AFC West · 2026 League Year

Los Angeles Chargers

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Cap Space

$40,507,869

Top-51 Cap

$259,029,050

Total Liabilities

$302,166,498

Dead Money

$9,582,621

Under Contract

91players

Spending by Position

OL$56.2M19%
QB$49.7M17%
S$40.2M14%
EDGE$37.1M13%
DL$20.0M7%
WR$18.1M6%
CB$17.7M6%
LB$15.9M5%
RB$14.4M5%
ST$11.9M4%
TE$11.0M4%

Cap Outlook

2026$302M$40.5M
2027$276M$55.6M
2028$221M$131M
2029$138M$0

bar = liabilitiesright = space vs projected cap

Pending Free Agents

Contracts expiring after 2026

EDGEKhalil Mack$18.0M/yr
CBDonte Jackson$6.5M/yr
IDLDalvin Tomlinson$6.5M/yr
EDGEBud Dupree$4.0M/yr
LTTrevor Penning$3.5M/yr
PJ.K. Scott$3.0M/yr
TEDavid Njoku$3.0M/yr
LBDenzel Perryman$2.8M/yr
LBTroy Dye$2.8M/yr
QBTrey Lance$2.5M/yr

Contracts & Cap Hits

Cap hit by league year · 2026 highlighted

Player	2026	2027	2028	2029	Free Agent
Offense43	$149M	$182M	$138M	$101M
QBJustin Herbert What if?	$46.3M	$58.3M	$71.1M	$59.5M	UFA 2030
LTRashawn Slater What if?	$23.8M	$31.8M	$29.1M	$33.5M	UFA 2030
RTJoe Alt What if?	$9.0M	$10.6M	—	—	UFA 2028
LGCole Strange What if?	$5.3M	$8.9M	—	—	UFA 2028
WRQuentin Johnston What if?	$4.5M	$18.0M	—	—	UFA 2028
TECharlie Kolar What if?	$4.3M	$10.3M	$9.6M	—	UFA 2029
RBOmarion Hampton What if?	$4.0M	$4.8M	$5.7M	—	UFA 2029
RTTrey Pipkins What if?	$3.8M	$6.4M	—	—	UFA 2028
LTTrevor Penning What if?	$3.5M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
FBAlec Ingold What if?	$3.3M	$4.2M	—	—	UFA 2028
RBKeaton Mitchell What if?	$3.1M	$6.1M	—	—	UFA 2028
TEDavid Njoku What if?	$3.0M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRLadd McConkey What if?	$2.7M	$3.2M	—	—	UFA 2028
QBTrey Lance What if?	$2.5M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RTKayode Awosika What if?	$1.9M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRTre Harris What if?	$1.8M	$2.1M	$2.5M	—	UFA 2029
CJake Slaughter What if?	$1.4M	$1.8M	$2.2M	$2.5M	UFA 2030
WRDerius Davis What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRBrenen Thompson What if?	$1.2M	$1.4M	$1.5M	$1.6M	UFA 2030
LTTravis Burke What if?	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.5M	$1.6M	UFA 2030
RBJaret Patterson What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRKeAndre Lambert-Smith What if?	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	UFA 2029
TEOronde Gadsden II What if?	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	UFA 2029
RBKimani Vidal What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRDalevon Campbell What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LGLogan Taylor What if?	$953K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	UFA 2030
RGAlex Harkey What if?	$950K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	UFA 2030
LTIsaiah World What if?	$891K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	UFA 2029
TEEvan Svoboda What if?	$889K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	UFA 2029
TEJerand Bradley What if?	$889K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	UFA 2029
WRDevonte Ross What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	UFA 2029
CJacob Spomer What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	UFA 2029
WRSincere Brown What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	UFA 2029
RBGreg Desrosiers Jr.What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	UFA 2029
TEJohnny Pascuzzi What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	UFA 2029
WRLiam Clifford What if?	$885K	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LTLaekin Vakalahi What if?	$885K	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRJaQuae Jackson What if?	$885K	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBAmar Johnson What if?	$885K	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CJosh Kaltenberger What if?	$885K	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LTBranson Taylor What if?	$885K	—	—	—	UFA 2027
QBDJ Uiagalelei What if?	$885K	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRGary Jennings Jr.What if?	$885K	—	—	—	UFA 2027
