Pittsburgh Steelers Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$1.1M32nd
Cap Space
$351.2M30th
Active Cap
$12.3M7th
Dead Cap
$307.5M32nd
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
−$65.4M
29th of 32 · 47 graded players · $361.1M 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 · EDGE worst
IOL+$32.4M1st
OT+$21.8M4th
S+$12.2M2nd
RB−$2.5M19th
LB−$5.1M25th
WR−$5.8M18th
TE−$10.0M30th
IDL−$10.7M24th
CB−$19.3M29th
QB−$28.5M31st
EDGE−$49.8M32nd
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. WattOVERPAID | ED | $42.0M | $41.0M | $10.1M | $32.0M | $94.0M | $0 |
| D.K. Metcalf | WR | $31.0M | $33.0M | $29.3M | $25.0M | $24.0M | $7.0M |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Malik Harrison | LB | $6.8M | $5.0M | $2.9M | $4.8M | $2.0M | $4.8M |
| DeShon ElliottUNDERPAID | S | $6.1M | $6.2M | $16.3M | $2.0M | $4.0M | $2.1M |
| Jamel Dean | CB | $5.5M | $12.2M | $7.5M | $1.5M | $13.5M | $0 |
| Jaquan BriskerUNDERPAID | S | $5.5M | $5.5M | $14.4M | $1.2M | $4.3M | $1.2M |
| Nick HerbigOVERPAID | LB | $5.4M | $25.0M | $9.9M | $1.3M | $21.2M | $0 |
| Broderick Jones | LT | $5.3M | $4.2M | $21.1M | $1.6M | $5.3M | $0 |
| Joey Porter Jr.UNDERPAID | CB | $4.9M | $2.4M | $24.5M | $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 | $7.1M | $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 | $2.5M | $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 | $3.6M | $1.2M | $11.5M | $0 |
| Bennett Skowronek | WR | $2.8M | $2.2M | $3.7M | $2.2M | $540K | $2.2M |
| Brock Hoffman | RG | $2.5M | $2.5M | $11.6M | $1.8M | $750K | $1.8M |
| Zach FrazierUNDERPAID | C | $2.1M | $1.9M | $20.2M | $1.5M | $2.0M | $105K |
| Cole Holcomb | LB | $2.0M | $2.5M | $4.8M | $1.7M | $625K | $1.4M |
| Germie Bernard | WR | $1.9M | $2.6M | $2.9M | $885K | $10.5M | $0 |
| Esezi Otomewo | ED | $1.8M | $1.8M | $6.0M | $1.6M | $188K | $1.6M |
| 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 |
| Kaleb Johnson | RB | $1.4M | $1.6M | $2.6M | $1.1M | $956K | $493K |
| Ryan McCollum | C | $1.3M | $1.3M | $5.7M | $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 |
| Elandon Roberts | LB | $1.3M | $1.5M | $3.6M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.3M |
| 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 | $4.5M | $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 |
| D'Shawn Jamison | CB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $10.9M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Dylan Cook | LT | $1.1M | $1.0M | $3.0M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Dean Lowry | IDL | $1.1M | $1.4M | $2.2M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Rayshawn Jenkins | S | $1.1M | $1.3M | $6.4M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Travis Homer | RB | $1.1M | $1.3M | $2.4M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Robert Tonyan | TE | $1.1M | $1.3M | $1.7M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Cameron Johnston | P | $1.1M | $1.3M | $2.1M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jamin Davis | LB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $5.3M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Israel Mukuamu | CB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $4.7M | $1.2M | $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 |
| Anthony Goodlow | ED | $1.0M | $1.0M | $6.8M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Sebastian Castro | S | $1.0M | $922K | $1.8M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Cornell Powell | WR | $1.0M | $1.0M | $2.2M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Jaheim Bell | TE | $1.0M | $1.0M | $2.7M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Jacoby Windmon | LB | $1.0M | $1.0M | $3.4M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Riley Nowakowski | TE | $996K | $1.2M | $2.4M | $885K | $443K | $553K |
| Gabriel Rubio | DE | $947K | $1.2M | $9.2M | $885K | $247K | $700K |
| Robert Spears-Jennings | FS | $926K | $1.1M | $3.0M | $885K | $164K | $762K |
| Eli Heidenreich | RB | $924K | $1.1M | $2.6M | $885K | $156K | $768K |
| Donte Kent | CB | $918K | $1.1M | $12.3M | $885K | $100K | $818K |
| Kevin Jobity Jr. | DE | $895K | $1.0M | $9.2M | $885K | $30K | $865K |
| Devan Boykin | DB | $893K | $1.0M | $5.3M | $885K | $25K | $868K |
| Lake McRee | TE | $893K | $1.0M | $2.4M | $885K | $25K | $868K |
| Laith Marjan | K | $890K | — | — | $885K | $15K | $875K |
| Greg Crippen | C | $886K | $1.0M | $7.2M | $885K | $2K | $884K |
| Brandon Smith | WR | $885K | $885K | $3.5M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Doug Nester | LT | $885K | $885K | $3.4M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Julius Welschof | ED | $885K | $885K | $2.7M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Lew Nichols III | RB | $885K | $885K | $2.7M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Steven Jones | LG | $885K | $885K | $4.6M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Max Hurleman | S | $885K | $885K | $4.5M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Jack Henderson | S | $885K | $885K | $1.9M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Kyler Baugh | IDL | $885K | $885K | $6.1M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Lance Mason | TE | $885K | $1.0M | $3.6M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Joaquin Davis | WR | $885K | $885K | $1.9M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Daryl Porter | CB | $885K | $885K | $7.5M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Levi Wentz | WR | $885K | $885K | $1.9M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Jakobie Keeney-James | WR | $885K | $885K | $4.7M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Isaiah Winstead | WR | $885K | $885K | $2.2M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Tamon Lynum | DB | $885K | $1.0M | $5.3M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Doneiko Slaughter | DB | $885K | $885K | $5.3M | $885K | $0 | $885K |
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.