Pittsburgh Steelers Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$13.2M15th
Cap Space
$279.2M28th
Active Cap
$18.6M9th
Dead Cap
$278.5M27th
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
−$54.1M
30th of 32 · 41 graded players · $305.7M in annual salary
How Pittsburgh Steelers’ 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 breakdownIOL best · CB worst
IOL+$36.5M1st
S+$13.8M2nd
OT+$8.9M10th
LB+$1.5M15th
RB−$2.6M21st
WR−$7.1M21st
IDL−$10.1M22nd
TE−$10.9M32nd
EDGE−$17.1M29th
QB−$28.3M29th
CB−$38.6M31st
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 (57 players)
| Player | Pos | Cap Hit | APY | Worth | Base | Dead $ | Cut Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. WattOVERPAID | ED | $42.0M | $41.0M | $20.5M | $32.0M | $94.0M | $0 |
| Aaron Rodgers | QB | $22.5M | $22.5M | $6.5M | $22.0M | $22.0M | $500K |
| Alex Highsmith | ED | $20.1M | $17.0M | $20.5M | $14.5M | $11.2M | $8.9M |
| Jalen RamseyOVERPAID | CB | $19.5M | $24.1M | $10.1M | $17.5M | $5.5M | $14.0M |
| Patrick Queen | LB | $17.2M | $13.7M | $8.2M | $10.8M | $6.4M | $10.8M |
| Cameron HeywardOVERPAID | IDL | $13.7M | $18.0M | $6.5M | $1.3M | $21.1M | $0 |
| D.K. Metcalf | WR | $13.2M | $33.0M | $29.3M | $1.3M | $47.7M | $0 |
| Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | $8.9M | $17.5M | $20.8M | $1.3M | $24.0M | $0 |
| Jaylen Warren | RB | $7.0M | $6.0M | $6.1M | $5.0M | $4.0M | $3.1M |
| Pat Freiermuth | TE | $6.9M | $12.1M | $16.7M | $1.2M | $14.2M | $0 |
| DeShon ElliottUNDERPAID | S | $6.1M | $6.2M | $16.3M | $2.0M | $4.0M | $2.1M |
| Jaquan BriskerUNDERPAID | S | $5.5M | $5.5M | $14.4M | $1.2M | $4.3M | $1.2M |
| Jamel Dean | CB | $5.5M | $12.2M | $7.7M | $1.5M | $13.5M | $0 |
| Nick HerbigOVERPAID | LB | $5.4M | $25.0M | $9.9M | $1.3M | $21.2M | $0 |
| Joey Porter Jr.UNDERPAID | CB | $4.9M | $2.4M | $26.3M | $3.9M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Chris Boswell | K | $4.9M | $7.0M | $4.8M | $1.5M | $12.1M | $0 |
| Mason Rudolph | QB | $4.6M | $3.8M | $7.2M | $3.0M | $1.6M | $3.0M |
| Keeanu Benton | IDL | $4.3M | $18.0M | $22.8M | $1.1M | $14.6M | $0 |
| Troy Fautanu | LG | $4.1M | $3.8M | $16.0M | $1.1M | $8.9M | $0 |
| Derrick Harmon | IDL | $4.1M | $4.5M | $11.7M | $1.0M | $14.7M | $0 |
| Asante Samuel Jr. | CB | $4.0M | $4.0M | $6.4M | $1.2M | $2.8M | $1.2M |
| Brandin Echols | CB | $3.9M | $3.0M | $2.9M | $3.0M | $915K | $3.0M |
| Max Iheanachor | T | $3.8M | $5.2M | $3.6M | $885K | $20.7M | $0 |
| Rico Dowdle | RB | $3.8M | $6.1M | $4.3M | $1.2M | $5.0M | $0 |
| Sebastian Joseph-Day | IDL | $3.6M | $5.5M | $6.1M | $1.3M | $4.7M | $0 |
| Darnell Washington | TE | $3.5M | $10.5M | $3.5M | $1.2M | $11.5M | $0 |
