Los Angeles Chargers Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$30.3M5th
Cap Space
$253.5M22nd
Active Cap
$7.8M3rd
Dead Cap
$256.5M19th
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
+$62.0M
2nd of 32 · 44 graded players · $242.2M in annual salary
How Los Angeles Chargers’ 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 · IOL worst
WR+$37.2M1st
TE+$13.1M3rd
IDL+$11.0M8th
RB+$9.9M2nd
CB+$7.3M12th
LB+$5.5M6th
QB−$0.7M16th
EDGE−$3.0M18th
S−$4.0M26th
OT−$5.3M19th
IOL−$9.1M24th
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 (56 players)
| Player | Pos | Cap Hit | APY | Worth | Base | Dead $ | Cut Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert | QB | $46.3M | $52.5M | $38.1M | $24.0M | $132.8M | $0 |
| Derwin JamesOVERPAID | S | $24.6M | $25.2M | $15.2M | $11.5M | $51.1M | $0 |
| Rashawn Slater | LT | $23.8M | $28.5M | $22.5M | $11.0M | $67.2M | $0 |
| Khalil MackOVERPAID | ED | $18.0M | $18.0M | $8.7M | $8.0M | $18.0M | $0 |
| Joe Alt | RT | $9.0M | $8.3M | $20.5M | $1.1M | $19.6M | $0 |
| Donte Jackson | CB | $8.5M | $6.5M | $5.6M | $6.0M | $2.5M | $6.0M |
| Elijah Molden | S | $7.9M | $6.2M | $11.1M | $6.0M | $9.8M | $0 |
| Dalvin Tomlinson | IDL | $6.8M | $6.5M | $8.0M | $2.7M | $5.7M | $1.1M |
| Tuli TuipulotuUNDERPAID | ED | $6.2M | $1.6M | $19.8M | $5.8M | $445K | $5.8M |
| Teair Tart | IDL | $6.0M | $10.0M | $10.8M | $3.0M | $15.0M | $0 |
| Cameron Dicker | K | $5.7M | — | — | $4.2M | $4.4M | $1.3M |
| Cole Strange | LG | $5.2M | $6.5M | $7.4M | $3.5M | $7.0M | $0 |
| Quentin JohnstonUNDERPAID | WR | $4.5M | $3.5M | $20.3M | $2.7M | $22.5M | $0 |
| Charlie Kolar | TE | $4.3M | $8.1M | $3.0M | $2.0M | $17.0M | $0 |
| Tyler Biadasz | C | $4.2M | $10.0M | $11.8M | $1.2M | $15.0M | $0 |
| Omarion HamptonUNDERPAID | RB | $4.0M | $4.4M | $12.9M | $1.0M | $14.5M | $0 |
| Daiyan HenleyUNDERPAID | LB | $3.9M | $1.4M | $14.3M | $3.7M | $236K | $3.7M |
| Trey Pipkins | RT | $3.8M | $5.0M | $6.0M | $1.8M | $4.6M | $0 |
| Bud Dupree | ED | $3.7M | $4.0M | $1.4M | $2.2M | $1.2M | $2.5M |
| Akheem Mesidor | OLB | $3.7M | $5.1M | $4.2M | $885K | $20.5M | $0 |
| Trevor Penning | LT | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.5M | $2.2M | $3.5M | $0 |
| Troy Dye | LB | $3.4M | $2.8M | $2.8M | $2.1M | $1.2M | $2.1M |
| Alec Ingold | FB | $3.3M | $3.8M | $891K | $2.3M | $3.6M | $0 |
| Keaton Mitchell | RB | $3.1M | $4.6M | $2.8M | $1.2M | $5.0M | $0 |
| David Njoku | TE | $3.0M | $3.0M | $8.6M | $1.3M | $850K | $2.1M |
| Del'Shawn Phillips | LB | $2.8M | $3.8M | $4.5M | $1.5M | $4.0M | $0 |
| Ladd McConkeyUNDERPAID | WR | $2.7M | $2.5M | $31.9M | $1.7M | $5.1M | $0 |
