The household names — not thinking about these.
In the 53 barring a bad camp or injury — but not untouchable. Score in each chip.
Where the roster is actually decided. ·IN = currently projected in my 53; the rest are pushing for a spot / PS.
The competitions that decide the back of the roster. It's Day 0 — these are the questions; the "latest" line fills in as camp, joint practices, and the three preseason games give us real reps.
The season hinges on the stars getting back healthy. Green = tracking for Week 1 · Yellow = cloudy / PUP candidate · Red = will miss real time.
My confidence each player makes the initial 53, graded 0–10 (leaning John Chapman's 49ers Rush countdown, cross-checked vs. the five beat-writer boards). Players above the dashed line are my current 53; below it are competing / practice-squad types.