The 49ers will make their final roster cuts on Tuesday, deciding on the initial 53-man roster they believe is best-placed to propel them to a long-awaited sixth Super Bowl title.

But that will not be the end of the work for Kyle Shanahan, who on top of setting his roster and putting together a practice squad, will also have to decide on a depth chart.

Injury designations may change the makeup of the depth chart in the days after the cutdown deadline, but here's my educated guess at how Shanahan will organize his roster ahead of Week 1, with only a couple of starting spots legitimately up for grabs.

Offense

Position	Starter	Player 2	Player 3
Quarterback	Brock Purdy	Sam Darnold	Brandon Allen
Running Back	Christian McCaffrey	Elijah Mitchell	Jordan Mason Tyrion Davis-Price
Fullback	Kyle Juszczyk
Left Receiver	Brandon Aiyuk	Danny Gray
Right Receiver	Deebo Samuel	Ronnie Bell
Slot Receiver	Jauan Jennings	Ray-Ray McCloud
Tight End	George Kittle	Charlie Woerner	Cameron Latu
Left Tackle	Trent Williams	Jaylon Moore
Left Guard	Aaron Banks	Keith Ismael
Center	Jake Brendel	Jon Feliciano
Right Guard	Spencer Burford
Right Tackle	Colton McKivitz	Matt Pryor

The offensive depth chart was largely settled by the trade of Trey Lance to the Cowboys.

Cameron Latu may soon lose his place on it if his meniscus injury requires surgery, while both Danny Gray (shoulder) and Ray-Ray McCloud (wrist) could start the season on injury lists and open up spots for players on the practice squad.

Defense

Position	Starter	Player 2	Player 3
Left Defensive End	Clelin Ferrell	Drake Jackson
Left Defensive Tackle	Arik Armstead	Kevin Givens	T.Y. McGill
Right Defensive Tackle	Javon Hargrave	Javon Kinlaw
Right Defensive End	Nick Bosa	Kerry Hyder Jr.
Weakside Linebacker	Dre Greenlaw	Dee Winters
Middle Linebacker	Fred Warner	Jalen Graham
Strongside Linebacker	Oren Burks
Left Cornerback	Charvarius Ward	Ambry Thomas	D’Shawn Jamison
Strong Safety	Talanoa Hufanga	George Odum
Free Safety	Tashaun Gipson	Ji’Ayir Brown
Right Cornerback	Deommodore Lenoir	Samuel Womack III
Nickel Cornerback	Isaiah Oliver

Isaiah Oliver may be listed as the nickel starter, but there's every chance Deommodore Lenoir plays more snaps at inside corner, with the former's preseason struggles leading the Niners to experiment with different solutions there. Right now, Lenoir kicking inside on true passing downs and Ambry Thomas taking his outside spot looks most likely, with Oliver seemingly set to be reduced to playing as a 'big nickel' and guarding tight ends and larger wideouts from the slot.

Up front, the 49ers are hopeful Drake Jackson will take a year-two leap, but injury disrupted his involvement in training camp and preseason, giving Clelin Ferrell an opportunity to claim a starting role that he most definitely grasped. Still, those two will likely frequently rotate at the defensive end spot across from Nick Bosa.

Ferrell and Jackson may both line up as starters if the 49ers fail to get Bosa signed to a contract extension by Week 1.

At linebacker, the 49ers hope they can get Oren Burks back from a knee injury in time for the opener. If not, rookie Jalen Graham would be the favorite to start at SAM linebacker against the Steelers.

Special Teams

Postion	Starter
Kicker	Jake Moody
Punter	Mitch Wishnowsky
Long Snapper	Taybor Pepper

Just one question here, and it's a big one. Will Jake Moody be recovered from a quad injury in time for Week 1? The 49ers will need to sign another kicker to the roster if the answer is no.

Predicting the 49ers practice squad for 2023

The 49ers may go receiver heavy on their practice squad this year.

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