Arizona Cardinals Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$14.5M12th
Cap Space
$219.5M11th
Active Cap
$81.1M28th
Dead Cap
$218.1M8th
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
−$11.4M
20th of 32 · 45 graded players · $235.2M in annual salary
How Arizona Cardinals’ contracts grade out against an average roster, room by room: their quarterbacks measured against the other 31 quarterback rooms, their receivers against the other 31, and so on. Negative means they are paying more for what they have than most of the league does. Compare all 32 →
Position-by-position breakdownCB best · QB worst
CB+$36.1M2nd
IDL+$16.9M6th
TE−$1.8M16th
RB−$2.8M23rd
LB−$4.2M27th
EDGE−$6.1M21st
WR−$6.6M20th
OT−$6.7M22nd
IOL−$6.8M20th
S−$9.9M28th
QB−$19.4M27th
Cap Scenario What-if
Cap Savings
$0
Dead Money
$0
Release and Trade carry the same cap impact; a Post-June 1 designation spreads the dead money across two seasons.
2026 Roster & Cap (57 players)
| Player | Pos | Cap Hit | APY | Worth | Base | Dead $ | Cut Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budda BakerOVERPAID | S | $19.2M | $18.0M | $5.0M | $14.4M | $13.9M | $5.3M |
| Josh Sweat | ED | $16.4M | $19.1M | $23.7M | $9.8M | $31.8M | $0 |
| Jacoby Brissett | QB | $10.4M | $15.5M | $13.9M | $9.7M | $25.9M | $0 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr.UNDERPAID | WR | $9.6M | $8.8M | $23.5M | $1.1M | $20.9M | $0 |
| Jeremiyah LoveOVERPAID | RB | $9.6M | $13.3M | $3.1M | $885K | $53.0M | $0 |
| Baron Browning | ED | $9.4M | $7.5M | $4.0M | $4.4M | $4.8M | $4.7M |
| Paris Johnson Jr. | RT | $8.9M | $7.0M | $22.0M | $1.1M | $28.0M | $0 |
| Trey McBride | TE | $8.7M | $19.0M | $19.8M | $3.1M | $26.8M | $0 |
| Hjalte Froholdt | C | $7.9M | $10.0M | $9.0M | $4.0M | $15.3M | $0 |
| Isaac Seumalo | LG | $6.9M | $10.5M | $9.3M | $3.5M | $15.0M | $0 |
| Michael Wilson | WR | $6.2M | $25.0M | $18.9M | $1.5M | $35.2M | $0 |
| Zaven Collins | LB | $6.1M | $7.0M | $3.9M | $4.1M | $1.7M | $4.4M |
| Gardner Minshew | QB | $5.7M | $5.8M | $3.9M | $2.9M | $5.1M | $550K |
| James Conner | RB | $4.8M | $3.0M | $2.3M | $2.4M | $4.3M | $480K |
| Kendrick Bourne | WR | $4.8M | $5.0M | $5.2M | $2.0M | $6.5M | $0 |
| Mack Wilson | LB | $4.7M | $4.2M | $7.0M | $3.4M | $1.2M | $3.6M |
| Walter NolenUNDERPAID | IDL | $4.4M | $4.8M | $18.5M | $1.0M | $15.8M | $0 |
| Roy Lopez | IDL | $4.4M | $5.2M | $11.2M | $2.0M | $6.0M | $0 |
| Tyler Allgeier | RB | $4.3M | $6.1M | $3.3M | $1.5M | $8.0M | $0 |
| Garrett WilliamsUNDERPAID | CB | $3.9M | $1.4M | $25.7M | $3.7M | $275K | $3.7M |
| Darius Robinson | IDL | $3.8M | $3.5M | $12.1M | $2.1M | $8.2M | $0 |
| Jack Gibbens | LB | $3.7M | $3.8M | $9.3M | $2.0M | $4.0M | $0 |
| Dante Stills | IDL | $3.7M | $993K | $2.5M | $3.7M | $33K | $3.7M |
| Elijah Higgins | WR | $3.7M | $1.0M | $6.5M | $3.7M | $0 | $3.7M |
| Andrew Wingard | S | $3.0M | $3.0M | $6.8M | $1.8M | $1.9M | $1.1M |
| Elijah Wilkinson | LG | $2.9M | $3.1M | $2.8M | $1.6M | $3.1M | $0 |
