The 2026 season is 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 reclaim the NFC West title. The 49ers will travel the greatest distance in 2026, with a total of 38,105 miles in the regular season. This includes their Week 1 game in Australia, which was a road game against the Rams, and their Week 11 game in Mexico City; a designated home game against the Vikings.

The 49ers would go 3-0 for the second consecutive season after a win against the Arizona Cardinals in week 3, the second time this has occurred in franchise history with the first occurring between their 1989 and 1990 seasons respectively. The following week, the 49ers would go 4–0 after a home win against the Denver Broncos in week 4, becoming the sixth season in franchise history with such a start following 2023.

Offseason Coaching changes + 2026 San Francisco 49ers coaching staff changes Position Previous coach(es) Vacancy reason Replacement(s) Source(s)Defensive coordinatorRobert Saleh, 2025Hired by TennesseeRaheem MorrisAssistant head coach/defenseGus Bradley, 2025Hired by TennesseeMatt EberflusDefensive backs coachDaniel Bullocks, 2023Hired by Green BayJerry GrayTight ends coachBrian Fleury, 2022Hired by SeattleCameron Clemmons

Roster changes Free agency The 49ers entered free agency with the following: Position Player Free agencytag Date signed 2026 team Notes DE Yetur Gross-Matos UFA WR Jauan Jennings UFA May 7, 2026 Minnesota Vikings Signed one-year contract DT Jordan Elliott UFA March 12, 2026 Tennessee Titans Signed two-year contract G Spencer Burford UFA March 17, 2026 Las Vegas Raiders Signed one-year contract S Jason Pinnock UFA March 16, 2026 New York Giants Signed one-year contract DT Kevin Givens UFA July 26, 2026 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract LB Luke Gifford UFA March 14, 2026 San Francisco 49ers Signed two-year contract WR Kendrick Bourne UFA March 12, 2026 Arizona Cardinals Signed two-year contract WR Skyy Moore UFA March 13, 2026 Green Bay Packers Signed one-year contract LS Jon Weeks UFA March 3, 2026 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract G Ben Bartch UFA March 25, 2026 Detroit Lions Signed one-year contract RB Brian Robinson Jr. UFA March 26, 2026 Atlanta Falcons Signed one-year contract P Thomas Morstead UFA C Matt Hennessy UFA March 13, 2026 Dallas Cowboys Signed one-year contract WR Trent Taylor UFA Retired RB Patrick Taylor UFA March 24, 2026 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract K Eddy Piñeiro UFA March 11, 2026 San Francisco 49ers Signed four-year contract LB Eric Kendricks UFA LB Garret Wallow UFA March 18, 2026 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract DE Clelin Ferrell UFA July 27, 2026 Miami Dolphins Signed one-year contract LB Curtis Robinson UFA April 27, 2026 Dallas Cowboys Signed one-year contract DE Tarron Jackson RFA DE Robert Beal Jr. RFA March 12, 2026 Miami Dolphins Signed one-year contract CB Chase Lucas RFA April 10, 2026 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Signed one-year contract DE Sam Okuayinonu RFA March 18, 2026 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract TE Jake Tonges RFA March 12, 2026 San Francisco 49ers Signed two-year contract G Austen Pleasants ERFA April 20, 2026 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract DT Kalia Davis UFA March 19, 2026 Cleveland Browns Signed one-year contractRFA: 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 T Vederian Lowe New England Patriots Signed two-year contract G Brett Toth Philadelphia Eagles Signed one-year contract LB Dre Greenlaw Denver Broncos March 13, 2026 Signed one-year contract CB Nate Hobbs Green Bay Packers March 16, 2026 Signed one-year contract WR Christian Kirk Houston Texans March 18, 2026 Signed one-year contract P Corliss Waitman Pittsburgh Steelers G Robert Jones Dallas Cowboys March 24, 2026 Signed one-year contract CB Jack Jones Miami Dolphins April 13, 2026 Signed one-year contract DE Cameron Sample Cincinnati Bengals RB Sincere McCormick Minnesota Vikings April 28, 2026 Signed one-year contract S Patrick McMorris New York Giants April 28, 2026 Signed one-year contract RB Jermar Jefferson Arizona Cardinals May 28, 2026 Signed one-year contract RB Jordan Mims Tennessee Titans S Ashtyn Davis Miami Dolphins June 2, 2026 Signed one-year contract RB Sincere McCormick June 10, 2026 Signed one-year contract TE Tanner McLachlan July 25, 2026 Signed one-year contract DE Quinton Bell Miami Dolphins July 29, 2026 Signed one-year contract DE KJ Henry July 29, 2026 Signed one-year contract TE Josiah Deguara Arizona Cardinals July 31, 2026 Signed one-year contract WR Trenton Irwin July 31, 2026 Signed one-year contract WR Deebo Samuel Washington Commanders August 1, 2026 Signed one-year contract RB Khalil Herbert New York Jets August 2, 2026 Signed one-year contract DE Titus Leo August 2, 2026 Signed one-year contract WR KhaDarel Hodge Atlanta Falcons August 5, 2026 Signed one-year contract DE Ogbo Okoronkwo Philadelphia Eagles G Kion Smith August 6, 2026 Signed one-year contract C Doug Kramer Jr. August 10, 2026 Signed one-year contract RB Zamir White Las Vegas Raiders August 12, 2026 Signed one-year contract LB Xavier Thomas August 12, 2026 Signed one-year contract CB Eli Apple August 12, 2026 Signed one-year contract G Nick Zakelj August 17, 2026 Signed one-year contract LB Victor Dimukeje New York Giants August 17, 2026 Signed one-year contract DT Evan Anderson August 18, 2026 Signed one-year contract RB Khalil Herbert August 20, 2026 Signed one-year contract TE Khalil Dinkins August 22, 2026 Signed three-year contract DT Viliami Fehoko August 24, 2026 Signed one-year contract DE Jah Joyner August 27, 2026 Signed one-year contract Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's season.

