Colton McKivitz may have been smiling in the pictured attached to this item for multiple reasons. One was this — the night before the season-opening game against the Seahawks, he agreed to terms on a new deal with the 49ers.
The 2020 fifth-round pick from West Virginia approached what would have been a contract year with a new contract. We’ve obtained the details, from a source with knowledge of the terms.
Here they are:
1. Signing bonus: $6.8 million.
2. 2025 base salary: $1.17 million, fully guaranteed.
3. 2025 per-game active roster bonus: $510,000 total, fully guaranteed (but must be earned).
4. 2026 option bonus: $8.185 million, fully guaranteed.
5. 2026 workout bonus: $150,000, fully guaranteed (but must be earned).
6. 2026 base salary: $1.215 million, fully guaranteed.
7. 2026 per-game active roster bonus: $680,000 total, fully guaranteed (but must be earned).
8. 2027 option bonus: $12.67 million, $8.29 million of which is guaranteed for injury. Of that amount, $6.29 million becomes fully guaranteed on April 1, 2026. Another $2 million becomes fully guaranteed on April 1, 2027.
9. 2027 workout bonus: $150,000.
10. 2027 base salary: $1.5 million.
11. 2027 per-game active roster bonus: $680,000 total.
12. 2028 option bonus: $6.8 million.
13. 2028 workout bonus: $150,000.
14. 2028 base salary: $7.36 million.
15. 2028 per-game active roster bonus: $680,000 total.
It’s a three-year, $45 million extension. $27 million is guaranteed for injury; $25 million vests by April 1, 2026.
McKivitz, 29, became a full-time starter in 2023. He has 63 regular-season appearances, and 40 starts.
