Pittsburgh Steelers 2026 Financial Summary

A current summary of Pittsburgh Steelers 2026 player cap & cash figures.

Summary

  • Total Cap Allocations $343,313,558 / 6th
  • Top 51 Cap Space $11,486,514 / 24th
  • Reserve Lists $1,400,000 / 6th
  • Dead Cap $12,242,947 / 26th
  • Cash Total $328,444,290 / 17th

2026 Active Roster

RK Player
CAP HIT CAP HIT PCT DEAD CAP CASH TOTAL
1 T.J. Watt
(ED, 32)
$42,000,000
2 D.K. Metcalf
(WR, 29)
$31,000,000
3 Alex Highsmith
(ED, 29)
$20,102,000
4 Jalen Ramsey
(CB, 32)
$17,229,000
5 Patrick Queen
(LB, 27)
$17,193,334
6 Aaron Rodgers
(QB, 43)
$15,015,000
7 Cameron Heyward
(DL, 37)
$13,675,000
8 Pat Freiermuth
(TE, 28)
$11,200,000
9 Michael Pittman Jr.
(WR, 29)
$8,866,666
10 Jaylen Warren
(RB, 28)
$7,033,333
11 Malik Harrison
(LB, 28)
$6,790,000
12 Deshon Elliott
(S, 29)
$6,080,000
13 Jamel Dean
(CB, 30)
$5,500,000
14 Jaquan Brisker
(S, 27)
$5,500,000
15 Broderick Jones
(LT, 25)
$5,290,207
16 Joey Porter Jr.
(CB, 26)
$4,922,790
17 Chris Boswell
(K, 35)
$4,720,000
18 Mason Rudolph
(QB, 31)
$4,622,500
19 Troy Fautanu
(RT, 26)
$4,105,990
20 Derrick Harmon
(DL, 23)
$4,084,910
21 Asante Samuel Jr.
(CB, 27)
$4,000,000
22 Brandin Echols
(CB, 29)
$3,915,000
23 Darnell Washington
(TE, 25)
$3,897,438
24 Nick Herbig
(ED, 25)
$3,842,230
25 Max Iheanachor
(RT, 23)
$3,762,251
26 Rico Dowdle
(RB, 28)
$3,750,000
27 Sebastian Joseph
(DL, 31)
$3,650,000
28 Ben Skowronek
(WR, 29)
$2,790,000
29 Brock Hoffman
(C, 27)
$2,500,000
30 Keeanu Benton
(DL, 25)
$2,333,266
31 Zach Frazier
(C, 25)
$2,057,513
32 Cole Holcomb
(LB, 30)
$1,987,500
33 Esezi Otomewo
(DL, 28)
$1,750,000
34 Roman Wilson
(WR, 25)
$1,566,864
35 Payton Wilson
(LB, 26)
$1,526,267
36 Kaleb Johnson
(RB, 23)
$1,448,196
37 Christian Kuntz
(LS, 32)
$1,323,334
38 Mason McCormick
(G, 26)
$1,266,224
39 Darnell Savage
(S, 29)
$1,262,500
40 Jack Driscoll
(G, 29)
$1,262,500
41 Ryan McCollum
(C, 28)
$1,262,500
42 Daylen Everette
(CB, 22)
$1,254,636
43 Jack Sawyer
(ED, 24)
$1,242,733
44 Gennings Dunker
(G, 23)
$1,222,970
45 Kaden Wetjen
(WR, 24)
$1,166,729
46 Spencer Anderson
(G, 26)
$1,164,444
47 Brandon Johnson
(WR, 28)
$1,145,000
48 Logan Lee
(DL, 26)
$1,130,018
49 Yahya Black
(DL, 24)
$1,099,959
50 Cameron Johnston
(P, 34)
$1,075,000
51 Travis Homer
(RB, 28)
$1,075,000
52 Cal Adomitis
(LS, 28)
$1,075,000
53 Dylan Cook
(TE, 28)
$1,075,000
54 K.J. Henry
(DL, 27)
$1,075,000
55 A.T. Perry
(WR, 27)
$1,075,000
56 D’Shawn Jamison
(CB, 27)
$1,075,000
57 Will Howard
(QB, 25)
$1,067,025
58 Carson Bruener
(LB, 25)
$1,039,235
59 Jaheim Bell
(TE, 25)
$1,005,000
60 Anthony Goodlow
(DL, 26)
$1,005,000
61 Sebastian Castro
(S, 26)
$1,005,000
62 Riley Nowakowski
(TE, 24)
$995,815
63 Gabriel Rubio
(DL, 23)
$946,722
64 Robert Spears-Jennings
(S, 22)
$925,982
65 Donte Kent
(CB, 25)
$918,364
66 Kevin Jobity
(DL, 23)
$895,000
67 Lake McRee
(TE, 24)
$893,333
68 Devan Boykin
(CB, 24)
$893,333
69 Brandon Smith
(WR, 28)
$885,000
70 Lew Nichols III
(RB, 25)
$885,000
71 Doug Nester
(LT, 26)
$885,000
72 Steven Jones
(G, 26)
$885,000
73 Cole Burgess
(WR, 26)
$885,000
74 Lorenzo Thompson
(LT, 26)
$885,000
75 Kyler Baugh
(DL, 25)
$885,000
76 Doneiko Slaughter
(S, 25)
$885,000
77 J.J. Galbreath
(TE, 25)
$885,000
78 Aiden Williams
(G, 26)
$885,000
79 Jack Henderson
(S, 25)
$885,000
80 Jahvaree Ritzie
(DL, 23)
$885,000
81 Max Hurleman
(S, 25)
$885,000
82 Chamon Metayer
(TE, )
$885,000
83 Daylan Carnell
(LB, )
$885,000
84 Laith Marjan
(K, )
$885,000
85 Greg Crippen
(C, )
$885,000
86 Dean Lowry
(DL, 32)
$0
87 Makari Paige
(CB, 24)
$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 Julius Welschof
(ED, 29)
$885,000

