NFC South · 2026 League Year

New Orleans Saints

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Cap Space

$12,083,012

Top-51 Cap

$192,730,970

Total Liabilities

$344,854,611

Dead Money

$121,216,582

Under Contract

89players

Spending by Position

OL$50.7M23%
EDGE$33.9M15%
WR$26.0M12%
DL$23.7M11%
RB$22.3M10%
S$15.9M7%
TE$14.8M7%
LB$12.5M6%
CB$12.3M5%
QB$5.8M3%
ST$5.4M2%

Cap Outlook

2026$345M$12.1M
2027$313M$29.4M
2028$198M$154M
2029$106M$0
2030$41.1M$0
2031$0$0

bar = liabilitiesright = space vs projected cap

Pending Free Agents

Contracts expiring after 2026

EDGETyree Wilson$6.3M/yr
SJulian Blackmon$2.5M/yr
EDGEChris Rumph II$2.0M/yr
CBMartin Emerson$1.5M/yr
RBKendre Miller$1.4M/yr
EDGEAnfernee Jennings$1.4M/yr
QBZach Wilson$1.4M/yr
STerrell Burgess$1.4M/yr
RBZamir White$1.2M/yr
SIsaiah Stalbird$1.1M/yr

Contracts & Cap Hits

Cap hit by league year · 2026 highlighted

Player	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	Free Agent
Offense43	$120M	$159M	$126M	$86.4M	$41.1M	$0
RGCesar Ruiz What if?	$14.2M	$14.2M	$4.8M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
RBAlvin Kamara What if?	$11.4M	$12.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
CErik McCoy What if?	$10.3M	$17.9M	$10.9M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRChris Olave What if?	$9.6M	$22.0M	$31.4M	$35.4M	$41.1M	—	UFA 2031
TEJuwan Johnson What if?	$7.6M	$15.1M	$10.0M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LTKelvin Banks Jr.What if?	$6.3M	$7.6M	$8.8M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LGDavid Edwards What if?	$6.3M	$13.7M	$20.0M	$20.0M	—	—	UFA 2030
WRJordyn Tyson What if?	$5.9M	$7.4M	$8.9M	$10.3M	—	—	UFA 2030
RBTravis Etienne What if?	$5.0M	$13.0M	$15.0M	$14.0M	—	—	UFA 2030
LTTaliese Fuaga What if?	$4.7M	$5.5M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
TENoah Fant What if?	$3.0M	$5.8M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
QBTyler Shough What if?	$2.5M	$2.9M	$3.4M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
RBKendre Miller What if?	$1.8M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TEOscar Delp What if?	$1.3M	$1.6M	$2.0M	$2.3M	—	—	UFA 2030
QBZach Wilson What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
QBSpencer Rattler What if?	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
LGAsim Richards What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRTrey Palmer What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRBub Means What if?	$1.1M	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
RGJeremiah Wright What if?	$1.1M	$1.3M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	—	UFA 2030
WRBryce Lance What if?	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	—	UFA 2030
WRMason Tipton What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBAudric Estime What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBZamir White What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRDeVaughn Vele What if?	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
WRRonnie Bell What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRKevin Austin Jr.What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBDevin Neal What if?	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
RGTorricelli Simpkins III What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
WRJalen Moreno-Cropper What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TEZaire Mitchell-Paden What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
TETreyton Welch What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
LGWilliam Sherman What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RTXavier Truss What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
WRBarion Brown What if?	$959K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.4M	—	—	UFA 2030
RTAlex Wollschlaeger What if?	$895K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
RTAlan Herron What if?	$893K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
RBC.J. Donaldson What if?	$892K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
TECody Hardy What if?	$892K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
QBHunter Dekkers What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LTEaston Kilty What if?	$885K	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
WRBrock Rechsteiner What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LTBarry Wesley What if?	$885K	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
Defense41	$98.3M	$128M	$67.3M	$15.3M	$0	$0
EDGEChase Young What if?	$9.6M	$26.4M	$9.8M	$8.8M	—	—	UFA 2030
EDGECarl Granderson What if?	$9.5M	$20.9M	$10.1M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
IDLDavon Godchaux What if?	$7.1M	$1.9M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
IDLNathan Shepherd What if?	$7.1M	$4.4M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
LBKaden Elliss What if?	$5.3M	$13.7M	$14.0M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
SJustin Reid What if?	$5.2M	$13.1M	$9.4M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
EDGETyree Wilson What if?	$4.2M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBPete Werner What if?	$3.9M	$9.2M	$5.4M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
SJordan Howden What if?	$3.8M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBIsaac Yiadom What if?	$3.4M	$3.6M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
EDGECameron Jordan What if?	$2.6M	$4.9M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
CBKool-Aid McKinstry What if?	$2.5M	$2.9M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
IDLChristen Miller What if?	$2.1M	$2.7M	$3.2M	$3.8M	—	—	UFA 2030
IDLJohn Ridgeway What if?	$2.0M	$3.7M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
EDGEChris Rumph II What if?	$2.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SJulian Blackmon What if?	$1.5M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBMartin Emerson What if?	$1.5M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLVernon Broughton What if?	$1.5M	$1.8M	$2.1M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
SJonas Sanker What if?	$1.4M	$1.7M	$2.0M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
EDGEAnfernee Jennings What if?	$1.4M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBDanny Stutsman What if?	$1.3M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBQuincy Riley What if?	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.5M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LBJaylan Ford What if?	$1.1M	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
IDLKhristian Boyd What if?	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
STerrell Burgess What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SIsaiah Stalbird What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEFadil Diggs What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
EDGEMyles Cole What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SLorenzo Styles Jr.What if?	$990K	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	—	UFA 2030
CBT.J. Hall What if?	$929K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	UFA 2030
EDGEMichael Heldman What if?	$892K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
IDLJay'Viar Suggs What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBDalys Beanum What if?	$885K	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
LBJackson Sirmon What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEGarrett Nelson What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLKahlil Saunders What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SElliott Davison What if?	$885K	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
CBJayden Price What if?	$885K	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
CBMike Reid What if?	$885K	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
EDGEMalakai Williams What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
IDLBrien Taylor What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
Special Teams5	$5.4M	$7.7M	$4.1M	$4.1M	$0	$0
PRyan Wright What if?	$1.9M	$3.9M	$4.1M	$4.1M	—	—	UFA 2030
LSZach Wood What if?	$1.6M	$1.6M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
KCharlie Smyth What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
KTanner Brown What if?	$903K	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
KDaniel Carlson What if?	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Active total	$223M	$295M	$198M	$106M	$41.1M	$0

Dead Money — 2026

$121,216,582

Derek Carr$36,674,00012.2%
Cameron Jordan$18,760,0006.2%
Demario Davis$14,290,0004.7%
Taysom Hill$13,723,0004.6%
Ryan Ramczyk$11,983,3244.0%
Tyrann Mathieu$7,234,0002.4%
Bryan Bresee$3,902,0391.3%
Brandin Cooks$3,200,0001.1%
Dillon Radunz$2,450,0000.8%
Khalen Saunders$1,640,0000.5%
Foster Moreau$1,400,0000.5%
Nick Saldiveri$1,355,5700.5%
J.T. Gray$960,0000.3%
Isaiah Foskey$838,1310.3%
Ty Chandler$565,0000.2%
Rejzohn Wright$540,0000.2%
Moliki Matavao$540,0000.2%
Cedrick Wilson Jr.$500,0000.2%
Rashid Shaheed$500,0000.2%
Jake Haener$161,5180.1%