New England Patriots Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$8.7M20th
Cap Space
$257.5M23rd
Active Cap
$42.4M18th
Dead Cap
$287.9M31st
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Value Index — how the contracts grade out
−$20.3M
23rd of 32 · 42 graded players · $304.3M in annual salary
How New England Patriots’ 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+$39.5M2nd
OT+$7.6M11th
RB+$4.4M7th
LB−$2.1M21st
IDL−$2.5M15th
S−$2.5M18th
WR−$3.3M16th
EDGE−$4.1M20th
TE−$6.3M22nd
IOL−$7.7M22nd
CB−$43.2M32nd
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Williams | IDL | $28.5M | $26.0M | $29.0M | $21.0M | $39.0M | $0 |
| Carlton DavisOVERPAID | CB | $22.0M | $18.0M | $9.3M | $13.0M | $24.0M | $0 |
| Michael OnwenuUNDERPAID | RT | $17.5M | $10.0M | $18.6M | $3.0M | $16.4M | $1.1M |
| Christian Barmore | IDL | $17.1M | $21.0M | $21.9M | $12.0M | $22.8M | $0 |
| Harold Landry | ED | $16.4M | $14.5M | $19.9M | $11.0M | $19.0M | $0 |
| Hunter Henry | TE | $13.6M | $8.0M | $12.0M | $7.2M | $17.0M | $0 |
| Robert Spillane | LB | $12.3M | $11.0M | $11.5M | $8.3M | $14.3M | $0 |
| Christian GonzalezOVERPAID | CB | $11.4M | $33.8M | $21.8M | $2.3M | $56.0M | $0 |
| Morgan Moses | RT | $10.4M | $8.0M | $14.5M | $6.5M | $7.3M | $3.1M |
| Drake MayeUNDERPAID | QB | $10.0M | $9.2M | $63.8M | $1.1M | $21.7M | $0 |
| Will Campbell | LT | $9.9M | $10.9M | $22.1M | $1.0M | $35.7M | $0 |
| Kevin Byard | S | $9.0M | $7.0M | $4.0M | $2.7M | $6.2M | $2.8M |
| Romeo Doubs | WR | $8.6M | $17.0M | $22.3M | $3.0M | $35.0M | $0 |
| Christian Elliss | LB | $8.6M | $6.8M | $5.8M | $6.8M | $3.5M | $5.1M |
| Dre'Mont Jones | IDL | $7.5M | $12.2M | $11.3M | $2.3M | $23.3M | $0 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | $7.4M | $9.0M | $3.1M | $4.8M | $8.1M | $0 |
| A.J. Brown | WR | $7.0M | $32.0M | $32.4M | $1.3M | $33.0M | $0 |
| Marcus Jones | CB | $6.7M | $12.0M | $6.6M | $2.8M | $14.9M | $0 |
| Mack Hollins | WR | $5.0M | $4.2M | $4.1M | $2.9M | $1.1M | $3.8M |
| Alijah Vera-Tucker | RG | $4.8M | $14.0M | $9.6M | $2.3M | $21.0M | $0 |
| Greg Van Roten | RG | $4.5M | $3.0M | $3.6M | $1.5M | $1.0M | $3.5M |
| Demario Douglas | WR | $3.7M | $993K | $8.2M | $3.7M | $33K | $3.7M |
| DaQuan JonesUNDERPAID | IDL | $3.7M | $8.0M | $20.8M | $1.5M | $2.4M | $1.3M |
| Julian Hill | TE | $3.6M | $5.0M | $2.7M | $1.4M | $7.5M | $0 |
| Caleb Lomu | T | $3.4M | $4.7M | $3.5M | $885K | $18.9M | $0 |
| Brenden Schooler | S | $3.0M | $3.0M | $1.9M | $2.0M | $1.4M | $1.5M |
| Reggie Gilliam | FB | $2.8M | $3.6M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $6.0M | $0 |
| TreVeyon HendersonUNDERPAID | RB | $2.5M | $2.8M | $13.7M | $1.3M | $9.1M | $0 |
| Gabe Jacas | OLB | $1.6M | $2.2M | $4.4M | $885K | $7.0M | $0 |
| Tommy DeVito | QB | $1.6M | $2.2M | $4.3M | $1.1M | $1.8M | $0 |
| Kyle Williams | WR | $1.5M | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $387K |
