New Orleans Saints Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$7.2M24th
Cap Space
$173.5M2nd
Active Cap
$115.5M30th
Dead Cap
$177.4M2nd
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Value Index — how the contracts grade out
+$32.9M
7th of 32 · 48 graded players · $239.5M in annual salary
How New Orleans Saints’ 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 · WR worst
OT+$24.1M1st
IDL+$18.1M5th
QB+$11.2M9th
CB+$7.9M11th
S+$3.6M10th
IOL+$0.9M15th
TE−$0.7M15th
EDGE−$6.3M22nd
RB−$7.2M28th
LB−$8.0M30th
WR−$10.7M26th
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Kamara | RB | $11.4M | $6.0M | $2.4M | $6.0M | $25.6M | $0 |
| Erik McCoy | C | $10.3M | $12.0M | $16.8M | $1.3M | $27.8M | $0 |
| Chase Young | ED | $9.6M | $17.0M | $20.1M | $1.2M | $35.2M | $0 |
| Chris Olave | WR | $9.6M | $31.0M | $31.6M | $1.3M | $52.7M | $0 |
| Carl Granderson | ED | $9.5M | $13.0M | $10.0M | $1.3M | $26.5M | $0 |
| Cesar Ruiz | RG | $8.0M | $11.0M | $16.3M | $1.2M | $22.5M | $0 |
| Juwan Johnson | TE | $7.6M | $10.2M | $11.4M | $1.2M | $22.5M | $0 |
| Kelvin Banks Jr. | LT | $6.3M | $6.9M | $22.8M | $1.0M | $22.7M | $0 |
| David Edwards | LG | $6.3M | $15.2M | $17.9M | $1.3M | $30.0M | $0 |
| Kaden Elliss | LB | $5.3M | $11.0M | $11.9M | $1.3M | $23.0M | $0 |
| Justin Reid | S | $5.2M | $10.5M | $13.0M | $1.3M | $18.4M | $0 |
| Travis EtienneOVERPAID | RB | $5.0M | $12.0M | $3.3M | $2.0M | $24.0M | $0 |
| Taliese Fuaga | LT | $4.7M | $4.3M | $20.0M | $1.1M | $10.3M | $0 |
| Nathan Shepherd | IDL | $4.3M | $4.3M | $9.3M | $1.3M | $10.2M | $0 |
| Tyree Wilson | ED | $4.2M | $6.3M | $12.9M | $1.1M | $4.2M | $0 |
| Pete Werner | LB | $3.9M | $7.5M | $3.0M | $1.2M | $12.0M | $0 |
| Bryan BreseeUNDERPAID | IDL | $3.9M | $3.1M | $26.8M | $2.4M | $17.8M | $0 |
| Jordan Howden | S | $3.8M | $1.0M | $3.7M | $3.7M | $82K | $3.7M |
| Davon Godchaux | IDL | $3.0M | $5.5M | $2.6M | $1.3M | $7.7M | $0 |
| Noah Fant | TE | $3.0M | $4.4M | $10.0M | $1.5M | $4.5M | $0 |
| Cameron Jordan | ED | $2.6M | $7.5M | $3.8M | $1.4M | $7.5M | $0 |
| Kool-Aid McKinstry | CB | $2.5M | $2.3M | $9.5M | $1.6M | $3.5M | $0 |
| Tyler Shough | QB | $2.5M | $2.7M | $10.1M | $1.0M | $8.8M | $0 |
| Dillon Radunz | RT | $2.5M | $3.5M | $7.4M | $1.2M | $4.2M | $0 |
| Christen Miller | DT | $2.1M | $2.9M | $7.8M | $885K | $11.8M | $0 |
| John Ridgeway | IDL | $2.0M | $2.9M | $2.3M | $1.2M | $1.6M | $390K |
| Chris Rumph II | ED | $2.0M | $2.0M | $4.2M | $1.2M | $2.0M | $0 |
| Ryan Wright | P | $1.9M | — | — | $1.2M | $7.0M | $0 |
| Kendre Miller | RB | $1.8M | $1.4M | $2.6M | $1.5M | $278K | $1.5M |
| Zach Wood | LS | $1.6M | — | — | $1.4M | $400K | $1.2M |
| Julian Blackmon | S | $1.5M | $2.5M | $10.3M | $1.2M | $1.0M | $515K |
| Martin Emerson | CB | $1.5M | $1.5M | $7.7M | $1.2M | $650K | $865K |
| Vernon Broughton | IDL | $1.5M | $1.7M | $6.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $408K |
