San Francisco 49ers — Gridiron Core

Score is on a 20–80 scale: 50 is the average NFL team and every 10 points is one standard deviation. Percentile is the share of NFL teams it beats — 79th means better than 79 of every 100. 7 games this season · model gic-edge-1.2

Key People

Roster & staff

Players

Brock PurdyStarting QB · QB

Christian McCaffreyLeading Rusher · RB389YDS

George KittleLeading Receiver · TE425YDS

Fred WarnerLeading Tackler · LB72TOT

Coaching Staff

Kyle ShanahanHead Coach

Klay KubiakOffensive Coordinator

Raheem MorrisDefensive Coordinator

Brant BoyerSpecial Teams

Front Office

Jed YorkOwner

Al GuidoPresident / CEO

John LynchGeneral Manager

RJ GillenAssistant GM

Club Social

NFC WestCurrent standings · division leader takes a seedAll Standings

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FinancialsForbes 2026 · cap via Over The Cap

Valuation$10.5B5th

Revenue$752Mlast season9th

Operating$126Mincome13th

Roster Spend84 players · 18th in spend

$255.5Mof $301.2M cap

Cap space $44.1MDead money $41.0M

Valuation, revenue and operating income are Forbes’s 2026 estimates. Cap figures are Over The Cap as of 2026-09-20 and move with every roster transaction.

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QB87th pct

Run96th pct

Pass88th pct

Trenches53rd pct

Explosive96th pct

Resilience11th pct

Special Teams62nd pct

Quarterback6187th pct

+ Dropback success (50.7%)
+ EPA per dropback (+0.20 EPA)

EPA per dropback: +0.20 EPA; 60; 84th
Dropback success: 50.7%; 64; 92nd
Completion over expected: +3.7 CPOE; 59; 81st
Turnover avoidance: 3.3%

+ Rush success (54.7%)
+ Rush EPA (+0.05 EPA)

Rush EPA: +0.05 EPA; 62; 89th
Rush success: 54.7%; 73; 99th
Stuff avoidance: 16.3%; 57; 76th
Explosive runs: 11.9%; 58; 79th
Short yardage: 69.9%; 59; 81st

Confidence: medium

+ Pass success (50.7%)
+ Pass EPA (+0.25 EPA)

Pass EPA: +0.25 EPA; 57; 76th
Pass success: 50.7%; 64; 92nd
Explosive passes: 16.2%; 58; 77th
Protection: 3.9%; 61; 86th
Completion over expected: +3.7 CPOE; 59; 81st

Confidence: medium

+ Pass protection (3.9%)
+ Run-line control (16.3%)
− Stuff creation (15.1%)

Run-line control: 16.3%; 57; 76th
Pass protection: 3.9%; 61; 86th
Short-yardage blocking: 69.9%; 59; 81st
Stuff creation: 15.1%; 39; 14th
Pressure creation: 5.5%; 45; 32nd
Short-yardage defense: 75.6%; 40; 16th

Confidence: medium

+ Explosive prevention (8.4%)
+ Explosive play rate (14.5%)

Explosive play rate: 14.5%; 60; 84th
Explosive passes: 16.2%; 58; 77th
Explosive runs: 11.9%; 58; 79th
Breakaway magnitude: 0.197; 61; 86th
Explosive prevention: 8.4%; 67; 96th

Confidence: high

+ Explosive prevention after shocks (79.7%)
− Defensive response (42.9%)

Offensive response: 28.2%; 42; 22nd
Defensive response: 42.9%; 39; 14th
Momentum reversal: 20.0%; 43; 24th
Explosive prevention after shocks: 79.7%; 57; 77th
Mistake avoidance: 32.4%; 34; 5th

Confidence: low

+ Net punting (44.6 yds)
+ Kick returns (27.7 yds)
− Punt returns (2.8 yds)

Field goals vs expectation: -12 pts of make rate; 43; 24th
Net punting: 44.6 yds; 62; 89th
Kick returns: 27.7 yds; 60; 84th
Punt returns: 2.8 yds; 33; 5th
Return touchdowns: 0.00 / game; 48; 41st

Confidence: low