New York Jets Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$27.5M11th
Cap Space
$224.1M2nd
Active Cap
$111.2M29th
Dead Cap
$184.0M2nd
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
+$4.7M
13th of 32 · 51 graded players · $265.3M in annual salary
How New York Jets’ 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+$21.2M5th
IDL+$19.2M4th
CB+$16.7M7th
EDGE+$8.2M10th
TE+$2.7M12th
RB+$1.1M15th
LB−$5.9M27th
S−$10.8M31st
IOL−$11.1M26th
QB−$17.0M26th
WR−$19.4M30th
2026 Roster & Cap (92 players)
Click a column to sort. Cap hit shaded by size. APY is what the deal he is on pays per year, and Worth is what our model says a new deal would cost per year — those two are the comparison, not the cap hit, which is only this season's charge. Worth is shaded by how far it sits above the APY beside it. Kickers and punters have no comparable pool, so they show no Worth. How it is built →
| Player | Pos | Cap Hit | APY | Worth | Base | Dead $ | Cut Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon StephensOVERPAID | CB | $14.0M | $12.0M | $3.3M | $11.5M | $19.5M | $0 |
| Jamien Sherwood | LB | $11.5M | $15.0M | $13.7M | $7.5M | $25.0M | $0 |
| Breece Hall | RB | $11.5M | $14.5M | $9.4M | $5.2M | $29.0M | $0 |
| Garrett Wilson | WR | $10.1M | $32.5M | $23.6M | $3.1M | $58.8M | $0 |
| David BaileyOVERPAID | OLB | $9.9M | $13.7M | $3.3M | $885K | $54.7M | $0 |
| Harrison Phillips | IDL | $7.5M | $7.5M | $5.8M | $6.9M | $0 | $7.5M |
| Minkah Fitzpatrick | S | $7.4M | $13.3M | $8.0M | $5.5M | $20.0M | $0 |
| Armand Membou | RT | $7.3M | $8.0M | $23.3M | $1.0M | $26.1M | $0 |
| Olu Fashanu | LT | $5.6M | $5.1M | $20.0M | $1.1M | $12.1M | $0 |
| Joseph Ossai | ED | $5.5M | $11.5M | $14.4M | $3.5M | $22.5M | $0 |
| Will McDonald IVUNDERPAID | ED | $5.2M | $4.1M | $20.4M | $1.7M | $18.9M | $0 |
| Kingsley Enagbare | ED | $5.0M | $9.0M | $4.0M | $3.5M | $8.5M | $0 |
| Demario Davis | LB | $5.0M | $11.0M | $4.5M | $3.5M | $15.0M | $0 |
| David Onyemata | IDL | $4.5M | $10.5M | $6.0M | $2.1M | $9.7M | $0 |
| Josh Myers | C | $4.3M | $5.5M | $6.8M | $3.1M | $4.3M | $0 |
| Kenyon Sadiq | TE | $4.1M | $5.6M | $3.1M | $885K | $22.3M | $0 |
| Dane Belton | S | $4.0M | $4.0M | $5.8M | $2.5M | $2.0M | $2.0M |
| Dylan Parham | LG | $4.0M | $8.0M | $9.2M | $2.5M | $7.5M | $0 |
| Joe Tippmann | C | $3.8M | $15.5M | $14.4M | $1.4M | $22.2M | $0 |
| Jeremy Ruckert | TE | $3.5M | $5.0M | $5.1M | $1.7M | $3.7M | $0 |
| Nahshon Wright | CB | $3.5M | $3.5M | $8.7M | $1.5M | $3.5M | $0 |
| Geno Smith | QB | $3.3M | $3.3M | $8.7M | $3.3M | $3.3M | $0 |
| Omar Cooper | WR | $3.2M | $4.4M | $2.9M | $885K | $17.5M | $0 |
| Mazi Smith | IDL | $2.6M | $3.3M | $12.1M | $2.6M | $2.6M | $0 |
| Mason Taylor | TE | $2.4M | $2.6M | $9.9M | $1.3M | $7.7M | $0 |
| Andre Cisco | S | $2.2M | $2.5M | $4.8M | $1.5M | $1.2M | $980K |
| Tim Patrick | WR | $2.0M | $2.0M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.0M | $985K |
| Kene Nwangwu | RB | $1.9M | $2.0M | $2.4M | $1.2M | $1.0M | $926K |
| D'Angelo Ponds | CB | $1.8M | $2.5M | $12.6M | $885K | $8.9M | $0 |
| T'Vondre Sweat | IDL | $1.7M | $2.4M | $12.3M | $1.7M | $2.1M | $0 |
| Azareye'h Thomas | CB | $1.5M | $1.6M | $22.2M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $422K |
| Thomas Hennessy | LS | $1.5M | — | — | $1.3M | $350K | $1.1M |
| Adonai Mitchell | WR | $1.5M | $1.8M | $2.2M | $1.5M | $700K | $766K |
| Max Mitchell | LG | $1.4M | $2.0M | $5.4M | $1.8M | $1.0M | $402K |
| Arian Smith | WR | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.7M | $1.0M | $781K | $484K |
| Chukwuma Okorafor | RT | $1.3M | $1.5M | $5.0M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $162K |
| Andrew Beck | TE | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $0 |
| Mykal Walker | LB | $1.3M | $1.4M | $5.4M | $1.2M | $188K | $1.1M |
| Xavier Newman-Johnson | RG | $1.2M | $1.4M | $4.4M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.2M |
| Malachi Moore | S | $1.2M | $1.3M | $3.8M | $1.0M | $674K | $556K |
| Tre Brown | CB | $1.2M | $1.2M | $3.2M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.2M |
| Braelon Allen | RB | $1.2M | $1.1M | $4.5M | $1.1M | $264K | $943K |
| Darrell Jackson Jr. | DT | $1.2M | $1.4M | $4.6M | $885K | $1.3M | $0 |
| Cade Klubnik | QB | $1.2M | $1.4M | $9.0M | $885K | $1.2M | $0 |
