Detroit Lions Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$11.6M23rd
Cap Space
$310.2M19th
Active Cap
$33.9M16th
Dead Cap
$276.7M22nd
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
+$52.2M
6th of 32 · 40 graded players · $280.1M in annual salary
How Detroit Lions’ 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 breakdownIOL best · LB worst
IOL+$20.9M3rd
TE+$14.2M2nd
S+$9.0M5th
OT+$7.9M10th
QB+$5.1M12th
WR+$4.6M13th
CB+$2.8M14th
RB+$2.0M13th
IDL−$0.9M17th
EDGE−$3.0M20th
LB−$10.3M30th
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | QB | $37.6M | $53.0M | $66.1M | $15.0M | $76.8M | $0 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | $33.1M | $30.0M | $39.2M | $27.5M | $51.6M | $0 |
| Alim McNeill | IDL | $29.0M | $24.2M | $22.2M | $23.9M | $44.7M | $0 |
| Penei Sewell | RT | $28.0M | $28.0M | $33.5M | $19.9M | $61.0M | $0 |
| D.J. Reed | CB | $17.9M | $16.0M | $20.2M | $14.5M | $27.2M | $0 |
| Aidan Hutchinson | ED | $10.1M | $45.0M | $38.0M | $1.2M | $71.2M | $0 |
| Derrick Barnes | LB | $9.8M | $8.0M | $4.8M | $7.5M | $13.1M | $0 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | $8.7M | $22.5M | $21.9M | $1.1M | $40.2M | $0 |
| Jameson Williams | WR | $8.3M | $26.7M | $30.1M | $1.2M | $41.5M | $0 |
| Sam LaPortaUNDERPAID | TE | $6.7M | $2.4M | $25.3M | $5.7M | $1.4M | $5.4M |
| Brian BranchUNDERPAID | S | $6.5M | $2.0M | $22.9M | $5.7M | $708K | $5.8M |
| Kerby Joseph | S | $5.5M | $21.2M | $18.6M | $1.2M | $29.5M | $0 |
| Larry Borom | RT | $5.0M | $5.0M | $15.6M | $2.4M | $4.9M | $100K |
| Jack Campbell | LB | $4.8M | $20.2M | $14.8M | $1.1M | $24.9M | $0 |
| Brock Wright | TE | $4.7M | $4.0M | $3.4M | $3.3M | $3.9M | $827K |
| Blake Miller | T | $4.0M | $5.5M | $3.5M | $885K | $21.9M | $0 |
| Jack Fox | P | $4.0M | — | — | $2.7M | $1.1M | $2.9M |
| Tyleik Williams | IDL | $3.7M | $4.1M | $11.7M | $1.0M | $13.5M | $0 |
| Rock Ya-Sin | CB | $3.2M | $3.2M | $8.3M | $1.6M | $2.6M | $560K |
| D.J. Wonnum | ED | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3.9M | $1.4M | $2.3M | $690K |
| Cade Mays | LG | $2.8M | $8.3M | $17.9M | $1.2M | $14.0M | $0 |
| Derrick Moore | DE | $2.1M | $2.9M | $6.4M | $885K | $11.4M | $0 |
| Christian Izien | S | $2.0M | $2.0M | $3.3M | $1.2M | $1.0M | $955K |
| Isiah Pacheco | RB | $1.8M | $1.8M | $4.9M | $1.8M | $1.8M | $0 |
| Ennis Rakestraw | CB | $1.8M | $1.6M | $12.7M | $1.3M | $768K | $1.0M |
| Tate RatledgeUNDERPAID | RG | $1.7M | $1.9M | $19.1M | $1.2M | $3.9M | $0 |
| Khalil Dorsey | CB | $1.7M | $1.6M | $12.2M | $1.3M | $150K | $1.5M |
| Juice Scruggs | C | $1.6M | $1.5M | $4.1M | $1.6M | $0 | $1.6M |
| Isaac TeSlaa | WR | $1.5M | $1.7M | $4.2M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $399K |
| Malcolm Rodriguez | LB | $1.4M | $2.8M | $6.7M | $2.6M | $2.7M | $0 |
| Trevor Nowaske | LB | $1.4M | $1.4M | $2.9M | $1.1M | $550K | $800K |
| Avonte Maddox | CB | $1.3M | $1.5M | $7.3M | $1.3M | $688K | $575K |
| Chuck Clark | S | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.7M | $1.3M | $50K | $1.2M |
| Roger McCreary | CB | $1.3M | $1.4M | $11.7M | $1.2M | $988K | $275K |
| Damone Clark | LB | $1.3M | $1.4M | $5.1M | $1.2M | $75K | $1.2M |
| Giovanni Manu | LT | $1.3M | $1.2M | $3.5M | $1.1M | $363K | $894K |
| Levi Onwuzurike | IDL | $1.2M | $1.2M | $4.6M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.2M |
| Greg Dortch | WR | $1.2M | $1.4M | $2.7M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $140K |
| Sione Vaki | RB | $1.2M | $1.1M | $2.7M | $1.1M | $264K | $943K |
| Joshua Dobbs | QB | $1.2M | $1.4M | $5.1M | $1.3M | $475K | $725K |
| Jimmy Rolder | ILB | $1.2M | — | $8.7M | $885K | $1.2M | $20K |
| Colby Sorsdal | RG | $1.2M | $1.0M | $4.6M | $1.1M | $80K | $1.1M |
| Tyler Lacy | IDL | $1.1M | $1.1M | $2.4M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Ben Stille | IDL | $1.1M | $1.1M | $2.4M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Raheem Blackshear | RB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $2.4M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Myles Adams | DE | $1.1M | $1.1M | $5.5M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Payton Turner | ED | $1.1M | $1.1M | $3.5M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Mekhi Wingo | IDL | $1.1M | $1.1M | $4.6M | $1.1M | $93K | $1.0M |
