Atlanta Falcons Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$34.2M3rd
Cap Space
$206.4M7th
Active Cap
$46.5M21st
Dead Cap
$212.3M5th
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
−$3.5M
15th of 32 · 42 graded players · $273.7M in annual salary
How Atlanta Falcons’ 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 breakdownIDL best · WR worst
IDL+$33.7M2nd
EDGE+$14.2M5th
QB+$13.6M8th
S+$11.0M4th
TE−$2.1M17th
LB−$3.2M24th
RB−$6.2M27th
CB−$12.2M22nd
OT−$13.7M28th
IOL−$19.2M31st
WR−$19.3M30th
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 (60 players)
| Player | Pos | Cap Hit | APY | Worth | Base | Dead $ | Cut Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Bates III | S | $24.8M | $16.0M | $19.2M | $13.0M | $19.2M | $5.5M |
| Jake MatthewsOVERPAID | LT | $16.8M | $22.5M | $13.6M | $2.0M | $51.3M | $0 |
| Chris Lindstrom | RG | $14.5M | $20.5M | $17.4M | $1.3M | $42.5M | $0 |
| A.J. Terrell | CB | $13.5M | $20.2M | $19.4M | $3.0M | $48.5M | $0 |
| Bijan Robinson | RB | $10.0M | $22.2M | $15.0M | $1.1M | $41.1M | $0 |
| Divine Deablo | LB | $8.9M | $7.0M | $5.2M | $5.7M | $4.0M | $4.9M |
| Drake London | WR | $8.0M | $35.3M | $30.8M | $1.2M | $53.1M | $0 |
| Michael Penix Jr. | QB | $6.2M | $5.7M | $5.4M | $1.1M | $13.5M | $0 |
| Ryan NeuzilUNDERPAID | C | $6.2M | $4.8M | $16.2M | $4.0M | $3.4M | $2.8M |
| Charlie Woerner | TE | $5.8M | $4.0M | $4.0M | $4.4M | $1.0M | $4.8M |
| Mike Hughes | CB | $5.5M | $6.0M | $8.6M | $3.3M | $6.7M | $0 |
| Za'Darius Smith | OLB | $5.3M | $6.0M | $2.1M | $3.0M | $5.0M | $294K |
| Matthew BergeronOVERPAID | LG | $5.0M | $23.5M | $7.5M | $1.1M | $29.8M | $0 |
| Jahan Dotson | WR | $5.0M | $7.5M | $3.1M | $2.0M | $10.0M | $0 |
| Jalon Walker | ED | $4.7M | $5.1M | $14.7M | $1.0M | $16.8M | $0 |
| Jawaan Taylor | RT | $4.6M | $5.0M | $9.3M | $2.7M | $0 | $4.6M |
| Kyle Pitts | TE | $4.6M | $17.7M | $19.6M | $1.2M | $36.0M | $0 |
| James Pearce Jr.UNDERPAID | ED | $3.4M | $4.2M | $25.3M | $1.0M | $6.6M | $0 |
| Nick Folk | K | $3.3M | $4.5M | $4.8M | $1.5M | $4.0M | $0 |
| Kyle Hinton | RG | $3.2M | $2.9M | $4.5M | $2.3M | $500K | $2.8M |
| Austin Hooper | TE | $3.2M | $3.2M | $4.5M | $1.5M | $2.7M | $480K |
| Cameron Thomas | ED | $3.1M | $3.1M | $4.4M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.6M |
| Da'Shawn Hand | ED | $3.0M | $3.0M | $4.9M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.5M |
| Lacale London | IDL | $2.7M | $2.8M | $11.8M | $1.8M | $750K | $1.9M |
| Christian Harris | LB | $2.7M | $2.8M | $7.5M | $1.5M | $2.0M | $675K |
| Samson Ebukam | ED | $2.6M | $2.8M | $4.1M | $1.3M | $70K | $2.6M |
| Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | $2.5M | $2.5M | $4.1M | $1.2M | $775K | $1.7M |
| Jake Bailey | P | $2.2M | — | — | $1.3M | $5.0M | $0 |
| Mike Ford | CB | $2.2M | $4.0M | $3.7M | $1.6M | $250K | $1.9M |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | WR | $2.0M | $2.2M | $3.5M | $1.3M | $2.3M | $0 |
| Avieon TerrellUNDERPAID | CB | $1.9M | $2.6M | $27.5M | $885K | $10.3M | $0 |
