Carolina Panthers Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$6.0M28th
Cap Space
$220.7M12th
Active Cap
$24.4M12th
Dead Cap
$269.2M23rd
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
−$25.8M
25th of 32 · 44 graded players · $260.5M in annual salary
How Carolina Panthers’ 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 breakdownWR best · IOL worst
WR+$12.4M8th
OT+$12.3M6th
QB+$4.4M12th
CB+$1.4M19th
TE+$0.6M13th
LB−$0.1M16th
RB−$2.8M22nd
S−$3.4M24th
IDL−$14.3M26th
EDGE−$15.8M28th
IOL−$20.5M32nd
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 (58 players)
| Player | Pos | Cap Hit | APY | Worth | Base | Dead $ | Cut Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert HuntOVERPAID | RG | $24.3M | $20.0M | $6.8M | $18.5M | $34.9M | $0 |
| Trevon Moehrig | S | $21.3M | $17.0M | $19.5M | $14.5M | $27.3M | $0 |
| Taylor Moton | RT | $21.1M | $22.0M | $26.7M | $14.2M | $34.0M | $0 |
| Damien Lewis | LG | $16.7M | $13.2M | $12.7M | $12.2M | $7.5M | $9.2M |
| Bryce Young | QB | $12.1M | $9.5M | $29.6M | $1.1M | $38.0M | $0 |
| Derrick Brown | IDL | $11.0M | $24.0M | $18.3M | $1.2M | $33.1M | $0 |
| Jaycee Horn | CB | $10.9M | $25.0M | $23.2M | $1.2M | $56.6M | $0 |
| Patrick Jones II | ED | $10.1M | $7.5M | $14.0M | $6.4M | $5.4M | $4.8M |
| Jaelan PhillipsOVERPAID | EDGE | $10.0M | $30.0M | $13.5M | $1.2M | $60.0M | $0 |
| Tershawn Wharton | IDL | $8.9M | $15.0M | $18.8M | $1.2M | $23.7M | $0 |
| Bobby Brown III | IDL | $8.0M | $7.0M | $3.5M | $5.5M | $6.4M | $1.6M |
| Tommy Tremble | TE | $8.0M | $5.2M | $8.8M | $3.7M | $4.0M | $4.0M |
| Michael Jackson Sr.UNDERPAID | CB | $7.8M | $5.2M | $13.4M | $4.2M | $4.0M | $3.8M |
| Chuba Hubbard | RB | $7.5M | $8.3M | $3.8M | $5.6M | $9.0M | $0 |
| Devin Lloyd | LB | $6.8M | $15.0M | $15.4M | $1.2M | $25.0M | $0 |
| Tetairoa McMillanUNDERPAID | WR | $6.3M | $7.0M | $30.5M | $1.0M | $22.9M | $0 |
| Kenny Pickett | QB | $4.0M | $4.0M | $4.4M | $1.2M | $4.0M | $0 |
| Rasheed Walker | LT | $4.0M | $4.0M | $21.4M | $1.2M | $3.2M | $785K |
| Monroe Freeling | T | $3.8M | $5.2M | $3.5M | $885K | $20.9M | $0 |
| Jalen CokerUNDERPAID | WR | $3.5M | $11.3M | $20.1M | $1.1M | $12.5M | $0 |
| Xavier Legette | WR | $3.4M | $3.1M | $2.9M | $1.9M | $7.3M | $0 |
| Luke Fortner | C | $2.8M | $2.8M | $9.4M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.4M |
| Jonathon Brooks | RB | $2.3M | $2.1M | $2.6M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $825K |
| Thomas Incoom | ED | $2.0M | $2.0M | $4.6M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $900K |
| Nick Scott | S | $2.0M | $2.0M | $1.7M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $900K |
| Stone Forsythe | LT | $2.0M | $2.0M | $3.0M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $950K |
| Nic Scourton | ED | $2.0M | $2.2M | $7.9M | $1.2M | $5.1M | $0 |
| John Metchie III | WR | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.1M | $1.0M | $900K |
