The San Francisco 49ers have named their eight team captains for the 2026 NFL season, with DL Nick Bosa, FB Kyle Juszczyk, TE George Kittle, DB Deommodore Lenoir, RB Christian McCaffrey, QB Brock Purdy, LB Fred Warner, and T Trent Williams earning the honor.
Voted on by their teammates, all eight captains return to the leadership group after serving in the role during the 2025 season. Head coach Kyle Shanahan announced the group during his Week 1 press conference as the 49ers prepare to open the regular season in Melbourne, Australia, against NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams.
Kittle, Warner, and Williams will once again wear the gold "C" patch, recognizing five or more years of service as a team captain. Kittle enters his ninth season as a captain after earning the honor every year of his NFL career outside of his rookie season, while Warner enters his seventh.
Williams has been selected as a captain for 14 of his 17 NFL seasons, including each of his seven seasons with San Francisco. Prior to joining the 49ers, Williams served as a captain for seven seasons with the Washington Commanders.
McCaffrey enters his third season as a 49ers captain after previously serving as a captain with the Carolina Panthers from 2019-22. Purdy and Bosa each enter their fourth seasons in the role, while Juszczyk begins his third.
Lenoir returns for his second season as a captain after earning the honor for the first time in 2025.
The eight captains will help lead San Francisco into a historic start to the 2026 campaign, with the 49ers opening the season at the Melbourne Cricket Ground against the Rams.
Here's a look at the full list of the 49ers 2026 team captains:
- TE George Kittle – 9th season as captain
- LB Fred Warner – 7th season as captain
- T Trent Williams – 7th season as a captain in SF, previously a captain for the Washington Commanders (2011-17)
- QB Brock Purdy – 4th season as captain
- DL Nick Bosa – 4th season as captain
- FB Kyle Juszczyk – 3rd season as captain
- RB Christian McCaffrey – 3rd season as a captain in SF, previously a captain for the Carolina Panthers (2019-22)
- DB Deommodore Lenoir – 2nd season as captain
Take a look at the best photos as the 49ers arrive in Melbourne ahead of their season opener against the Los Angeles Rams, presented by United Airlines.
DL Keion White
FB Kyle Juszczyk
T Trent Williams, RB Christian McCaffrey
DL Nick Bosa
QB Mac Jones, TE George Kittle, QB Brock Purdy
TE George Kittle, QB Brock Purdy, RB Christian McCaffrey
LB Fred Warner
DL Sebastian Valdez
LB Dre Greenlaw
DL Alfred Collins
WR Mike Evans
OL Dominick Puni
WR KhaDarel Hodge
TE Khalil Dinkins
T Trent Williams
RB Sincere McCormick
S Jalen Stroman
LB Jalen Graham
OL Drake Nugent
DL Osa Odighizuwa
CB Jakob Robinson
LB Fred Warner
WR Jacob Cowing
DL Romello Height
DL Kevin Givens
DL Kevin Givens, OL Isaac Alarcon
DB Siran Neal, CB Ephesians Prysock
DL Ogbo Okoronkwo
CB Upton Stout
WR Jordan Watkins, S Marques Sigle
OL Carver Willis
LB Jaden Dugger
LB Garret Wallow
LB Tatum Bethune
S Malik Mustapha
WR De'Zhaun Stribling
P Corliss Waitman
TE Brayden Willis
LB Luke Gifford
WR Demarcus Robinson
DB Deommodore Lenoir
QB Mac Jones
WR Deebo Samuel Sr.
