Indianapolis Colts Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$29.1M9th
Cap Space
$294.3M15th
Active Cap
$15.7M9th
Dead Cap
$258.1M15th
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
−$21.8M
25th of 32 · 45 graded players · $299.8M in annual salary
How Indianapolis Colts’ 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 breakdownTE best · OT worst
TE+$9.2M7th
IOL+$8.3M9th
EDGE+$1.5M15th
S−$2.5M19th
LB−$3.6M20th
CB−$4.2M17th
WR−$4.3M16th
IDL−$5.7M22nd
RB−$6.0M28th
QB−$6.4M21st
OT−$8.2M21st
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeForest Buckner | IDL | $26.6M | $23.0M | $25.8M | $13.0M | $20.8M | $5.8M |
| Quenton Nelson | LG | $24.2M | $20.0M | $15.7M | $16.0M | $8.2M | $16.0M |
| Charvarius WardOVERPAID | CB | $19.9M | $18.0M | $7.5M | $13.0M | $26.3M | $0 |
| Daniel Jones | QB | $19.2M | $44.0M | $32.7M | $5.5M | $49.5M | $0 |
| Jonathan Taylor | RB | $16.2M | $22.0M | $16.6M | $7.0M | $25.6M | $0 |
| Cam Bynum | S | $15.0M | $15.0M | $16.5M | $10.0M | $23.5M | $0 |
| Grover Stewart | IDL | $14.2M | $13.0M | $7.3M | $11.7M | $2.0M | $12.2M |
| Anthony Richardson | QB | $10.8M | $8.5M | $32.5M | $1.1M | $10.8M | $0 |
| Ahmad Gardner | CB | $9.5M | $30.1M | $24.0M | $5.2M | $50.5M | $0 |
| Bernhard Raimann | LT | $9.3M | $25.0M | $22.4M | $2.0M | $55.8M | $0 |
| Alec Pierce | WR | $9.2M | $28.5M | $22.9M | $4.0M | $60.0M | $0 |
| Arden Key | ED | $6.8M | $8.0M | $6.3M | $2.5M | $11.0M | $0 |
| Tyler WarrenUNDERPAID | TE | $4.8M | $5.2M | $19.4M | $1.0M | $17.1M | $0 |
| Laiatu Latu | ED | $4.6M | $4.3M | $16.6M | $1.1M | $10.1M | $0 |
| Micheal Clemons | ED | $4.5M | $5.7M | $1.7M | $3.0M | $6.0M | $0 |
| Josh DownsUNDERPAID | WR | $4.2M | $1.4M | $14.6M | $3.9M | $254K | $3.9M |
| Jaylon Jones | CB | $3.7M | $988K | $16.2M | $3.7M | $28K | $3.7M |
| Mekhi Blackmon | CB | $3.7M | $1.3M | $16.6M | $3.7M | $0 | $3.7M |
| Ashton Dulin | WR | $3.6M | $3.2M | $1.7M | $2.2M | $670K | $2.9M |
| Keenan Allen | WR | $3.3M | $3.3M | $9.9M | $1.3M | $2.8M | $510K |
| Akeem Davis-Gaither | LB | $2.7M | $2.7M | $2.7M | $1.2M | $1.5M | $1.2M |
| Rigoberto Sanchez | P | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $0 | $2.5M |
| J.T. Tuimoloau | ED | $2.3M | $2.5M | $9.2M | $1.3M | $6.6M | $0 |
| Andrew Ogletree | TE | $2.2M | $2.2M | $3.3M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $750K |
| C.J. Allen | ILB | $1.7M | $2.3M | $6.9M | $885K | $7.6M | $0 |
| Luke Rhodes | LS | $1.6M | — | — | $1.3M | $440K | $1.2M |
| Matt Goncalves | LT | $1.6M | $1.5M | $11.7M | $1.3M | $533K | $1.1M |
| Mo Alie-Cox | TE | $1.5M | $2.7M | $1.9M | $2.5M | $2.2M | $0 |
| Justin Walley | CB | $1.5M | $1.6M | $12.7M | $1.1M | $995K | $470K |
| Spencer Shrader | K | $1.4M | — | — | $1.2M | $175K | $1.2M |
| Blake Freeland | LT | $1.3M | $1.2M | $3.5M | $1.1M | $204K | $1.1M |
| Adetomiwa Adebawore | ED | $1.3M | $1.2M | $11.5M | $1.1M | $199K | $1.1M |
| Juanyeh Thomas | S | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.8M | $1.1M | $438K | $895K |
| A.J. Haulcy | SS | $1.3M | $1.8M | $3.0M | $885K | $1.6M | $0 |
| Tanor Bortolini | C | $1.3M | $1.2M | $14.3M | $1.1M | $390K | $880K |
| Laquon Treadwell | WR | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.9M | $1.3M | $438K | $825K |
| Derrick Nnadi | IDL | $1.3M | $1.5M | $2.9M | $1.3M | $538K | $725K |
| Jerry Tillery | IDL | $1.3M | $1.5M | $3.4M | $1.3M | $938K | $325K |
| Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR | $1.3M | $1.4M | $2.9M | $1.2M | $438K | $825K |
| Jonathan Owens | S | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.6M | $1.2M | $188K | $1.1M |
| Cam Taylor-Britt | CB | $1.3M | $1.4M | $8.6M | $1.2M | $688K | $575K |
| Jalen Travis | LT | $1.2M | $1.3M | $3.5M | $1.0M | $691K | $544K |
| Cameron Mitchell | CB | $1.2M | $1.2M | $10.0M | $1.1M | $25K | $1.2M |
| Will Mallory | TE | $1.2M | $1.0M | $3.4M | $1.1M | $73K | $1.1M |
