With the August 26th deadline now by and gone, all NFL teams have trimmed their rosters to (at least) 53 active players as they prepare for regular season football. We've identified a few notable takeaways from the hundreds of transactions.

Notable Notes

  • The Lions set their first roster at 50, the only team to dip below the 53 mark. More moves to come.
  • The Commanders carry the oldest active roster (28.5 years), while the Packers begin as the youngest (25.6).
  • The 49ers ($96M), Saints ($90M), and Eagles ($80M) lead the league in dead cap.
  • The Bears ($265M) hold the largest active-53 cap, while the Saints ($151M) bring up the rear.
  • The Browns ($47M) begin with the most reserve-list cap, while the Rams ($540k) start clean.
  • The Browns also carry the belt for most total salary cap allocations ($312M), while the Steelers ($255M) begin the year at the bottom
  • In terms of cash to be paid, the Falcons’ roster currently leads the way with over $365M on the books, while New Orleans ($227) brings up the rear.

Top Cap Hits

The top 8 cap hits in the league belong to QBs, led by Dak Prescott’s $50.5M figure. Maxx Crosby ($38.1M) is the highest non-QB number.

By Position
QB: Dak Prescott, $50,518,430
RB: Jonathan Taylor, $15,382,000
WR: Calvin Ridley, $28,000,000
TE: Travis Kelce, $19,801,667
OT: Jawaan Taylor, $27,391,666
G: Quenton Nelson, $22,763,059
C: Elgton Jenkins, $17,600,000
IDL: DeForest Buckner, $26,600,000
ED: Maxx Crosby, $38,153,250
LB: Roquan Smith, $23,720,955
CB: Denzel Ward, $24,560,505
S: Derwin James, $23,856,400
K: Jason Myers, $6,825,000
P: A.J. Cole, $4,900,000
LS: Luke Rhodes, $1,560,000

2025 UDFAS

52 Undrafted Free Agents signed in 2025 cracked an initial active roster, led by 7 Vikings and 6 Browns players.

Arizona Cardinals

Josh Fryar (T, Ohio State)

Atlanta Falcons

Nate Carter (RB, Michigan State)

Baltimore Ravens

Jay Higgins (LB, Iowa)
Reuben Lowery III (CB, Chattanooga)
Keyon Martin (S, Louisiana-Lafayette)

Buffalo Bills

None.

Carolina Panthers

Ryan Fitzgerald (K, Florida State)
Bam Martin-Scott (LB, South Carolina)
Corey Thornton (CB, Louisville)

Chicago Bears

Jahdae Walker (WR, Texas A&M)

Cincinnati Bengals

Eric Gregory (DL, Arkansas)
Howard Cross (DL, Notre Dame)
William Wagner (LS, Michigan)

Cleveland Browns

Isaiah Bond (WR, Texas)
Adin Huntington (DL, Tulane)
Dom Jones (CB, Colorado State)
Gage Larvadain (WR, South Carolina)
Easton Mascarenas-Arnold (LB, USC)
Donovan McMillon (S, Pittsburgh)

Dallas Cowboys

Zion Childress (S, Kentucky)

Denver Broncos

Karene Reid (LB, Utah)

Detroit Lions

None.

Green Bay Packers

Nazir Stackhouse (DL, Georgia)

Houston Texans

Austin Brinkman (LS, West Virginia)

Indianapolis Colts

Johnathan Edwards (S, Tulane)

Jacksonville Jaguars

Danny Striggow (ED, Minnesota)
B.J. Green (ED, Colorado)

Kansas City Chiefs

Cooper McDonald (LB, TCU)

Las Vegas Raiders

None.

Los Angeles Chargers

Nikko Reed (CB, Oregon)
Jaylen Jones (S, Virginia Tech)
Marlowe Wax (LB, Syracuse)

Los Angeles Rams

Shaun Dolac (LB, Buffalo)

Miami Dolphins

None.

Minnesota Vikings

Chaz Chambliss (ED, Georgia)
Ben Yurosek (TE, Georgia)
Austin Keys (LB, Auburn)
Myles Price (WR, Indiana)
Max Brosmer (QB, Minnesota)
Joe Huber (G, Wisconsin)
Elijah Williams (DL, Morgan State)

New England Patriots

Efton Chism III (WR, Eastern Washington)
Elijah Ponder (ED, Cal Poly)

New Orleans Saints

Torriccelli Simpkins III (G, South Carolina)
Kai Kroeger (P, South Carolina)

New York Giants

Beaux Collins (WR, Notre Dame)

New York Jets

None.

Philadelphia Eagles

Darius Cooper (WR, Tarleton State)

Pittsburgh Steelers

None.

San Francisco 49ers

Drew Moss (G, Colorado State)

Seattle Seahawks

Connor O'Toole (ED, Utah)
Nick Kallerup (TE, Minnesota)
Jared Ivey (DL, Mississippi)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Benjamin Chukwuma (T, Georgia State)
John Bullock (LB, Nebraska)
Josh Williams (RB, LSU)

Tennessee Titans

Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson (T, Florida)

Washington Commanders

Ale Kaho (LB, UCLA)