Minnesota Vikings Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$7.1M25th
Cap Space
$245.5M18th
Active Cap
$48.4M23rd
Dead Cap
$246.6M16th
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
−$6.2M
17th of 32 · 36 graded players · $267.9M in annual salary
How Minnesota Vikings’ 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 breakdownQB best · CB worst
QB+$30.9M3rd
WR+$13.4M7th
IDL+$8.9M9th
LB+$4.0M8th
EDGE−$1.9M17th
RB−$2.6M20th
S−$4.9M27th
IOL−$7.8M23rd
TE−$8.0M28th
OT−$18.5M31st
CB−$19.6M28th
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 (58 players)
| Player | Pos | Cap Hit | APY | Worth | Base | Dead $ | Cut Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | WR | $21.2M | $35.0M | $30.9M | $1.2M | $86.6M | $0 |
| Andrew Van Ginkel | ED | $19.2M | $23.0M | $18.7M | $15.4M | $17.2M | $2.0M |
| Will FriesOVERPAID | RG | $17.2M | $17.5M | $8.9M | $12.6M | $28.6M | $0 |
| T.J. Hockenson | TE | $15.6M | $10.2M | $14.5M | $7.0M | $22.6M | $0 |
| Brian O'Neill | RT | $14.6M | $24.0M | $24.7M | $5.1M | $47.1M | $0 |
| Christian DarrisawOVERPAID | LT | $13.3M | $26.0M | $15.3M | $1.2M | $52.4M | $0 |
| Aaron Jones | RB | $10.2M | $5.6M | $3.7M | $5.0M | $9.8M | $410K |
| Josh Oliver | TE | $9.9M | $7.8M | $3.5M | $6.7M | $15.7M | $0 |
| Jauan Jennings | WR | $9.5M | $8.0M | $15.1M | $1.6M | $6.1M | $3.4M |
| Blake Cashman | LB | $9.2M | $7.5M | $12.0M | $6.9M | $4.7M | $4.5M |
| Byron Murphy | CB | $8.3M | $18.0M | $17.3M | $1.3M | $29.8M | $0 |
| Isaiah Rodgers | CB | $7.9M | $5.5M | $4.2M | $4.4M | $5.9M | $2.0M |
| J.J. McCarthy | QB | $6.0M | $5.5M | $29.5M | $1.1M | $12.9M | $0 |
| Josh Metellus | S | $6.0M | $12.0M | $14.3M | $3.4M | $11.4M | $0 |
| Jordan Mason | RB | $5.8M | $5.2M | $5.3M | $4.7M | $5.2M | $590K |
| Blake Brandel | LT | $4.5M | $3.2M | $2.6M | $3.4M | $667K | $3.8M |
| Dallas Turner | ED | $4.3M | $3.9M | $10.5M | $1.1M | $9.3M | $0 |
| Jordan AddisonUNDERPAID | WR | $4.3M | $3.4M | $23.5M | $2.6M | $22.3M | $0 |
| Ryan Van Demark | RT | $4.3M | $4.3M | $3.0M | $1.6M | $4.1M | $125K |
| Eric Wilson | LB | $4.1M | $7.5M | $3.4M | $1.4M | $12.5M | $0 |
| Donovan Jackson | LT | $3.9M | $4.3M | $17.3M | $1.0M | $14.1M | $0 |
| Caleb Banks | DE | $3.9M | $5.3M | $9.2M | $885K | $21.3M | $0 |
| Ivan Pace Jr. | LB | $3.5M | $3.5M | $12.7M | $3.5M | $0 | $3.5M |
| Harrison Smith | S | $3.4M | $10.2M | $10.8M | $1.3M | $10.5M | $0 |
| Carson Wentz | QB | $3.0M | $3.0M | $5.5M | $1.5M | $2.6M | $405K |
| James Pierre | CB | $3.0M | $4.2M | $4.0M | $1.2M | $3.7M | $0 |
| Theo Jackson | S | $2.7M | $3.1M | $2.2M | $1.3M | $3.3M | $0 |
| Jake Golday | ILB | $1.7M | $2.4M | $3.3M | $885K | $8.4M | $0 |
| Andrew DePaola | LS | $1.5M | — | — | $1.5M | $1.7M | $0 |
| Tai Felton | WR | $1.4M | $1.5M | $2.9M | $1.1M | $841K | $560K |
