Indianapolis Colts Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$22.0M7th
Cap Space
$250.7M21st
Active Cap
$19.2M10th
Dead Cap
$252.0M18th
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
−$18.6M
21st of 32 · 38 graded players · $290.5M 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 breakdownIOL best · CB worst
IOL+$9.8M10th
TE+$8.5M7th
WR+$0.8M13th
EDGE+$0.3M16th
LB−$1.9M19th
QB−$2.6M20th
S−$2.7M20th
IDL−$3.0M17th
RB−$4.0M26th
OT−$6.2M21st
CB−$17.5M25th
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeForest Buckner | IDL | $26.6M | $23.0M | $25.8M | $13.0M | $20.8M | $5.8M |
| Quenton Nelson | LG | $24.2M | $20.0M | $18.3M | $16.0M | $8.2M | $16.0M |
| Charvarius WardOVERPAID | CB | $19.9M | $18.0M | $7.7M | $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 | $18.7M | $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 | $24.4M | $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 | $17.8M | $3.9M | $254K | $3.9M |
| Ashton Dulin | WR | $3.6M | $3.2M | $1.8M | $2.2M | $670K | $2.9M |
| Rigoberto Sanchez | P | $3.5M | $3.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $1.1M |
| Keenan Allen | WR | $3.3M | $3.3M | $9.9M | $1.3M | $2.8M | $510K |
| Akeem Davis-Gaither | LB | $2.7M | $2.7M | $4.6M | $1.2M | $1.5M | $1.2M |
| 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 | $1.7M | — | — | $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 |
| Adetomiwa Adebawore | ED | $1.3M | $1.2M | $11.5M | $1.1M | $199K | $1.1M |
| A.J. Haulcy | SS | $1.3M | $1.8M | $3.2M | $885K | $1.6M | $0 |
| Tanor Bortolini | C | $1.3M | $1.2M | $14.3M | $1.1M | $390K | $880K |
| Laquon Treadwell | WR | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.3M | $438K | $825K |
| Jerry Tillery | IDL | $1.3M | $1.5M | $3.4M | $1.3M | $938K | $325K |
| Jonathan Owens | S | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.6M | $1.2M | $188K | $1.1M |
| 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 |
| Cam Taylor-Britt | CB | $1.2M | $1.4M | $8.5M | $1.2M | $688K | $515K |
| Jalen Farmer | G | $1.2M | $1.4M | $5.8M | $885K | $1.2M | $0 |
| Jaylon Carlies | S | $1.2M | $1.1M | $2.0M | $1.1M | $168K | $991K |
| Luke Tenuta | LT | $1.2M | $960K | $1.3M | $1.1M | $300K | $855K |
| DJ Giddens | RB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $3.8M | $1.0M | $319K | $793K |
| Dalton Tucker | RG | $1.1M | $957K | $4.6M | $1.1M | $13K | $1.1M |
| Bryce Boettcher | ILB | $1.1M | $1.3M | $4.3M | $885K | $789K | $293K |
| Sedrick Van Pran-Granger | C | $1.1M | $1.1M | $6.6M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Riley Leonard | QB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $10.0M | $1.0M | $176K | $887K |
| George Gumbs | $1.0M | — | — | $885K | $502K | $509K | |
| Austin Ajiake | LB | $1.0M | $1.0M | $4.6M | $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 | $3.2M | $885K | $98K | $819K |
| Deion Burks | WR | $915K | $1.1M | $2.9M | $885K | $120K | $795K |
| Tahj Chambers | ILB | $888K | $1.0M | $4.3M | $885K | $20K | $868K |
| Tim Smith | IDL | $885K | $885K | $6.1M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Kapena Gushiken | CB | $885K | $1.0M | $12.7M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| D.J. Montgomery | WR | $565K | $1.1M | $3.3M | $1.1M | $0 | $565K |
2026 Dead Money ($19.2M)
Cap dollars the Indianapolis Colts are paying players who are no longer on the roster. The logo is where he plays now.
| Player | Dead Cap |
|---|---|
| Kenny Moore | $6.0M |
| Michael Pittman, Jr. | $5.0M |
Zaire Franklin  | $2.5M |
Adonai Mitchell  | $1.1M |
Julius Brents  | $740K |
| Derrick Nnadi | $538K |
| Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | $438K |
| Juanyeh Thomas | $438K |
| Luke Tenuta | $300K |
| West Weeks | $260K |
| Austin Brown | $256K |
| Cameron Ball | $256K |
| Geno VanDeMark | $220K |
| Blake Freeland | $204K |
| Nolan Rucci | $197K |
| Devin Veresuk | $178K |
| Tim Smith | $176K |
| Rob Carter | $138K |
| Mitchell Melton | $117K |
| Sean Brown | $107K |