Kansas City Chiefs 2026 Financial Summary

A current summary of Kansas City Chiefs 2026 player cap & cash figures.

Summary

  • Total Cap Allocations $327,529,205 / 17th
  • Top 51 Cap Space $6,921,544 / 30th
  • Reserve Lists $1,005,000 / 9th
  • Dead Cap $9,783,976 / 28th
  • Cash Total $321,030,217 / 18th

2026 Active Roster

RK Player
CAP HIT CAP HIT PCT DEAD CAP CASH TOTAL
1 Chris Jones
(DL, 32)
$44,850,000
2 Patrick Mahomes
(QB, 31)
$34,653,888
3 Trey Smith
(G, 27)
$24,495,277
4 Nick Bolton
(LB, 26)
$19,250,000
5 Jaylon Moore
(RT, 29)
$18,685,000
6 Creed Humphrey
(C, 27)
$18,100,000
7 George Karlaftis
(ED, 25)
$15,150,000
8 Kristian Fulton
(CB, 28)
$13,000,000
9 Harrison Butker
(K, 31)
$7,305,000
10 Noah Gray
(TE, 27)
$6,970,000
11 Kenneth Walker III
(RB, 26)
$5,683,333
12 Drue Tranquill
(LB, 31)
$5,000,000
13 Travis Kelce
(TE, 37)
$4,896,666
14 Chamarri Conner
(CB, 26)
$3,861,842
15 Xavier Worthy
(WR, 23)
$3,760,981
16 Felix Anudike-Uzomah
(ED, 24)
$3,760,214
17 Tyquan Thornton
(WR, 26)
$3,500,000
18 Alohi Gilman
(S, 29)
$3,500,000
19 Josh Simmons
(LT, 24)
$3,335,308
20 Khyiris Tonga
(DL, 30)
$3,266,666
21 Justin Fields
(QB, 27)
$3,000,000
22 Rashee Rice
(WR, 26)
$2,066,658
23 Kader Kohou
(CB, 28)
$1,810,000
24 Kaiir Elam
(CB, 25)
$1,775,000
25 Kingsley Suamataia
(G, 23)
$1,751,320
26 Wanya Morris
(T, 26)
$1,708,113
27 James Winchester
(LS, 37)
$1,700,000
28 Omarr Norman-Lott
(DL, 24)
$1,636,449
29 Ashton Gillotte
(ED, 24)
$1,532,869
30 Nohl Williams
(CB, 24)
$1,439,890
31 Jack Cochrane
(LB, 27)
$1,415,000
32 Mike Caliendo
(G, 29)
$1,350,000
33 Jared Wiley
(TE, 26)
$1,247,155
34 Emari Demercado
(RB, 27)
$1,238,235
35 Jalen Royals
(WR, 23)
$1,221,800
36 Cole Christiansen
(LB, 29)
$1,215,000
37 Jaden Hicks
(S, 24)
$1,207,177
38 Hunter Nourzad
(C, 26)
$1,154,879
39 Jeffrey Bassa
(LB, 24)
$1,108,413
40 Christian Roland-Wallace
(S, 25)
$1,076,667
41 Matt Waletzko
(RT, 27)
$1,075,000
42 Matt Araiza
(P, 26)
$1,075,000
43 Jason Brownlee
(WR, 27)
$1,075,000
44 Nikko Remigio
(WR, 27)
$1,075,000
45 Tanner McCalister
(S, 26)
$1,075,000
46 C.J. Hanson
(G, 25)
$1,075,000
47 Brashard Smith
(RB, 23)
$1,038,369
48 Ethan Driskell
(T, 26)
$1,018,334
49 Emmett Johnson
(RB, 23)
$1,006,409
50 Tyreke Smith
(LB, 26)
$1,005,000
51 Chris Oladokun
(QB, 29)
$1,005,000
52 Kevin Knowles
(CB, 23)
$1,005,000
53 Esa Pole
(T, 25)
$1,005,000
54 Cooper McDonald
(LB, 25)
$1,005,000
55 Cyrus Allen
(WR, 23)
$979,869
56 Garrett Nussmeier
(QB, 24)
$915,122
57 Jake Briningstool
(TE, 24)
$895,000
58 Jeff Caldwell
(WR, 23)
$893,333
59 John Michael Gyllenborg
(TE, 24)
$891,666
60 Bryce Phillips
(CB, 23)
$891,666
61 Vincent Anthony Jr.
(ED, 22)
$891,666
62 Xavier Nwankpa
(S, 23)
$891,666
63 Pete Nygra
(C, 24)
$891,666
64 DeShon Singleton
(S, 23)
$891,666
65 Josh Thompson
(G, 24)
$891,666
66 Wesley Bissainthe
(LB, 22)
$888,333
67 Cole Brevard
(DL, 25)
$888,333
68 Zelmar Vedder
(CB, 23)
$888,333
69 Omari Evans
(WR, 23)
$886,666
70 Damon Payne
(DL, 23)
$886,666
71 Marcus Harris
(DL, 26)
$885,000
72 Kam Arnold
(LB, 24)
$885,000
73 Ethan Downs
(ED, 24)
$885,000
74 Melvin Smith Jr.
(CB, 24)
$885,000
75 Tre Watson
(TE, 24)
$885,000
76 Jimmy Holiday
(WR, 25)
$885,000
77 Andrew Armstrong
(WR, 26)
$885,000
78 Jacob de Jesus
(WR, 24)
$885,000
79 Anthony Dunn
(ED, 22)
$885,000
80 Jaydn Ott
(RB, 24)
$885,000
81 D'Arco Perkins-McAllister
(CB, 24)
$885,000
82 E.J. Smith
(RB, 24)
$885,000
83 Xavier Loyd
(WR, 23)
$885,000
84 Marlen Sewell
(S, 23)
$885,000
85 Kahlil Benson
(T, 24)
$885,000
86 Amari McNeill
(DL, 23)
$885,000

