Kansas City Chiefs 2026 Financial Summary

A current summary of Kansas City Chiefs 2026 player cap & cash figures.

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2026 Financials: Kansas City Chiefs
Total Cap

$303,459,479 / 20th

Top 51 Cap Space

$8,506,270 / 26th

Reserve Lists

$0 / 6th

Dead Cap

$9,773,976 / 27th

2026 Active Roster

  Player (63) Pos Age Cap Hit Cap Hit Pct League Cap Dead Cap Cash Total Free Agent Year
1
Jones Chris Jones DL 32 $44,850,000 14.89% ($64,250,000) $35,100,000 2029
2
Mahomes Patrick Mahomes QB 31 $34,653,888 11.51% ($130,275,776) $56,750,000 2032
3
Smith Trey Smith G 27 $24,495,277 8.13% ($56,735,836) $20,000,000 2029
4
Bolton Nick Bolton LB 26 $19,250,000 6.39% ($23,500,000) $15,000,000 2028
5
Moore Jaylon Moore RT 29 $18,685,000 6.20% ($10,745,000) $15,000,000 2027
6
Humphrey Creed Humphrey C 27 $18,100,000 6.01% ($25,050,000) $14,500,000 2029
7
Karlaftis George Karlaftis ED 25 $15,150,000 5.03% ($37,928,566) $11,150,000 2031
8
Fulton Kristian Fulton CB 28 $13,000,000 4.32% ($8,000,000) $10,000,000 2027
9
Butker Harrison Butker K 31 $7,305,000 2.43% ($10,005,000) $5,905,000 2029
10
Gray Noah Gray TE 27 $6,970,000 2.31% ($3,000,000) $5,500,000 2028
11
Walker III Kenneth Walker III RB 26 $5,683,333 1.89% ($28,700,000) $14,350,000 2029
12
Tranquill Drue Tranquill LB 31 $5,000,000 1.66% ($4,495,000) $3,500,000 2027
13
Kelce Travis Kelce TE 37 $4,896,666 1.63% ($10,655,000) $12,000,000 2027
14
Conner Chamarri Conner CB 26 $3,861,842 1.28% ($187,842) $3,674,000 2027
15
Worthy Xavier Worthy WR 23 $3,760,981 1.25% ($8,148,792) $2,048,660 2029
16
Anudike-Uzomah Felix Anudike-Uzomah ED 24 $3,760,214 1.25% ($1,398,694) $2,361,520 2028
17
Thornton Tyquan Thornton WR 26 $3,500,000 1.16% ($7,400,000) $5,500,000 2028
18
Gilman Alohi Gilman S 29 $3,500,000 1.16% ($14,500,000) $7,500,000 2029
19
Simmons Josh Simmons LT 24 $3,335,308 1.11% ($12,007,110) $1,507,062 2030
20
Tonga Khyiris Tonga DL 30 $3,266,666 1.08% ($14,000,000) $7,000,000 2029
21
Fields Justin Fields QB 27 $3,000,000 1.00% ($10,000,000) $3,000,000 2027
22
Rice Rashee Rice WR 26 $2,066,658 0.69% ($430,947) $1,635,711 2027
23
Kohou Kader Kohou CB 28 $1,810,000 0.60% ($1,810,000) $1,810,000 2027
24
Suamataia Kingsley Suamataia G 23 $1,751,320 0.58% ($745,092) $1,378,774 2028
25
Morris Wanya Morris T 26 $1,708,113 0.57% ($226,065) $1,482,048 2027
26
Winchester James Winchester LS 37 $1,700,000 0.56% ($1,700,000) $1,700,000 2027
27
Norman-Lott Omarr Norman-Lott DL 24 $1,636,449 0.54% ($3,008,196) $1,167,290 2029
28
Gillotte Ashton Gillotte ED 24 $1,532,869 0.51% ($1,158,885) $1,146,574 2029
29
Williams Nohl Williams CB 24 $1,439,890 0.48% ($935,736) $1,127,978 2029
30
Wiley Jared Wiley TE 26 $1,247,155 0.41% ($344,310) $1,075,000 2028
31
Demercado Emari Demercado RB 27 $1,238,235 0.41% ($550,000) $1,250,000 2027
32
Royals Jalen Royals WR 23 $1,221,800 0.41% ($650,400) $1,005,000 2029
33
Christiansen Cole Christiansen LB 29 $1,215,000 0.40% - $1,215,000 2027
34
Hicks Jaden Hicks S 24 $1,207,177 0.40% ($264,354) $1,075,000 2028
35
Nourzad Hunter Nourzad C 26 $1,154,879 0.38% ($159,758) $1,075,000 2028
36
Pickens Zacch Pickens DL 26 $1,145,000 0.38% - $1,145,000 2027
37
Bassa Jeffrey Bassa LB 24 $1,108,413 0.37% ($310,239) $1,005,000 2029
38
Roland-Wallace Christian Roland-Wallace S 25 $1,076,667 0.36% ($1,667) $1,075,000 2027
39
Waletzko Matt Waletzko RT 27 $1,075,000 0.36% - $1,075,000 2027
40
Haener Jake Haener QB 27 $1,075,000 0.36% - $1,075,000 2027
41
Brownlee Jason Brownlee WR 27 $1,075,000 0.36% - $1,075,000 2027
42
Remigio Nikko Remigio WR 27 $1,075,000 0.36% - $1,075,000 2027
43
McCalister Tanner McCalister S 26 $1,075,000 0.36% - $1,075,000 2027
44
Hanson C.J. Hanson G 25 $1,075,000 0.36% - $1,075,000 2027
45
Smith Brashard Smith RB 23 $1,038,369 0.34% ($100,107) $1,005,000 2029
46
Driskell Ethan Driskell T 26 $1,018,334 0.34% ($13,334) $1,005,000 2027
47
Smith Tyreke Smith LB 26 $1,005,000 0.33% - $1,005,000 2027
48
Oladokun Chris Oladokun QB 29 $1,005,000 0.33% - $1,005,000 2027
49
Godrick Chukwuebuka Godrick T 26 $1,005,000 0.33% - $1,005,000 2027
50
Knowles Kevin Knowles CB 23 $1,005,000 0.33% - $1,005,000 2027
51
Pole Esa Pole T 25 $1,005,000 0.33% - $1,005,000 2027
52
McDonald Cooper McDonald LB 25 $1,005,000 0.33% - $1,005,000 2028
53
Briningstool Jake Briningstool TE 24 $895,000 0.30% ($20,000) $885,000 2028
54
George Brandon George LB 26 $890,000 0.30% ($10,000) $885,000 2028
55
Harris Marcus Harris DL 26 $885,000 0.29% - $885,000 2027
56
Arnold Kam Arnold LB 24 $885,000 0.29% - $885,000 2027
57
Powell ShunDerrick Powell RB 24 $885,000 0.29% - $885,000 2027
58
Downs Ethan Downs ED 24 $885,000 0.29% - $885,000 2027
59
Smith Jr. Melvin Smith Jr. CB 24 $885,000 0.29% - $885,000 2027
60
Watson Tre Watson TE 24 $885,000 0.29% - $885,000 2027
61
Holiday Jimmy Holiday WR 25 $885,000 0.29% - $885,000 2027
62
Armstrong Andrew Armstrong WR 26 $885,000 0.29% - $885,000 2027
63
Caliendo Mike Caliendo G 29 - - - - 2027