Defense44	$131M	$74.5M	$63.2M	$37.0M
SDerwin James What if?	$24.6M	$20.5M	$27.6M	$27.5M	UFA 2030
EDGEKhalil Mack What if?	$18.0M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBDonte Jackson What if?	$8.5M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SElijah Molden What if?	$7.9M	$7.2M	—	—	UFA 2028
IDLDalvin Tomlinson What if?	$6.8M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGETuli Tuipulotu What if?	$6.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLTeair Tart What if?	$6.0M	$12.0M	$12.0M	—	UFA 2029
LBDaiyan Henley What if?	$3.9M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEBud Dupree What if?	$3.7M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEAkheem Mesidor What if?	$3.7M	$4.6M	$5.6M	$6.5M	UFA 2030
LBTroy Dye What if?	$3.4M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBDel'Shawn Phillips What if?	$2.8M	$4.8M	—	—	UFA 2028
LBDenzel Perryman What if?	$2.3M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
STony Jefferson What if?	$1.8M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBJunior Colson What if?	$1.6M	$1.9M	—	—	UFA 2028
IDLJamaree Caldwell What if?	$1.4M	$1.7M	$2.0M	—	UFA 2029
CBDeane Leonard What if?	$1.4M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEJustin Eboigbe What if?	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	—	UFA 2028
EDGEKyle Kennard What if?	$1.2M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	UFA 2029
IDLScott Matlock What if?	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBTarheeb Still What if?	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	UFA 2028
CBCam Hart What if?	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	UFA 2028
EDGEAndre Carter II What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SGenesis Smith What if?	$1.1M	$1.3M	$1.4M	$1.5M	UFA 2030
SKendall Williamson What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SR.J. Mickens What if?	$1.0M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	UFA 2029
IDLNick Barrett What if?	$1.0M	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	UFA 2030
CBNikko Reed What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	UFA 2028
LBMarlowe Wax What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	UFA 2028
EDGENadame Tucker What if?	$898K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	UFA 2029
CBEric Rogers What if?	$892K	$1.1M	—	—	UFA 2028
CBAvery Smith What if?	$892K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	UFA 2029
LBLander Barton What if?	$891K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	UFA 2029
IDLJahmeer Carter What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	UFA 2029
IDLJacobian Guillory What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	UFA 2029
SDevin Grant What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	UFA 2029
IDLTerry Webb What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	UFA 2029
SNoah Avinger What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	UFA 2029
CBRodney Shelley What if?	$887K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	UFA 2029
CBMyles Purchase What if?	$885K	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLTeRah Edwards What if?	$885K	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SEmany Johnson What if?	$885K	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEGarmon Randolph What if?	$885K	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBIsas Waxter What if?	$885K	—	—	—	UFA 2027
Special Teams4	$11.9M	$6.0M	$7.0M	$0
KCameron Dicker What if?	$5.7M	$6.0M	$7.0M	—	UFA 2029
PJ.K. Scott What if?	$3.8M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LSJosh Harris What if?	$1.5M	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LSPeter Bowden What if?	$885K	—	—	—	UFA 2027
Active total	$292M	$263M	$208M	$138M

Dead Money — 2026

$9,582,621

Tyler Biadasz$4,250,0001.4%
Mekhi Becton$2,500,0000.8%
Will Dissly$1,500,0000.5%
Bradley Bozeman$1,060,0000.4%
Branson Taylor$168,9030.1%
Kimani Vidal$103,7180.0%