AFC East

Miami Dolphins

1-5 · 3rd in the AFC East · GM: Aquizo

2026 cap

$300.5M

incl. −$721K rollover

Active spending

$280.1M

53 active players

Dead money

$12.4M

Cap space

$8.0M

2027 committed

$240.1M

of $327.0M projected cap

2028 committed

$158.0M

of $352.0M projected cap

Below the roster minimum: EDGE 3 of 6.

Roster & contracts

Cap number by year

Pos	Player	2026	2027	2028	2029	Guaranteed	Cut savings
Offense
QB	Cam Ward	$11.1M	$13.3M	$15.5M	—	$1.0M	−$28.9M
QB	Carson Wentz	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.3M	$0
RB	TreVeyon Henderson	$2.7M	$3.2M	$3.8M	—	$1.4M	−$7.0M
RB	Trey Benson	$1.6M	$1.9M	—	—	—	$1.1M
RB	Samaje Perine	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.3M	$0
WR	DeVonta Smith	$27.3M	—	—	—	$27.3M	$0
WR	Garrett Wilson	$20.4M	$33.0M	$33.0M	$33.0M	$17.9M	−$68.5M
WR	Tutu Atwell	$10.0M	—	—	—	—	$6.0M
WR	Pat Bryant II	$1.3M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	—	$507K
WR	Chimere Dike	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	$786K
WR	Kevin Coleman Jr.	$1.0M	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	$517K
WR	Lewis Bond	$905K	$1.1M	—	—	$885K	−$20K
TE	Trey McBride	$13.0M	$17.0M	$23.0M	$25.2M	$11.0M	−$26.0M
TE	Josh Whyle	$1.2M	—	—	—	—	$1.1M
TE	Mitchell Evans	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	$796K
OL	Rashawn Slater	$21.0M	$24.0M	$24.0M	$31.0M	$17.0M	−$52.0M
OL	Will Fries	$17.5M	$17.5M	$17.5M	—	$13.5M	−$21.5M
OL	Penei Sewell	$11.7M	$30.5M	$30.5M	$3.8M	$1.2M	−$28.5M
OL	Anton Harrison	$4.9M	—	—	—	$201K	$3.7M
OL	Ted Karras	$4.5M	—	—	—	$4.5M	$0
OL	Christian Mahogany	$1.5M	$1.8M	—	—	—	$1.1M
OL	Connor Lew	$1.3M	$1.6M	$1.9M	$2.2M	—	−$232K
OL	Luke Newman	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	$1.0M
OL	DJ Campbell	$937K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	$730K
OL	James Brockermeyer	$905K	$1.1M	—	—	$885K	−$20K
OL	Eli Cox IR	$885K	—	—	—	—	$885K
Defense
IDL	Levi Onwuzurike	$10.0M	$10.0M	—	—	$8.0M	−$2.0M
IDL	Jordan Davis	$5.1M	$21.1M	$27.6M	$35.6M	$2.4M	−$46.4M
IDL	T.J. Slaton	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.2M	$0
IDL	Leonard Taylor III	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	$1.1M
EDGE	Jared Verse	$4.1M	$4.8M	—	—	$1.1M	−$4.8M
EDGE	K'Lavon Chaisson	$3.5M	—	—	—	—	$2.5M
EDGE	Josaiah Stewart	$1.4M	$1.7M	$2.0M	—	—	$493K
LB	Quay Walker	$9.0M	$11.5M	$12.5M	—	$5.0M	−$15.5M
LB	Tyrel Dodson	$8.5M	$8.5M	—	—	—	$2.5M
LB	Jake Golday	$1.6M	$2.0M	$2.4M	$2.8M	$885K	−$5.7M
LB	Jaishawn Barham	$1.2M	$1.5M	$1.8M	$2.1M	—	−$111K
LB	Jaylan Ford	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	—	$991K
LB	Nick Martin	$1.0M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	$934K
LB	Jackson Kuwatch	$905K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	$885K	−$95K
CB	Kenny Moore II	$18.0M	—	—	—	—	$13.0M
CB	Cor'Dale Flott	$7.0M	$10.0M	$10.0M	—	$3.0M	−$14.0M
CB	Nate Wiggins	$4.4M	$5.1M	—	—	$2.3M	−$5.1M
CB	Kris Abrams-Draine	$1.5M	$1.8M	—	—	—	$1.1M
CB	Akayleb Evans	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.2M	$0
CB	Devon Marshall	$980K	$1.1M	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	$600K
S	Jabrill Peppers	$24.9M	—	—	—	$21.0M	$0
S	Ji'ayir Brown	$1.6M	—	—	—	$1.1M	$0
S	Kevin Winston Jr	$1.4M	$1.7M	$2.0M	—	—	$500K
S	Michael Taaffe	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	$1.6M	—	$34K
S	Robert Spears-Jennings	$953K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	$681K
Special teams
K	Wil Lutz	$1.8M	—	—	—	$1.3M	$0
P	Ryan Stonehouse	$2.5M	—	—	—	—	$1.5M
LS	Cal Adomitis	$1.3M	—	—	—	$1.2M	$0

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

Dead money

EDGERashan Gary$5.0M
LBJahlani Tavai$3.0M
OLAndre James$2.0M
LBEric Kendricks$2.0M
WRJacob Cowing$196K
CBMello Dotson$56K
IDLFabien Lovett Sr$46K
IDLSimeon Barrow Jr$31K
OLEli Cox$30K

Draft picks

2027 2nd round
2027 3rd round
2027 4th round
2027 5th round
2027 6th round
2027 7th round
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
2029 5th round
2029 6th round
2029 7th round

Schedule