AFC North · 2026 League Year

Cincinnati Bengals

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Cap Space

$17,067,931

Top-51 Cap

$289,373,177

Total Liabilities

$335,917,412

Dead Money

$10,649,337

Under Contract

88players

Spending by Position

WR$65.5M20%
DL$53.0M16%
QB$43.5M13%
OL$41.8M13%
EDGE$30.6M9%
CB$25.7M8%
S$19.1M6%
TE$15.7M5%
LB$12.2M4%
RB$10.7M3%
ST$7.1M2%

Cap Outlook

2026$336M$17.1M
2027$291M$35.5M
2028$257M$95.5M
2029$126M$0
2030$16.6M$0
2031$0$0

bar = liabilitiesright = space vs projected cap

Pending Free Agents

Contracts expiring after 2026

IDLTedarrell Slaton$7.0M/yr
CTed Karras$5.0M/yr
TEDrew Sample$3.5M/yr
LGDalton Risner$3.3M/yr
EDGEMyles Murphy$3.1M/yr
CBDaxton Hill$2.9M/yr
LBOren Burks$2.5M/yr
RBSamaje Perine$1.8M/yr
CBJalen Davis$1.6M/yr
CBD.J. Turner$1.5M/yr

Contracts & Cap Hits

Cap hit by league year · 2026 highlighted

Player	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	Free Agent
Offense44	$177M	$171M	$169M	$119M	$16.6M	$0
QBJoe Burrow What if?	$37.6M	$54.6M	$55.8M	$60.1M	$11.6M	—	UFA 2031
WRTee Higgins What if?	$26.5M	$30.1M	$33.5M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRJa'Marr Chase What if?	$26.2M	$33.4M	$41.4M	$53.2M	$5.0M	—	UFA 2031
LTOrlando Brown Jr.What if?	$19.3M	$16.0M	$18.7M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
TEMike Gesicki What if?	$7.6M	$10.2M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
CTed Karras What if?	$4.5M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RTAmarius Mims What if?	$4.2M	$4.9M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
RBChase Brown What if?	$3.7M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LGDalton Risner What if?	$3.7M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRAndrei Iosivas What if?	$3.7M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
QBJoe Flacco What if?	$3.3M	$2.7M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
TEDrew Sample What if?	$2.9M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBSamaje Perine What if?	$2.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
QBJosh Johnson What if?	$1.5M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LGDylan Fairchild What if?	$1.5M	$1.8M	$2.0M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRCharlie Jones What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TEErick All What if?	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
CConnor Lew What if?	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	—	UFA 2030
RBGary Brightwell What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TETanner Hudson What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LTJalen Rivers What if?	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRColbie Young What if?	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	—	UFA 2030
WRKendric Pryor What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
QBSean Clifford What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRMitchell Tinsley What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TECam Grandy What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBTahj Brooks What if?	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
RBKendall Milton What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LTJavon Foster What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRKe'Shawn Williams What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBrian Parker II What if?	$959K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.4M	—	—	UFA 2030
TEJack Endries What if?	$928K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	UFA 2030
LTChristian Jones What if?	$902K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
RTCorey Robinson II What if?	$892K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
TEJosh Kattus What if?	$890K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
RBKentrel Bullock What if?	$890K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRNoah Thomas What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRDohnte Meyers What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LGLiam Brown What if?	$887K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
RBJamal Haynes What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRJordan Moore What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRXavier Johnson What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LTAndrew Coker What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CJacob Bayer What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
Defense41	$141M	$113M	$86.6M	$7.4M	$0	$0
EDGEBoye Mafe What if?	$17.0M	$21.3M	$21.7M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
IDLDexter Lawrence What if?	$15.3M	$24.2M	$30.5M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBDaxton Hill What if?	$12.7M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLB.J. Hill What if?	$12.1M	$12.2M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
SBryan Cook What if?	$10.7M	$14.3M	$15.3M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
IDLJonathan Allen What if?	$9.8M	$15.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
IDLTedarrell Slaton What if?	$9.2M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEShemar Stewart What if?	$4.3M	$5.2M	$6.0M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBD.J. Turner What if?	$4.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEMyles Murphy What if?	$4.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SJordan Battle What if?	$3.9M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBOren Burks What if?	$2.7M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGECashius Howell What if?	$2.2M	$2.7M	$3.3M	$3.8M	—	—	UFA 2030
IDLKris Jenkins Jr.What if?	$2.1M	$2.5M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
LBDemetrius Knight What if?	$2.0M	$2.5M	$2.9M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
IDLMcKinnley Jackson What if?	$1.5M	$1.8M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
CBJalen Davis What if?	$1.5M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBTacario Davis What if?	$1.3M	$1.6M	$2.0M	$2.3M	—	—	UFA 2030
SKyle Dugger What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBBarrett Carter What if?	$1.3M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LBJoe Giles-Harris What if?	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBD.J. Ivey What if?	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBJosh Newton What if?	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
EDGEIsaiah Foskey What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SRuss Yeast What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGECedric Johnson What if?	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
SDaijahn Anthony What if?	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
LBShaka Heyward What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBJa'Sir Taylor What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBSwayze Bozeman What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLJordan Jefferson What if?	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
LBLiam Anderson What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBBralyn Lux What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SP.J. Jules What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLHoward Cross III What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLLandon Robinson What if?	$926K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	UFA 2030
LBEric Gentry What if?	$890K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LBJack Dingle What if?	$890K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBJalen Kimber What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEAntwaun Powell-Ryland What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBMatthew McDoom What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
Special Teams3	$7.1M	$6.8M	$0	$0	$0	$0
KEvan McPherson What if?	$5.0M	$5.7M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
PRyan Rehkow What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LSWilliam Wagner What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
Active total	$325M	$290M	$255M	$126M	$16.6M	$0

Dead Money — 2026

$10,649,337

Trey Hendrickson$5,617,6471.9%
Logan Wilson$4,000,0001.3%
Jermaine Burton$526,6900.2%
Cody Ford$500,0000.2%
Ceyair Wright$5,0000.0%