Cleveland Browns Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$15.1M11th
Cap Space
$191.8M4th
Active Cap
$118.4M31st
Dead Cap
$191.6M4th
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
−$43.7M
28th of 32 · 43 graded players · $292.2M in annual salary
How Cleveland Browns’ 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 breakdownEDGE best · QB worst
EDGE+$23.1M3rd
IDL+$21.4M4th
TE+$7.4M8th
OT+$3.5M14th
RB+$3.4M9th
LB−$2.0M20th
S−$2.2M16th
IOL−$5.2M19th
WR−$10.4M24th
CB−$27.1M30th
QB−$55.4M32nd
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 (59 players)
| Player | Pos | Cap Hit | APY | Worth | Base | Dead $ | Cut Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun WatsonOVERPAID | QB | $41.0M | $46.0M | $5.5M | $1.3M | $127.2M | $0 |
| Denzel WardOVERPAID | CB | $19.0M | $31.1M | $11.3M | $1.3M | $72.0M | $0 |
| Jerry Jeudy | WR | $10.4M | $17.5M | $12.2M | $1.5M | $28.3M | $0 |
| Mason Graham | IDL | $9.3M | $10.2M | $13.8M | $1.0M | $33.4M | $0 |
| Grant Delpit | S | $9.1M | $15.0M | $9.2M | $1.2M | $39.4M | $0 |
| Tytus Howard | RT | $6.0M | $22.5M | $21.0M | $1.3M | $34.5M | $0 |
| Spencer Fano | T | $5.9M | $8.1M | $3.5M | $885K | $32.3M | $0 |
| Maliek CollinsUNDERPAID | IDL | $5.3M | $10.0M | $21.3M | $1.3M | $8.7M | $0 |
| Zion Johnson | LG | $5.1M | $16.5M | $17.1M | $1.2M | $32.4M | $0 |
| Tyson Campbell | CB | $4.9M | $19.1M | $18.5M | $1.6M | $22.0M | $0 |
| Jeremiah Owusu-KoramoahOVERPAID | LB | $4.8M | $12.5M | $3.7M | $1.2M | $15.8M | $0 |
| Alex Wright | ED | $4.0M | $11.0M | $10.5M | $1.2M | $15.4M | $0 |
| Isaiah McGuire | ED | $3.9M | $1.1M | $8.6M | $3.7M | $178K | $3.7M |
| Elgton Jenkins | LG | $3.8M | $12.0M | $11.6M | $1.3M | $15.1M | $0 |
| KC Concepcion | WR | $3.6M | $4.9M | $3.8M | $885K | $19.7M | $0 |
| Ronnie HickmanUNDERPAID | S | $3.5M | $3.5M | $13.1M | $3.5M | $0 | $3.5M |
| Teven Jenkins | RG | $2.7M | $4.0M | $10.3M | $2.0M | $5.2M | $0 |
| Carson SchwesingerUNDERPAID | LB | $2.7M | $3.0M | $15.0M | $1.4M | $9.7M | $0 |
| Quincy Williams | LB | $2.6M | $6.5M | $7.6M | $1.3M | $9.0M | $0 |
| Quinshon Judkins | RB | $2.6M | $2.9M | $5.8M | $1.4M | $9.3M | $0 |
| Denzel Boston | WR | $2.3M | $3.1M | $2.9M | $885K | $12.4M | $0 |
| Jared VerseUNDERPAID | ED | $2.2M | $3.8M | $29.1M | $1.1M | $5.0M | $0 |
| Kalia Davis | IDL | $2.0M | $2.0M | $3.2M | $1.4M | $1.7M | $255K |
| Michael Hall Jr. | IDL | $1.9M | $1.8M | $16.7M | $1.4M | $1.5M | $441K |
| Derek Barnett | ED | $1.8M | $3.5M | $5.9M | $2.5M | $431K | $1.3M |
| Zak Zinter | LG | $1.6M | $1.4M | $5.4M | $1.3M | $495K | $1.1M |
| Harold Fannin Jr.UNDERPAID | TE | $1.5M | $1.7M | $13.8M | $1.1M | $1.2M | $375K |
| Emmanuel McNeil-Warren | FS | $1.5M | $2.1M | $3.2M | $885K | $6.5M | $0 |
| Dawand Jones | RT | $1.5M | $1.5M | $12.7M | $1.0M | $1.3M | $145K |
| Corey Bojorquez | P | $1.5M | — | — | $1.8M | $938K | $550K |
| Dillon Gabriel | QB | $1.4M | $1.6M | $5.8M | $1.0M | $876K | $539K |
| Daniel Thomas | S | $1.4M | $1.5M | $2.0M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $272K |
| Mekhi Blackmon | CB | $1.3M | $1.1M | $16.6M | $1.1M | $200K | $1.1M |
