2016 San Francisco 49ers season

2016 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coach Chip Kelly
General manager Trent Baalke
Owner Jed York
Home field Levi's Stadium
Uniform

The 2016 San Francisco 49ers season will be the franchise's upcoming 67th season in the National Football League, the 71st overall, the third playing their home games at Levi's Stadium and the first under new head coach Chip Kelly. The 49ers are looking to bounce back after a disappointing 2015 season where they went 5–11.

Offseason

Coaching changes

After the season ended, the 49ers fired Jim Tomsula as head coach.[1] On January 14, 2016, the 49ers hired Kelly as their head coach. Kelly had spent the previous three seasons as head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles who was fired after a disapointing 7-9 Eagles season.[2]

Roster changes

Free Agency

The 49ers will enter free agency with the following:[3]

Position Player Free agency
tag
Date signed/released 2016 team Notes
G Alex Boone UFA March 10, 2016 Minnesota Vikings Signed 4 year contact[4]
WR Anquan Boldin UFA - - -
TE Garrett Celek UFA February 23, 2016 San Francisco 49ers Signed 4 year extension[5]
DT Ian Williams UFA March 23, 2016 San Francisco 49ers Signed 1 year contact[6]
G Jordan Devey ERFA April 4, 2016 San Francisco 49ers Tendered one-year contract[7][8]
FB Kendall Gaskins ERFA - - -
ILB Michael Wilhoite RFA March 8, 2016 San Francisco 49ers Tendered one-year contract[7][9]
K Phil Dawson UFA March 14, 2016 San Francisco 49ers Signed 1 year contact[10]
OLB Ray-Ray Armstrong RFA March 8, 2016 San Francisco 49ers Signed 1 year extension[11]
RB Reggie Bush UFA - - -
RB Shaun Draughn UFA March 2, 2016 San Francisco 49ers Signed 1 year contact[12]
DE Tony Jerod-Eddie RFA April 4, 2016 San Francisco 49ers Signed 1 year contact[13]
RFA: 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 2015 Team Date signed Notes
WR Eric Rogers Calgary Stampeders (CFL) January 20, 2016 Signed 2-year[14]
QB Thad Lewis Philadelphia Eagles March 10, 2016 Signed 1-year[15][16]
G Zane Beadles Jacksonville Jaguars March 22, 2016 Signed 3-year[17]
Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2015 season.

Draft

Main article: 2016 NFL draft
2016 San Francisco 49ers Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 7 DeForest Buckner Defensive end Oregon
28 Joshua Garnett Guard Stanford From Chiefs[a]
2 37 Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs[a]
3 68 Will Redmond Cornerback Mississippi State
4 105 Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs[a]
133 Rashard Robinson Cornerback LSU Compensatory pick
5 142 Ronald Blair Defensive end Appalachian State From Chargers[b]
145 John Theus Tackle Georgia
174 Fahn Cooper Tackle Ole Miss Compensatory pick
6 178 Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs[a] From Cowboys[c]
207 Jeff Driskel Quarterback Louisiana Tech From Broncos[d]
211 Kelvin Taylor Running back Florida Compensatory pick
213 Aaron Burbridge Wide receiver Michigan State Compensatory pick
7 249 Prince Charles Iworah Cornerback Western Kentucky From Chiefs[a]
Notes
^[a] The 49ers traded their second-, fourth- and sixth-round selection (Nos. 37, 105 and 178 overall) to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for their first- and seventh-round selection (Nos. 28 and 249 overall).[18]
^[b] The 49ers acquired an additional fifth-round selection as part of a trade that sent their 2015 first-round selection to the San Diego Chargers.[19]
^[c] The 49ers acquired a sixth-round selection in a trade that sent their 2015 seventh-round selection to the Dallas Cowboys.
^[d] The 49ers traded tight end Vernon Davis and their 2016 seventh-round selection to the Denver Broncos in exchange for the Broncos' 2016 sixth-round and 2017 sixth-round selections.

