Is Drake Jackson in danger of missing out on 49ers’ 53-man roster?

Ideally, the Niners can still turn Jackson into a quality rotational edge rusher despite two underwhelming seasons so far. Even if he loses a competition with Gross-Matos and/or Beal during camp, Jackson can still maintain a roster spot if he shows notable improvement during camp.

That said, San Francisco won’t hang onto an early drafted investment any longer than it needs to if things aren’t panning out (just look at the quarterback Trey Lance debacle), and financially, it isn’t overly committed to Jackson that much anyway.

Ideally, the Niners can still turn Jackson into a quality rotational edge rusher despite two underwhelming seasons so far. Even if he loses a competition with Gross-Matos and/or Beal during camp, Jackson can still maintain a roster spot if he shows notable improvement during camp.

That said, San Francisco won’t hang onto an early drafted investment any longer than it needs to if things aren’t panning out (just look at the quarterback Trey Lance debacle), and financially, it isn’t overly committed to Jackson that much anyway.

According to Over the Cap, waiving Jackson would incur a dead-money hit of $732,688 this season with a cap savings of $874,328.

That’s negligible in the grand scheme of things. And a roster spot for someone else of prowess might be more valuable to the 49ers anyway.

Still, Jackson’s chances of making the 53-man roster are better than not making it, but he’ll have to fully justify his presence by reacting to the pressure he’s currently facing.