AFC North · 2026 League Year

Pittsburgh Steelers

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Cap Space

$1,124,966

Top-51 Cap

$307,526,147

Total Liabilities

$359,861,065

Dead Money

$14,448,352

Under Contract

91players

Spending by Position

EDGE$67.0M19%
WR$51.9M15%
CB$45.5M13%
LB$37.3M11%
DL$30.6M9%
QB$29.5M9%
OL$27.7M8%
S$17.2M5%
RB$16.0M5%
TE$15.3M4%
ST$7.3M2%

Cap Outlook

2026$360M$1.1M
2027$338M-$10.6M
2028$254M$97.7M
2029$124M$0
2030$67.2M$0
2031$0$0

bar = liabilitiesright = space vs projected cap

Pending Free Agents

Contracts expiring after 2026

QBAaron Rodgers$22.5M/yr
LBPatrick Queen$13.7M/yr
SJaquan Brisker$5.5M/yr
LBMalik Harrison$5.0M/yr
LTBroderick Jones$4.2M/yr
CBAsante Samuel Jr.$4.0M/yr
QBMason Rudolph$3.8M/yr
CBBrandin Echols$3.0M/yr
RGBrock Hoffman$2.5M/yr
CBJoey Porter Jr.$2.4M/yr

Contracts & Cap Hits

Cap hit by league year · 2026 highlighted

Player	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	Free Agent
Offense43	$140M	$131M	$105M	$70.5M	$11.0M	$0
WRD.K. Metcalf What if?	$31.0M	$32.5M	$34.0M	$41.5M	—	—	UFA 2030
QBAaron Rodgers What if?	$22.5M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRMichael Pittman, Jr.What if?	$8.9M	$26.1M	$24.1M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
RBJaylen Warren What if?	$7.0M	$7.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
TEPat Freiermuth What if?	$6.9M	$14.2M	$12.6M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LTBroderick Jones What if?	$5.3M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
QBMason Rudolph What if?	$4.6M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LGTroy Fautanu What if?	$4.1M	$4.8M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
RTMax Iheanachor What if?	$3.8M	$4.7M	$5.6M	$6.6M	—	—	UFA 2030
RBRico Dowdle What if?	$3.8M	$8.5M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
TEDarnell Washington What if?	$3.5M	$11.3M	$9.8M	$10.4M	$11.0M	—	UFA 2031
WRBennett Skowronek What if?	$2.8M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RGBrock Hoffman What if?	$2.5M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CZach Frazier What if?	$2.1M	$2.4M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
WRGermie Bernard What if?	$1.9M	$2.4M	$2.9M	$3.4M	—	—	UFA 2030
WRRoman Wilson What if?	$1.6M	$1.8M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
RBKaleb Johnson What if?	$1.4M	$1.7M	$2.0M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CRyan McCollum What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
QBDrew Allar What if?	$1.3M	$1.6M	$1.9M	$2.3M	—	—	UFA 2030
LGMason McCormick What if?	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
RTJack Driscoll What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LGGennings Dunker What if?	$1.2M	$1.5M	$1.8M	$2.1M	—	—	UFA 2030
WRKaden Wetjen What if?	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	$1.6M	—	—	UFA 2030
RGSpencer Anderson What if?	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LTDylan Cook What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBTravis Homer What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TERobert Tonyan What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
QBWill Howard What if?	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
TEJaheim Bell What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRCornell Powell What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TERiley Nowakowski What if?	$996K	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	—	UFA 2030
RBEli Heidenreich What if?	$924K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	UFA 2030
TELake McRee What if?	$893K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CGreg Crippen What if?	$886K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
WRBrandon Smith What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TELance Mason What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LTDoug Nester What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBLew Nichols III What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRIsaiah Winstead What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRLevi Wentz What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRJakobie Keeney-James What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LGSteven Jones What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBAlex Tecza What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
Defense45	$198M	$199M	$143M	$45.7M	$48.7M	$0
EDGET.J. Watt What if?	$42.0M	$42.0M	$46.0M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
EDGEAlex Highsmith What if?	$20.1M	$21.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
CBJalen Ramsey What if?	$19.5M	$21.7M	$24.0M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
LBPatrick Queen What if?	$17.2M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLCameron Heyward What if?	$13.7M	$23.5M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
LBMalik Harrison What if?	$6.8M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SDeShon Elliott What if?	$6.1M	$6.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
CBJamel Dean What if?	$5.5M	$16.0M	$15.3M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
SJaquan Brisker What if?	$5.5M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBNick Herbig What if?	$5.4M	$25.2M	$22.2M	$22.8M	$28.1M	—	UFA 2031
CBJoey Porter Jr.What if?	$4.9M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLKeeanu Benton What if?	$4.3M	$14.6M	$16.9M	$18.1M	$20.5M	—	UFA 2031
IDLDerrick Harmon What if?	$4.1M	$4.9M	$5.7M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBAsante Samuel Jr.What if?	$4.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBBrandin Echols What if?	$3.9M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLSebastian Joseph-Day What if?	$3.6M	$7.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
LBCole Holcomb What if?	$2.0M	$2.8M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
EDGEEsezi Otomewo What if?	$1.8M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBPayton Wilson What if?	$1.5M	$1.8M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2028
LBElandon Roberts What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBDaylen Everette What if?	$1.3M	$1.6M	$1.9M	$2.2M	—	—	UFA 2030
EDGEJack Sawyer What if?	$1.2M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
IDLYahya Black What if?	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBD'Shawn Jamison What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SRayshawn Jenkins What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBJamin Davis What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLDean Lowry What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBCarson Bruener What if?	$1.0M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
EDGEAnthony Goodlow What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SSebastian Castro What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBJacoby Windmon What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLGabriel Rubio What if?	$947K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	UFA 2030
SRobert Spears-Jennings What if?	$926K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	UFA 2030
CBDonte Kent What if?	$918K	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
IDLKevin Jobity Jr.What if?	$895K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
CBDevan Boykin What if?	$893K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
SMax Hurleman What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SJack Henderson What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBDaryl Porter What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEJulius Welschof What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLKyler Baugh What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBDoneiko Slaughter What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBJaylon Guilbeau What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SBrandon Hill What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBTamon Lynum What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2029
Special Teams3	$7.3M	$6.3M	$6.4M	$7.6M	$7.6M	$0
KChris Boswell What if?	$4.9M	$6.3M	$6.4M	$7.6M	$7.6M	—	UFA 2031
LSChristian Kuntz What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
PCameron Johnston What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
Active total	$345M	$336M	$254M	$124M	$67.2M	$0

Dead Money — 2026

$14,448,352

Minkah Fitzpatrick$6,855,0002.3%
Jonnu Smith$3,872,5001.3%
Logan Lee$1,130,0180.4%
Cameron Johnston$958,3340.3%
Cole Burgess$515,0000.2%
Daequan Hardy$515,0000.2%
Calvin Anderson$415,0000.1%
Darnell Savage Jr.$187,5000.1%