The 49ers QB room was never going to be particularly expensive. That was true even before they traded their most expensive QB, Trey Lance, to the Dallas Cowboys.
Prior to Lance’s departure there were more than 10 quarterbacks due to cost more against the salary cap in 2023 than the entire 49ers QB room. Now that Lance has been traded and Brandon Allen has made the 53-man roster, the 49ers QBs will cost them $7,034,693 against the cap.
Buy 49ers TicketsSam Darnold’s $5,052,941 is their largest according to Spotrac.
With other QB contracts worked out and the 49ers QB room finalized, here’s an updated list of all the individual quarterbacks who carry bigger cap hits in 2023 than the entire 49ers quarterback room:
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Cap hit: $39,693,381
Ryan Tannehill, Tennessee Titans
Cap hit: $36,600,000
Jared Goff, Detroit Lions
Cap hit: $30,975,000
Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys
Cap hit: $26,832,647
Jimmy Garoppolo, Las Vegas Raiders
Cap hit: $23,800,000
Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
Cap hit: $22,150,000
Russell Wilson, Denver Broncos
Cap hit: $22,000,000
Daniel Jones, New York Giants
Cap hit: $21,750,000
Kirk Cousins, Minnesota Vikings
Cap hit: $20,250,000
Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
Cap hit: $20,000,000
Deshaun Watson, Cleveland Browns
Cap hit: $19,057,000
Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
Cap hit: $18,636,281
Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals
Cap hit: $16,007,000
Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
Cap hit: $11,515,043
Geno Smith, Seattle Seahawks
Cap hit: $10,100,000
Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars
Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins
Cap hit: $9,633,094
Zach Wilson, New York Jets
Cap hit: $9,586,549
Aaron Rodgers, New York Jets
Cap hit: $8,888,888
Jacoby Brissett, Washington Commanders
Cap hit: $8,500,000
Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers
Cap hit: $8,458,176
Derek Carr, New Orleans Saints
Cap hit: $7,200,000