| Trey Lance | QB | $2.5M | $2.5M | $32.4M | $1.7M | $2.0M | $500K |
| J.K. Scott | P | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.6M | $2.4M | $0 | $2.4M |
| Denzel Perryman | LB | $2.3M | $2.8M | $1.7M | $1.3M | $500K | $1.8M |
| Kayode Awosika | RT | $1.9M | $2.0M | $3.0M | $1.2M | $300K | $1.6M |
| Tre Harris | WR | $1.8M | $2.0M | $4.2M | $1.2M | $4.2M | $0 |
| Tony Jefferson | S | $1.8M | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.3M | $1.4M | $350K |
| Josh Harris | LS | $1.5M | — | — | $1.6M | $1.8M | $0 |
| Jake Slaughter | G | $1.4M | $2.0M | $5.1M | $885K | $5.6M | $0 |
| Jamaree Caldwell | IDL | $1.4M | $1.6M | $6.8M | $1.1M | $924K | $511K |
| Deane Leonard | CB | $1.4M | $2.0M | $10.0M | $1.8M | $1.2M | $188K |
| Derius Davis | WR | $1.3M | $1.1M | $4.5M | $1.1M | $178K | $1.1M |
| Justin EboigbeUNDERPAID | ED | $1.3M | $1.2M | $18.6M | $1.1M | $420K | $865K |
| Brenen Thompson | WR | $1.2M | $1.4M | $2.9M | $885K | $1.3M | $0 |
| Travis Burke | T | $1.2M | $1.4M | $3.6M | $885K | $1.2M | $12K |
| Tarheeb StillUNDERPAID | CB | $1.2M | $1.1M | $17.6M | $1.1M | $188K | $981K |
| Cam Hart | CB | $1.2M | $1.1M | $7.1M | $1.1M | $182K | $984K |
| Genesis Smith | SS | $1.1M | $1.4M | $3.2M | $885K | $1.0M | $114K |
| Oronde Gadsden IIUNDERPAID | TE | $1.1M | $1.1M | $16.8M | $1.0M | $281K | $818K |
| Kendall Williamson | S | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.9M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Kimani Vidal | RB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $3.0M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| R.J. MickensUNDERPAID | S | $1.0M | $1.1M | $15.4M | $1.0M | $131K | $918K |
| Nick Barrett | DT | $1.0M | $1.2M | $4.6M | $885K | $543K | $478K |
| Marlowe Wax | LB | $1.0M | $989K | $4.3M | $1.0M | $2K | $1.0M |
| Logan Taylor | G | $953K | $1.2M | $5.1M | $885K | $271K | $682K |
| Alex Harkey | G | $950K | $1.2M | $5.4M | $885K | $260K | $690K |
| Gary Jennings Jr. | $949K | — | — | $1.0M | $0 | $949K | |
| Jacob Spomer | C | $888K | $1.0M | $7.2M | $885K | $10K | $878K |
| Rodney Shelley | CB | $887K | $1.0M | $15.1M | $885K | $20K | $867K |
| KeAndre Lambert-Smith | WR | $668K | $1.2M | $3.1M | $1.0M | $306K | $362K |
2026 Dead Money ($7.8M)
Cap dollars the Los Angeles Chargers are paying players who are no longer on the roster. The logo is where he plays now.
| Player | Dead Cap |
|---|---|
| Mekhi Becton | $2.5M |
| Will Dissly | $1.5M |
| J.K. Scott | $1.4M |
| Bradley Bozeman | $1.1M |
| Junior Colson | $301K |
| Nadame Tucker | $261K |
| Lander Barton | $253K |
| Kyle Kennard | $233K |
| Branson Taylor | $169K |
| Kimani Vidal | $104K |