Chicago Bears Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$4.6M29th
Cap Space
$323.9M26th
Active Cap
$20.2M11th
Dead Cap
$284.5M26th
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Value Index — how the contracts grade out
+$70.1M
3rd of 32 · 46 graded players · $290.6M in annual salary
How Chicago Bears’ 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+$29.1M2nd
OT+$25.2M1st
LB+$17.8M1st
TE+$11.9M5th
QB+$9.4M10th
IDL+$7.2M11th
RB+$4.8M7th
S−$1.9M16th
CB−$7.4M20th
EDGE−$9.4M25th
IOL−$16.6M29th
2026 Roster & Cap (91 players)
Click a column to sort. Cap hit shaded by size. APY is what the deal he is on pays per year, and Worth is what our model says a new deal would cost per year — those two are the comparison, not the cap hit, which is only this season's charge. Worth is shaded by how far it sits above the APY beside it. Kickers and punters have no comparable pool, so they show no Worth. How it is built →
| Player | Pos | Cap Hit | APY | Worth | Base | Dead $ | Cut Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montez Sweat | ED | $25.1M | $24.5M | $20.6M | $20.9M | $18.2M | $6.9M |
| Jaylon Johnson | CB | $24.5M | $19.0M | $18.5M | $15.1M | $25.6M | $0 |
| Joe Thuney | LG | $21.5M | $17.5M | $10.1M | $16.0M | $26.0M | $0 |
| Dayo Odeyingbo | ED | $20.5M | $16.0M | $14.6M | $15.5M | $24.5M | $0 |
| Grady Jarrett | IDL | $18.9M | $14.5M | $7.0M | $14.2M | $22.2M | $0 |
| Kyler Gordon | CB | $12.9M | $13.3M | $11.2M | $10.0M | $27.5M | $0 |
| Jonah Jackson | RG | $12.8M | $14.8M | $8.5M | $1.2M | $21.8M | $0 |
| T.J. Edwards | LB | $10.8M | $10.0M | $11.4M | $8.2M | $12.9M | $0 |
| Caleb Williams | QB | $10.8M | $9.9M | $35.1M | $1.1M | $23.3M | $0 |
| Darnell WrightOVERPAID | RT | $10.5M | $29.0M | $17.9M | $1.1M | $42.8M | $0 |
| D'Andre Swift | RB | $8.8M | $8.0M | $7.3M | $6.4M | $1.8M | $7.0M |
| Cole Kmet | TE | $7.8M | $12.5M | $15.1M | $1.2M | $10.8M | $0 |
| Rome OdunzeUNDERPAID | WR | $6.2M | $5.7M | $25.0M | $1.1M | $13.4M | $0 |
| Colston LovelandUNDERPAID | TE | $6.1M | $6.7M | $22.7M | $1.0M | $21.8M | $0 |
| Coby Bryant | CB | $6.0M | $13.3M | $15.5M | $1.5M | $25.8M | $0 |
| Devin BushUNDERPAID | LB | $5.7M | $10.0M | $19.7M | $1.5M | $21.0M | $0 |
| Tyson Bagent | QB | $4.8M | $5.0M | $5.3M | $4.0M | $5.0M | $0 |
| Garrett Bradbury | C | $4.7M | $4.7M | $12.2M | $3.7M | $3.7M | $1.0M |
| Braxton Jones | LT | $4.3M | $5.0M | $11.5M | $2.0M | $3.0M | $1.3M |
| Tyrique Stevenson | CB | $4.1M | $1.6M | $12.2M | $3.7M | $423K | $3.7M |
| Neville Gallimore | IDL | $4.0M | $5.0M | $10.3M | $2.0M | $5.0M | $0 |
| Cairo Santos | K | $3.8M | $3.9M | $4.8M | $3.1M | $1.1M | $2.6M |
| Dillon Thieneman | SS | $3.5M | $4.9M | $3.0M | $885K | $19.5M | $0 |
| Kalif Raymond | WR | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.4M | $2.0M | $3.0M | $470K |
| D'Marco JacksonUNDERPAID | LB | $3.0M | $3.8M | $15.4M | $1.8M | $3.6M | $0 |
| Josh Blackwell | CB | $2.6M | $2.5M | $10.9M | $1.8M | $375K | $2.2M |
| Luther BurdenUNDERPAID | WR | $2.5M | $2.7M | $23.7M | $1.3M | $9.0M | $0 |
| Cameron Lewis | CB | $2.2M | $3.0M | $3.2M | $1.2M | $2.8M | $0 |
| Case Keenum | QB | $2.2M | $2.8M | $6.4M | $1.3M | $2.9M | $0 |
| Gervon DexterUNDERPAID | IDL | $2.1M | $1.7M | $23.8M | $1.6M | $472K | $1.7M |
| Daniel Hardy | ED | $2.1M | $2.5M | $5.5M | $1.2M | $2.5M | $0 |
| Ozzy Trapilo | RT | $1.8M | $1.9M | $22.4M | $1.2M | $4.0M | $0 |
| Shemar Turner | IDL | $1.6M | $1.8M | $4.6M | $1.2M | $3.1M | $0 |
| Kiran Amegadjie | LT | $1.6M | $1.5M | $3.5M | $1.3M | $561K | $1.1M |
| Logan Jones | C | $1.5M | $2.1M | $6.6M | $885K | $6.6M | $0 |
| Elijah Hicks | S | $1.4M | $2.6M | $3.8M | $2.4M | $1.7M | $0 |
| Roschon Johnson | RB | $1.3M | $1.2M | $3.9M | $1.1M | $192K | $1.1M |
| Sam Roush | TE | $1.3M | $1.8M | $3.6M | $885K | $1.8M | $0 |
| Tory Taylor | P | $1.3M | — | — | $1.1M | $374K | $888K |
| Kentavius Street | ED | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.7M | $1.3M | $100K | $1.2M |
| Jordan McFadden | LG | $1.2M | $1.3M | $4.4M | $1.1M | $25K | $1.2M |
| Zavion Thomas | WR | $1.2M | $1.7M | $4.9M | $885K | $1.4M | $0 |
| Noah Sewell | LB | $1.2M | $1.0M | $4.3M | $1.1M | $81K | $1.1M |
| Ruben Hyppolite II | LB | $1.2M | $1.3M | $4.2M | $1.0M | $660K | $565K |