2026 Dead Money

Cap breakdowns for players who have been traded or released. All count against the team's cap.

  Player (14) Pos Age Cap Hit Cap Hit Pct League Cap
1
Taylor Jawaan Taylor
RELEASED
RT 29 $7,391,667 2.45%
2
Danna Michael Danna
RELEASED
DE 29 $2,166,667 0.72%
3
Thompson B.J. Thompson
RELEASED
DE 27 $67,913 0.02%
4
Hanson C.J. Hanson
RELEASED
G 25 $42,392 0.01%
5
Cooper Dalton Cooper
RELEASED
T 25 $16,667 0.01%
6
Izzard Coziah Izzard
RELEASED
DT 25 $16,667 0.01%
7
Knowles Kevin Knowles
RELEASED
CB 23 $13,334 0.00%
8
Pole Esa Pole
RELEASED
T 25 $13,334 0.00%
9
Miller Glendon Miller
RELEASED
S 24 $13,334 0.00%
10
Smith Jr. Melvin Smith Jr.
RELEASED
CB 24 $10,000 0.00%
11
Watson Tre Watson
RELEASED
TE 24 $10,000 0.00%
12
Dalena Mac Dalena
RELEASED
WR 25 $6,667 0.00%
13
Czaplicki Eddie Czaplicki
RELEASED
P 23 $3,334 0.00%
14
Young Elijah Young
RELEASED
RB 24 $2,000 0.00%

2026 Draft Pool

Projected cap hits for upcoming draft picks. These placeholder figures are NOT being factored into any total salary cap allocations.

Round / Pick Player Pos Cap Hit Cap Hit Top-51
R1, #9 $5,607,593 $5,607,593
R2, #40 $2,148,808 $2,148,808
R3, #74 $1,285,733 $400,733
R4, #109 $1,175,993 $290,993
R5, #148 $1,008,853 $123,853
R5, #176 $974,971 $89,971
$12,201,951 $8,661,951

2026 Cap Totals

2026 NFL Salary Cap $301,200,000
2025 Rollover Cap $335,710 32nd
Adjustment $575,039 28th
Adjusted Salary Cap $302,110,749 30th
Active Roster $293,685,503 10th
Dead Money $9,773,976 27th
Top-51 / Off-Season Cap
Cap Alasd locations (Top-51) $293,604,479 15th
Cap Space (Top-51) $8,506,270 26th

TRANSACTIONS

Mar 16, 2026
Justin Fields, QB

Traded to Kansas City (KC) from New York (NYJ) for 2027 6th round pick

Mar 16, 2026
Emari Demercado, RB

Signed a 1 year $1.25 million contract with Kansas City (KC)

Mar 14, 2026
Mike Caliendo, G

Signed a 1 year contract with Kansas City (KC)

Mar 13, 2026
Drue Tranquill, OLB

Signed a 1 year $3.5 million contract with Kansas City (KC)

Mar 12, 2026
Kader Kohou, CB

Signed a 1 year $1.81 million contract with Kansas City (KC)

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