New York Jets Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$14.3M13th
Cap Space
$185.4M3rd
Active Cap
$114.4M29th
Dead Cap
$183.6M3rd
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
+$10.6M
12th of 32 · 47 graded players · $256.4M 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+$22.6M3rd
CB+$16.0M6th
IDL+$13.0M7th
EDGE+$5.7M12th
RB+$1.1M16th
TE+$1.1M12th
LB−$2.6M22nd
IOL−$4.4M18th
QB−$9.3M23rd
S−$11.1M31st
WR−$21.4M31st
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon StephensOVERPAID | CB | $14.0M | $12.0M | $3.4M | $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 |
| Demario Davis | LB | $5.0M | $11.0M | $4.5M | $3.5M | $15.0M | $0 |
| Kingsley Enagbare | ED | $5.0M | $9.0M | $4.0M | $3.5M | $8.5M | $0 |
| David Onyemata | IDL | $4.5M | $10.5M | $6.0M | $2.1M | $9.7M | $0 |
| Josh Myers | C | $4.3M | $5.5M | $7.4M | $3.1M | $4.3M | $0 |
| Kenyon Sadiq | TE | $4.1M | $5.6M | $2.9M | $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 | $10.9M | $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 | $4.2M | $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 | $3.2M | — | — | $885K | $17.5M | $0 | |
| Mason Taylor | TE | $2.4M | $2.6M | $9.9M | $1.3M | $7.7M | $0 |
| Jordan Meredith | C | $2.4M | $2.0M | $9.3M | $1.2M | $2.0M | $382K |
| 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 | $5.6M | $1.8M | $1.0M | $402K |
| Arian Smith | WR | $1.3M | $1.3M | $2.0M | $1.0M | $781K | $484K |
| Andrew Beck | TE | $1.3M | $1.5M | $2.7M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $0 |
| Chukwuma Okorafor | RT | $1.3M | $1.5M | $5.0M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $162K |
| Trevin Wallace | LB | $1.3M | $1.5M | $8.6M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.3M |
| Malachi Moore | S | $1.2M | $1.3M | $3.8M | $1.0M | $674K | $556K |
| 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 |
| Blake Grupe | K | $1.2M | — | — | $1.1M | $0 | $1.2M |
| Cade Klubnik | QB | $1.2M | $1.4M | $9.0M | $885K | $1.2M | $0 |
| 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 | $3.7M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Francisco Mauigoa | LB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $7.8M | $1.0M | $296K | $808K |
| Braiden McGregor | ED | $1.1M | $950K | $1.6M | $1.1M | $7K | $1.1M |
| Jarvis BrownleeUNDERPAID | CB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $17.4M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Isaiah Williams | WR | $1.1M | $1.0M | $1.8M | $1.1M | $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 |
| Jordan Clark | CB | $949K | $922K | $1.3M | $1.0M | $0 | $949K |
| Tyler Baron | ED | $620K | $1.1M | $4.6M | $1.0M | $240K | $380K |
2026 Dead Money ($114.4M)
Cap dollars the New York Jets are paying players who are no longer on the roster. The logo is where he plays now.
| Player | Dead Cap |
|---|---|
Aaron Rodgers  | $35.0M |
Justin Fields  | $20.0M |
Ahmad Gardner  | $11.0M |
Quinnen Williams  | $9.8M |
| C.J. Mosley | $7.7M |
Michael Carter II  | $6.8M |
Quincy Williams  | $4.9M |
| Allen Lazard | $4.4M |
John Simpson  | $4.3M |
| Andre Cisco | $4.0M |
| Mazi Smith | $2.6M |
Tyrod Taylor  | $2.4M |
| Malachi Corley | $619K |
| Mykal Walker | $344K |
| Caullin Lacy | $252K |
| Christopher Smith | $191K |
Carter Warren  | $186K |