AFC East · 2026 League Year

New England Patriots

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Cap Space

$31,978,744

Top-51 Cap

$281,409,455

Total Liabilities

$362,303,363

Dead Money

$43,656,692

Under Contract

93players

Spending by Position

OL$63.4M20%
DL$60.6M19%
CB$40.7M13%
WR$31.9M10%
LB$26.1M8%
EDGE$24.9M8%
S$19.3M6%
TE$17.8M6%
RB$16.8M5%
QB$12.5M4%
ST$4.4M1%

Cap Outlook

2026$362M$32.0M
2027$317M$19.2M
2028$234M$118M
2029$63.4M$0
2030$53.5M$0
2031$0$0

bar = liabilitiesright = space vs projected cap

Pending Free Agents

Contracts expiring after 2026

RGMichael Onwenu$10.0M/yr
SKevin Byard$7.0M/yr
LBChristian Elliss$6.8M/yr
WRMack Hollins$4.2M/yr
RGGreg Van Roten$3.0M/yr
RTJames Hudson$1.4M/yr
LBK.J. Britt$1.4M/yr
CBKindle Vildor$1.4M/yr
SMike Brown$1.3M/yr
PMatt Haack$1.3M/yr

Contracts & Cap Hits

Cap hit by league year · 2026 highlighted

Player	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	Free Agent
Offense44	$142M	$131M	$120M	$56.6M	$53.5M	$0
RGMichael Onwenu What if?	$17.5M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TEHunter Henry What if?	$13.6M	$5.9M	$8.7M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
RTMorgan Moses What if?	$10.4M	$10.4M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
QBDrake Maye What if?	$10.0M	$11.7M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
LTWill Campbell What if?	$9.9M	$11.9M	$13.9M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRRomeo Doubs What if?	$8.6M	$18.6M	$19.9M	$20.9M	—	—	UFA 2030
RBRhamondre Stevenson What if?	$7.4M	$9.6M	$11.6M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRA.J. Brown What if?	$7.0M	$11.0M	$17.9M	$23.6M	$53.5M	—	UFA 2031
WRMack Hollins What if?	$5.5M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RGAlijah Vera-Tucker What if?	$4.8M	$16.5M	$16.5M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
RGGreg Van Roten What if?	$4.5M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRDemario Douglas What if?	$3.7M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RTCaleb Lomu What if?	$3.4M	$4.3M	$5.2M	$6.0M	—	—	UFA 2030
FBReggie Gilliam What if?	$2.8M	$3.8M	$4.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
RBTreVeyon Henderson What if?	$2.5M	$3.0M	$3.5M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBen Brown What if?	$2.0M	$2.7M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
QBTommy DeVito What if?	$1.6M	$2.4M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
WRKyle Williams What if?	$1.5M	$1.8M	$2.1M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CJared Wilson What if?	$1.4M	$1.7M	$2.0M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
RTJames Hudson What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TEEli Raridon What if?	$1.2M	$1.5M	$1.8M	$2.1M	—	—	UFA 2030
RBHassan Haskins What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TEJack Westover What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBJaMycal Hasty What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LTMarcus Bryant What if?	$1.0M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WREfton Chism III What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
TECJ Dippre What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RTDametrious Crownover What if?	$954K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	UFA 2030
QBBehren Morton What if?	$922K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	UFA 2030
RBJam Miller What if?	$916K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	UFA 2030
RBLan Larison What if?	$893K	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
WRKyle Dixon What if?	$891K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
TETanner Arkin What if?	$891K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LGJacob Rizy What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRNick DeGennaro What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRCameron Dorner What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
RGJon'Darius Morgan What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
RGJack Conley What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RGMehki Butler What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CJoe Michalski What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RGDarrian Dalcourt What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RGLorenz Metz What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRTejhaun Palmer What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRKobe Prentice What if?	$885K	$1.0M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
Defense45	$172M	$176M	$103M	$6.8M	$0	$0
IDLMilton Williams What if?	$28.5M	$30.0M	$31.0M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBCarlton Davis What if?	$22.0M	$22.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
IDLChristian Barmore What if?	$17.1M	$23.6M	$24.6M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
EDGEHarold Landry What if?	$16.4M	$18.5M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
LBRobert Spillane What if?	$12.3M	$13.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
SKevin Byard What if?	$9.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBChristian Elliss What if?	$8.6M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLDre'Mont Jones What if?	$7.5M	$14.7M	$14.7M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBMarcus Jones What if?	$6.7M	$13.1M	$14.1M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBChristian Gonzalez What if?	$4.8M	$18.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
SBrenden Schooler What if?	$3.0M	$3.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
EDGEGabe Jacas What if?	$1.6M	$2.0M	$2.4M	$2.8M	—	—	UFA 2030
SCraig Woodson What if?	$1.3M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LBK.J. Britt What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBKindle Vildor What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBChad Muma What if?	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SMike Brown What if?	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLJoshua Farmer What if?	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
EDGEJesse Luketa What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLJeremiah Pharms What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLCory Durden What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBMarcellas Dial What if?	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
SDell Pettus What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBCharles Woods What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLLeonard Taylor What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEElijah Ponder What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
SJohn Saunders What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLEric Gregory What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
IDLCasey Rogers What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEAmari Gainer What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SJaylen Reed What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBKobee Minor What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEBradyn Swinson What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
EDGENiko Lalos What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBKaron Prunty What if?	$992K	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	—	UFA 2030
LBNamdi Obiazor What if?	$945K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	UFA 2030
EDGEQuintayvious Hutchins What if?	$916K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	UFA 2030
CBChanning Canada What if?	$892K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
IDLIsaiah Iton What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SEric Butler What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
SPeter Manuma What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
EDGEXavier Holmes What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LBRiley Wilson What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LBKhalil Jacobs What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBBrandon Crossley What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
Special Teams4	$4.4M	$2.3M	$2.6M	$0	$0	$0
PBryce Baringer What if?	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
PMatt Haack What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
KAndres Borregales What if?	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LSJulian Ashby What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	$1.3M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
Active total	$318M	$309M	$226M	$63.4M	$53.5M	$0

Dead Money — 2026

$43,656,692

Kyle Dugger$12,177,7784.0%
Stefon Diggs$9,700,0003.2%
Julian Hill$3,565,0001.2%
Jahlani Tavai$3,487,5001.2%
Jabrill Peppers$3,000,0001.0%
Ja'Lynn Polk$1,935,3620.6%
Kendrick Bourne$1,400,0000.5%
Garrett Bradbury$1,200,0000.4%
Joshua Dobbs$1,050,0000.3%
Anfernee Jennings$1,000,0000.3%
Antonio Gibson$1,000,0000.3%
Keion White$666,3940.2%
Myles Montgomery$523,3330.2%
Jeremiah Webb$515,0000.2%
Jimmy Kibble$515,0000.2%
Layden Robinson$426,0360.1%
Javon Baker$408,2980.1%
Bradyn Swinson$330,5970.1%
Caedan Wallace$303,7820.1%
Marte Mapu$261,5830.1%
Sidy Sow$191,0290.1%