| Andrew Billings | IDL | $2.5M | $2.5M | $5.0M | $1.6M | $700K | $1.8M |
| Max Melton | CB | $2.4M | $2.2M | $4.6M | $1.6M | $3.3M | $0 |
| Devin Duvernay | WR | $2.4M | $1.9M | $3.5M | $1.2M | $550K | $1.8M |
| Will Johnson | CB | $2.1M | $2.4M | $11.2M | $1.3M | $5.9M | $0 |
| Hunter Long | TE | $2.1M | $2.5M | $3.9M | $2.0M | $1.0M | $1.1M |
| Chad Ryland | K | $1.9M | — | — | $1.4M | $475K | $1.4M |
| L.J. Collier | ED | $1.7M | $2.0M | $2.7M | $1.3M | $750K | $990K |
| Blake Gillikin | K | $1.7M | — | — | $1.2M | $450K | $1.3M |
| Trey Benson | RB | $1.7M | $1.5M | $2.3M | $1.3M | $613K | $1.0M |
| Isaiah Adams | LG | $1.6M | $1.5M | $8.3M | $1.3M | $583K | $1.0M |
| Tip Reiman | TE | $1.6M | $1.4M | $3.4M | $1.3M | $515K | $1.1M |
| Jordan Burch | ED | $1.5M | $1.6M | $2.0M | $1.1M | $1.0M | $455K |
| Carson Beck | QB | $1.3M | $1.9M | $6.4M | $885K | $1.8M | $0 |
| Jon Gaines | LG | $1.3M | $1.1M | $2.4M | $1.1M | $183K | $1.1M |
| Dadrion Taylor-Demerson | S | $1.3M | $1.2M | $9.8M | $1.1M | $423K | $863K |
| Casey Kreiter | LS | $1.3M | — | — | $1.3M | $1.3M | $0 |
| Simi Fehoko | WR | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $0 |
| Cody Simon | LB | $1.3M | $1.3M | $4.8M | $1.0M | $754K | $503K |
| Kei'Trel Clark | CB | $1.2M | $1.0M | $5.6M | $1.1M | $52K | $1.1M |
| Zonovan Knight | RB | $1.2M | $1.2M | $4.7M | $1.1M | $25K | $1.2M |
| Eku Leota | ED | $1.1M | $1.1M | $4.6M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jalen Brooks | WR | $1.1M | $1.1M | $2.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Denzel BurkeUNDERPAID | CB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $25.0M | $1.0M | $240K | $845K |
| Hayden Conner | LG | $1.0M | $1.1M | $5.1M | $1.0M | $131K | $918K |
| Reggie Virgil | WR | $1.0M | $1.2M | $3.8M | $885K | $556K | $468K |
| Josh Fryar | RT | $1.0M | $1.0M | $3.5M | $1.0M | $23K | $993K |
| Karson Sharar | ILB | $967K | $1.2M | $3.3M | $885K | $328K | $639K |
| Kalen King | CB | $949K | $922K | $1.3M | $1.0M | $0 | $949K |
| Jayden Williams | T | $930K | $1.1M | $20.5M | $885K | $181K | $749K |
| Wydett Williams Jr. | SS | $888K | $1.0M | $3.2M | $885K | $110K | $778K |
| Kitan Crawford | S | $600K | $1.1M | $2.0M | $1.0M | $103K | $497K |
2026 Dead Money ($81.1M)
Cap dollars the Arizona Cardinals are paying players who are no longer on the roster. The logo is where he plays now.
| Player | Dead Cap |
|---|---|
Kyler Murray  | $46.6M |
| Jonah Williams | $7.2M |
Dalvin Tomlinson  | $6.8M |
Jalen Thompson  | $4.0M |
| Sean Murphy-Bunting | $3.9M |
| Justin Jones | $3.2M |
| Bilal Nichols | $2.0M |
Evan Brown  | $1.5M |
Akeem Davis-Gaither  | $1.5M |
| B.J. Ojulari | $813K |
| Starling Thomas V | $400K |
| Xavier Weaver | $358K |
| Olisaemeka Udoh | $350K |
| DeeJay Dallas | $333K |
| Harrison Wallace III | $261K |
| Isaiah Oliver | $258K |
| Elijah Culp | $256K |
| Cameron Robertson | $252K |
| Elijah Jones | $239K |
| Damonic Williams | $188K |
| Matt Pryor | $188K |
| Xavier Thomas | $186K |
| P.J. Mustipher | $179K |
| Josh Minkins | $172K |