AFC West · 2026 League Year

Denver Broncos

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Cap Space

$37,317,460

Top-51 Cap

$262,687,367

Total Liabilities

$306,190,346

Dead Money

$5,009,561

Under Contract

91players

Spending by Position

OL$70.5M23%
DL$40.9M14%
WR$35.4M12%
CB$31.3M10%
S$29.4M10%
TE$23.2M8%
EDGE$20.8M7%
QB$15.1M5%
LB$14.9M5%
RB$13.7M5%
ST$5.8M2%

Cap Outlook

2026$306M$37.3M
2027$321M$11.4M
2028$290M$61.8M
2029$203M$0
2030$108M$0
2031$4.2M$0

bar = liabilitiesright = space vs projected cap

Pending Free Agents

Contracts expiring after 2026

SBrandon Jones$6.7M/yr
QBJarrett Stidham$6.0M/yr
CBJa'Quan McMillian$5.8M/yr
RTMatt Peart$2.0M/yr
QBSam Ehlinger$2.0M/yr
TENate Adkins$1.6M/yr
WRMarvin Mims$1.5M/yr
STycen Anderson$1.5M/yr
WRLil'Jordan Humphrey$1.5M/yr
LBDrew Sanders$1.4M/yr

Contracts & Cap Hits

Cap hit by league year · 2026 highlighted

Player	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	Free Agent
Offense46	$158M	$180M	$138M	$94.2M	$22.2M	$0
RTMike McGlinchey What if?	$23.8M	$23.8M	$2.8M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
TEEvan Engram What if?	$14.1M	$2.7M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
WRCourtland Sutton What if?	$14.0M	$28.5M	$30.0M	$30.6M	$2.4M	—	UFA 2031
LGBen Powers What if?	$10.6M	$4.7M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
RGQuinn Meinerz What if?	$9.2M	$13.0M	$17.0M	$35.2M	—	—	UFA 2030
LTGarett Bolles What if?	$8.5M	$27.9M	$25.9M	$6.0M	—	—	UFA 2030
QBJarrett Stidham What if?	$8.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRMarvin Mims What if?	$6.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBJ.K. Dobbins What if?	$6.0M	$10.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
QBBo Nix What if?	$5.1M	$5.9M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
WRJaylen Waddle What if?	$4.9M	$27.1M	$30.5M	$6.2M	—	—	UFA 2030
CLuke Wattenberg What if?	$3.6M	$5.8M	$8.2M	$10.3M	$19.8M	—	UFA 2031
TEAdam Trautman What if?	$3.3M	$6.8M	$6.8M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LTAlex Palczewski What if?	$3.3M	$6.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
RTMatt Peart What if?	$2.4M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
QBSam Ehlinger What if?	$2.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBR.J. Harvey What if?	$1.7M	$2.0M	$2.3M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
TENate Adkins What if?	$1.6M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRPat Bryant What if?	$1.5M	$1.8M	$2.1M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
RBJaleel McLaughlin What if?	$1.4M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TELucas Krull What if?	$1.4M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRTroy Franklin What if?	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
FBAdam Prentice What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRLil'Jordan Humphrey What if?	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBJonah Coleman What if?	$1.2M	$1.4M	$1.5M	$1.6M	—	—	UFA 2030
RGKage Casey What if?	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.5M	$1.6M	—	—	UFA 2030
CAlex Forsyth What if?	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRMichael Bandy What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RTFrank Crum What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CLecitus Smith What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBTyler Badie What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBCody Schrader What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RGCalvin Throckmorton What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RGNick Gargiulo What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TEJustin Joly What if?	$1.0M	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	—	UFA 2030
TEDallen Bentley What if?	$915K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	UFA 2030
RTTyler Miller What if?	$893K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRDane Key What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRCam Ross What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRJoseph Manjack What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LTGavin Ortega What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRKolbe Katsis What if?	$887K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRKyrese Rowan What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RTReid Holskey What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRKyre Duplessis What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TECaleb Lohner What if?	$885K	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
Defense41	$137M	$132M	$146M	$103M	$85.9M	$4.2M
IDLZach Allen What if?	$16.5M	$16.9M	$37.3M	$37.5M	$7.2M	$4.2M	UFA 2032
IDLD.J. Jones What if?	$14.6M	$14.6M	$3.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
STalanoa Hufanga What if?	$13.5M	$6.7M	$14.8M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBPatrick Surtain II What if?	$12.7M	$15.9M	$20.2M	$20.6M	$35.1M	—	UFA 2031
SBrandon Jones What if?	$9.2M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGENik Bonitto What if?	$8.4M	$14.6M	$18.6M	$22.6M	$43.6M	—	UFA 2031
LBAlex Singleton What if?	$6.0M	$9.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
EDGEJonathon Cooper What if?	$5.8M	$17.6M	$17.6M	$4.9M	—	—	UFA 2030
CBJa'Quan McMillian What if?	$5.8M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBJahdae Barron What if?	$4.1M	$4.9M	$5.8M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBRiley Moss What if?	$3.9M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBJustin Strnad What if?	$3.3M	$7.5M	$7.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
IDLMalcolm Roach What if?	$3.1M	$4.4M	$6.1M	$12.4M	—	—	UFA 2030
LBDrew Sanders What if?	$1.8M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEJonah Elliss What if?	$1.6M	$1.9M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
STycen Anderson What if?	$1.5M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLSai'vion Jones What if?	$1.4M	$1.7M	$2.0M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
IDLTyler Onyedim What if?	$1.3M	$1.7M	$2.0M	$2.3M	—	—	UFA 2030
EDGEQue Robinson What if?	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
SJ.L. Skinner What if?	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBKris Abrams-Draine What if?	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
IDLEyioma Uwazurike What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SDevon Key What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEDondrea Tillman What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLJordan Jackson What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
STaylor Rapp What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBKarene Reid What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
CBReese Taylor What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBJordan Turner What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
SMiles Scott What if?	$916K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	UFA 2030
LBRed Murdock What if?	$915K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	UFA 2030
LBTaurean York What if?	$893K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
EDGEDasan McCullough What if?	$892K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBBrent Austin What if?	$892K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
EDGEJohnny Walker Jr.What if?	$892K	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
SParker Robertson What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
IDLJordan Miller What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLKristian Williams What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGERon Stone Jr.What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBSean Fresch What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBRicardo Hallman What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
Special Teams4	$5.8M	$7.0M	$6.6M	$5.8M	$0	$0
KWil Lutz What if?	$2.5M	$3.4M	$4.2M	$5.8M	—	—	UFA 2030
LSMitchell Fraboni What if?	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
PJeremy Crawshaw What if?	$1.0M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LSLuke Basso What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
Active total	$301M	$319M	$290M	$203M	$108M	$4.2M

Dead Money — 2026

$5,009,561

Dre Greenlaw$2,166,6660.7%
Trent Sherfield$850,0000.3%
Matt Henningsen$590,0000.2%
Levelle Bailey$565,0000.2%
Michael Deiter$565,0000.2%
Audric Estime$169,5620.1%
Ahmari Harvey$103,3330.0%