| Tylan Wallace | WR | $1.3M | $1.4M | $3.7M | $1.2M | $125K | $1.1M |
| Austin Barber | T | $1.2M | $1.7M | $3.6M | $885K | $1.5M | $0 |
| Luke Wypler | RG | $1.2M | $1.0M | $6.6M | $1.1M | $45K | $1.1M |
| Sam Williams | ED | $1.1M | $2.5M | $11.7M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Blake Whiteheart | TE | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.9M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Michael Burton | FB | $1.1M | — | — | $1.3M | $60K | $1.1M |
| Shedeur Sanders | QB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $6.9M | $1.0M | $336K | $781K |
| Myles Harden | CB | $1.1M | $1.0M | $4.4M | $1.1M | $55K | $1.0M |
| Jaleel McLaughlin | RB | $1.1M | $903K | $1.3M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Noah Igbinoghene | CB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $7.9M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Rex Sunahara | LS | $1.1M | — | — | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Malachi Corley | WR | $1.1M | $1.1M | $4.3M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Isaiah Bond | WR | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.8M | $1.0M | $2.2M | $0 |
| Parker Brailsford | C | $1.0M | $1.2M | $7.8M | $885K | $530K | $487K |
| Adin Huntington | ED | $1.0M | $995K | $6.4M | $1.0M | $13K | $998K |
| Donovan McMillon | S | $1.0M | $992K | $1.9M | $1.0M | $7K | $1.0M |
| Easton Mascarenas-Arnold | LB | $1.0M | $992K | $4.3M | $1.0M | $7K | $1.0M |
| Raheim Sanders | RB | $1.0M | $990K | $3.2M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Winston Reid | LB | $1.0M | $1.0M | $4.5M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Andre Szmyt | K | $1.0M | — | — | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Taylen Green | QB | $970K | $1.2M | $7.1M | $885K | $338K | $631K |
| Carsen Ryan | TE | $915K | $1.1M | $1.8M | $885K | $120K | $795K |
| Toriano Pride Jr. | CB | $885K | $1.1M | $12.3M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Dylan Sampson | RB | $798K | $1.3M | $2.3M | $1.0M | $698K | $101K |
| Damarri Mathis | CB | $590K | $1.1M | $3.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $590K |
| Elijah Chatman | IDL | $565K | $1.0M | $4.3M | $1.1M | $0 | $565K |
2026 Dead Money ($118.4M)
Cap dollars the Cleveland Browns are paying players who are no longer on the roster. The logo is where he plays now.
| Player | Dead Cap |
|---|---|
| Joel Bitonio | $23.5M |
Myles Garrett  | $21.4M |
| Jack Conklin | $12.8M |
Dalvin Tomlinson  | $12.1M |
| David Njoku | $9.5M |
Wyatt Teller  | $8.3M |
| Juan Thornhill | $5.7M |
| Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | $4.8M |
Ethan Pocic  | $4.4M |
| Dustin Hopkins | $2.8M |
| Joe Tryon-Shoyinka | $2.7M |
Shelby Harris  | $2.0M |
| Jordan Hicks | $2.0M |
| Cornelius Lucas | $1.6M |
Devin Bush  | $1.4M |
Joe Flacco  | $1.4M |
| Myles Bryant | $518K |
| Cedric Tillman | $323K |
| Logan Fano | $287K |
| Khordae Sydnor | $257K |
| Jamari Thrash | $163K |
| Davon Booth | $155K |
| Nate Evans | $120K |
| Brenden Bates | $119K |
| Michael Coats Jr. | $105K |