Cincinnati Bengals Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$11.1M19th
Cap Space
$318.3M31st
Active Cap
$11.2M4th
Dead Cap
$287.0M30th
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
−$8.8M
19th of 32 · 40 graded players · $289.3M in annual salary
How Cincinnati Bengals’ 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 · IDL worst
CB+$20.8M5th
EDGE+$7.6M9th
OT+$5.9M12th
RB+$2.9M10th
LB−$0.2M17th
QB−$1.6M18th
IOL−$3.8M17th
TE−$6.3M21st
WR−$6.5M19th
S−$10.4M29th
IDL−$17.2M29th
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 (54 players)
| Player | Pos | Cap Hit | APY | Worth | Base | Dead $ | Cut Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | QB | $37.6M | $55.0M | $70.6M | $12.2M | $110.0M | $0 |
| Tee Higgins | WR | $26.5M | $28.8M | $32.0M | $10.9M | $21.2M | $5.3M |
| Ja'Marr Chase | WR | $26.2M | $40.2M | $39.4M | $17.7M | $81.4M | $0 |
| Orlando Brown Jr. | LT | $19.3M | $16.0M | $9.9M | $3.5M | $21.8M | $0 |
| Boye Mafe | ED | $17.0M | $20.0M | $14.2M | $7.4M | $15.0M | $2.0M |
| Dexter LawrenceOVERPAID | IDL | $15.3M | $28.0M | $18.4M | $11.0M | $10.0M | $5.3M |
| Daxton HillUNDERPAID | CB | $12.7M | $2.9M | $17.3M | $12.7M | $12.7M | $0 |
| B.J. Hill | IDL | $12.1M | $11.0M | $16.6M | $6.0M | $7.3M | $4.8M |
| Bryan CookOVERPAID | S | $10.7M | $13.4M | $4.4M | $3.4M | $14.0M | $0 |
| Jonathan Allen | IDL | $9.8M | $12.5M | $18.0M | $2.4M | $10.5M | $0 |
| Tedarrell Slaton | IDL | $9.2M | $7.0M | $2.1M | $5.7M | $2.5M | $6.7M |
| Mike Gesicki | TE | $7.6M | $8.5M | $7.0M | $3.0M | $4.3M | $3.3M |
| Evan McPherson | K | $5.0M | — | — | $2.8M | $4.2M | $817K |
| Ted Karras | C | $4.5M | $5.0M | $7.6M | $3.4M | $500K | $4.0M |
| Shemar Stewart | ED | $4.3M | $4.7M | $13.6M | $1.0M | $15.5M | $0 |
| Amarius Mims | RT | $4.2M | $3.8M | $24.4M | $1.1M | $9.1M | $0 |
| D.J. Turner | CB | $4.0M | $1.5M | $15.4M | $3.7M | $370K | $3.7M |
| Myles Murphy | ED | $4.0M | $3.1M | $15.3M | $2.5M | $4.0M | $0 |
| Jordan Battle | S | $3.9M | $1.3M | $4.6M | $3.7M | $218K | $3.7M |
| Chase Brown | RB | $3.7M | $1.0M | $4.2M | $3.7M | $72K | $3.7M |
| Dalton Risner | LG | $3.7M | $3.2M | $7.3M | $1.6M | $1.0M | $2.7M |
| Andrei Iosivas | WR | $3.7M | $1.0M | $2.3M | $3.7M | $40K | $3.7M |
| Joe Flacco | QB | $3.3M | $6.0M | $5.0M | $1.3M | $4.0M | $0 |
| Drew Sample | TE | $2.9M | $3.5M | $3.1M | $2.5M | $0 | $2.9M |
| Oren Burks | LB | $2.7M | $2.5M | $3.4M | $1.7M | $375K | $2.3M |
| Cashius Howell | DE | $2.2M | $3.0M | $9.2M | $885K | $12.0M | $0 |
| Kris Jenkins Jr. | IDL | $2.1M | $2.0M | $7.7M | $1.5M | $2.3M | $0 |
| Demetrius Knight | LB | $2.0M | $2.3M | $4.4M | $1.2M | $5.5M | $0 |
| Samaje Perine | RB | $2.0M | $1.8M | $638K | $1.4M | $600K | $1.4M |
| Jalen Davis | CB | $1.5M | $1.6M | $5.2M | $1.3M | $100K | $1.4M |
| Dylan Fairchild | LG | $1.5M | $1.6M | $4.7M | $1.1M | $982K | $477K |
| Tacario Davis | CB | $1.3M | $1.8M | $15.1M | $885K | $1.7M | $0 |
| Erick All | TE | $1.3M | $1.2M | $3.0M | $1.1M | $397K | $877K |
| Kyle Dugger | S | $1.3M | $1.4M | $7.8M | $1.2M | $75K | $1.2M |
| Barrett Carter | LB | $1.3M | $1.3M | $3.2M | $1.0M | $737K | $514K |
| D.J. Ivey | CB | $1.2M | $980K | $12.3M | $1.1M | $20K | $1.1M |
| Josh Newton | CB | $1.2M | $1.1M | $11.7M | $1.1M | $169K | $991K |
| Connor Lew | C | $1.2M | $1.4M | $7.5M | $885K | $1.1M | $87K |
| Jalen Rivers | LT | $1.1M | $1.2M | $3.5M | $1.0M | $316K | $795K |
| Cedric Johnson | ED | $1.1M | $1.0M | $5.4M | $1.1M | $69K | $1.0M |
| Colbie Young | WR | $1.1M | $1.3M | $4.3M | $885K | $789K | $293K |
| Ryan Rehkow | P | $1.1M | — | — | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Swayze Bozeman | LB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $5.3M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Tahj Brooks | RB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $2.2M | $1.0M | $173K | $890K |
| William Wagner | LS | $1.0M | — | — | $1.0M | $7K | $1.0M |
| Javon Foster | LT | $1.0M | $1.0M | $3.4M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| P.J. Jules | S | $1.0M | $1.0M | $2.0M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Ke'Shawn Williams | WR | $1.0M | $922K | $1.9M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Jack Endries | TE | $928K | $1.1M | $2.6M | $885K | $171K | $757K |
| Landon Robinson | DT | $926K | $1.1M | $4.6M | $885K | $162K | $763K |
| Dohnte Meyers | WR | $888K | $1.0M | $4.5M | $885K | $10K | $878K |
| Jacob Bayer | C | $885K | $885K | $7.2M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Myles Hinton | LT | $885K | $1.1M | $3.5M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Ja'Sir Taylor | CB | $565K | $1.2M | $6.3M | $1.2M | $0 | $565K |
2026 Dead Money ($11.2M)
Cap dollars the Cincinnati Bengals are paying players who are no longer on the roster. The logo is where he plays now.
| Player | Dead Cap |
|---|---|
Trey Hendrickson  | $5.6M |
Logan Wilson  | $4.0M |
| Jermaine Burton | $527K |
| Cody Ford | $500K |
| McKinnley Jackson | $223K |
| Josh Johnson | $200K |
| Charlie Jones | $170K |