| Jay Ward | S | $1.3M | $1.1M | $4.2M | $1.1M | $163K | $1.1M |
| Kyler MurrayUNDERPAID | QB | $1.3M | $1.3M | $32.8M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.3M |
| Domonique Orange | NT | $1.3M | $1.7M | $5.2M | $885K | $1.5M | $0 |
| Jakobe Thomas | SS | $1.2M | $1.7M | $3.2M | $885K | $1.3M | $0 |
| Caleb Tiernan | T | $1.2M | $1.7M | $3.6M | $885K | $1.3M | $0 |
| Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins | ED | $1.1M | — | — | $1.0M | $358K | $766K |
| Will Reichard | K | $1.1M | — | — | $1.1M | $85K | $1.0M |
| Michael Jurgens | C | $1.1M | $1.0M | $6.5M | $1.1M | $54K | $1.0M |
| Levi Drake Rodriguez | IDL | $1.1M | $1.0M | $6.6M | $1.1M | $53K | $1.0M |
| Trevor Keegan | LG | $1.1M | $1.1M | $4.6M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Nick Samac | C | $1.1M | $1.0M | $6.6M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jalen Redmond | IDL | $1.1M | $1.1M | $10.3M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Bo Richter | ED | $1.1M | $1.1M | $4.7M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Gavin Bartholomew | TE | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.8M | $1.0M | $162K | $897K |
| DeeJay Dallas | RB | $1.0M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Chaz Chambliss | ED | $1.0M | $995K | $4.7M | $1.0M | $13K | $998K |
| Joe Huber | RG | $1.0M | $992K | $5.1M | $1.0M | $7K | $1.0M |
| Max Bredeson | FB | $1.0M | $1.2M | $2.7M | $885K | $492K | $516K |
| Myles Price | WR | $1.0M | $988K | $4.2M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Elijah Williams | ED | $1.0M | $988K | $6.4M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Charles Demmings | CB | $1.0M | $1.2M | $12.3M | $885K | $479K | $526K |
| Demond Claiborne | RB | $953K | $1.2M | $2.6M | $885K | $274K | $680K |
| Brett Thorson | P | $890K | — | — | $885K | $90K | $800K |
| Jacob Thomas | SS | $888K | $1.0M | $3.2M | $885K | $160K | $728K |
| Zemaiah Vaughn | CB | $885K | $922K | $12.7M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Jamal Adams | LB | $675K | $1.4M | $2.2M | $1.3M | $60K | $615K |
| Tyler Batty | ED | $548K | $997K | $4.6M | $1.0M | $17K | $532K |
| Ben Yurosek | TE | $547K | $995K | $5.0M | $1.0M | $13K | $533K |
2026 Dead Money ($48.4M)
Cap dollars the Minnesota Vikings are paying players who are no longer on the roster. The logo is where he plays now.
| Player | Dead Cap |
|---|---|
Jonathan Allen  | $12.7M |
Javon Hargrave  | $10.5M |
Jonathan Greenard  | $9.9M |
Harrison Phillips  | $3.5M |
| Ryan Kelly | $3.4M |
| Harrison Smith | $3.0M |
| Tavierre Thomas | $1.7M |
Garrett Bradbury  | $1.6M |
| Johnny Hekker | $1.3M |
| Dillon Bell | $256K |
| Tristan Leigh | $252K |
Mekhi Blackmon  | $214K |
| Kobe King | $164K |