New York Giants Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$12.9M16th
Cap Space
$206.2M6th
Active Cap
$41.7M17th
Dead Cap
$234.2M10th
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
+$61.9M
3rd of 32 · 47 graded players · $276.1M in annual salary
How New York Giants’ 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 · OT worst
QB+$22.6M5th
WR+$13.6M6th
RB+$12.9M1st
IDL+$4.7M11th
S+$4.4M8th
EDGE+$4.1M15th
TE+$3.4M10th
IOL+$2.5M12th
CB+$1.7M18th
LB−$3.0M23rd
OT−$5.1M17th
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulson Adebo | CB | $24.2M | $18.0M | $18.0M | $17.2M | $29.9M | $0 |
| Brian Burns | ED | $21.4M | $28.2M | $37.7M | $1.3M | $55.8M | $0 |
| Kayvon Thibodeaux | ED | $14.8M | $7.8M | $12.9M | $14.8M | $14.8M | $0 |
| Andrew Thomas | LT | $13.0M | $23.5M | $22.2M | $1.2M | $43.2M | $0 |
| Jevon Holland | S | $12.7M | $15.1M | $17.0M | $1.2M | $23.1M | $0 |
| Abdul Carter | ED | $10.3M | $11.3M | $14.2M | $1.0M | $37.0M | $0 |
| Arvell ReeseOVERPAID | ILB | $8.7M | $12.0M | $3.4M | $885K | $47.8M | $0 |
| Greg Newsome II | CB | $8.0M | $8.0M | $8.2M | $4.0M | $3.0M | $5.0M |
| Malik NabersUNDERPAID | WR | $8.0M | $7.3M | $28.5M | $1.1M | $17.3M | $0 |
| Jon Runyan Jr. | LG | $7.0M | $10.0M | $15.9M | $1.2M | $21.8M | $0 |
| Chauncey Golston | ED | $6.9M | $6.0M | $4.9M | $5.2M | $8.2M | $0 |
| Isaiah Likely | TE | $6.1M | $13.3M | $16.4M | $1.4M | $20.5M | $0 |
| Jermaine Eluemunor | LT | $5.9M | $13.0M | $13.0M | $1.3M | $25.4M | $0 |
| Francis Mauigoa | T | $5.6M | $7.7M | $5.2M | $885K | $31.0M | $0 |
| Tremaine Edmunds | LB | $5.6M | $12.0M | $11.7M | $1.4M | $23.7M | $0 |
| D.J. Reader | IDL | $4.5M | $6.2M | $2.7M | $1.8M | $5.2M | $0 |
| John Michael Schmitz | C | $4.3M | $1.6M | $9.7M | $3.9M | $409K | $3.9M |
| Deonte Banks | CB | $4.3M | $3.4M | $8.7M | $2.6M | $4.3M | $0 |
| Jaxson Dart | QB | $3.9M | $4.2M | $41.0M | $1.0M | $13.9M | $0 |
| Jameis Winston | QB | $3.5M | $4.0M | $6.1M | $1.3M | $13.2M | $0 |
| Micah McFadden | LB | $3.0M | $3.8M | $9.8M | $1.4M | $2.9M | $144K |
| Shelby Harris | IDL | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3.0M | $1.7M | $2.7M | $340K |
| Darnell Mooney | WR | $3.0M | $3.0M | $11.1M | $1.2M | $3.0M | $0 |
| Patrick Ricard | FB | $2.8M | — | — | $1.3M | $3.5M | $0 |
| Jordan Stout | P | $2.7M | — | — | $1.2M | $6.3M | $0 |
| Ar'Darius Washington | S | $2.6M | $3.0M | $6.9M | $1.9M | $1.5M | $1.1M |
| Devin Singletary | RB | $2.5M | $1.3M | $2.9M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Colton Hood | CB | $2.3M | $3.2M | $12.6M | $885K | $12.8M | $0 |
| Tyler Nubin | S | $2.2M | $2.0M | $9.8M | $1.5M | $2.6M | $0 |
| Andru Phillips | CB | $1.6M | $1.5M | $19.7M | $1.3M | $590K | $1.0M |
| Darius Alexander | IDL | $1.5M | $1.7M | $14.4M | $1.1M | $1.2M | $368K |
| Calvin Austin III | WR | $1.5M | $1.5M | $2.1M | $1.2M | $450K | $1.1M |
| Malachi Fields | WR | $1.3M | $1.8M | $2.9M | $885K | $1.7M | $0 |
| Theo JohnsonUNDERPAID | TE | $1.3M | $1.2M | $9.6M | $1.1M | $416K | $867K |
| Cam Skattebo | RB | $1.3M | $1.3M | $7.7M | $1.0M | $805K | $468K |
| Aaron Stinnie | LG | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $62K | $1.2M |
| Chris Manhertz | TE | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.0M | $1.3M | $262K | $1.0M |
| Jason Pinnock | S | $1.3M | $1.4M | $4.6M | $1.2M | $200K | $1.1M |
| Elijah Campbell | CB | $1.3M | $1.4M | $2.0M | $1.2M | $50K | $1.2M |
| Gunner Olszewski | WR | $1.3M | $1.4M | $2.9M | $1.2M | $300K | $962K |
| Zaire Barnes | LB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $4.5M | $1.1M | $250K | $900K |
| Tyrone Tracy Jr. | RB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $4.0M | $1.1M | $143K | $1.0M |
| Marcus Mbow | RT | $1.1M | $1.2M | $3.6M | $1.0M | $314K | $796K |
| Odell Beckham Jr. | WR | $1.1M | $1.3M | $4.2M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Najee Harris | RB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $4.3M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Nic Jones | CB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $12.3M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Thomas Fidone II | TE | $1.0M | $1.1M | $2.1M | $1.0M | $112K | $930K |
| Josh Tupou | NT | $1.0M | — | — | $1.3M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Basil Okoye | IDL | $1.0M | $1.0M | $6.1M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Bobby Jamison-Travis | DT | $962K | $1.2M | $6.1M | $885K | $310K | $653K |
| J.C. Davis | G | $957K | $1.2M | $5.4M | $885K | $289K | $668K |
| Jack Kelly | ILB | $956K | $1.2M | $3.3M | $885K | $283K | $673K |
| Dominic Zvada | K | $893K | — | — | $885K | $145K | $748K |
| Ben Mann | LS | $888K | — | — | $885K | $10K | $878K |
| Bryan Hudson | C | $885K | $922K | $6.6M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
2026 Dead Money ($41.7M)
Cap dollars the New York Giants are paying players who are no longer on the roster. The logo is where he plays now.
| Player | Dead Cap |
|---|---|
Dexter Lawrence  | $13.9M |
| Darius Slayton | $13.0M |
Bobby Okereke  | $5.5M |
James Hudson  | $2.3M |
| Jamie Gillan | $2.1M |
| Chris Board | $1.2M |
| Graham Gano | $1.2M |
| Jalin Hyatt | $323K |
Jason Sanders  | $300K |
Lucas Patrick  | $288K |
| Ryan Schernecke | $259K |
| Brandon Allen | $250K |
| Cam Jones | $250K |
Daniel Faalele  | $188K |
| Dante Miller | $180K |
| Anquin Barnes | $110K |
| Damon Bankston | $105K |
Joshua Ezeudu  | $105K |