San Francisco 49ers Depth Chart 2026 — Starters & Backups

Brock Purdy is the San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback for 2026, with Mac Jones as the backup — he played 97% of the offensive snaps in 2026.

The starting receivers are Mike Evans (WR1), Deebo Samuel Sr. (WR2) and Jacob Cowing (WR3), with George Kittle at tight end.

The 2026 depth chart lists 12 starting jobs on offense (primary personnel: 11) and 14 on defense. The defense lines up in a 4-3 base with a nickel sub-package.

San Francisco 49ers 2026 depth chart: offense
Position	Starter	Second	Third
QB	Brock Purdy	Mac Jones	Kurtis Rourke
RB	Christian McCaffrey	Kaelon Black	Jordan James
FB	Kyle Juszczyk
WR1	Mike Evans (Q)	Brandin Cooks	Wesley Grimes
WR2	Deebo Samuel Sr. (O)	Jordan Watkins	Will Pauling
WR3	Jacob Cowing	Malik Turner
TE	George Kittle	Luke Farrell	Brayden Willis
LT	Trent Williams	Vederian Lowe	Enrique Cruz Jr.
LG	Connor Colby	Carver Willis
C	Jake Brendel	Jarrett Patterson	Drake Nugent
RG	Dominick Puni	Carver Willis	Jarrett Patterson
RT	Colton McKivitz (Q)	Enrique Cruz Jr.	Isaac Alarcon

San Francisco 49ers 2026 depth chart: defense
Position	Starter	Second	Third
LDE	Keion White	Romello Height (Q)	Sebastian Valdez
LDT	Osa Odighizuwa	Kevin Givens	Naquan Jones
RDT	Gracen Halton (Q)	James Thompson Jr. (Q)	Kevin Givens
RDE	Osa Odighizuwa	Nick Bosa (Q)	Romello Height (Q)
WLB	Nick Bosa (Q)	Romello Height (Q)	Garret Wallow (O)
LILB	Garret Wallow (O)	Luke Gifford
MLB	Fred Warner	Tatum Bethune	Garret Wallow (O)
RILB	Fred Warner	Tatum Bethune	Jaden Dugger
SLB	Keion White	Jaden Dugger	Khalid Kareem
LCB	Renardo Green	Deommodore Lenoir	Jack Jones
RCB	Renardo Green	Deommodore Lenoir	Ephesians Prysock
Nickel	Upton Stout (Q)	Siran Neal (Q)
FS	Ji'Ayir Brown	Malik Mustapha	Ashtyn Davis
SS	Ji'Ayir Brown	Marques Sigle (D)	Malik Mustapha

San Francisco 49ers 2026 depth chart: special teams
Position	Starter	Second
K	Eddy Pineiro
P	Corliss Waitman
LS	Jon Weeks
H	Corliss Waitman
KR	Deebo Samuel Sr. (O)	Jacob Cowing
PR	Jacob Cowing	Jordan Watkins
K	Eddy Pineiro

Frequently asked questions

Who is the 49ers' RB1?

Christian McCaffrey starts at RB for San Francisco — 69.2% of snaps in 2026 so far. Kaelon Black is second and Jordan James third.

Who starts at QB for the 49ers?

Brock Purdy (year 5) starts at QB for San Francisco in 2026. Mac Jones is QB2.

Who are the 49ers' starting WRs?

The 49ers' starting wide receivers in 2026 are Mike Evans (WR1), Deebo Samuel Sr. (WR2) and Jacob Cowing (WR3).

Who starts on the San Francisco 49ers offensive line?

The San Francisco 49ers starting offensive line: Trent Williams (LT), Connor Colby (LG), Jake Brendel (C), Dominick Puni (RG) and Colton McKivitz (RT).

Who are the San Francisco 49ers kicker, punter and long snapper?

San Francisco 49ers specialists: Eddy Pineiro (kicker), Corliss Waitman (punter) and Jon Weeks (long snapper).

Which San Francisco 49ers starters are injured or unavailable?

Injured or unavailable on the San Francisco 49ers depth chart: Mike Evans (Q), Deebo Samuel Sr. (O), Colton McKivitz (Q), Gracen Halton (Q), Nick Bosa (Q), Upton Stout (Q), Brett Toth (IR), Nick Zakelj (IR), Austen Pleasants (IR), Jake Tonges (IR), Demarcus Robinson (IR), Christian Kirk (IR), De'Zhaun Stribling (IR), Darrick Forrest (IR), C.J. West (IR), Dre Greenlaw (SUS), Garret Wallow (O), Nick Martin (IR), Alfred Collins (IR), Nate Hobbs (IR), Marques Sigle (D), Sam Okuayinonu (IR), Andrew Farmer II (IR), Mikail Kamara (IR), Victor Dimukeje (IR), Isaac Guerendo (PUP) and Ricky Pearsall (IR).