Detroit Lions Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$18.5M18th
Cap Space
$307.0M19th
Active Cap
$26.4M14th
Dead Cap
$277.0M21st
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2026 Roster & Cap (89 players)
Click a column to sort. Cap hit shaded by size.
| Player | Pos | Cap Hit | Base | Dead $ | Cut Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | QB | $37.6M | $15.0M | $76.8M | $0 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | $33.1M | $27.5M | $51.6M | $0 |
| Alim McNeill | IDL | $29.0M | $23.9M | $44.7M | $0 |
| Penei Sewell | RT | $28.0M | $19.9M | $61.0M | $0 |
| D.J. Reed | CB | $17.9M | $14.5M | $27.2M | $0 |
| Aidan Hutchinson | ED | $10.1M | $1.2M | $71.2M | $0 |
| Derrick Barnes | LB | $9.8M | $7.5M | $13.1M | $0 |
| Jameson Williams | WR | $8.3M | $1.2M | $41.5M | $0 |
| Sam LaPorta | TE | $6.7M | $5.7M | $1.4M | $5.4M |
| Brian Branch | S | $6.5M | $5.7M | $708K | $5.8M |
| Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | $5.7M | $1.1M | $20.0M | $0 |
| Kerby Joseph | S | $5.5M | $1.2M | $29.5M | $0 |
| Larry Borom | RT | $5.0M | $2.4M | $4.9M | $100K |
| Jack Campbell | LB | $4.8M | $1.1M | $24.9M | $0 |
| Brock Wright | TE | $4.7M | $3.3M | $3.9M | $827K |
| Blake Miller | $4.0M | $885K | $21.9M | $0 | |
| Jack Fox | P | $4.0M | $2.7M | $1.1M | $2.9M |
| Terrion Arnold | CB | $3.9M | $1.3M | $8.5M | $0 |
| Tyleik Williams | IDL | $3.7M | $1.0M | $13.5M | $0 |
| Rock Ya-Sin | CB | $3.2M | $1.6M | $2.6M | $560K |
| D.J. Wonnum | ED | $3.0M | $1.4M | $2.3M | $690K |
| Cade Mays | LG | $2.8M | $1.2M | $14.0M | $0 |
| Derrick Moore | $2.1M | $885K | $11.4M | $0 | |
| Christian Izien | S | $2.0M | $1.2M | $1.0M | $955K |
| Isiah Pacheco | RB | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.8M | $0 |
| Teddy Bridgewater | QB | $1.8M | $1.4M | $1.6M | $212K |
| Ennis Rakestraw | CB | $1.8M | $1.3M | $768K | $1.0M |
| Tate Ratledge | RG | $1.7M | $1.2M | $3.9M | $0 |
| Khalil Dorsey | CB | $1.7M | $1.3M | $150K | $1.5M |
| Juice Scruggs | C | $1.6M | $1.6M | $0 | $1.6M |
| Isaac TeSlaa | WR | $1.5M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $399K |
| Malcolm Rodriguez | LB | $1.4M | $2.6M | $2.7M | $0 |
| Trevor Nowaske | LB | $1.4M | $1.1M | $550K | $800K |
| Avonte Maddox | CB | $1.3M | $1.3M | $688K | $575K |
| Chuck Clark | S | $1.3M | $1.3M | $50K | $1.2M |
| Roger McCreary | CB | $1.3M | $1.2M | $988K | $275K |
| Damone Clark | LB | $1.3M | $1.2M | $75K | $1.2M |
| Giovanni Manu | LT | $1.3M | $1.1M | $363K | $894K |
| Levi Onwuzurike | IDL | $1.2M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.2M |
| Greg Dortch | WR | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $140K |
| Sione Vaki | RB | $1.2M | $1.1M | $264K | $943K |
| Jimmy Rolder | $1.2M | $885K | $1.2M | $20K | |
| Colby Sorsdal | RG | $1.2M | $1.1M | $80K | $1.1M |
| Tyler Lacy | IDL | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Myles Adams | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M | |
| Payton Turner | ED | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Mekhi Wingo | IDL | $1.1M | $1.1M | $93K | $1.0M |
| Christian Mahogany | RG | $1.1M | $1.1M | $69K | $1.0M |
| Tom Kennedy | WR | $1.1M | $1.2M | $20K | $1.1M |
| Miles Frazier | RG | $1.1M | $1.0M | $240K | $845K |
| Hogan Hatten | LS | $1.1M | $1.1M | $334 | $1.1M |
| Michael Niese | LG | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Chris Smith | IDL | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Loren Strickland | S | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Thomas Harper | CB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Tyler Conklin | TE | $1.1M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR | $1.1M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jay Tufele | IDL | $1.1M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Joe Bachie | LB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Ben Bartch | LT | $1.1M | $1.2M | $330K | $745K |
| Jake Bates | K | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Dominic Lovett | WR | $1.0M | $1.0M | $80K | $952K |
| Keith Abney II | $1.0M | $885K | $499K | $511K | |
| Malik Cunningham | QB | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Devin Cochran | LT | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Nick Whiteside | CB | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Jacob Saylors | RB | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Kendrick Law | $998K | $885K | $450K | $547K | |
| Ahmed Hassanein | ED | $985K | $885K | $25K | $960K |
| Skyler Gill-Howard | $951K | $885K | $263K | $688K | |
| Tyre West | $927K | $885K | $167K | $760K | |
| Dan Jackson | S | $918K | $885K | $99K | $819K |
| Erick Hunter | $893K | $885K | $175K | $718K | |
| Melvin Priestly | $892K | $885K | $220K | $672K | |
| Aidan Keanaaina | $892K | $885K | $268K | $624K | |
| Aamaris Brown | $890K | $885K | $105K | $785K | |
| Anthony Lucas | $890K | $885K | $115K | $775K | |
| De'Shawn Rucker | $890K | $885K | $175K | $715K | |
| Eric O'Neill | $888K | $885K | $60K | $828K | |
| Luke Altmyer | $888K | $885K | $258K | $631K | |
| Miles Kitselman | $888K | $885K | $115K | $773K | |
| Kye Robichaux | RB | $887K | $885K | $3K | $883K |
| Jabari Small | RB | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Mason Miller | RT | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Seth McLaughlin | C | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Jackson Meeks | WR | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Zach Horton | TE | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Kyre Duplessis | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K | |
| Thomas Gordon | TE | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K |
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.