Denver Broncos Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$37.3M5th
Cap Space
$303.1M18th
Active Cap
$3.3M2nd
Dead Cap
$262.7M17th
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
+$31.2M
8th of 32 · 48 graded players · $351.0M in annual salary
How Denver Broncos’ 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 breakdownQB best · TE worst
QB+$40.1M1st
CB+$14.8M8th
EDGE+$13.2M6th
S+$3.3M12th
IOL+$2.3M14th
RB+$1.0M16th
WR−$2.3M14th
IDL−$4.2M20th
OT−$8.9M22nd
LB−$12.5M32nd
TE−$15.5M31st
2026 Roster & Cap (92 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McGlinchey | RT | $23.8M | $17.5M | $15.3M | $17.0M | $15.3M | $8.4M |
| Zach Allen | IDL | $16.5M | $25.5M | $18.4M | $1.3M | $48.7M | $0 |
| D.J. Jones | IDL | $14.6M | $13.0M | $9.4M | $12.5M | $19.4M | $0 |
| Evan Engram | TE | $14.1M | $11.5M | $7.9M | $11.0M | $10.3M | $3.8M |
| Courtland Sutton | WR | $14.0M | $23.0M | $22.4M | $4.7M | $39.4M | $0 |
| Talanoa Hufanga | S | $13.5M | $13.0M | $15.6M | $11.0M | $17.0M | $0 |
| Patrick Surtain II | CB | $12.7M | $24.0M | $31.2M | $1.2M | $61.6M | $0 |
| Ben Powers | LG | $10.6M | $6.0M | $14.0M | $4.7M | $14.8M | $0 |
| Brandon JonesUNDERPAID | S | $9.2M | $6.7M | $16.4M | $7.0M | $1.8M | $7.4M |
| Quinn Meinerz | RG | $9.2M | $18.0M | $21.8M | $1.2M | $32.0M | $0 |
| Garett Bolles | LT | $8.5M | $20.5M | $21.8M | $2.3M | $25.4M | $0 |
| Nik BonittoUNDERPAID | ED | $8.4M | $26.5M | $40.3M | $1.2M | $57.3M | $0 |
| Jarrett Stidham | QB | $8.0M | $6.0M | $5.7M | $6.0M | $3.5M | $4.5M |
| Marvin Mims | WR | $6.1M | $1.5M | $4.1M | $5.8M | $353K | $5.8M |
| J.K. Dobbins | RB | $6.0M | $8.0M | $3.8M | $4.0M | $8.0M | $0 |
| Alex Singleton | LB | $6.0M | $7.5M | $2.1M | $4.0M | $11.0M | $0 |
| Jonathon Cooper | ED | $5.8M | $13.5M | $18.4M | $1.2M | $18.8M | $0 |
| Ja'Quan McMillianUNDERPAID | CB | $5.8M | $5.8M | $18.4M | $5.8M | $0 | $5.8M |
| Bo NixUNDERPAID | QB | $5.1M | $4.7M | $61.2M | $1.1M | $11.0M | $0 |
| Jaylen Waddle | WR | $4.9M | $28.2M | $31.1M | $1.2M | $31.8M | $0 |
| Jahdae Barron | CB | $4.1M | $4.5M | $7.7M | $1.7M | $14.8M | $0 |
| Riley Moss | CB | $3.9M | $1.4M | $6.7M | $3.7M | $240K | $3.7M |
| Luke Wattenberg | C | $3.6M | $12.0M | $11.6M | $1.2M | $24.6M | $0 |
| Adam Trautman | TE | $3.3M | $5.7M | $3.4M | $1.7M | $9.5M | $0 |
| Justin Strnad | LB | $3.3M | $6.0M | $3.9M | $1.2M | $10.0M | $0 |
| Alex Palczewski | LT | $3.2M | $4.8M | $11.7M | $1.6M | $5.6M | $0 |
| Malcolm Roach | IDL | $3.1M | $8.8M | $16.7M | $1.2M | $11.7M | $0 |
| Wil Lutz | K | $2.5M | — | — | $1.3M | $6.3M | $0 |
| Matt Peart | RT | $2.4M | $2.0M | $3.0M | $1.2M | $1.5M | $883K |
| Sam Ehlinger | QB | $2.0M | $2.0M | $5.4M | $2.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M |
| Drew Sanders | LB | $1.8M | $1.4M | $4.6M | $1.5M | $293K | $1.5M |
| R.J. Harvey | RB | $1.7M | $1.8M | $5.1M | $1.2M | $3.4M | $0 |
| Jonah Elliss | ED | $1.6M | $1.5M | $9.8M | $1.3M | $545K | $1.1M |
| Nate Adkins | TE | $1.6M | $1.6M | $3.4M | $1.2M | $300K | $1.3M |
| Tycen Anderson | S | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.9M | $1.2M | $650K | $850K |
| Pat Bryant | WR | $1.5M | $1.6M | $4.2M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $426K |
| Mitchell Fraboni | LS | $1.4M | — | — | $1.2M | $400K | $1.0M |
| Sai'vion Jones | IDL | $1.4M | $1.5M | $4.6M | $1.1M | $841K | $560K |
| Jaleel McLaughlin | RB | $1.4M | $1.4M | $4.2M | $1.1M | $125K | $1.3M |
| Lucas Krull | TE | $1.4M | $1.4M | $3.5M | $1.1M | $100K | $1.3M |
| Tyler Onyedim | DT | $1.3M | $1.8M | $4.6M | $885K | $1.8M | $0 |
| Troy Franklin | WR | $1.3M | $1.2M | $8.0M | $1.1M | $427K | $861K |
| Adam Prentice | FB | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $588K | $675K |
| Lil'Jordan Humphrey | WR | $1.2M | $1.5M | $1.7M | $1.3M | $88K | $1.1M |
| Que Robinson | ED | $1.2M | $1.3M | $4.2M | $1.0M | $641K | $578K |