Departures Position Player Date Notes DE Bryce Huff March 12, 2026 Retired CB Tre Tomlinson April 30, 2026 Waived LB Milo Eifler May 11, 2026 Released RB Sincere McCormick May 28, 2026 Waived RB Jermar Jefferson June 2, 2026 Waived RB Jordan Mims June 10, 2026 Waived TE Khalil Dinkins July 25, 2026 Waived DT Evan Anderson July 26, 2026 Waived DE Will Bradley-King July 29, 2026 Waived DE Andrew Farmer CB Derrick Canteen July 31, 2026 Waived TE Tanner McLachlan CB Eli Apple August 2, 2026 Waived DE Mikail Kamara DT Kevin Givens August 5, 2026 Waived DE Cameron Sample WR Colton Dowell August 6, 2026 Waived G Nick Zakelj August 10, 2026 Released WR Junior Bergen August 12, 2026 Waived P Jack Bouwmeester DE KJ Henry RB Khalil Herbert August 17, 2026 Released G Kion Smith DE Titus Leo August 18, 2026 Waived LB Xavier Thomas August 22, 2026 Waived TE Josiah Deguara August 24, 2026 Released

Draft

+ 2026 San Francisco 49ers draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 27 Traded to the Miami Dolphins 30 Traded to the New York Jets From Broncos via Dolphins 2 33 De'Zhaun Stribling WR Ole Miss From Jets 58 Traded to the Cleveland Browns 3 70 Romello Height DE Texas Tech From Browns 90 Kaelon Black RB Indiana From Dolphins 92 Traded to the Dallas Cowboys 4 107 Gracen Halton DT Oklahoma From Browns 127 Carver Willis OT Washington 133 Traded to the Baltimore Ravens Compensatory selection 138 Traded to the Miami Dolphins Compensatory selection 139 Ephesians Prysock CB Washington Compensatory selection 5 152 Traded to the Cleveland Browns From Cowboys 154 Jaden Dugger LB Louisiana From Ravens 166 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles 179 Enrique Cruz Jr. OT Kansas Compensatory selection; From Jets 6 198 Traded to the New England Patriots From Vikings via Texans and Vikings 209 Traded to the Washington Commanders 7 243 Traded to the Houston Texans

+ 2026 San Francisco 49ers undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Jack Bouwmeester P Texas Khalil Dinkins TE Penn State Bryson Eason DT Tennessee Wesley Grimes WR NC State Mikail Kamara DE Indiana Will Pauling WR Notre Dame Jalen Stroman S Notre Dame James Thompson Jr. DT Illinois Larry Worth III LB Arkansas

Draft trades

Staff

Current roster

Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 Tennessee Titans L 13–19 0–1 Levi's Stadium Recap 2 at Los Angeles Chargers W 41–17 1–1 SoFi Stadium Recap 3 at Las Vegas Raiders W 18–12 2–1 Allegiant Stadium Recap

Regular season Schedule Week Date Time () Opponent Result Record Venue Network Recap 1 September 10 5:35p.m. at Los Angeles Rams W 27–7 1–0 Melbourne Cricket Ground KNTV Recap 2 September 20 1:25p.m. Miami Dolphins W 35–13 2–0 Levi's Stadium Fox Recap 3 September 27 1:05p.m. Arizona Cardinals W 36–30 3–0 Levi's Stadium Fox Recap 4 October 4 1:25p.m. Denver Broncos W 24–14 4–0 Levi's Stadium CBS Recap 5 October 11 1:25p.m. at Seattle Seahawks Lumen Field Fox 6 5:15p.m. Washington Commanders Levi's Stadium ESPN/ABC 7 October 25 10:00a.m. at Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox 8 Bye 9 November 8 1:05p.m. Las Vegas Raiders Levi's Stadium CBS 10 November 15 1:25p.m. at Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium Fox 11 November 22 5:20p.m. Minnesota Vikings Estadio Azteca NBC 12 November 29 1:25p.m. Seattle Seahawks Levi's Stadium Fox 13 December 6 10:00a.m. at New York Giants MetLife Stadium 14 December 13 1:25p.m. Los Angeles Rams Levi's Stadium 15 5:15p.m. at Los Angeles Chargers SoFi Stadium KTVU 16 December 27 1:25p.m. at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium CBS 17 January 3 5:20p.m. Philadelphia Eagles Levi's Stadium NBC 18 January 9/10 at Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling; games in Weeks 6 and 11 are exempt. The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries Week 1: at Los Angeles Rams NFL International Series

With the dominant win, the 49ers start the 1-0 (1-0 on the road & against the NFC West).

Week 2: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 3: vs. Arizona Cardinals

With the win, the 49ers improve to 3-0 (2-0 at home & against the NFC West).

Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos

With the win the 49ers improve to 4-0 for the first time since 2023. They also improve to 3-0 at home and 1-0 against the AFC West.

Week 5: at Seattle Seahawks

Standings Division

Conference

Notes

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