| Cade York | K | $1.1M | — | — | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Marcelino McCrary-Ball | LB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $4.5M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Qwan'Tez Stiggers | CB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $12.7M | $1.1M | $127K | $1.0M |
| Isaiah Davis | RB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $4.7M | $1.1M | $127K | $1.0M |
| Jelani Woods | TE | $1.1M | $1.2M | $3.2M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Francisco Mauigoa | LB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $7.8M | $1.0M | $296K | $808K |
| Tyler Baron | ED | $1.1M | $1.1M | $7.2M | $1.0M | $240K | $845K |
| Braiden McGregor | ED | $1.1M | $950K | $1.6M | $1.1M | $7K | $1.1M |
| Bailey Zappe | QB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $2.3M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Samuel Womack | CB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $4.8M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jarvis BrownleeUNDERPAID | CB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $17.4M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Isaiah Williams | WR | $1.1M | $1.0M | $1.6M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jarius Monroe | CB | $1.1M | $1.0M | $5.2M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jason Sanders | K | $1.1M | — | — | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Landon Young | RT | $1.1M | $1.2M | $3.3M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jowon BriggsUNDERPAID | IDL | $1.1M | $1.1M | $22.7M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Austin McNamara | P | $1.0M | — | — | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Dean Clark | S | $1.0M | $922K | $1.9M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Brady Cook | QB | $1.0M | $922K | $2.3M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Jordan Clark | CB | $1.0M | $922K | $12.3M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Payton Page | IDL | $1.0M | $988K | $6.1M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Jack Heflin | IDL | $1.0M | $1.1M | $4.1M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Anez Cooper | G | $960K | $1.2M | $5.8M | $885K | $300K | $660K |
| V.J. Payne | $925K | — | — | $885K | $158K | $766K | |
| Chip Trayanum | RB | $892K | $1.0M | $2.2M | $885K | $195K | $697K |
| Caullin Lacy | WR | $890K | $1.0M | $4.2M | $885K | $262K | $628K |
| Mory Bamba | DB | $888K | $1.0M | $5.2M | $885K | $21K | $866K |
| Xavier Hill | G | $887K | $1.0M | $5.4M | $885K | $5K | $882K |
| Chase Curtis | TE | $887K | $1.0M | $4.0M | $885K | $5K | $882K |
| Malik McClain | WR | $887K | $1.0M | $4.3M | $885K | $19K | $868K |
| Sam Scott | RB | $887K | $1.0M | $2.2M | $885K | $5K | $882K |
| Nathan Voorhis | DE | $887K | $1.0M | $7.9M | $885K | $70K | $817K |
| Paschal Ekeji | ED | $885K | $1.0M | $4.8M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Jamaal Pritchett | WR | $885K | $968K | $2.9M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Liam Fornadel | LG | $885K | $968K | $4.4M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Marquis Hayes | LG | $885K | $988K | $4.4M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Kohl Levao | RG | $885K | $988K | $4.0M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Quincy Skinner Jr. | WR | $885K | $885K | $1.8M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Keenan Garber | CB | $885K | $885K | $5.0M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Nate Lynn | ED | $885K | $885K | $4.4M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Cam Camper | WR | $885K | $885K | $2.3M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Junior Tafuna | IDL | $885K | $885K | $6.1M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Junior Bergen | WR | $885K | $885K | $4.3M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Connor Hulstein | $885K | — | — | $885K | $0 | $885K | |
| Chase Wilson | ILB | $885K | $1.0M | $6.7M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Courtland Ford | T | $885K | $1.0M | $3.9M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Jaden Keller | ILB | $885K | $1.0M | $6.8M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Kobe King | LB | $540K | $1.1M | $3.3M | $1.0M | $0 | $540K |
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.