| J.L. Skinner | S | $1.2M | $1.0M | $1.9M | $1.1M | $49K | $1.1M |
| Jonah Coleman | RB | $1.2M | $1.4M | $2.6M | $885K | $1.2M | $0 |
| Kage Casey | G | $1.2M | $1.4M | $5.4M | $885K | $1.2M | $0 |
| Alex Forsyth | C | $1.2M | $979K | $5.2M | $1.1M | $19K | $1.1M |
| Kris Abrams-Draine | CB | $1.2M | $1.1M | $12.3M | $1.1M | $174K | $988K |
| Eyioma Uwazurike | IDL | $1.1M | $1.1M | $2.2M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Michael Bandy | WR | $1.1M | $1.1M | $3.7M | $1.1M | $10K | $1.1M |
| Frank Crum | RT | $1.1M | $952K | $3.4M | $1.1M | $8K | $1.1M |
| Taylor Rapp | S | $1.1M | $1.3M | $8.6M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Calvin Throckmorton | RG | $1.1M | $1.2M | $3.2M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Dondrea Tillman | ED | $1.1M | $1.1M | $7.3M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Tyler Badie | RB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $2.4M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jordan Jackson | IDL | $1.1M | $1.1M | $2.5M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Lecitus Smith | RG | $1.1M | $1.1M | $5.7M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Cody Schrader | RB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $2.4M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Devon Key | S | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.8M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jeremy Crawshaw | P | $1.0M | — | — | $1.0M | $131K | $918K |
| Nick Gargiulo | RG | $1.0M | $1.0M | $4.6M | $1.0M | $29K | $1.0M |
| Justin Joly | TE | $1.0M | $1.2M | $2.7M | $885K | $506K | $505K |
| Karene Reid | LB | $1.0M | $993K | $4.6M | $1.0M | $10K | $1.0M |
| Reese Taylor | CB | $1.0M | $922K | $10.9M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Jordan Turner | LB | $1.0M | $988K | $4.2M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Hakeem Butler | WR | $1.0M | $1.0M | $2.2M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Miles Scott | FS | $916K | $1.1M | $1.8M | $885K | $124K | $792K |
| Dallen Bentley | TE | $915K | $1.1M | $3.4M | $885K | $120K | $795K |
| Red Murdock | ILB | $915K | $1.1M | $6.8M | $885K | $120K | $795K |
| Taurean York | ILB | $893K | $1.0M | $6.9M | $885K | $325K | $568K |
| Tyler Miller | T | $893K | $1.0M | $3.5M | $885K | $270K | $623K |
| Johnny Walker Jr. | ED | $892K | $995K | $13.2M | $885K | $13K | $878K |
| Brent Austin | DB | $892K | $1.0M | $5.1M | $885K | $100K | $792K |
| Dasan McCullough | ILB | $892K | $1.0M | $6.8M | $885K | $265K | $627K |
| Parker Robertson | DB | $888K | $1.0M | $5.3M | $885K | $35K | $853K |
| Dane Key | WR | $888K | $1.0M | $2.9M | $885K | $30K | $858K |
| Joseph Manjack | WR | $888K | $1.0M | $4.3M | $885K | $80K | $808K |
| Cam Ross | WR | $888K | $1.0M | $4.2M | $885K | $50K | $838K |
| Gavin Ortega | G | $888K | $1.0M | $5.8M | $885K | $142K | $745K |
| Luke Basso | LS | $888K | — | — | $885K | $28K | $860K |
| Kolbe Katsis | WR | $887K | $1.0M | $4.2M | $885K | $30K | $857K |
| Reid Holskey | RT | $885K | $885K | $13.1M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Caleb Lohner | TE | $885K | $968K | $3.2M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Jordan Miller | IDL | $885K | $885K | $5.9M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Kyre Duplessis | WR | $885K | $885K | $4.3M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Kyrese Rowan | WR | $885K | $885K | $2.3M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Kristian Williams | DT | $885K | $885K | $5.9M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Ricardo Hallman | $885K | — | — | $885K | $0 | $885K | |
| Sean Fresch | KR | $885K | $1.0M | $2.7M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Matt Henningsen | IDL | $590K | $1.1M | $4.5M | $1.1M | $0 | $590K |
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.