| Jonas Sanker | S | $1.4M | $1.6M | $4.6M | $1.1M | $886K | $533K |
| Anfernee Jennings | ED | $1.4M | $1.4M | $8.4M | $1.2M | $188K | $1.2M |
| Oscar Delp | TE | $1.3M | $1.8M | $1.8M | $885K | $1.7M | $0 |
| Daniel Carlson | K | $1.3M | — | — | $1.3M | $0 | $1.3M |
| Zach Wilson | QB | $1.3M | $1.4M | $25.3M | $1.2M | $599K | $664K |
| Danny Stutsman | LB | $1.3M | $1.3M | $3.3M | $1.0M | $771K | $491K |
| Quincy Riley | CB | $1.2M | $1.3M | $15.0M | $1.0M | $665K | $561K |
| Spencer Rattler | QB | $1.2M | $1.1M | $5.2M | $1.1M | $168K | $991K |
| Asim Richards | LG | $1.1M | $1.0M | $2.5M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Colby Wooden | IDL | $1.1M | $1.2M | $2.7M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jaylan Ford | LB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $4.2M | $1.1M | $127K | $1.0M |
| Jeremiah Wright | G | $1.1M | $1.3M | $5.4M | $885K | $1.0M | $126K |
| Khristian Boyd | IDL | $1.1M | $1.1M | $5.9M | $1.1M | $89K | $1.0M |
| Bryce Lance | WR | $1.1M | $1.3M | $4.3M | $885K | $789K | $293K |
| Isaiah Stalbird | S | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.9M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| DeVaughn Vele | WR | $1.1M | $1.0M | $2.9M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Decamerion Richardson | CB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $4.4M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Treyton Welch | TE | $1.0M | $988K | $1.3M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| William Sherman | LG | $1.0M | $922K | $4.5M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Barion Brown | WR | $959K | $1.2M | $2.9M | $885K | $294K | $664K |
| Jayden Price | CB | $885K | $968K | $12.3M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Mason Murphy | T | $885K | $1.0M | $3.6M | $885K | $248K | $638K |
| Mike Reid | $885K | — | — | $885K | $0 | $885K | |
| Ty Chandler | RB | $565K | $1.2M | $3.8M | $1.2M | $0 | $565K |
| Rejzohn Wright | CB | $540K | $1.0M | $12.3M | $1.0M | $0 | $540K |
2026 Dead Money ($115.5M)
Cap dollars the New Orleans Saints are paying players who are no longer on the roster. The logo is where he plays now.
| Player | Dead Cap |
|---|---|
| Derek Carr | $36.7M |
| Cameron Jordan | $18.8M |
Demario Davis  | $14.3M |
| Taysom Hill | $13.7M |
| Ryan Ramczyk | $12.0M |
| Tyrann Mathieu | $7.2M |
| Brandin Cooks | $3.2M |
| Isaac Yiadom | $2.2M |
| Khalen Saunders | $1.6M |
Foster Moreau  | $1.4M |
| J.T. Gray | $960K |
Isaiah Foskey  | $838K |
Rashid Shaheed  | $500K |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | $500K |
| Alex Wollschlaeger | $258K |
| Alan Herron | $256K |
| Michael Heldman | $254K |
| Keeshawn Silver | $172K |
| Jake Haener | $162K |
| Cody Hardy | $157K |
| Dalys Beanum | $143K |
| Devin Neal | $120K |
| Barry Wesley | $114K |