| Gervon DexterUNDERPAID | IDL | $1.6M | $1.7M | $23.8M | $1.6M | $0 | $1.6M |
| Sydney Brown | S | $1.5M | $1.4M | $2.1M | $1.5M | $0 | $1.5M |
| Maason Smith | IDL | $1.5M | $2.0M | $4.1M | $1.5M | $1.1M | $427K |
| Liam McCullough | LS | $1.4M | — | — | $1.2M | $675K | $765K |
| Xavier WattsUNDERPAID | S | $1.4M | $1.5M | $19.7M | $1.1M | $856K | $551K |
| Zachariah Branch | WR | $1.3M | $1.8M | $3.8M | $885K | $1.6M | $0 |
| Brandon Dorlus | IDL | $1.3M | $1.2M | $13.7M | $1.1M | $411K | $869K |
| Corey Levin | C | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.3M |
| Billy Bowman Jr. | S | $1.3M | $1.3M | $5.2M | $1.0M | $740K | $512K |
| C.J. Henderson | CB | $1.2M | $1.2M | $3.2M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.2M |
| Tua TagovailoaUNDERPAID | QB | $1.2M | $1.2M | $36.9M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.2M |
| DeMarcco Hellams | S | $1.2M | $987K | $2.4M | $1.1M | $27K | $1.1M |
| J.D. Bertrand | LB | $1.2M | $1.1M | $4.6M | $1.1M | $175K | $987K |
| Yasir Abdullah | LB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $4.6M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Kendal Daniels | ILB | $1.1M | $1.3M | $4.3M | $885K | $789K | $293K |
| Nick Muse | TE | $1.1M | — | — | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Chris Blair | WR | $1.1M | $1.1M | $3.5M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Mike Jerrell | RT | $1.1M | $1.0M | $3.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Cooper Rush | QB | $1.1M | $1.3M | $3.7M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Josh Woods | LB | $1.1M | $1.3M | $3.0M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Harold Perkins Jr. | ILB | $937K | $1.1M | $4.3M | $885K | $207K | $730K |
| Ethan Onianwa | T | $924K | $1.1M | $3.6M | $885K | $156K | $768K |
| Malcolm DeWalt IV | CB | $892K | $1.0M | $12.7M | $885K | $140K | $752K |
| Jack Strand | QB | $890K | $1.0M | $6.2M | $885K | $262K | $628K |
| Jared Ivey | LB | $885K | $993K | $4.2M | $885K | $80K | $805K |
| Storm Norton | RT | $715K | $1.5M | $1.7M | $1.2M | $100K | $615K |
| DeAngelo Malone | ED | $615K | $1.5M | $4.6M | $1.5M | $215K | $400K |
| Beaux Collins | WR | $540K | $1.1M | $4.3M | $1.0M | $0 | $540K |
| Cameron Williams | RT | $515K | $1.1M | $10.9M | $885K | $125K | $390K |
2026 Dead Money ($46.5M)
Cap dollars the Atlanta Falcons are paying players who are no longer on the roster. The logo is where he plays now.
| Player | Dead Cap |
|---|---|
Kirk Cousins  | $22.5M |
Darnell Mooney  | $11.0M |
| Kaleb McGary | $3.0M |
David Onyemata  | $2.4M |
Ruke Orhorhoro  | $2.0M |
| Younghoe Koo | $1.2M |
| Morgan Fox | $750K |
KhaDarel Hodge  | $625K |
| Chris Williams | $500K |
Azeez Ojulari  | $388K |
| Bralen Trice | $283K |
| Zach Harrison | $262K |
| Vinny Anthony II | $252K |
| Kam Dewberry | $252K |
| Cash Jones | $225K |
| James Brockermeyer | $210K |
Clark Phillips III  | $193K |
| Carlos Allen Jr. | $127K |
| Le'Meke Brockington | $105K |
| Riley Mahlman | $105K |