Buffalo Bills 2026 Financial Summary

A current summary of Buffalo Bills 2026 player cap & cash figures.

Summary

  • Total Cap Allocations $325,861,926 / 21st
  • Top 51 Cap Space $10,468,236 / 26th
  • Reserve Lists $889,250 / 14th
  • Dead Cap $46,165,547 / 10th
  • Cash Total $359,980,829 / 5th

2026 Active Roster

RK Player
CAP HIT CAP HIT PCT DEAD CAP CASH TOTAL
1 Josh Allen
(QB, 30)
$44,228,000
2 Dion Dawkins
(LT, 32)
$24,837,833
3 Ed Oliver
(DL, 29)
$13,660,000
4 Greg Rousseau
(ED, 26)
$11,790,000
5 Josh Palmer
(WR, 27)
$11,750,000
6 Spencer Brown
(RT, 28)
$8,970,000
7 Dawson Knox
(TE, 30)
$8,551,333
8 Christian Benford
(CB, 26)
$7,396,000
9 Michael Hoecht
(ED, 29)
$7,019,647
10 Khalil Shakir
(WR, 26)
$6,792,000
11 D.J. Moore
(WR, 29)
$6,752,000
12 Bradley Chubb
(LB, 30)
$6,500,000
13 James Cook
(RB, 27)
$5,880,000
14 Terrel Bernard
(LB, 27)
$5,352,000
15 Connor McGovern
(C, 29)
$5,250,000
16 O'Cyrus Torrence
(G, 26)
$4,305,087
17 Dalton Kincaid
(TE, 27)
$4,272,234
18 Dorian Williams
(LB, 25)
$3,902,692
19 Maxwell Hairston
(CB, 23)
$3,467,723
20 Ty Johnson
(RB, 29)
$3,275,000
21 Dee Alford
(CB, 29)
$3,230,000
22 Tyler Bass
(K, 29)
$3,050,000
23 Keon Coleman
(WR, 23)
$2,747,525
24 Alec Anderson
(G, 27)
$2,500,000
25 T.J. Sanders
(DL, 23)
$2,419,411
26 Chauncey Gardner-Johnson
(S, 29)
$2,400,000
27 T.J. Parker
(ED, 22)
$2,389,226
28 Sam Franklin
(S, 30)
$1,916,667
29 Kyle Allen
(QB, 30)
$1,900,000
30 Cole Bishop
(S, 24)
$1,785,817
31 Reid Ferguson
(LS, 32)
$1,602,500
32 DeWayne Carter
(DL, 26)
$1,532,195
33 Landon Jackson
(ED, 23)
$1,504,314
34 Davison Igbinosun
(CB, 22)
$1,445,272
35 Deone Walker
(DL, 22)
$1,266,760
36 Austin Corbett
(C, 31)
$1,262,500
37 Lloyd Cushenberry
(C, 29)
$1,262,500
38 Geno Stone
(S, 27)
$1,262,500
39 Ray Davis
(RB, 27)
$1,253,297
40 Mitch Wishnowsky
(P, 34)
$1,250,000
41 Phidarian Mathis
(DL, 28)
$1,195,000
42 Sedrick Van Pran-Granger
(C, 25)
$1,163,813
43 Skyler Bell
(WR, 24)
$1,157,941
44 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
(LB, 23)
$1,155,744
45 Shane Buechele
(QB, 28)
$1,150,000
46 Javon Solomon
(ED, 25)
$1,138,569
47 Damar Hamlin
(S, 28)
$1,125,000
48 Tylan Grable
(LT, 27)
$1,117,478
49 Mecole Hardman
(WR, 28)
$1,100,000
50 Jordan Hancock
(CB, 23)
$1,085,054
51 Jackson Hawes
(TE, 26)
$1,085,054
52 Nick Broeker
(G, 26)
$1,080,000
53 Tyrell Shavers
(WR, 27)
$1,078,500
54 Zion Logue
(DL, 25)
$1,078,500
55 Dorian Strong
(CB, 23)
$1,076,339
56 Joe Andreessen
(LB, 26)
$1,075,834
57 Trent Sherfield
(WR, 30)
$1,075,000
58 Jalen Virgil
(WR, 28)
$1,075,000
59 Andre Jones Jr.
(ED, 28)
$1,075,000
60 Ben VanSumeren
(FB, 26)
$1,075,000
61 Chase Lundt
(RT, 26)
$1,056,231
62 Keonta Jenkins
(LB, 24)
$1,008,000
63 Keleki Latu
(TE, 24)
$1,005,000
64 Jalon Kilgore
(S, 21)
$1,000,831
65 Zane Durant
(DL, 22)
$979,869
66 Toriano Pride Jr.
(CB, 23)
$928,945
67 Tommy Doman
(P, 24)
$918,043
68 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
(G, 25)
$917,438
69 Max Tomczak
(WR, )
$895,000
70 Wande Owens
(S, 25)
$893,333
71 Cade Denhoff
(LB, 24)
$891,666
72 Theron Gaines
(LB, 22)
$891,666
73 Kody Huisman
(ED, 24)
$891,666
74 Jackson Acker
(FB, 24)
$890,666
75 Ja'Mori Maclin
(WR, 25)
$890,000
76 Jordan Dunbar
(CB, 25)
$890,000
77 Bruno Fina
(G, 24)
$890,000
78 Desmond Reid
(RB, 22)
$890,000
79 Stephen Gosnell
(WR, 25)
$889,250
80 Da'Metrius Weatherspoon
(G, 24)
$889,000
81 Kani Walker
(CB, 23)
$888,333
82 Tommy Akingbesote
(DL, 23)
$887,500
83 Te'Cory Couch
(CB, 27)
$887,250
84 Jimmy Ciarlo
(LB, )
$886,750
85 Gabriel Benyard
(WR, 23)
$885,833
86 Frank Gore Jr.
(RB, 24)
$885,000
87 Daryl Porter
(S, 24)
$885,000
88 Michael Danna
(ED, 29)
$0
89 Shane Zylstra
(TE, 30)
$0