| Christian Mahogany | RG | $1.1M | $1.0M | $6.8M | $1.1M | $69K | $1.0M |
| Tom Kennedy | WR | $1.1M | $1.2M | $3.3M | $1.2M | $20K | $1.1M |
| Miles Frazier | RG | $1.1M | $1.1M | $5.4M | $1.0M | $240K | $845K |
| Hogan Hatten | LS | $1.1M | — | — | $1.1M | $334 | $1.1M |
| Michael Niese | LG | $1.1M | $1.1M | $5.7M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Chris Smith | IDL | $1.1M | $1.1M | $4.5M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Thomas Harper | CB | $1.1M | $947K | $5.4M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Troy Reeder | LB | $1.1M | $1.3M | $2.3M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Tyler Conklin | TE | $1.1M | $1.3M | $4.0M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Trayveon Williams | RB | $1.1M | $1.3M | $2.4M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR | $1.1M | $1.3M | $1.9M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Devin WhiteUNDERPAID | LB | $1.1M | $1.3M | $14.5M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Ben Bartch | LT | $1.1M | $1.2M | $3.0M | $1.2M | $330K | $745K |
| Amen Ogbongbemiga | LB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $4.1M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Joe Bachie | LB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $4.5M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jake Bates | K | $1.1M | — | — | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Dominic Lovett | WR | $1.0M | $1.1M | $4.3M | $1.0M | $80K | $952K |
| Keith Abney II | CB | $1.0M | $1.2M | $12.6M | $885K | $499K | $511K |
| Malik Cunningham | QB | $1.0M | $1.0M | $5.4M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Devin Cochran | LT | $1.0M | $1.0M | $3.0M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Nick Whiteside | CB | $1.0M | $1.0M | $12.3M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Jacob Saylors | RB | $1.0M | $1.0M | $2.7M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Ekow Boye-Doe | CB | $1.0M | $1.0M | $4.7M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Lucky Jackson | WR | $1.0M | $1.0M | $2.2M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Tay Martin | WR | $1.0M | $1.0M | $2.2M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Ahmed Hassanein | ED | $985K | $985K | $4.4M | $885K | $25K | $960K |
| Skyler Gill-Howard | DT | $951K | $1.2M | $6.1M | $885K | $263K | $688K |
| Tyre West | DT | $927K | $1.1M | $4.6M | $885K | $167K | $760K |
| Dan Jackson | S | $918K | $1.1M | $1.8M | $885K | $99K | $819K |
| Erick Hunter | ILB | $893K | $1.0M | $6.8M | $885K | $175K | $718K |
| Melvin Priestly | T | $892K | $1.0M | $3.6M | $885K | $220K | $672K |
| Anthony Lucas | DE | $890K | — | $7.9M | $885K | $115K | $775K |
| Aamaris Brown | DB | $890K | $1.0M | $5.3M | $885K | $105K | $785K |
| Luke Altmyer | QB | $888K | $1.0M | $7.1M | $885K | $258K | $631K |
| Eric O'Neill | DE | $888K | $1.0M | $9.2M | $885K | $60K | $828K |
| Jabari Small | RB | $885K | $885K | $2.2M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Mason Miller | RT | $885K | $885K | $3.5M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Seth McLaughlin | C | $885K | $885K | $6.6M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Jackson Meeks | WR | $885K | $885K | $2.9M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Zach Horton | TE | $885K | $885K | $2.4M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Tarik Black | WR | $885K | $885K | $2.3M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Thomas Gordon | TE | $885K | $885K | $3.4M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Ryan Cooper | $885K | — | — | $885K | $0 | $885K | |
| Kye Robichaux | RB | $517K | $990K | $2.2M | $885K | $3K | $513K |
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.