Miami Dolphins Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$8.6M21st
Cap Space
$106.4M1st
Active Cap
$182.0M32nd
Dead Cap
$105.7M1st
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
−$19.7M
22nd of 32 · 37 graded players · $163.7M in annual salary
How Miami Dolphins’ 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 breakdownOT best · QB worst
OT+$23.9M2nd
IDL+$7.7M10th
EDGE+$5.9M10th
RB+$2.4M12th
S−$2.8M21st
TE−$3.0M19th
WR−$3.4M17th
CB−$5.6M21st
IOL−$7.0M21st
LB−$7.4M28th
QB−$30.4M31st
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Sieler | IDL | $11.0M | $21.3M | $15.7M | $1.3M | $36.3M | $0 |
| Austin Jackson | RT | $6.7M | $7.0M | $12.2M | $1.2M | $20.7M | $0 |
| Jordyn Brooks | LB | $6.2M | $16.0M | $9.8M | $1.2M | $34.8M | $0 |
| Malik WillisOVERPAID | QB | $5.7M | $22.5M | $6.6M | $1.2M | $45.0M | $0 |
| Aaron Brewer | C | $5.6M | $17.5M | $16.8M | $1.2M | $34.2M | $0 |
| Kenneth Grant | IDL | $5.0M | $5.5M | $13.8M | $1.0M | $18.0M | $0 |
| Kadyn Proctor | T | $4.7M | $6.5M | $5.2M | $885K | $26.1M | $0 |
| Chop Robinson | ED | $4.1M | $3.7M | $13.6M | $1.1M | $8.8M | $0 |
| Chris Johnson | CB | $3.5M | $4.8M | $15.1M | $885K | $19.0M | $0 |
| Devon Achane | RB | $3.2M | $16.0M | $16.2M | $1.1M | $22.2M | $0 |
| Jonah Savaiinaea | LT | $2.6M | $2.8M | $4.3M | $1.4M | $9.3M | $0 |
| Jacob Rodriguez | ILB | $2.1M | $2.9M | $4.3M | $885K | $11.6M | $0 |
| Patrick Paul | LT | $1.9M | $1.7M | $23.9M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $549K |
| Greg Dulcich | TE | $1.6M | $3.2M | $6.4M | $1.1M | $3.3M | $0 |
| Caedan Wallace | LT | $1.3M | $1.5M | $3.4M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.3M |
| Caleb Douglas | WR | $1.3M | $1.8M | $2.9M | $885K | $1.7M | $0 |
| Jaylen Wright | RB | $1.3M | $1.2M | $3.2M | $1.1M | $380K | $885K |
| Bradley Pinion | P | $1.3M | $1.5M | $2.5M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $0 |
| Joshua Uche | ED | $1.3M | $1.4M | $4.3M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $0 |
| Zayne Anderson | S | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.9M | $1.2M | $752K | $510K |
| Riley Patterson | K | $1.3M | — | — | $1.2M | $0 | $1.3M |
| Jalen Tolbert | WR | $1.3M | $1.4M | $3.7M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $0 |
| Willie Gay Jr. | LB | $1.3M | $1.4M | $5.3M | $1.2M | $688K | $575K |
| Darrell Baker Jr. | CB | $1.3M | $1.4M | $9.7M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $0 |
| Will Kacmarek | TE | $1.2M | $1.7M | $1.8M | $885K | $1.4M | $0 |
| Julius Brents | CB | $1.2M | $2.0M | $4.4M | $1.1M | $793K | $441K |
| Chris Bell | WR | $1.2M | $1.7M | $3.8M | $885K | $1.4M | $0 |
| Robert Beal Jr. | ED | $1.2M | $1.2M | $6.0M | $1.1M | $50K | $1.1M |
| Ronnie Harrison | S | $1.2M | $1.4M | $2.2M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.2M |
| Tucker Addington | LS | $1.1M | — | — | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Malik Washington | WR | $1.1M | $1.1M | $4.1M | $1.1M | $100K | $1.0M |
| Jordan Phillips | IDL | $1.1M | $1.2M | $3.3M | $1.0M | $344K | $776K |
| Jason Marshall Jr. | CB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $4.6M | $1.0M | $319K | $792K |
| Dante Trader Jr. | S | $1.1M | $1.2M | $2.1M | $1.0M | $311K | $798K |
| Malik Herring | DE | $1.1M | $1.2M | $5.5M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jarrett Kingston | LG | $1.1M | $1.1M | $4.5M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Marcellas Dial | CB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $12.3M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Ryan Miller | WR | $1.1M | $1.1M | $2.0M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Ollie Gordon II | RB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $2.2M | $1.0M | $204K | $869K |
| Zeek Biggers | IDL | $1.0M | $1.1M | $10.8M | $1.0M | $76K | $954K |
| Andrew Meyer | C | $1.0M | $948K | $6.5M | $1.0M | $5K | $1.0M |
| Michael Taaffe | FS | $1.0M | $1.2M | $3.2M | $885K | $496K | $513K |
| Jackson Woodard | LB | $1.0M | $922K | $4.3M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Chukwuebuka Godrick | RT | $1.0M | $922K | $3.4M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Julius Wood | S | $1.0M | $1.1M | $2.0M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Reese Taylor | CB | $1.0M | $922K | $10.9M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Brady Cook | QB | $1.0M | $922K | $2.6M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Kevin Coleman Jr. | WR | $980K | $1.2M | $13.3M | $885K | $379K | $600K |
| Seydou Traore | TE | $980K | $1.2M | $2.1M | $885K | $379K | $600K |
| D.J. Campbell | $953K | — | — | $885K | $273K | $681K | |
| Jaylin Simpson | S | $949K | $1.0M | $2.1M | $1.0M | $0 | $949K |
| Keith Cooper | IDL | $885K | $968K | $5.9M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Kyle McCord | QB | $885K | $885K | $7.1M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| D.J. Herman | $885K | — | — | $885K | $0 | $885K | |
| Justin Joly | TE | $885K | $1.2M | $2.6M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
2026 Dead Money ($182.0M)
Cap dollars the Miami Dolphins are paying players who are no longer on the roster. The logo is where he plays now.
| Player | Dead Cap |
|---|---|
Tua Tagovailoa  | $55.4M |
| Tyreek Hill | $28.2M |
Jaylen Waddle  | $23.2M |
Jalen Ramsey  | $20.9M |
Minkah Fitzpatrick  | $13.0M |
Bradley Chubb  | $11.0M |
| Terron Armstead | $10.7M |
| James Daniels | $4.8M |
Zach Wilson  | $3.8M |
Alec Ingold  | $2.0M |
Jonnu Smith  | $1.6M |
| Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | $1.6M |
| Matt Judon | $1.4M |
| Jamaree Salyer | $785K |
| Tyrel Dodson | $768K |
| Jason Sanders | $663K |
| Cam Smith | $528K |
| Zane Gonzalez | $279K |
| Ben Sims | $251K |
| Charlie Heck | $188K |
| Lonnie Johnson Jr. | $188K |
Tutu Atwell  | $188K |
| Clelin Ferrell | $188K |
Mohamed Kamara  | $160K |
| Mason Reiger | $158K |