Buffalo Bills Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$5.8M30th
Cap Space
$237.9M16th
Active Cap
$46.3M20th
Dead Cap
$239.5M13th
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
+$22.7M
11th of 32 · 40 graded players · $328.6M in annual salary
How Buffalo Bills’ 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 · OT worst
CB+$13.1M7th
TE+$11.8M5th
RB+$8.4M3rd
LB+$6.6M5th
QB+$2.8M13th
IOL+$2.2M13th
S+$1.7M13th
WR−$1.1M14th
IDL−$3.5M18th
EDGE−$4.0M19th
OT−$15.3M30th
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 (55 players)
| Player | Pos | Cap Hit | APY | Worth | Base | Dead $ | Cut Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | QB | $44.2M | $55.0M | $65.9M | $1.3M | $191.5M | $0 |
| Dion Dawkins | LT | $24.8M | $20.0M | $12.4M | $15.5M | $27.2M | $0 |
| Ed Oliver | IDL | $13.7M | $17.0M | $14.9M | $1.3M | $34.4M | $0 |
| Gregory RousseauUNDERPAID | ED | $11.8M | $20.0M | $33.9M | $4.9M | $43.1M | $0 |
| Josh Palmer | WR | $11.8M | $10.0M | $2.3M | $9.7M | $14.2M | $0 |
| Spencer Brown | RT | $9.0M | $18.0M | $18.7M | $1.2M | $30.9M | $0 |
| Dawson Knox | TE | $8.6M | $6.7M | $8.5M | $1.3M | $17.4M | $0 |
| Christian Benford | CB | $7.4M | $17.2M | $25.3M | $2.5M | $35.0M | $0 |
| Khalil ShakirUNDERPAID | WR | $6.8M | $13.2M | $23.8M | $2.8M | $25.8M | $0 |
| D.J. Moore | WR | $6.8M | $27.5M | $26.5M | $1.3M | $39.0M | $0 |
| Bradley Chubb | ED | $6.5M | $14.5M | $8.7M | $2.0M | $21.8M | $0 |
| James Cook | RB | $5.9M | $11.5M | $18.4M | $2.0M | $16.6M | $0 |
| Terrel Bernard | LB | $5.4M | $10.5M | $14.3M | $2.2M | $20.0M | $0 |
| Connor McGovern | LG | $5.2M | $13.1M | $16.2M | $1.9M | $26.2M | $0 |
| Dalton KincaidUNDERPAID | TE | $4.3M | $3.4M | $21.4M | $2.6M | $12.4M | $0 |
| Dorian Williams | LB | $3.9M | $1.3M | $9.1M | $3.6M | $229K | $3.7M |
| Maxwell Hairston | CB | $3.5M | $3.8M | $21.5M | $1.0M | $12.5M | $0 |
| Michael Hoecht | ED | $3.4M | $7.0M | $4.4M | $1.2M | $9.6M | $0 |
| O'Cyrus Torrence | RG | $3.4M | $19.1M | $15.2M | $1.1M | $26.1M | $0 |
| Ty Johnson | RB | $3.3M | $2.5M | $2.2M | $2.2M | $820K | $2.5M |
| Dee Alford | CB | $3.2M | $5.2M | $9.0M | $1.3M | $7.9M | $0 |
| Tyler Bass | K | $3.0M | — | — | $1.7M | $3.0M | $10K |
| Keon Coleman | WR | $2.7M | $2.5M | $13.3M | $1.7M | $5.5M | $0 |
| Alec Anderson | RT | $2.5M | $2.5M | $3.1M | $1.6M | $1.8M | $700K |
| T.J. Sanders | IDL | $2.4M | $2.7M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $8.1M | $0 |
| Chauncey Gardner-Johnson Jr. | S | $2.4M | $3.5M | $7.2M | $1.5M | $3.0M | $0 |
| T.J. Parker | OLB | $2.4M | $3.3M | $4.4M | $885K | $13.1M | $0 |
| Sam Franklin | S | $1.9M | $2.3M | $2.0M | $1.3M | $2.5M | $0 |
| Kyle Allen | QB | $1.9M | $2.0M | $8.4M | $1.6M | $1.8M | $100K |
| Cole Bishop | S | $1.8M | $1.6M | $10.5M | $1.3M | $791K | $995K |
| Reid Ferguson | LS | $1.6M | — | — | $1.3M | $832K | $770K |
| DeWayne Carter | IDL | $1.5M | $1.4M | $3.4M | $1.3M | $453K | $1.1M |
| Landon Jackson | ED | $1.5M | $1.7M | $9.2M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $414K |
| Davison Igbinosun | CB | $1.4M | $2.0M | $15.1M | $885K | $5.7M | $0 |
| Deone Walker | IDL | $1.3M | $1.3M | $14.3M | $1.0M | $785K | $481K |
| Austin Corbett | RG | $1.3M | $1.5M | $5.7M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $0 |
| Greg Gaines | IDL | $1.3M | $1.5M | $3.9M | $1.3M | $138K | $1.1M |
| Lloyd Cushenberry | C | $1.3M | $1.4M | $15.6M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $0 |
| Mike Danna | ED | $1.3M | $1.4M | $3.9M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $0 |
| Ray Davis | RB | $1.3M | $1.2M | $3.8M | $1.1M | $357K | $897K |
| Jude Bowry | T | $1.2M | $1.4M | $3.6M | $885K | $1.3M | $0 |
| Skyler Bell | WR | $1.2M | $1.4M | $4.3M | $885K | $1.1M | $66K |
| Kaleb Elarms-Orr | ILB | $1.2M | $1.4M | $3.3M | $885K | $1.1M | $73K |
| Javon Solomon | ED | $1.1M | $1.1M | $4.6M | $1.1M | $127K | $1.0M |
| Damar Hamlin | S | $1.1M | $1.3M | $4.4M | $1.2M | $25K | $1.1M |
| Tylan Grable | LT | $1.1M | $1.0M | $3.1M | $1.1M | $85K | $1.0M |
| Jordan Hancock | S | $1.1M | $1.1M | $3.2M | $1.0M | $240K | $845K |
| Jackson Hawes | TE | $1.1M | $1.1M | $4.9M | $1.0M | $240K | $845K |
| Joe Andreessen | LB | $1.1M | $944K | $4.6M | $1.1M | $834 | $1.1M |
| Keleki Latu | TE | $1.0M | $988K | $2.3M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Phidarian Mathis | IDL | $1.0M | $1.2M | $1.5M | $1.1M | $25K | $979K |
| Jalon Kilgore | SS | $1.0M | $1.2M | $3.4M | $885K | $463K | $538K |
| Tommy Doman | H | $918K | — | — | $885K | $132K | $786K |
| Ar'Maj Reed-Adams | $917K | — | — | $885K | $130K | $788K | |
| Dorian Strong | CB | $221K | $1.1M | $12.7M | $1.0M | $214K | $7K |
2026 Dead Money ($46.3M)
Cap dollars the Buffalo Bills are paying players who are no longer on the roster. The logo is where he plays now.
| Player | Dead Cap |
|---|---|
| Matt Milano | $11.1M |
Taron Johnson  | $9.5M |
| Joey Bosa | $7.2M |
| Connor McGovern | $4.8M |
DaQuan Jones  | $3.7M |
| Curtis Samuel | $3.5M |
A.J. Epenesa  | $2.9M |
| Larry Ogunjobi | $2.4M |
| Taylor Rapp | $667K |
| Geno Stone | $188K |
| Mitch Wishnowsky | $175K |
Edefuan Ulofoshio  | $157K |
| Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles | $157K |