AFC West

Denver Broncos

2-5 · 3rd in the AFC West · GM: Bronamo

2026 cap

$301.7M

incl. $453K rollover

Active spending

$250.3M

53 active players

Dead money

$51.1M

Cap space

$199K

2027 committed

$209.0M

of $327.0M projected cap

2028 committed

$104.7M

of $352.0M projected cap

Below the roster minimum: EDGE 2 of 6, S 3 of 4.

Roster & contracts

Cap number by year

Pos	Player	2026	2027	2028	2029	Guaranteed	Cut savings
Offense
QB	Kirk Cousins	$4.0M	—	—	—	$4.0M	$0
QB	Garrett Nussmeier	$1.2M	$1.4M	$1.5M	$1.6M	—	−$72K
QB	Max Brosmer	$1.0M	$1.1M	$1.3M	—	—	$950K
RB	Jonathon Brooks	$1.6M	$1.9M	—	—	—	$1.0M
RB	J'Mari Taylor IR	$937K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	$730K
RB	Roman Hemby IR	$925K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	$766K
RB	Robert Henry IR	$918K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	$787K
RB	Lincoln Pare	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	$885K	$0
RB	Kejon Owens	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	$885K	$0
WR	Marquise Brown	$44.2M	$18.4M	—	—	—	$13.2M
WR	Michael Pittman	$38.3M	$41.3M	$12.7M	—	—	$952K
WR	KaVontae Turpin	$3.0M	$3.0M	—	—	—	$1.0M
WR	Devin Duvernay	$2.0M	—	—	—	—	$1.5M
WR	Jordan Watkins	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	$1.0M	−$1.2M
WR	Tyrell Shavers	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	$305K
WR	Jahdae Walker	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	$305K
WR	Dominic Lovett	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	$305K
TE	Darnell Washington	$4.6M	—	—	—	$303K	$3.4M
TE	Dawson Knox	$4.0M	$4.0M	$4.0M	—	$3.0M	−$2.0M
TE	Durham Smythe	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.3M	$0
OL	Jon Runyan	$7.5M	$7.5M	$7.5M	—	$6.0M	−$3.0M
OL	Dan Moore	$7.5M	$7.5M	$7.5M	—	$6.0M	−$3.0M
OL	Aaron Banks	$7.0M	$7.0M	$7.0M	—	$6.0M	−$2.0M
OL	Kelvin Banks Jr	$3.7M	$4.5M	$5.2M	—	$1.0M	−$9.7M
OL	Olaivavega Ioane	$3.7M	$4.6M	$5.5M	$6.4M	$885K	−$16.5M
OL	Jake Brendel	$2.5M	—	—	—	—	$2.0M
OL	Graham Glasgow	$2.5M	—	—	—	—	$2.0M
OL	Logan Brown	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.5M	—	—	$565K
OL	Walter Rouse	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	$1.0M
OL	Layden Robinson	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	$1.0M
OL	Matt Lee	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	$1.0M
Defense
IDL	Daron Payne	$38.6M	$40.6M	$12.3M	—	—	−$3.9M
IDL	Ty Robinson	$1.2M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	—	$519K
IDL	Mekhi Wingo	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	$943K
IDL	BJ Green II	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	$305K
EDGE	Barryn Sorrell	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	$845K
EDGE	Keyshawn James-Newby	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	$885K	$0
LB	Sonny Styles	$9.3M	$11.6M	$13.9M	$16.3M	$885K	−$41.8M
LB	Henry To'oto'o	$3.9M	—	—	—	—	$3.7M
LB	Noah Sewell	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	$1.1M
LB	Easton Mascarenas-Arnold	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	$305K
LB	Chaz Chambliss	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	$305K
LB	Bam Martin-Scott	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	$1.0M
LB	Austin Keys	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	$305K
CB	Jonathan Jones	$17.5M	$17.5M	$1.8M	—	—	$784K
CB	Michael Carter II	$5.0M	—	—	—	$4.0M	$3.0M
CB	Zah Frazier	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.5M	—	—	$548K
CB	De'Antre Prince	$1.2M	—	—	—	$1.1M	$0
CB	Lorenzo Styles Jr.	$961K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.4M	—	$657K
CB	Mory Bamba	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	$885K	$0
S	A.J. Haulcy	$1.6M	$1.9M	$2.3M	$2.7M	$885K	−$5.2M
S	Jalon Kilgore	$1.2M	$1.6M	$1.9M	$2.2M	—	−$196K
S	Kamari Ramsey	$1.2M	$1.5M	$1.8M	$2.1M	—	−$111K
Special teams
K	Joey Slye	$1.5M	—	—	—	—	$1.5M
P	Tommy Doman Jr	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	$885K	−$7K
LS	Reid Ferguson	$1.9M	$1.9M	$2.0M	$2.0M	—	−$500K

Cut savings: cap space freed this year by releasing the player (negative means releasing him costs space).

Dead money

LBRoquan Smith$36.0M
TEGeorge Kittle$13.8M
PA.J. Cole$1.2M
WRTahj Washington$92K
EDGEJaylen Harrell$42K
LBNathaniel Watson$42K
OLDrake Nugent$40K

Draft picks

2027 1st round from DAL
2027 1st round
2027 2nd round from ATL
2027 2nd round
2027 2nd round from KC
2027 3rd round from BUF
2027 3rd round
2027 4th round
2027 5th round
2028 1st round
2028 2nd round from BUF
2028 2nd round
2028 3rd round
2028 4th round
2028 5th round
2028 6th round from CHI
2028 6th round
2028 7th round from CAR
2028 7th round from TEN
2028 7th round from WAS
2029 1st round
2029 2nd round
2029 3rd round
2029 4th round
2029 5th round
2029 6th round
2029 7th round
2029 7th round from PIT

Schedule