Denver Broncos Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$16.1M10th
Cap Space
$269.7M25th
Active Cap
$5.8M2nd
Dead Cap
$270.2M24th
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
+$30.9M
9th of 32 · 41 graded players · $309.4M 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 · LB worst
QB+$40.1M1st
CB+$11.0M9th
EDGE+$10.9M8th
S+$3.9M9th
IOL+$1.7M14th
RB−$1.5M19th
IDL−$4.6M19th
WR−$5.8M18th
TE−$7.0M24th
OT−$8.3M24th
LB−$9.5M31st
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 (55 players)
| 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 |
| Courtland Sutton | WR | $23.6M | $23.0M | $22.4M | $17.5M | $39.4M | $0 |
| 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 |
| Talanoa Hufanga | S | $13.5M | $13.0M | $15.6M | $11.0M | $17.0M | $0 |
| Patrick Surtain II | CB | $12.7M | $24.0M | $24.4M | $1.2M | $61.6M | $0 |
| Ben Powers | LG | $10.6M | $6.0M | $12.9M | $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 | $8.7M | $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 | $6.6M | $2.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M |
| 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 | $2.0M | $1.2M | $650K | $850K |
| Pat Bryant | WR | $1.5M | $1.6M | $3.2M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $426K |
| Sai'vion Jones | IDL | $1.4M | $1.5M | $4.6M | $1.1M | $841K | $560K |
| 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 |
| Que Robinson | ED | $1.2M | $1.3M | $4.6M | $1.0M | $641K | $578K |
| J.L. Skinner | S | $1.2M | $1.0M | $2.0M | $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 | $5.3M | $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 |
| Devon Key | S | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.9M | $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 |
| Dondrea Tillman | ED | $1.1M | $1.1M | $7.3M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Lil'Jordan Humphrey | WR | $1.1M | $1.5M | $2.0M | $1.3M | $59K | $1.0M |
| Jeremy Crawshaw | P | $1.0M | — | — | $1.0M | $131K | $918K |
| Karene Reid | LB | $1.0M | $993K | $4.6M | $1.0M | $10K | $1.0M |
| Jordan Turner | LB | $1.0M | $988K | $4.2M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Dallen Bentley | TE | $915K | $1.1M | $3.1M | $885K | $120K | $795K |
| Matt Henningsen | IDL | $590K | $1.1M | $4.5M | $1.1M | $0 | $590K |
2026 Dead Money ($5.8M)
Cap dollars the Denver Broncos are paying players who are no longer on the roster. The logo is where he plays now.
| Player | Dead Cap |
|---|---|
Dre Greenlaw  | $2.2M |
| Trent Sherfield | $850K |
| Adam Prentice | $588K |
| Taurean York | $308K |
| Drew Sanders | $293K |
| Tyler Miller | $253K |
| Dasan McCullough | $252K |
| Mitchell Fraboni | $200K |
Audric Estime  | $170K |
| Lil'Jordan Humphrey | $147K |
| Gavin Ortega | $138K |
Justin Joly  | $127K |
Jaleel McLaughlin  | $125K |
| Ahmari Harvey | $103K |
| Lucas Krull | $100K |