2026 Exempt/Commissioner’s Permission List

Cap breakdowns for players currently on the Exempt/Commissioner’s Permission List. All count against the team's salary cap.

RK Player
CAP HIT CAP HIT PCT DEAD CAP CASH TOTAL
1 Travis Clayton
(T, 25)
$889,250

2026 Dead Money

Cap breakdowns for players who have been traded or released. All count against the team's cap.

RK Player
CAP HIT CAP HIT PCT DEAD CAP CASH TOTAL
1 Matt Milano
(OLB, 31)
$11,071,000
2 Taron Johnson
(CB, 30)
$9,503,332
3 Joey Bosa
(DE, 31)
$7,200,000
4 Connor McGovern
(C, 29)
$4,805,000
5 DaQuan Jones
(DT, 35)
$3,724,000
6 Curtis Samuel
(WR, 30)
$3,450,000
7 A.J. Epenesa
(DE, 28)
$2,861,000
8 Larry Ogunjobi
(DT, 32)
$2,355,882
9 Taylor Rapp
(S, 29)
$666,667
10 Edefuan Ulofoshio
(LB, 26)
$157,012
11 Dane Jackson
(CB, 30)
$95,000
12 Kaden Prather
(WR, 24)
$82,776
13 Travis Clayton
(T, 25)
$60,792
14 Keonta Jenkins
(LB, 24)
$16,667
15 Paris Shand
(DE, 25)
$16,667
16 Kelly Akharaiyi
(WR, 26)
$13,334
17 Jacob Bayer
(C, 24)
$10,000
18 Stephen Gosnell
(WR, 25)
$10,000
19 Keleki Latu
(TE, 24)
$10,000
20 Rush Reimer
(G, 24)
$10,000
21 Hayden Harris
(DE, 26)
$6,667
22 Daryl Porter
(S, 24)
$6,667
23 Devin Brandt-Epps
(DT, 25)
$5,334
24 Daequan Hardy
(CB, 25)
$4,250
25 Te'Cory Couch
(CB, 27)
$4,250
26 Mike Edwards
(G, 28)
$4,250
27 Richard Gouraige
(RT, 28)
$4,000
28 Frank Gore Jr.
(RB, 24)
$4,000
29 Zach Davidson
(TE, 28)
$3,500
30 Zion Logue
(DT, 25)
$2,000
31 MJ Devonshire
(CB, 26)
$1,500

2026 Draft Pool

Projected cap hits for upcoming draft picks. These placeholder figures are NOT being factored into any total salary cap allocations.

Round / Pick Player Cap Hit
R4, #102 Jude Bowry $1,203,944
$1,203,944

2026 Cap Totals

2026 NFL Salary Cap $301,200,000
2025 Rollover Cap $1,190,988 30th
Adjustment $-810,076 29th
Adjusted Salary Cap $301,580,912 31st
Active Roster $278,807,129 22nd
Exempt/Commissioner’s Permission List $889,250 10th
Dead Money $46,165,547 10th
Top-51 / Off-Season Cap
Cap Alasd locations (Top-51) $291,112,676 20th
Cap Space (Top-51) $10,468,236 26th

2026 Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
2/15/2027 Dawson Knox
BASE
2027-28 Base — 1st day of the waiver period 		$3,460,000

TRANSACTIONS

May 12, 2026
Kaleb Elarms-Orr, LB

Signed a 4 year $5.46 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)

May 12, 2026
Skyler Bell, WR

Signed a 4 year $5.47 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)

May 12, 2026
Maddux Trujillo, K

Waived by Buffalo (BUF)

May 12, 2026
Shane Zylstra, TE

Signed a 1 year contract with Buffalo (BUF)

May 11, 2026
MJ Devonshire, CB

Waived by Buffalo (BUF)

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