Forty-Niners Get Roster Boost with Isaac Alarcón

0:00On April 28th, the San Francisco 49ers just got a roster boost with an extra spot for offensive lineman, Isaac Alarcone. The NFL graded them an exemption, so this 27-year-old from Mexico doesn't count against their 90-man off-season limit. He entered the league back in 2020 through the International Player Pathway program with the Dallas Cowboys. The Niners have signed Alarcone to futures deals before in 2024, 2025, and now early 2026. That exemption keeps him off the off-season active roster too, but he'll count once they trim down to the 53-man squad before the season kicks off. Alarcone hasn't seen a single regular season snap yet, and he set out the first six games of 2025 on a suspension for breaking the league's performance enhancing drug rules. Still, he's got potential as a big body upfront. This set up mirrors what the Niners did last couple off-season using him mainly to fill out training camp while they sort who makes the cut for 2026. With that extra flexibility, the Niners

1:06can experiment without burning a spot, keeping their depth char fluid as they build for another run. Stay locked in with NFL News Today. AI-powered updates