| Lee Hunter | NT | $1.8M | $2.5M | $4.6M | $885K | $9.5M | $0 |
| Sam Martin | P | $1.6M | $1.9M | $2.1M | $1.3M | $2.0M | $0 |
| Bobby OkerekeUNDERPAID | LB | $1.5M | $1.5M | $13.8M | $1.3M | $170K | $1.3M |
| Princely Umanmielen | ED | $1.5M | $1.6M | $4.7M | $1.1M | $1.0M | $452K |
| Claudin Cherelus | LB | $1.3M | $1.3M | $4.5M | $1.1M | $461K | $834K |
| Ja'Tavion SandersUNDERPAID | TE | $1.3M | $1.3M | $9.6M | $1.1M | $437K | $856K |
| J.J. Jansen | LS | $1.3M | — | — | $1.3M | $1.3M | $0 |
| Trevis Gipson | ED | $1.3M | $1.4M | $2.0M | $1.2M | $599K | $664K |
| A.J. Dillon | RB | $1.3M | $1.4M | $3.6M | $1.2M | $100K | $1.2M |
| Akayleb Evans | CB | $1.3M | $1.4M | $2.1M | $1.2M | $599K | $664K |
| Lathan Ransom | S | $1.2M | $1.3M | $7.8M | $1.0M | $718K | $526K |
| Brady Christensen | LG | $1.2M | $2.8M | $2.1M | $2.8M | $1.2M | $0 |
| Chau Smith-Wade | CB | $1.2M | $1.1M | $18.5M | $1.1M | $162K | $994K |
| Will Lee III | CB | $1.1M | $1.4M | $12.3M | $885K | $1.1M | $96K |
| Feleipe Franks | TE | $1.1M | $1.3M | $4.0M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Cam'Ron Jackson | IDL | $1.1M | $1.2M | $6.1M | $1.0M | $355K | $768K |
| Mitchell Evans | TE | $1.1M | $1.1M | $3.4M | $1.0M | $293K | $810K |
| Darren Waller | TE | $1.1M | $1.3M | $2.2M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Sam Hecht | C | $1.0M | $1.2M | $7.8M | $885K | $554K | $469K |
| Zakee Wheatley | SS | $1.0M | $1.2M | $1.9M | $885K | $510K | $502K |
| Ryan Fitzgerald | K | $1.0M | — | — | $1.0M | $10K | $1.0M |
| Corey Bullock | C | $1.0M | $1.0M | $6.6M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Brycen Tremayne | WR | $1.0M | $1.0M | $2.1M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Jackson Kuwatch | ILB | $925K | $1.1M | $3.3M | $885K | $159K | $766K |
| Aaron Hall | DT | $893K | $1.0M | $4.6M | $885K | $272K | $621K |
| Albert Reese IV | T | $892K | $1.0M | $3.5M | $885K | $145K | $747K |
| Haynes King | QB | $888K | $1.0M | $6.4M | $885K | $210K | $678K |
| TeRah Edwards | IDL | $885K | $885K | $6.1M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Trevor Etienne | RB | $792K | $1.3M | $9.9M | $1.0M | $757K | $36K |
| Bam Martin-Scott | LB | $545K | $993K | $4.6M | $1.0M | $10K | $535K |
2026 Dead Money ($24.4M)
Cap dollars the Carolina Panthers are paying players who are no longer on the roster. The logo is where he plays now.
| Player | Dead Cap |
|---|---|
Andy Dalton  | $5.7M |
Austin Corbett  | $4.4M |
| Adam Thielen | $3.3M |
Shy Tuttle  | $3.2M |
| Josey Jewell | $2.3M |
A'Shawn Robinson  | $2.1M |
D.J. Wonnum  | $600K |
| James Mitchell | $411K |
Trevin Wallace  | $364K |
| DeVonta Smith | $256K |
| Isaia Glass | $252K |
| D.J. Johnson | $251K |
Cam Miller  | $232K |
| Chandler Zavala | $193K |
| Isaiah Simmons | $188K |
| Ainias Smith | $180K |
| Ryan Hayes | $180K |
| Jaylon Guilbeau | $105K |
| Jimmy Horn Jr. | $105K |