AFC West · 2026 League Year

Kansas City Chiefs

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Cap Space

$3,906,575

Top-51 Cap

$287,334,301

Total Liabilities

$336,498,271

Dead Money

$12,213,565

Under Contract

91players

Spending by Position

OL$76.5M24%
DL$56.6M17%
QB$39.6M12%
CB$32.8M10%
LB$31.9M10%
EDGE$19.7M6%
WR$19.0M6%
TE$15.8M5%
S$11.4M4%
RB$10.7M3%
ST$10.1M3%

Cap Outlook

2026$336M$3.9M
2027$346M-$16.1M
2028$318M$34.0M
2029$138M$0
2030$98.6M$0
2031$65.8M$0

bar = liabilitiesright = space vs projected cap

Pending Free Agents

Contracts expiring after 2026

LTJaylon Moore$15.0M/yr
QBJustin Fields$11.0M/yr
CBKristian Fulton$10.0M/yr
LBDrue Tranquill$3.5M/yr
EDGEFelix Anudike-Uzomah$3.0M/yr
CBKader Kohou$1.8M/yr
CBKaiir Elam$1.8M/yr
LSJames Winchester$1.7M/yr
WRRashee Rice$1.6M/yr
LBJack Cochrane$1.4M/yr

Contracts & Cap Hits

Cap hit by league year · 2026 highlighted

Player	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	Free Agent
Offense44	$162M	$208M	$179M	$87.0M	$74.6M	$65.8M
QBPatrick Mahomes What if?	$34.7M	$90.4M	$85.8M	$82.9M	$74.6M	$65.8M	UFA 2034
RGTrey Smith What if?	$24.5M	$28.0M	$28.0M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LTJaylon Moore What if?	$18.7M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CCreed Humphrey What if?	$18.1M	$21.6M	$21.6M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
TENoah Gray What if?	$7.0M	$7.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
RBKenneth Walker III What if?	$5.7M	$18.7M	$18.7M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
TETravis Kelce What if?	$4.9M	$4.9M	$3.6M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRXavier Worthy What if?	$3.8M	$4.4M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
WRTyquan Thornton What if?	$3.5M	$7.5M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
LTJosh Simmons What if?	$3.3M	$4.0M	$4.7M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
QBJustin Fields What if?	$3.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRRashee Rice What if?	$2.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LGKingsley Suamataia What if?	$1.8M	$2.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
LGMike Caliendo What if?	$1.4M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TEJared Wiley What if?	$1.2M	$1.4M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
RBEmari Demercado What if?	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRJalen Royals What if?	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.5M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CHunter Nourzad What if?	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
WRJason Brownlee What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RGC.J. Hanson What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRNikko Remigio What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBBrashard Smith What if?	$1.0M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
RTEthan Driskell What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBEmmett Johnson What if?	$1.0M	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	—	UFA 2030
RTChukwuebuka Godrick What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LTEsa Pole What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
QBChris Oladokun What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRCyrus Allen What if?	$980K	$1.1M	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	—	UFA 2030
QBGarrett Nussmeier What if?	$915K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	UFA 2030
TEJake Briningstool What if?	$895K	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
LGJosh Thompson What if?	$892K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CPete Nygra What if?	$892K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WROmari Evans What if?	$887K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRAndrew Armstrong What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRJimmy Holiday What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TEMason Pline What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LTKellen Diesch What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TETre Watson What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBJaydn Ott What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRJeff Weimer What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
RBE.J. Smith What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRJacob De Jesus What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LGKahlil Benson What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRXavier Loyd What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
Defense44	$152M	$129M	$129M	$51.5M	$23.9M	$0
IDLChris Jones What if?	$44.9M	$38.1M	$44.9M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LBNick Bolton What if?	$19.3M	$19.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
CBKristian Fulton What if?	$13.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBMansoor Delane What if?	$7.6M	$9.5M	$11.4M	$13.3M	—	—	UFA 2030
EDGEGeorge Karlaftis What if?	$7.4M	$17.2M	$24.9M	$26.9M	$23.9M	—	UFA 2031
LBDrue Tranquill What if?	$5.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SChamarri Conner What if?	$3.9M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEFelix Anudike-Uzomah What if?	$3.8M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SAlohi Gilman What if?	$3.5M	$9.5M	$11.0M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
IDLPeter Woods What if?	$3.3M	$4.1M	$4.9M	$5.7M	—	—	UFA 2030
IDLKhyiris Tonga What if?	$3.3M	$8.9M	$8.9M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
EDGER Mason Thomas What if?	$2.2M	$2.8M	$3.3M	$3.9M	—	—	UFA 2030
CBKader Kohou What if?	$1.8M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBKaiir Elam What if?	$1.8M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLOmarr Norman-Lott What if?	$1.6M	$2.0M	$2.3M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
EDGEAshton Gillotte What if?	$1.5M	$1.8M	$2.1M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBNohl Williams What if?	$1.4M	$1.7M	$2.0M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LBJack Cochrane What if?	$1.4M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBL'Jarius Sneed What if?	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBCole Christiansen What if?	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SJaden Hicks What if?	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
CBJadon Canady What if?	$1.2M	$1.4M	$1.5M	$1.6M	—	—	UFA 2030
LBCam Jones What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBJeffrey Bassa What if?	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBChristian Roland-Wallace What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
STanner McCalister What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEEmmanuel Ogbah What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBCooper McDonald What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
EDGETyreke Smith What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBKevin Knowles II What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEVincent Anthony What if?	$892K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
SDeShon Singleton What if?	$892K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
SXavier Nwankpa What if?	$892K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBZelmar Vedder What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LBWesley Bissainthe What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
IDLCole Brevard What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
IDLDamon Payne Jr.What if?	$887K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
IDLMarcus Harris What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEEthan Hurkett What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBKam Arnold What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBMelvin Smith What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLAmari McNeill What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBD'Arco Perkins-McAllister What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
EDGENiles King What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
Special Teams3	$10.1M	$7.2M	$7.2M	$0	$0	$0
KHarrison Butker What if?	$7.3M	$7.2M	$7.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LSJames Winchester What if?	$1.7M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
PMatt Araiza What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
Active total	$324M	$344M	$316M	$138M	$98.6M	$65.8M

Dead Money — 2026

$12,213,565

Jawaan Taylor$7,391,6682.5%
Mike Danna$2,166,6680.7%
Matt Waletzko$565,0000.2%
Jeff Caldwell$523,3330.2%
John Michael Gyllenborg$521,6660.2%
Ethan Downs$515,0000.2%
Wanya Morris$276,0640.1%
Bryce Phillips$254,1660.1%