AFC West

Los Angeles Chargers

1-5 · 4th in the AFC West · GM: CaptainAwesomePanda

2026 cap

$303.1M

incl. $1.9M rollover

Active spending

$227.7M

53 active players

Dead money

$30.6M

Cap space

$44.8M

2027 committed

$204.8M

of $327.0M projected cap

2028 committed

$110.0M

of $352.0M projected cap

Below the roster minimum: EDGE 4 of 6.

Roster & contracts

Cap number by year

Pos	Player	2026	2027	2028	2029	Guaranteed	Cut savings
Offense
QB	Zach Wilson	$1.5M	—	—	—	$1.4M	$0
QB	Haynes King	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	$884K
RB	Blake Corum	$1.5M	$1.8M	—	—	—	$1.1M
RB	Sean Tucker	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.2M	$0
RB	Woody Marks	$1.0M	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	$1.0M
WR	Brandon Aiyuk	$31.0M	$32.0M	—	—	$23.0M	−$8.0M
WR	Drake London	$24.3M	$32.5M	$32.5M	$32.5M	$21.8M	−$67.5M
WR	Joshua Palmer	$8.0M	$8.0M	—	—	$4.0M	−$2.0M
WR	Marvin Mims Jr	$6.0M	—	—	—	—	$5.8M
WR	Chris Bell	$1.4M	$1.8M	$2.1M	$2.5M	$885K	−$4.0M
WR	Colbie Young	$910K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	$885K	−$50K
TE	Luke Musgrave	$2.5M	—	—	—	—	$1.7M
TE	Charlie Kolar	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.2M	$0
TE	Sam Roush	$1.2M	$1.5M	$1.8M	$2.1M	—	−$111K
TE	Jack Endries	$1.1M	$1.3M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	$126K
OL	Ronnie Stanley	$25.0M	$20.0M	—	—	$10.0M	$5.0M
OL	Broderick Jones	$4.4M	—	—	—	$2.6M	$0
OL	Jarrett Patterson	$3.8M	—	—	—	—	$3.7M
OL	Kadyn Proctor	$3.1M	$3.9M	$4.7M	$5.4M	$885K	−$14.0M
OL	Blake Miller	$2.4M	$3.0M	$3.6M	$4.2M	$885K	−$10.8M
OL	Logan Jones	$1.3M	$1.6M	$1.9M	$2.2M	—	−$224K
OL	Dylan Fairchild	$1.2M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	—	$544K
OL	Hunter Nourzad	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	$943K
OL	Jamaree Salyer	$1.2M	—	—	—	$1.2M	$0
Defense
IDL	Jonathan Allen	$21.6M	$22.5M	—	—	$8.0M	$4.3M
IDL	Mazi Smith	$3.0M	—	—	—	$408K	$1.6M
IDL	Gervon Dexter Sr	$1.8M	—	—	—	—	$1.5M
IDL	Bobby Brown III	$1.5M	—	—	—	$1.4M	$0
IDL	Jordan Phillips	$1.3M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	—	$506K
EDGE	Akheem Mesidor	$3.9M	$4.8M	$5.8M	$6.8M	$885K	−$17.4M
EDGE	Laiatu Latu	$3.9M	$4.5M	—	—	$2.1M	−$4.5M
EDGE	Keldric Faulk	$3.1M	$3.8M	$4.6M	$5.3M	$885K	−$13.7M
EDGE	Brennan Jackson	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	$1.0M
LB	Trenton Simpson	$4.3M	—	—	—	—	$3.7M
LB	Cedric Gray	$1.6M	$1.8M	—	—	—	$1.1M
LB	Jamin Davis	$1.5M	—	—	—	$1.4M	$0
LB	Deontae Lawson IR	$1.2M	$1.4M	$1.5M	$1.6M	—	−$29K
LB	Joe Bachie	$1.1M	—	—	—	$550K	$525K
LB	Eugene Asante	$1.0M	$1.1M	$1.3M	—	—	$951K
LB	Wade Woodaz	$892K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	$280K	$592K
CB	Sauce Gardner	$25.2M	$25.5M	$26.0M	$27.4M	$20.2M	−$35.5M
CB	Quinyon Mitchell	$4.7M	$5.5M	—	—	$2.4M	−$5.5M
CB	JuJu Brents	$1.8M	—	—	—	—	$1.5M
CB	Trey Amos	$1.7M	$2.1M	$2.4M	—	$1.2M	−$2.1M
CB	Keionte Scott	$1.3M	$1.7M	$2.0M	$2.3M	—	−$437K
CB	Josh Newton	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	$943K
CB	Collin Wright	$892K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	$280K	$592K
S	Nick Emmanwori	$3.8M	$4.6M	$5.3M	—	$1.0M	−$9.9M
S	Sydney Brown	$1.5M	—	—	—	$1.4M	$0
S	Bud Clark	$1.2M	$1.5M	$1.8M	$2.1M	—	−$129K
S	Kitan Oladapo	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	$943K
Special teams
K	Trey Smack	$916K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	$792K
P	Brett Thorson	$915K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	$795K
LS	Austin Brinkman	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	$305K

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

Dead money

EDGENick Bosa$18.0M
SGrant Delpit$8.0M
LBBobby Okereke$4.0M
WRJa'Lynn Polk$490K
KJake Moody$77K
TEMoliki Matavao$17K

Draft picks

2027 1st round
2027 2nd round from CHI
2027 2nd round
2027 2nd round from PHI
2027 3rd round
2027 3rd round from NYG
2027 4th round
2027 5th round
2027 5th round from PHI
2027 6th round
2027 7th round
2027 7th round from LAR
2028 1st round
2028 2nd round
2028 3rd round
2028 4th round
2028 5th round
2028 6th round
2028 7th round
2029 1st round
2029 2nd round
2029 3rd round
2029 4th round from CHI
2029 4th round
2029 5th round
2029 6th round
2029 7th round

Schedule