Detroit Lions Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$38.9M2nd
Cap Space
$221.1M13th
Active Cap
$31.3M14th
Dead Cap
$239.9M14th
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
+$35.2M
6th of 32 · 43 graded players · $346.3M 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 · EDGE worst
IOL+$19.8M3rd
TE+$13.0M4th
OT+$9.6M9th
WR+$5.1M12th
CB+$3.2M16th
RB+$2.0M13th
QB+$0.1M14th
LB−$0.5M18th
IDL−$0.5M14th
S−$3.1M22nd
EDGE−$13.5M27th
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 (59 players)
| Player | Pos | Cap Hit | APY | Worth | Base | Dead $ | Cut Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | QB | $37.6M | $53.0M | $66.1M | $15.0M | $76.8M | $0 |
| Alim McNeill | IDL | $29.0M | $24.2M | $22.2M | $23.9M | $44.7M | $0 |
| D.J. Reed | CB | $17.9M | $16.0M | $20.2M | $14.5M | $27.2M | $0 |
| Penei Sewell | RT | $13.1M | $28.0M | $33.5M | $1.3M | $61.0M | $0 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | $12.3M | $30.0M | $39.2M | $1.5M | $51.6M | $0 |
| Aidan Hutchinson | ED | $10.1M | $45.0M | $38.0M | $1.2M | $71.2M | $0 |
| Derrick Barnes | LB | $9.8M | $8.0M | $4.1M | $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 |
| 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 | $4.3M | $1.4M | $2.3M | $690K |
| Cade Mays | LG | $2.8M | $8.3M | $17.9M | $1.2M | $14.0M | $0 |
| Derrick Moore | OLB | $2.1M | $2.9M | $4.3M | $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 | $12.0M | $1.3M | $150K | $1.5M |
| Juice Scruggs | C | $1.6M | $1.5M | $4.2M | $1.6M | $0 | $1.6M |
| Isaac TeSlaa | WR | $1.5M | $1.7M | $3.8M | $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 | $7.8M | $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 |
| Sione Vaki | RB | $1.2M | $1.1M | $2.7M | $1.1M | $264K | $943K |
| Joshua Dobbs | QB | $1.2M | $1.4M | $4.5M | $1.3M | $475K | $725K |
| Jimmy Rolder | ILB | $1.2M | $1.4M | $4.4M | $885K | $1.2M | $20K |
| Tyler Lacy | IDL | $1.1M | $1.1M | $2.4M | $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 |
| Miles Frazier | RG | $1.1M | $1.1M | $5.4M | $1.0M | $240K | $845K |
| Hogan Hatten | LS | $1.1M | — | — | $1.1M | $334 | $1.1M |
| Thomas Harper | CB | $1.1M | $947K | $5.7M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Devin WhiteUNDERPAID | LB | $1.1M | $1.3M | $14.5M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Tyler Conklin | TE | $1.1M | $1.3M | $4.0M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Ben Bartch | LT | $1.1M | $1.2M | $3.0M | $1.2M | $330K | $745K |
| Joe Bachie | LB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $5.3M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Tom Kennedy | WR | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jake Bates | K | $1.1M | — | — | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Keith Abney II | CB | $1.0M | $1.2M | $12.6M | $885K | $499K | $511K |
| Jacob Saylors | RB | $1.0M | $1.0M | $2.7M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Tay Martin | WR | $1.0M | $1.0M | $3.5M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Ahmed Hassanein | ED | $985K | $985K | $4.7M | $885K | $25K | $960K |
| Skyler Gill-Howard | DT | $951K | $1.2M | $6.1M | $885K | $263K | $688K |
| Eric O'Neill | DE | $888K | $1.0M | $9.2M | $885K | $60K | $828K |
| Jackson Meeks | WR | $885K | $885K | $2.9M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Damone Clark | LB | $752K | $1.4M | $4.9M | $1.2M | $75K | $678K |
| Payton Turner | ED | $590K | $1.1M | $3.5M | $1.1M | $0 | $590K |
| Giovanni Manu | LT | $429K | $1.2M | $3.5M | $1.1M | $363K | $66K |
| Levi Onwuzurike | IDL | $330K | $1.2M | $4.6M | $330K | $0 | $330K |
2026 Dead Money ($31.3M)
Cap dollars the Detroit Lions are paying players who are no longer on the roster. The logo is where he plays now.
| Player | Dead Cap |
|---|---|
| Taylor Decker | $9.4M |
David Montgomery  | $4.9M |
D.J. Reader  | $3.7M |
| Frank Ragnow | $3.6M |
| Graham Glasgow | $2.9M |
Terrion Arnold  | $1.8M |
Alex Anzalone  | $1.2M |
| Greg Dortch | $1.1M |
| Hendon Hooker | $290K |
| Kye Robichaux | $286K |
| Aidan Keanaaina | $254K |
| Luke Altmyer | $251K |
Brodric Martin  | $214K |
| Melvin Priestly | $207K |
| Teddy Bridgewater | $188K |
| Ahmed Hassanein | $172K |
| De'Shawn Rucker | $165K |
Erick Hunter  | $158K |
| Loren Strickland | $126K |
| Raheem Blackshear | $115K |
| Miles Kitselman | $108K |
| Anthony Lucas | $105K |