Dallas Cowboys Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$21.7M8th
Cap Space
$245.2M17th
Active Cap
$44.7M19th
Dead Cap
$252.0M17th
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
−$1.0M
14th of 32 · 44 graded players · $365.7M in annual salary
How Dallas Cowboys’ 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 · IDL worst
EDGE+$20.4M4th
OT+$17.5M4th
IOL+$16.9M4th
LB+$9.5M1st
RB−$1.0M18th
S−$2.5M19th
TE−$4.7M20th
QB−$7.0M22nd
WR−$8.4M22nd
CB−$18.1M26th
IDL−$23.5M30th
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 (56 players)
| Player | Pos | Cap Hit | APY | Worth | Base | Dead $ | Cut Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | QB | $43.5M | $60.0M | $66.1M | $1.8M | $175.0M | $0 |
| George Pickens | WR | $27.3M | $27.3M | $34.6M | $27.3M | $27.3M | $0 |
| CeeDee Lamb | WR | $19.2M | $34.0M | $33.0M | $1.2M | $74.6M | $0 |
| Tyler Smith | LG | $10.3M | $24.0M | $19.8M | $1.7M | $49.3M | $0 |
| Terence Steele | RT | $8.7M | $11.0M | $11.4M | $1.8M | $31.4M | $0 |
| Quinnen Williams | IDL | $8.6M | $35.3M | $32.7M | $1.3M | $63.4M | $0 |
| DaRon BlandOVERPAID | CB | $8.4M | $22.5M | $9.5M | $1.2M | $30.3M | $0 |
| Kenny ClarkOVERPAID | IDL | $6.7M | $21.3M | $10.5M | $1.3M | $18.5M | $0 |
| Malik Hooker | S | $6.6M | $5.0M | $5.3M | $2.8M | $5.5M | $1.1M |
| T.J. Bass | RG | $5.8M | $5.8M | $2.3M | $5.8M | $0 | $5.8M |
| Rashan GaryUNDERPAID | ED | $5.7M | $16.0M | $24.7M | $1.8M | $16.3M | $0 |
| Jake Ferguson | TE | $5.6M | $12.5M | $15.8M | $1.2M | $16.9M | $0 |
| Caleb Downs | FS | $5.3M | $7.2M | $3.2M | $885K | $29.0M | $0 |
| Tyler BookerUNDERPAID | LG | $5.1M | $5.6M | $20.2M | $1.0M | $18.3M | $0 |
| Kavontae Turpin | WR | $4.6M | $4.5M | $3.0M | $3.0M | $2.4M | $2.2M |
| Jalen Thompson | S | $4.6M | $11.0M | $16.2M | $1.8M | $22.0M | $0 |
| Bryan Anger | P | $4.1M | $3.2M | $2.1M | $3.1M | $1.0M | $3.1M |
| Cobie DurantUNDERPAID | CB | $4.0M | $4.0M | $17.3M | $1.8M | $1.5M | $2.5M |
| P.J. Locke | S | $4.0M | $4.0M | $3.8M | $2.0M | $3.5M | $471K |
| Javonte Williams | RB | $3.9M | $8.0M | $2.5M | $1.8M | $16.0M | $0 |
| Malachi Lawrence | OLB | $3.7M | $5.1M | $3.3M | $885K | $20.2M | $0 |
| Dee Winters | LB | $3.7M | $993K | $6.7M | $3.7M | $0 | $3.7M |
| Tyler Guyton | LT | $3.6M | $3.3M | $17.3M | $2.0M | $7.8M | $0 |
| Brandon Aubrey | K | $3.4M | — | — | $1.5M | $15.0M | $0 |
| Von Miller | ED | $3.1M | $5.5M | $4.3M | $1.3M | $3.0M | $100K |
| Hunter Luepke | RB | $3.0M | $3.5M | $3.9M | $2.0M | $3.5M | $0 |
| Markquese Bell | S | $2.8M | $3.0M | $3.2M | $1.5M | $3.2M | $0 |
| Sam Howell | QB | $2.5M | $2.5M | $5.5M | $2.0M | $2.5M | $0 |
| Otito Ogbonnia | IDL | $2.4M | $2.8M | $4.6M | $1.5M | $2.0M | $397K |
| Donovan Ezeiruaku | ED | $2.3M | $2.5M | $14.1M | $1.3M | $6.9M | $0 |
| Luke Schoonmaker | TE | $2.0M | $1.6M | $3.4M | $1.6M | $389K | $1.6M |
| Jonathan Bullard | IDL | $1.9M | $2.0M | $2.3M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $441K |
| Brevyn Spann-Ford | TE | $1.9M | $950K | $3.2M | $1.1M | $8.8M | $0 |
| DeMarvion Overshown | LB | $1.7M | $1.3M | $3.5M | $1.5M | $230K | $1.5M |
| Cooper BeebeUNDERPAID | C | $1.6M | $1.5M | $19.7M | $1.3M | $570K | $1.1M |
| Ryan Flournoy | WR | $1.6M | $1.0M | $3.2M | $1.1M | $5.6M | $0 |
| Broderick Jones | LT | $1.6M | $4.2M | $21.1M | $1.6M | $1.6M | $0 |
| Marist Liufau | LB | $1.6M | $1.4M | $8.7M | $1.3M | $480K | $1.1M |
| Trent Sieg | LS | $1.5M | — | — | $1.3M | $1.7M | $0 |
| Shavon Revel | CB | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.7M | $1.1M | $1.0M | $450K |
| Matt Hennessy | C | $1.3M | $1.4M | $5.3M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $0 |
| Tyrus Wheat | ED | $1.2M | $1.2M | $4.6M | $1.1M | $100K | $1.1M |
| Jaishawn Barham | ILB | $1.2M | $1.7M | $4.4M | $885K | $1.4M | $0 |
| Emari Demercado | RB | $1.2M | $1.2M | $4.0M | $1.1M | $500K | $688K |
| Drew Shelton | T | $1.2M | $1.4M | $3.6M | $885K | $1.2M | $0 |
| Jonathan Mingo | WR | $1.1M | $1.1M | $2.0M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| James Houston | ED | $1.1M | $1.1M | $14.5M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Ameer Speed | CB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $10.9M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Caelen Carson | CB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $4.9M | $1.1M | $127K | $1.0M |
| Shemar James | LB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $4.2M | $1.0M | $318K | $793K |
| L.T. Overton | $1.1M | — | — | $885K | $789K | $293K | |
| Tyler Goodson | RB | $1.1M | $1.0M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Nick Leverett | LG | $1.1M | $1.2M | $5.8M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Ajani Cornelius | RT | $1.1M | $1.1M | $3.5M | $1.0M | $160K | $898K |
| Alijah Clark | S | $1.0M | $922K | $3.2M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Camden Brown | WR | $890K | $1.0M | $3.8M | $885K | $105K | $785K |
2026 Dead Money ($44.7M)
Cap dollars the Dallas Cowboys are paying players who are no longer on the roster. The logo is where he plays now.
| Player | Dead Cap |
|---|---|
Osa Odighizuwa  | $16.0M |
| Zack Martin | $15.3M |
Trevon Diggs  | $5.9M |
Sam Williams  | $2.0M |
Mazi Smith  | $1.7M |
| Donovan Wilson | $1.6M |
| Marshawn Kneeland | $895K |
Solomon Thomas  | $750K |
| Michael Trigg | $258K |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | $188K |
| Jaydon Blue | $107K |