| Bennett Skowronek | WR | $2.8M | $2.2M | $3.5M | $2.2M | $540K | $2.2M |
| Brock Hoffman | RG | $2.5M | $2.5M | $13.2M | $1.8M | $750K | $1.8M |
| Zach FrazierUNDERPAID | C | $2.1M | $1.9M | $23.8M | $1.5M | $2.0M | $105K |
| Cole Holcomb | LB | $2.0M | $2.5M | $4.6M | $1.7M | $625K | $1.4M |
| Germie Bernard | WR | $1.9M | $2.6M | $2.9M | $885K | $10.5M | $0 |
| Roman Wilson | WR | $1.6M | $1.4M | $4.5M | $1.3M | $499K | $1.1M |
| Payton Wilson | LB | $1.5M | $1.4M | $8.3M | $1.3M | $445K | $1.1M |
| Ryan McCollum | C | $1.3M | $1.3M | $6.0M | $1.1M | $75K | $1.3M |
| Christian Kuntz | LS | $1.3M | — | — | $1.2M | $108K | $1.2M |
| Drew Allar | QB | $1.3M | $1.8M | $6.2M | $885K | $1.6M | $0 |
| Mason McCormickUNDERPAID | LG | $1.3M | $1.2M | $16.5M | $1.1M | $382K | $884K |
| Jack Driscoll | RT | $1.3M | $1.4M | $3.0M | $1.2M | $188K | $1.1M |
| Daylen Everette | CB | $1.3M | $1.7M | $15.1M | $885K | $1.5M | $0 |
| Jack Sawyer | ED | $1.2M | $1.3M | $5.0M | $1.0M | $713K | $530K |
| Gennings Dunker | G | $1.2M | $1.7M | $5.4M | $885K | $1.4M | $0 |
| Kaden Wetjen | WR | $1.2M | $1.4M | $4.3M | $885K | $1.1M | $40K |
| Spencer Anderson | RG | $1.2M | $979K | $4.6M | $1.1M | $19K | $1.1M |
| Logan Lee | IDL | $1.1M | $1.1M | $5.9M | $1.1M | $110K | $1.0M |
| Yahya Black | IDL | $1.1M | $1.1M | $5.3M | $1.0M | $285K | $815K |
| Dylan Cook | LT | $1.1M | $1.0M | $3.0M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Cameron Johnston | P | $1.1M | $1.3M | $2.1M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Robert Tonyan | TE | $1.1M | $1.3M | $1.7M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Rayshawn Jenkins | S | $1.1M | $1.3M | $6.4M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Will Howard | QB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $6.4M | $1.0M | $186K | $881K |
| Carson Bruener | LB | $1.0M | $1.1M | $4.2M | $1.0M | $103K | $937K |
| Riley Nowakowski | TE | $996K | $1.2M | $2.1M | $885K | $443K | $553K |
| Gabriel Rubio | DE | $947K | $1.2M | $9.2M | $885K | $247K | $700K |
| Robert Spears-Jennings | FS | $926K | $1.1M | $3.2M | $885K | $164K | $762K |
| Eli Heidenreich | RB | $924K | $1.1M | $2.6M | $885K | $156K | $768K |
| Kevin Jobity Jr. | DE | $895K | $1.0M | $9.2M | $885K | $30K | $865K |
| Donte Kent | CB | $548K | $1.1M | $5.9M | $885K | $100K | $448K |
2026 Dead Money ($18.6M)
Cap dollars the Pittsburgh Steelers are paying players who are no longer on the roster. The logo is where he plays now.
| Player | Dead Cap |
|---|---|
Minkah Fitzpatrick  | $6.9M |
Jonnu Smith  | $3.9M |
Broderick Jones  | $3.8M |
| Malik Harrison | $2.0M |
| Cameron Johnston | $958K |
| Calvin Anderson | $415K |
| Kaleb Johnson | $319K |
| Esezi Otomewo | $188K |
| Darnell Savage Jr. | $188K |