| Terell Smith | CB | $1.2M | $1.0M | $6.5M | $1.1M | $69K | $1.1M |
| James Lynch | IDL | $1.2M | $1.3M | $3.8M | $1.2M | $100K | $1.1M |
| Jaylon Jones | CB | $1.2M | $1.3M | $10.8M | $1.2M | $708K | $468K |
| Austin Booker | ED | $1.2M | $1.1M | $4.8M | $1.1M | $175K | $988K |
| Malik Muhammad | CB | $1.2M | $1.4M | $15.1M | $885K | $1.1M | $58K |
| Stephen Carlson | TE | $1.1M | $1.1M | $3.9M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Tony Fields II | OLB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $3.9M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Anthony Johnson Jr. | S | $1.1M | $1.1M | $2.0M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Xavier Woods | S | $1.1M | $1.4M | $6.2M | $1.3M | $50K | $1.1M |
| Marcus Davenport | ED | $1.1M | $1.3M | $1.6M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Scott Miller | WR | $1.1M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | WR | $1.1M | $1.3M | $2.2M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Nephi Sewell | LB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $4.3M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jack Sanborn | LB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $4.1M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jedrick Wills | T | $1.1M | $1.2M | $19.2M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Salvon Ahmed | RB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $2.4M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jon Rhattigan | LB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $4.5M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Brittain Brown | RB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $2.4M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Maurice Alexander | WR | $1.1M | $1.1M | $3.7M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Wesley French | C | $1.1M | $1.1M | $5.3M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Luke Newman | LG | $1.1M | $1.1M | $5.1M | $1.0M | $173K | $890K |
| Kyle Monangai | RB | $1.0M | $1.1M | $4.7M | $1.0M | $96K | $941K |
| Jahdae Walker | WR | $1.0M | $995K | $4.3M | $1.0M | $13K | $998K |
| Theo Benedet | RT | $1.0M | $1.0M | $12.4M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Jamree Kromah | ED | $1.0M | $1.0M | $6.8M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Kyle Hergel | LG | $1.0M | $1.0M | $4.4M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Deantre Prince | CB | $1.0M | $1.0M | $5.0M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Beanie Bishop | CB | $1.0M | $1.0M | $13.9M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Keyshaun Elliott | ILB | $1.0M | $1.2M | $6.8M | $885K | $468K | $534K |
| Jordan van den Berg | DT | $943K | $1.2M | $6.1M | $885K | $232K | $711K |
| Caden Barnett | G | $895K | $1.0M | $5.4M | $885K | $278K | $618K |
| Jayden Loving | DT | $892K | $1.0M | $4.6M | $885K | $245K | $647K |
| Skyler Thomas | DB | $892K | $1.0M | $5.1M | $885K | $220K | $672K |
| Mason Murphy | C | $892K | $1.0M | $7.8M | $885K | $268K | $624K |
| Jaren Kump | C | $890K | $1.0M | $6.5M | $885K | $115K | $775K |
| Omari Kelly | WR | $888K | $1.0M | $2.9M | $885K | $135K | $753K |
| Beau Gardner | LS | $888K | — | — | $885K | $110K | $778K |
| Miller Moss | QB | $888K | $1.0M | $7.1M | $885K | $210K | $678K |
| Hayden Large | TE | $888K | $1.0M | $2.4M | $885K | $68K | $820K |
| Kaden Davis | KR | $885K | $885K | $2.3M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Jeremiah Martin | ED | $885K | $885K | $11.0M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| William Wright | CB | $885K | $885K | $5.0M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| J.P. Richardson | WR | $885K | $885K | $4.3M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Marlen Sewell | FS | $885K | $885K | $3.3M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Qadir Ismail | WR | $885K | $885K | $4.7M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Dontae Manning | CB | $885K | $885K | $12.3M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Wayne Matthews | ILB | $885K | $1.0M | $6.7M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
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.