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 Chukwuebuka Godrick
(T, 26)
$1,005,000

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 Jawaan Taylor
(RT, 29)
$7,391,667
2 Michael Danna
(DE, 29)
$2,166,667
3 B.J. Thompson
(DE, 27)
$67,913
4 C.J. Hanson
(G, 25)
$42,392
5 Dalton Cooper
(T, 25)
$16,667
6 Coziah Izzard
(DT, 25)
$16,667
7 Kevin Knowles
(CB, 23)
$13,334
8 Esa Pole
(T, 25)
$13,334
9 Glendon Miller
(S, 24)
$13,334
10 Brandon George
(LB, 26)
$10,000
11 Melvin Smith Jr.
(CB, 24)
$10,000
12 Tre Watson
(TE, 24)
$10,000
13 Mac Dalena
(WR, 25)
$6,667
14 Eddie Czaplicki
(P, 23)
$3,334
15 Elijah Young
(RB, 24)
$2,000

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
R1, #6 Mansoor Delane $7,623,998
R1, #29 Peter Woods $3,268,336
R2, #40 R Mason Thomas $2,217,620
R4, #109 Jadon Canady $1,191,838
$14,301,792

2026 Cap Totals

2026 NFL Salary Cap $301,200,000
2025 Rollover Cap $335,710 32nd
Adjustment $575,039 28th
Adjusted Salary Cap $302,110,749 30th
Active Roster $316,740,229 5th
Exempt/Commissioner’s Permission List $1,005,000 3rd
Dead Money $9,783,976 28th
Top-51 / Off-Season Cap
Cap Alasd locations (Top-51) $295,189,205 17th
Cap Space (Top-51) $6,921,544 30th

TRANSACTIONS

May 06, 2026
Garrett Nussmeier, QB

Signed a 4 year $4.5 million contract with Kansas City (KC)

May 05, 2026
Brandon George, LB

Waived by Kansas City (KC)

May 05, 2026
Emmett Johnson, RB

Signed a 4 year $4.86 million contract with Kansas City (KC)

May 05, 2026
Cyrus Allen, WR

Signed a 4 year $4.75 million contract with Kansas City (KC)

May 04, 2026
Zacch Pickens, DT

Waived by Kansas City (KC)

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