NFC South

Atlanta Falcons

7-1 · 1st in the NFC South · GM: WoTFan

2026 cap

$301.7M

incl. $522K rollover

Active spending

$301.5M

53 active players

Dead money

$96K

Cap space

$161K

2027 committed

$257.5M

of $327.0M projected cap

2028 committed

$187.2M

of $352.0M projected cap

Below the roster minimum: EDGE 4 of 6, LB 5 of 6.

Roster & contracts

Cap number by year

Pos	Player	2026	2027	2028	2029	Guaranteed	Cut savings
Offense
QB	Baker Mayfield	$39.0M	$48.0M	$48.0M	—	$31.0M	−$16.0M
QB	Michael Pratt	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	—	—	$871K
RB	Kenneth Walker	$14.3M	—	—	—	$14.3M	$0
RB	Quinshon Judkins	$2.3M	$2.8M	$3.2M	—	$1.3M	−$4.6M
RB	Kimani Vidal	$1.1M	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.0M
RB	Raheim Sanders	$1.0M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	$938K
RB	Adam Randall	$1.0M	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	$538K
WR	Calvin Ridley	$29.0M	$29.0M	—	—	$29.0M	$0
WR	Ja'Marr Chase	$27.0M	$34.0M	$34.0M	$33.0M	$35.0M	−$41.0M
WR	Jonathan Mingo	$1.7M	—	—	—	—	$1.5M
WR	Tyler Lockett	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.3M	$0
WR	Jeff Caldwell	$1.2M	$1.6M	$1.9M	$2.2M	—	−$184K
WR	John Metchie III	$1.1M	—	—	—	$1.1M	$0
WR	Andrew Armstrong IR	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	$887K
WR	Tyren Montgomery IR	$949K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	$694K
TE	Tyler Warren	$5.0M	$6.0M	$7.0M	—	$1.0M	−$13.0M
TE	Zack Kuntz	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	$1.1M
TE	John Michael Gyllenborg	$937K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	$730K
OL	Lane Johnson	$26.5M	$26.5M	$27.0M	—	$19.0M	−$11.5M
OL	Lloyd Cushenberry III	$10.0M	$10.0M	—	—	—	$6.0M
OL	Joe Tippmann	$4.4M	—	—	—	—	$3.9M
OL	Monroe Freeling	$3.5M	$4.3M	$5.2M	$6.1M	$885K	−$15.6M
OL	Jared Wilson	$1.4M	$1.7M	$2.0M	—	—	$560K
OL	Cameron Williams	$1.4M	$1.7M	$2.0M	—	—	$560K
OL	Tanor Bortolini	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	—	—	$892K
OL	Sidy Sow	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	$1.1M
OL	Warren McClendon Jr	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	$1.1M
OL	C.J. Hanson	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	$1.1M
Defense
IDL	Christen Miller	$1.5M	$1.9M	$2.2M	$2.6M	$885K	−$4.8M
IDL	John Jenkins	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.3M	$0
IDL	B.J. Hill	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.3M	$0
IDL	CJ West	$1.3M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	—	$491K
IDL	Zxavian Harris IR	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	$83K
IDL	Gabe Hall	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	$1.0M
EDGE	Montez Sweat	$24.0M	$37.0M	—	—	$14.0M	−$7.0M
EDGE	Byron Young	$6.0M	—	—	—	—	$5.8M
EDGE	Marcus Davenport	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.3M	$0
EDGE	Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	$904K
EDGE	Michael Heldman IR	$917K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	$789K
LB	Roquan Smith	$22.0M	—	—	—	—	$22.0M
LB	Blake Cashman	$14.0M	—	—	—	—	$12.0M
LB	Nick Herbig	$3.9M	—	—	—	—	$3.7M
LB	Zach Cunningham	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.3M	$0
LB	Edefuan Ulofoshio	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	$1.0M
CB	Christian Gonzalez	$8.6M	$21.1M	$29.0M	$30.0M	$1.2M	−$83.1M
CB	Riley Moss	$3.9M	—	—	—	—	$3.7M
CB	Max Melton	$1.6M	$1.8M	—	—	—	$1.1M
CB	Darien Porter	$1.5M	$1.8M	$2.1M	—	—	$432K
CB	Cameron Mitchell	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	$1.1M
S	Kevin Byard III	$8.0M	$10.0M	$12.0M	—	$6.0M	−$4.0M
S	Jordan Howden	$3.7M	—	—	—	—	$3.7M
S	Cam Lewis	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.2M	$0
S	Marte Mapu	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	$1.1M
S	Sione Vaki	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	$996K
Special teams
K	Tyler Bass	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.2M	$0
P	Riley Dixon	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.3M	$0
LS	Trent Sieg	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.3M	$0