backfield; Brandin Cooks, Jacob Cowing and Christian Kirk start at wide receiver and George Kittle at tight end.
Key
Role
Status
Offense
QB
RB
XWR
ZWR
SWR
TE
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
Usage = last three games in bold, season to date in grey, through October 25, 2026. Starters only. Full splits and league-wide comparison are in StatRankings+.
Defense
LDE
LDT
RDT
RDE
WLB
MLB
SLB
LCB
SS
FS
RCB
NB
Special Teams
PK
P
H
PR
KR
LS
Special teams, see Full Roster
Injury status: Week 7
- Mike Evans (XWR): Out, ribs, did not participate
- Demarcus Robinson (ZWR): Out
- Deebo Samuel Sr. (SWR): Out, hamstring, did not participate
- De'Zhaun Stribling (SWR): Out
- Jake Tonges (TE): Out
- Nick Bosa (LDE): Out, knee, did not participate
- Garret Wallow (MLB): Out, hamstring, did not participate
- Luke Gifford (MLB): Out, groin, did not participate
- Marques Sigle (SS): Out, ankle, did not participate
- Ricky Pearsall (PR): Out
- Jordan James (RB): Questionable
- Siran Neal (FS): Questionable, knee, limited participation
- Upton Stout (NB): Questionable, shoulder, limited participation
San Francisco 49ers depth chart questions
Who is the 49ers' starting quarterback?
Brock Purdy is the starting QB for Week 7. Mac Jones is the backup.
Who is QB2 for the 49ers?
Mac Jones. Kurtis Rourke is third on the depth chart.
Who is the 49ers' RB1?
Christian McCaffrey. Kaelon Black is the primary backup. Jordan James is questionable.
Who are the 49ers' starting wide receivers?
Brandin Cooks (X), Jacob Cowing (Z) and Christian Kirk (slot).
Who is the 49ers' starting tight end?
George Kittle. Luke Farrell is second on the depth chart.
49ers usage: who is on the field and who is getting the ball
Mike Evans is listed second at X receiver for the 49ers, behind Brandin Cooks, but leads that spot in target share over the last three games at 26.1%, with Cooks at 5.7%. On the season Evans is at 22.8% and Cooks at 2.9%.
Jordan Watkins has played 50.0% of the 49ers' offensive snaps over the last three games, up from 30.4% season to date, the largest rise on the roster. George Kittle, a tight end, leads the 49ers in snap share over the last three games at 90.4% and on the season at 75.7%.
Luke Farrell is on the field for 50.5% of snaps over the last three games but runs a route on only 26.5% of dropbacks, the widest gap between the two on the roster. Kittle runs a route on 81.4% of the 49ers' dropbacks over the last three games, the highest on the team, up from 71.7% on the season.
Christian McCaffrey has played 80.3% of snaps over the last three games, up from 72.3% season to date. Kaelon Black is at 22.3%, against 26.5% on the season.
Snap share, route participation and target share cover the last three games, with season-to-date figures for comparison, through October 25, 2026. Minimums in those games: 37 snaps, 15 routes and 3 targets. Full splits and league-wide comparison are in StatRankings+.
