Kansas City Chiefs Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$3.8M31st
Cap Space
$280.1M29th
Active Cap
$14.8M6th
Dead Cap
$272.3M25th
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
−$37.0M
27th of 32 · 36 graded players · $313.0M in annual salary
How Kansas City Chiefs’ 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 breakdownWR best · QB worst
WR+$22.5M4th
EDGE+$5.8M11th
S+$5.2M6th
CB+$2.4M17th
LB−$3.8M26th
OT−$5.4M20th
RB−$7.4M29th
TE−$8.8M30th
IOL−$11.2M25th
IDL−$14.6M27th
QB−$21.7M28th
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Jones | IDL | $44.9M | $31.8M | $26.9M | $19.0M | $64.2M | $0 |
| Patrick Mahomes | QB | $34.7M | $64.0M | $66.1M | $1.3M | $217.4M | $0 |
| Nick Bolton | LB | $19.2M | $15.0M | $13.3M | $14.8M | $23.5M | $0 |
| Jaylon MooreOVERPAID | LT | $18.7M | $15.0M | $3.3M | $14.2M | $10.7M | $7.9M |
| Creed Humphrey | C | $18.1M | $18.0M | $23.5M | $14.2M | $25.1M | $0 |
| Kristian Fulton | CB | $13.0M | $10.0M | $4.7M | $9.8M | $8.0M | $5.0M |
| Trey Smith | RG | $12.1M | $23.5M | $18.1M | $1.2M | $56.5M | $0 |
| Mansoor Delane | CB | $7.6M | $10.5M | $12.3M | $885K | $41.9M | $0 |
| George Karlaftis | ED | $7.4M | $22.0M | $23.3M | $1.2M | $37.9M | $0 |
| Harrison Butker | K | $7.3M | — | — | $5.8M | $10.0M | $0 |
| Noah Gray | TE | $7.0M | $6.0M | $9.1M | $4.7M | $3.0M | $4.0M |
| Kenneth Walker III | RB | $5.7M | $14.3M | $7.4M | $1.2M | $28.7M | $0 |
| Drue Tranquill | LB | $5.0M | $3.5M | $5.6M | $2.2M | $4.5M | $505K |
| Travis Kelce | TE | $4.9M | $12.0M | $8.2M | $3.0M | $10.7M | $0 |
| Chamarri Conner | S | $3.9M | $1.1M | $4.2M | $3.7M | $188K | $3.7M |
| Xavier Worthy | WR | $3.8M | $3.4M | $8.0M | $2.0M | $8.1M | $0 |
| Felix Anudike-Uzomah | ED | $3.8M | $3.0M | $15.3M | $2.4M | $3.8M | $0 |
| Tyquan Thornton | WR | $3.5M | $5.5M | $2.4M | $1.4M | $7.4M | $0 |
| Alohi Gilman | S | $3.5M | $8.0M | $8.6M | $1.2M | $15.0M | $0 |
| Josh Simmons | LT | $3.3M | $3.7M | $17.3M | $1.5M | $12.0M | $0 |
| Peter Woods | DT | $3.3M | $4.5M | $6.1M | $885K | $18.0M | $0 |
| Khyiris Tonga | IDL | $3.3M | $7.0M | $3.3M | $1.2M | $14.0M | $0 |
| Justin Fields | QB | $3.0M | $11.0M | $10.0M | $3.0M | $3.0M | $0 |
| R Mason Thomas | DE | $2.2M | $3.0M | $7.9M | $885K | $12.2M | $0 |
| Rashee RiceUNDERPAID | WR | $2.1M | $1.6M | $35.2M | $1.6M | $431K | $1.6M |
| Kingsley Suamataia | LG | $1.8M | $1.6M | $4.4M | $1.3M | $745K | $1.0M |
| James Winchester | LS | $1.7M | — | — | $1.3M | $1.7M | $0 |
| Omarr Norman-Lott | IDL | $1.6M | $1.8M | $4.6M | $1.2M | $3.0M | $0 |
| Ashton Gillotte | ED | $1.5M | $1.7M | $2.7M | $1.1M | $1.2M | $374K |
| Nohl WilliamsUNDERPAID | CB | $1.4M | $1.6M | $13.7M | $1.1M | $936K | $504K |
| Jack Cochrane | LB | $1.4M | $1.4M | $4.5M | $1.2M | $650K | $765K |
| Mike Caliendo | LG | $1.4M | $1.4M | $2.6M | $1.1M | $650K | $700K |
| Jared Wiley | TE | $1.2M | $1.2M | $3.2M | $1.1M | $344K | $903K |
| Jalen Royals | WR | $1.2M | $1.3M | $2.9M | $1.0M | $650K | $571K |
| L'Jarius Sneed | CB | $1.2M | $1.2M | $10.8M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.2M |
| Jaden Hicks | S | $1.2M | $1.1M | $12.0M | $1.1M | $264K | $943K |
| Jadon Canady | CB | $1.2M | $1.4M | $12.3M | $885K | $1.2M | $0 |
| Hunter Nourzad | C | $1.2M | $1.1M | $6.5M | $1.1M | $160K | $995K |
| Joshua Ezeudu | LT | $1.1M | $1.3M | $3.1M | $1.1M | $330K | $815K |
| Jeffrey Bassa | LB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $4.3M | $1.0M | $310K | $798K |
| Christian Roland-Wallace | CB | $1.1M | $945K | $5.9M | $1.1M | $2K | $1.1M |
| Matt Araiza | P | $1.1M | — | — | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Nikko Remigio | WR | $1.1M | $1.1M | $2.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Brashard Smith | RB | $1.0M | $1.1M | $6.0M | $1.0M | $100K | $938K |
| Ben VanSumeren | LB | $1.0M | $1.1M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Emmett Johnson | RB | $1.0M | $1.2M | $2.6M | $885K | $486K | $521K |
| Cyrus Allen | WR | $980K | $1.2M | $2.9M | $885K | $379K | $600K |
| Garrett Nussmeier | QB | $915K | $1.1M | $7.1M | $885K | $120K | $795K |
| Jake Briningstool | TE | $895K | $998K | $2.1M | $885K | $20K | $875K |
| Xavier Nwankpa | FS | $892K | $1.0M | $3.2M | $885K | $268K | $624K |
| Jack Pyburn | OLB | $885K | $1.0M | $3.3M | $885K | $100K | $785K |
| Kahlil Benson | T | $885K | $1.0M | $3.5M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Bryson Eason | DT | $885K | $1.0M | $6.1M | $885K | $248K | $638K |
| Diego Pounds | T | $885K | $1.0M | $3.5M | $885K | $15K | $870K |
| Cooper McDonald | LB | $566K | $988K | $4.2M | $1.0M | $0 | $566K |
2026 Dead Money ($14.8M)
Cap dollars the Kansas City Chiefs are paying players who are no longer on the roster. The logo is where he plays now.
| Player | Dead Cap |
|---|---|
Jawaan Taylor  | $7.4M |
Mike Danna  | $2.2M |
| Kader Kohou | $1.8M |
| Kaiir Elam | $500K |
| Wanya Morris | $276K |
| DeShon Singleton | $254K |
| Josh Thompson | $254K |
| Bryce Phillips | $254K |
| Pete Nygra | $254K |
| Vincent Anthony | $254K |
| Cole Christiansen | $248K |
| Emmanuel Ogbah | $200K |
| Zelmar Vedder | $178K |
| D'Arco Perkins-McAllister | $175K |
| Wesley Bissainthe | $162K |
| C.J. Hanson | $157K |
| Chris Oladokun | $150K |
| E.J. Smith | $100K |