2026 Injured Reserve

Cap breakdowns for players currently on injured reserve. denotes a player designated to return. All count against the team's cap.

RK Player
CAP HIT CAP HIT PCT DEAD CAP CASH TOTAL
1 Daequan Hardy
(CB, 25)
$515,000

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 Minkah Fitzpatrick
(S, 30)
$6,855,000
2 Jonnu Smith
(TE, 31)
$3,872,500
3 Cameron Johnston
(P, 34)
$958,334
4 Calvin Anderson
(LT, 30)
$415,000
5 Cory Trice Jr.
(CB, 26)
$21,109
6 DJ Thomas-Jones
(TE, 24)
$20,000
7 Roc Taylor
(WR, 24)
$20,000
8 Aiden Williams
(G, 26)
$20,000
9 Sebastian Castro
(S, 26)
$16,667
10 J.J. Galbreath
(TE, 25)
$13,334
11 Ben Sauls
(K, 25)
$13,334
12 Beanie Bishop
(CB, 27)
$8,334
13 Ke’Shawn Williams
(WR, 25)
$6,667
14 Max Hurleman
(S, 25)
$1,334
15 Gareth Warren
(T, 23)
$1,334

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
R2, #47 Germie Bernard $1,917,267
R3, #76 Drew Allar $1,291,537
R7, #230 Eli Heidenreich $923,998
$4,132,802

2026 Cap Totals

2026 NFL Salary Cap $301,200,000
2025 Rollover Cap $16,907,294 8th
Adjustment $3,652,778 17th
Adjusted Salary Cap $321,760,072 10th
Active Roster $329,670,611 2nd
Exempt/Commissioner’s Permission List $885,000 20th
Injured Reserve $515,000 4th
Dead Money $12,242,947 26th
Top-51 / Off-Season Cap
Cap Alasd locations (Top-51) $310,273,558 6th
Cap Space (Top-51) $11,486,514 24th

2026 Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
8/31/2026 Jalen Ramsey
OPTION BONUS
2026-27 Option Bonus 		$7,400,000
8/31/2027 Jalen Ramsey
OPTION BONUS
2027-28 Option Bonus 		$9,600,000

TRANSACTIONS

May 15, 2026
Max Iheanachor, RT

Signed a 4 year $20.7 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)

May 13, 2026
Makari Paige, CB

Signed a contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)

May 12, 2026
Cory Trice Jr., CB

Waived by Pittsburgh (PIT)

May 11, 2026
Sataoa Laumea, G

Waived by Pittsburgh (PIT)

May 11, 2026
Greg Crippen, C

Signed a contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)

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