| Blake Grupe | K | $1.2M | — | — | $1.2M | $0 | $1.2M |
| Jalen Farmer | G | $1.2M | $1.4M | $5.8M | $885K | $1.2M | $0 |
| Anthony Gould | WR | $1.2M | $1.1M | $4.2M | $1.1M | $176K | $987K |
| Jaylon Carlies | S | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1.9M | $1.1M | $168K | $991K |
| Luke Tenuta | LT | $1.2M | $1.4M | $3.1M | $1.1M | $300K | $855K |
| Josh Sills | LG | $1.1M | $1.1M | $4.0M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Colby Wooden | IDL | $1.1M | $1.2M | $2.7M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| DJ Giddens | RB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $3.5M | $1.0M | $319K | $793K |
| Dalton Tucker | RG | $1.1M | $957K | $4.6M | $1.1M | $13K | $1.1M |
| Bryce Boettcher | ILB | $1.1M | $1.3M | $6.7M | $885K | $789K | $293K |
| Daniel Scott | S | $1.1M | $1.0M | $1.9M | $1.0M | $77K | $1.0M |
| Jimmy Morrissey | C | $1.1M | $1.1M | $5.7M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Pharaoh Brown | TE | $1.1M | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Easton Stick | QB | $1.1M | $1.3M | $5.5M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| D.J. Montgomery | WR | $1.1M | $1.1M | $3.3M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Riley Leonard | QB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $10.0M | $1.0M | $176K | $887K |
| Johnathan Edwards | CB | $1.0M | $998K | $1.7M | $1.0M | $20K | $995K |
| George Gumbs | DE | $1.0M | $1.2M | $6.4M | $885K | $502K | $509K |
| Trey Washington | S | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.8M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Austin Ajiake | LB | $1.0M | $1.0M | $4.6M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Durell Nchami | ED | $1.0M | $1.0M | $6.8M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Caden Curry | DE | $937K | $1.1M | $9.2M | $885K | $207K | $730K |
| Seth McGowan | RB | $919K | $1.1M | $2.7M | $885K | $135K | $784K |
| Hunter Wohler | S | $918K | $1.1M | $1.9M | $885K | $98K | $819K |
| Deion Burks | WR | $915K | $1.1M | $2.9M | $885K | $120K | $795K |
| West Weeks | ILB | $898K | $1.0M | $6.7M | $885K | $286K | $612K |
| Geno VanDeMark | C | $895K | $1.0M | $7.2M | $885K | $240K | $655K |
| Austin Brown | DB | $893K | $1.0M | $5.1M | $885K | $272K | $621K |
| Cameron Ball | DT | $893K | $1.0M | $4.6M | $885K | $272K | $621K |
| Mitchell Melton | DE | $892K | $1.0M | $6.4M | $885K | $130K | $762K |
| Nolan Rucci | T | $892K | $1.0M | $3.5M | $885K | $210K | $682K |
| Sahmir Hagans | WR | $890K | $1.0M | $4.3M | $885K | $15K | $875K |
| Devin Veresuk | LB | $888K | $1.0M | $6.7M | $885K | $185K | $703K |
| Raylen Sharpe | WR | $888K | $1.0M | $4.3M | $885K | $10K | $878K |
| Tahj Chambers | ILB | $888K | $1.0M | $6.7M | $885K | $20K | $868K |
| Eli Pancol | WR | $885K | $885K | $4.7M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Rob Carter | CB | $885K | $1.0M | $5.1M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Ben Nikkel | S | $885K | $885K | $4.5M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Coleman Owen | WR | $885K | $885K | $4.2M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Tim Smith | IDL | $885K | $885K | $6.1M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Ulysses Bentley IV | RB | $885K | $885K | $2.7M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Tyler Moore | $885K | — | — | $885K | $0 | $885K | |
| Roy Mbaeteka | T | $885K | $885K | $11.3M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Trey Wedig | T | $885K | $885K | $13.1M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| J.J. Galbreath | $885K | — | — | $885K | $0 | $885K | |
| Anderson Castle | RB | $885K | $1.0M | $2.2M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Mekhi Rodgers | $885K | — | — | $885K | $0 | $885K | |
| Josh Kreutz | C | $885K | $1.0M | $7.8M | $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.