Undrafted free agents

Position Player College Notes
DT Darren Lake Alabama
S Jered Bell Colorado
DT Demetrius Cherry Arizona State
WR Bryce Treggs California
LB Kevin Anderson Stanford
DE Lenny Jones Nevada
DE Jay Fanaika Utah
K John Lunsford Liberty
WR Devon Cajuste Stanford

Staff

San Francisco 49ers staff
Front Office
  • Co-Chairman – Denise DeBartolo York
  • Co-Chairman – John York
  • Chief Executive Officer – Jed York
  • Co-Owner – Gideon Yu
  • President – Al Guido
  • Chief Strategy Officer/Executive Vice President of Football Operations – Paraag Marathe
  • Chief Operating Officer – Ethan Casson
  • General Manager – Trent Baalke
  • Senior Personnel Executive – Tom Gamble
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Mike Williams
  • Director of College Scouting – Matt Malaspina
  • Director of Football Administration & Analytics – Brian Hampton
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
 
Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
  • Director of Human Performance - Mark Uyeyama
  • Strength, Conditioning & Nutrition Assistant - Kurt Schmidt
  • Assistant Strength & Conditioning - Brian Johnson
  • Strength & Conditioning Assistant - David Young
  • Strength & Conditioning Assistant - Taylor Johnson
Coaching Support Staff

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Management
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Current roster

San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant

Unrestricted FAs

Rookies in italics
Roster updated March 17, 2016
Depth ChartTransactions

68 Active, Inactive, 4 FAs, 4 Unsigned

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Schedule

Preseason

The 49ers' preseason opponents and schedule were announced April 7th.

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Result Record Game site TV NFL.com
recap
1 August 14 4:00 p.m. PDT Houston Texans Levi's Stadium
2 August 20 6:00 p.m. PDT at Denver Broncos Sports Authority Field at Mile High
3 August 26 6:30 p.m. PDT Green Bay Packers Levi's Stadium
4 September 1 7:00 p.m. PDT at San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium

Regular season

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Result Record Game site TV NFL.com
recap
1 September 12 7:20 p.m. PDT Los Angeles Rams Levi's Stadium ESPN
2 September 18 10:00 a.m. PDT at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium Fox
3 September 25 1:05 p.m. PDT at Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field Fox
4 October 2 1:25 p.m. PDT Dallas Cowboys Levi's Stadium Fox
5 October 6 5:25 p.m. PDT Arizona Cardinals Levi's Stadium CBS/NFLN/Twitter
6 October 16 10:00 a.m. PDT at Buffalo Bills Ralph Wilson Stadium Fox
7 October 23 1:05 p.m. PDT Tampa Bay Buccaneers Levi's Stadium Fox
8 Bye
9 November 6 1:05 p.m. PST New Orleans Saints Levi's Stadium Fox
10 November 13 1:25 p.m. PST at Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium Fox
11 November 20 1:25 p.m. PST New England Patriots Levi's Stadium CBS
12 November 27 10:00 a.m. PST at Miami Dolphins New Miami Stadium Fox
13 December 4 10:00 a.m. PST at Chicago Bears Soldier Field Fox
14 December 11 1:05 p.m. PST New York Jets Levi's Stadium CBS
15 December 18 1:05 p.m. PST at Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome Fox
16 December 24 1:25 p.m. PST at Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Fox
17 January 1 1:25 p.m. PST Seattle Seahawks Levi's Stadium Fox
Notes

References

  1. "San Francisco 49ers fire coach Jim Tomsula". NFL.com. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. Patra, Kevin (January 14, 2016). "San Francisco 49ers hire Chip Kelly as head coach". NFL.com. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  3. "49ers UFA". Spotrac. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  4. "Vikings Sign G Alex Boone". vikings.com. March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  5. Patra, Kevin. "Niners sign TE Garrett Celek to four-year extension". NFL.com. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  6. "49ers Re-sign NT Ian Williams to One-year Deal". NFL.com. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  7. 1 2 "49ers Tender One-year Contracts to LB Michael Wilhoite and OL Jordan Devey". 49ers.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  8. "49ers OL Jordan Devey Signs One-year Tender". 49ers.com. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  9. "49ers Re-sign LB Michael Wilhoite to One-year Deal". 49ers.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  10. "49ers Re-sign K Phil Dawson to One-year Contract". 49ers.com. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  11. "49ers Sign LB Ray-Ray Armstrong to Extension". 49ers.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  12. Dragon, Tyler. "Shaun Draughn signs one-year deal with 49ers". NFL.com. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  13. "49ers Re-sign DT Tony Jerod-Eddie". 49ers.com. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  14. Bergman, Jeremy. "Niners signing CFL star receiver Eric Rogers". NFL.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  15. "49ers sign quarterback Thad Lewis to one-year deal". ESPN.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  16. "49ers Sign QB Thad Lewis to One-year Deal". 49ers.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  17. "49ers Sign G Zane Beadles to Three-year Contract". 49ers.com. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  18. Price, Taylor. "San Francisco 49ers Draft Stanford G Joshua Garnett". 49ers.com. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  19. Sessler, Marc. "San Diego Chargers trade up for RB Melvin Gordon". NFL.com. Retrieved 1 May 2015.

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