AFC West

Kansas City Chiefs

2-4 · 2nd in the AFC West · GM: rockchalkjordan

2026 cap

$310.6M

incl. $9.4M rollover

Active spending

$199.6M

53 active players

Dead money

$100.7M

Cap space

$10.3M

2027 committed

$235.2M

of $327.0M projected cap

2028 committed

$155.6M

of $352.0M projected cap

Below the roster minimum: EDGE 5 of 6.

Roster & contracts

Cap number by year

Pos	Player	2026	2027	2028	2029	Guaranteed	Cut savings
Offense
QB	Fernando Mendoza	$10.4M	$13.0M	$15.6M	$18.2M	$885K	−$46.9M
QB	Michael Penix Jr	$1.6M	$2.0M	—	—	$1.6M	−$100K
RB	Tyler Allgeier	$5.0M	$7.0M	—	—	$3.5M	−$1.5M
RB	Emanuel Wilson	$2.0M	—	—	—	$1.5M	$0
RB	Devin Neal	$1.7M	$2.0M	$2.3M	—	$1.2M	−$1.7M
RB	Lawrance Toafili IR	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	$305K
RB	Seth McGowan	$1.0M	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	$526K
WR	Tyquan Thornton	$4.0M	$6.0M	—	—	$3.0M	−$2.0M
WR	Calvin Austin	$4.0M	$6.0M	—	—	$3.0M	−$2.0M
WR	Elijah Sarratt	$1.3M	$1.6M	$1.9M	$2.2M	—	−$294K
WR	Demarcus Robinson	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.3M	$0
WR	Brenen Thompson	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	$1.6M	—	$58K
WR	Jimmy Horn Jr	$1.0M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	$918K
WR	Emmanuel Henderson Jr.	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	$25K	$860K
TE	Chigoziem Okonkwo	$6.0M	$8.0M	$11.0M	—	$3.0M	−$11.0M
TE	Greg Dulcich	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.2M	$0
TE	Ben Sinnott	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	—	—	$890K
OL	Mike McGlinchey	$12.5M	—	—	—	$4.0M	$5.0M
OL	Cesar Ruiz	$2.8M	$14.6M	$1.6M	$1.6M	$1.2M	−$6.2M
OL	Gennings Dunker	$1.5M	$1.8M	$2.2M	$2.6M	$885K	−$4.6M
OL	Dominick Puni	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	—	—	$861K
OL	Jalen Sundell	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	$1.1M
OL	Beau Stephens	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	$293K
OL	Marcus Bryant	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	$1.0M	−$1.1M
OL	Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	$1.0M
Defense
IDL	Jeffery Simmons	$40.6M	$46.6M	—	—	—	$11.4M
IDL	Sebastian Joseph-Day	$2.0M	—	—	—	$1.5M	$0
IDL	Chris McClellan	$1.2M	$1.4M	$1.5M	$1.6M	—	−$54K
IDL	Zeek Biggers	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	$890K
IDL	Jackie Marshall	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	$10K	$875K
EDGE	George Karlaftis	$15.2M	—	—	—	$15.2M	$0
EDGE	Myles Garrett	$12.3M	$42.1M	$43.0M	$41.0M	$1.3M	−$104.9M
EDGE	Joseph Ossai	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.2M	$0
EDGE	Chauncey Golston	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.2M	$0
EDGE	Jack Pyburn	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	$10K	$875K
LB	Alex Anzalone	$12.0M	—	—	—	—	$8.0M
LB	Dorian Williams	$3.8M	—	—	—	—	$3.7M
LB	Mykal Walker	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.2M	$0
LB	Akeem Davis-Gaither	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.2M	$0
LB	Cody Simon	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	$866K
LB	Justin Jefferson	$992K	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	$564K
CB	Jaylen Watson	$10.0M	$14.0M	$16.0M	—	$6.0M	−$14.0M
CB	Deommodore Lenoir	$6.5M	$27.3M	$27.3M	$33.3M	$1.2M	−$36.3M
CB	Amik Robertson	$3.0M	$4.0M	—	—	$2.0M	−$1.0M
CB	Cobee Bryant	$1.4M	$1.7M	$2.0M	—	—	$545K
CB	Kristian Fulton	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.2M	$0
CB	Daylen Everette	$1.2M	$1.4M	$1.5M	$1.6M	—	−$63K
S	Antonio Johnson	$4.5M	$17.0M	$17.0M	$17.0M	—	−$26.3M
S	Andrew Wingard	$2.0M	—	—	—	$1.5M	$0
S	Jason Pinnock	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.3M	$0
S	Rayuan Lane III	$1.0M	$1.2M	—	—	$1.0M	−$1.1M
Special teams
K	Jason Sanders	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.3M	$0
P	Bryce Baringer	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	$1.1M
LS	James Winchester	$1.8M	—	—	—	$1.3M	$0

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

Dead money

Draft picks

2027 3rd round from CHI
2027 4th round from LV
2027 6th round from PIT
2027 7th round from DEN
2028 1st round
2028 2nd round
2028 3rd round
2028 6th round
2028 7th round from DEN
2029 1st round
2029 2nd round
2029 3rd round
2029 4th round
2029 5th round
2029 6th round
2029 7th round

Schedule