NFC South · 2026 League Year

Carolina Panthers

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Cap Space

$9,125,948

Top-51 Cap

$280,419,255

Total Liabilities

$344,397,763

Dead Money

$25,637,253

Under Contract

91players

Spending by Position

OL$102M32%
DL$46.2M15%
CB$28.0M9%
EDGE$27.8M9%
S$26.6M8%
WR$22.3M7%
QB$18.0M6%
LB$15.0M5%
TE$14.8M5%
RB$14.1M4%
ST$3.9M1%

Cap Outlook

2026$344M$9.1M
2027$327M-$256K
2028$218M$134M
2029$114M$0
2030$3.3M$0

bar = liabilitiesright = space vs projected cap

Pending Free Agents

Contracts expiring after 2026

EDGEPatrick Jones II$7.5M/yr
LTIkem Ekwonu$6.9M/yr
TETommy Tremble$5.3M/yr
CBMichael Jackson Sr.$5.3M/yr
LTRasheed Walker$4.0M/yr
QBKenny Pickett$4.0M/yr
LGBrady Christensen$2.8M/yr
CLuke Fortner$2.8M/yr
LTStone Forsythe$2.0M/yr
SNick Scott$2.0M/yr

Contracts & Cap Hits

Cap hit by league year · 2026 highlighted

Player	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	Free Agent
Offense45	$171M	$140M	$74.9M	$24.8M	$0
RGRobert Hunt What if?	$24.3M	$24.3M	$23.3M	—	—	UFA 2029
RTTaylor Moton What if?	$21.1M	$28.4M	$6.9M	—	—	UFA 2029
LTIkem Ekwonu What if?	$17.6M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LGDamien Lewis What if?	$16.7M	$16.8M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
QBBryce Young What if?	$12.1M	$25.9M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
TETommy Tremble What if?	$8.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBChuba Hubbard What if?	$7.5M	$9.0M	$10.7M	—	—	UFA 2029
WRTetairoa McMillan What if?	$6.3M	$7.6M	$8.9M	—	—	UFA 2029
LTRasheed Walker What if?	$4.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
QBKenny Pickett What if?	$4.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RTMonroe Freeling What if?	$3.8M	$4.8M	$5.7M	$6.7M	—	UFA 2030
WRJalen Coker What if?	$3.5M	$5.2M	$9.3M	$16.8M	—	UFA 2030
WRXavier Legette What if?	$3.4M	$3.9M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
CLuke Fortner What if?	$2.8M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBJonathon Brooks What if?	$2.3M	$2.7M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
LTStone Forsythe What if?	$2.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRJohn Metchie III What if?	$1.9M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RGChandler Zavala What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TEJames Mitchell What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TEJa'Tavion Sanders What if?	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
RBA.J. Dillon What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRDavid Moore What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBTrevor Etienne What if?	$1.3M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	—	UFA 2029
LGBrady Christensen What if?	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TEFeleipe Franks What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TEMitchell Evans What if?	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	UFA 2029
WRCasey Washington What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CNick Samac What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RTJake Curhan What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
QBKyle Trask What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TEDarren Waller What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LGJa'Tyre Carter What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRJimmy Horn Jr.What if?	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	UFA 2029
CSam Hecht What if?	$1.0M	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	UFA 2030
WRElijah Cooks What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LTRyan Hayes What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
WRBrycen Tremayne What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RTAlbert Reese IV What if?	$892K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	UFA 2029
LTIsaia Glass What if?	$890K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	UFA 2029
QBHaynes King What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	UFA 2029
RBMiles Davis What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	UFA 2029
WRJaseem Reed What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TECaden Prieskorn What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRRoc Taylor What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBAnthony Tyus III What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
Defense43	$144M	$180M	$139M	$87.0M	$3.3M
STrevon Moehrig What if?	$21.3M	$22.5M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
IDLTershawn Wharton What if?	$18.6M	$19.6M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
IDLDerrick Brown What if?	$11.0M	$31.4M	$32.4M	$6.8M	—	UFA 2030
CBJaycee Horn What if?	$10.9M	$26.0M	$32.0M	$34.0M	$3.3M	UFA 2031
EDGEPatrick Jones II What if?	$10.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEJaelan Phillips What if?	$10.0M	$32.5M	$38.8M	$38.8M	—	UFA 2030
IDLBobby Brown III What if?	$8.0M	$9.8M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
CBMichael Jackson Sr.What if?	$7.8M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBDevin Lloyd What if?	$6.8M	$17.1M	$18.1M	—	—	UFA 2029
SNick Scott What if?	$2.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEThomas Incoom What if?	$2.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLLee Hunter What if?	$1.8M	$2.3M	$2.7M	$3.2M	—	UFA 2030
LBTrevin Wallace What if?	$1.6M	$1.9M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
EDGEPrincely Umanmielen What if?	$1.5M	$1.8M	$2.1M	—	—	UFA 2029
LBClaudin Cherelus What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGETrevis Gipson What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBAkayleb Evans What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBIsaiah Simmons What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SLathan Ransom What if?	$1.2M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	—	UFA 2029
CBChau Smith-Wade What if?	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
CBWill Lee III What if?	$1.1M	$1.3M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	UFA 2030
EDGEJeremiah Moon What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLCam'Ron Jackson What if?	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.4M	—	—	UFA 2029
SDemani Richardson What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBCam Gill What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLElijah Garcia What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBMaema Njongmeta What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBRobert Rochell What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SZakee Wheatley What if?	$1.0M	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	UFA 2030
LBBam Martin-Scott What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
CBCorey Thornton What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
IDLJared Harrison-Hunte What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBTyrek Funderburk What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBJackson Kuwatch What if?	$925K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	UFA 2030
CBDeVonta Smith What if?	$893K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	UFA 2029
IDLAaron Hall What if?	$893K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	UFA 2029
CBCam Miller What if?	$892K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	UFA 2029
EDGEIsaiah Smith What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	UFA 2029
IDLTywone Malone What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	UFA 2029
IDLKyon Barrs What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBDeCarlos Nicholson What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEMapalo Mwansa What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLParker Petersen What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
Special Teams3	$3.9M	$3.2M	$0	$0	$0
PSam Martin What if?	$1.6M	$2.1M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
LSJ.J. Jansen What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
KRyan Fitzgerald What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
Active total	$319M	$323M	$213M	$112M	$3.3M

Dead Money — 2026

$25,637,253

Andy Dalton$5,697,3341.9%
Austin Corbett$4,441,7501.5%
Adam Thielen$3,334,0001.1%
Shy Tuttle$3,225,0001.1%
Josey Jewell$2,333,3340.8%
A'Shawn Robinson$2,055,0000.7%
Nic Scourton$1,957,7810.6%
Chris Brazzell II$892,5110.3%
D.J. Wonnum$600,0000.2%
Dan Chisena$565,0000.2%
D.J. Johnson$250,5430.1%
Ainias Smith$180,0000.1%
Jaylon Guilbeau$105,0000.0%