| Jared Wilson | C | $1.4M | $1.6M | $6.4M | $1.1M | $866K | $545K |
| Ben Brown | C | $1.4M | $1.9M | $3.7M | $1.2M | $340K | $1.0M |
| Craig Woodson | S | $1.3M | $1.3M | $7.3M | $1.0M | $800K | $472K |
| Eli Raridon | TE | $1.2M | $1.7M | $2.6M | $885K | $1.4M | $0 |
| Joshua Farmer | IDL | $1.2M | $1.2M | $2.5M | $1.0M | $499K | $672K |
| Cory Durden | IDL | $1.1M | $1.1M | $3.9M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Dell Pettus | S | $1.1M | $946K | $4.8M | $1.1M | $3K | $1.1M |
| Charles Woods | CB | $1.1M | $1.0M | $12.3M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Leonard Taylor | IDL | $1.1M | $1.1M | $6.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Walter Rouse | LT | $1.1M | $1.1M | $3.5M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Darius Muasau | LB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $4.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Andres Borregales | K | $1.1M | — | — | $1.0M | $192K | $877K |
| Julian Ashby | LS | $1.0M | — | — | $1.0M | $76K | $954K |
| Efton Chism III | WR | $1.0M | $997K | $4.2M | $1.0M | $17K | $997K |
| Elijah Ponder | ED | $1.0M | $993K | $4.7M | $1.0M | $10K | $1.0M |
| Cameron Latu | TE | $1.0M | $922K | $3.1M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Corey Kiner | RB | $1.0M | $1.8M | $2.2M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Jaylen Reed | S | $1.0M | $1.1M | $3.2M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Karon Prunty | CB | $992K | $1.2M | $12.1M | $885K | $427K | $564K |
| Dametrious Crownover | T | $954K | $1.2M | $3.5M | $885K | $276K | $678K |
| Namdi Obiazor | ILB | $945K | $1.2M | $4.3M | $885K | $239K | $706K |
| Behren Morton | QB | $922K | $1.1M | $7.1M | $885K | $149K | $773K |
| Quintayvious Hutchins | OLB | $916K | $1.1M | $3.3M | $885K | $122K | $793K |
| Channing Canada | CB | $892K | $1.0M | $12.7M | $885K | $268K | $624K |
| Tanner Arkin | TE | $891K | $1.0M | $1.8M | $885K | $162K | $728K |
| Erick Hunter | OLB | $885K | $885K | $3.3M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Marcus Bryant | LT | $577K | $1.1M | $3.5M | $1.0M | $111K | $466K |
2026 Dead Money ($42.4M)
Cap dollars the New England Patriots are paying players who are no longer on the roster. The logo is where he plays now.
| Player | Dead Cap |
|---|---|
Kyle Dugger  | $12.2M |
Stefon Diggs  | $9.7M |
Jahlani Tavai  | $3.5M |
| Jabrill Peppers | $3.0M |
Ja'Lynn Polk  | $1.9M |
| Ben Brown | $1.6M |
Kendrick Bourne  | $1.4M |
Garrett Bradbury  | $1.2M |
Joshua Dobbs  | $1.1M |
| Antonio Gibson | $1.0M |
| Anfernee Jennings | $1.0M |
| K.J. Britt | $688K |
Keion White  | $666K |
James Hudson  | $588K |
| Kindle Vildor | $488K |
Layden Robinson  | $426K |
| Javon Baker | $408K |
| Bradyn Swinson | $331K |
Caedan Wallace  | $304K |
| Marte Mapu | $262K |
| Kyle Dixon | $241K |
| Sidy Sow | $191K |
| Eric Butler | $144K |
| Mike Brown | $100K |