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Dallas Cowboys 2023 Salary Cap
Cowboys 2023 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Dallas Cowboys 2023 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

Active Players (69) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
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Dak Prescott | QB | $26,832,647 | $1,700,000 | $13,200,000 | - | - | - | $11,932,647 | - | ($89,070,000) | $26,832,647 | 11.52 |
DeMarcus Lawrence | DE | $17,110,000 | $1,665,000 | $8,000,000 | - | - | - | $7,445,000 | - | ($38,000,000) | $17,110,000 | 7.35 |
Ezekiel Elliott | RB | $16,720,000 | $10,900,000 | $1,500,000 | - | $2,600,000 | - | $1,720,000 | - | ($11,860,000) | $16,720,000 | 7.18 |
Zack Martin | G | $11,040,000 | $1,700,000 | - | - | - | - | $9,340,000 | - | ($28,660,000) | $11,040,000 | 4.74 |
Tony Pollard | RB | $10,091,000 | $10,091,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,091,000) | $10,091,000 | 4.33 |
Stephon Gilmore | CB | $9,920,000 | $7,960,000 | - | $1,960,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $9,920,000 | 4.26 |
Tyron Smith | LT | $8,005,000 | $3,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | $4,005,000 | - | ($14,010,000) | $8,005,000 | 3.44 |
Dorance Armstrong | DE | $7,250,000 | $5,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $500,000 | - | - | - | $250,000 | ($3,000,000) | $7,250,000 | 3.11 |
Michael Gallup | WR | $6,773,522 | $1,600,000 | $2,000,000 | $823,522 | - | - | $2,350,000 | - | ($19,000,000) | $6,773,522 | 2.91 |
Jayron Kearse | S | $6,161,754 | $4,000,000 | $1,750,000 | $411,754 | - | - | - | - | ($1,750,000) | $6,161,754 | 2.65 |
Brandin Cooks | WR | $6,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - | - | - | - | $2,000,000 | - | ($12,000,000) | $6,000,000 | 2.58 |
Jourdan Lewis | CB | $5,872,545 | $4,500,000 | $1,166,668 | $205,877 | - | - | - | - | ($1,166,668) | $5,872,545 | 2.52 |
Trevon Diggs | CB | $4,843,256 | $4,304,000 | $539,256 | - | - | - | - | - | ($539,256) | $4,843,256 | 2.08 |
Micah Parsons | OLB | $4,658,125 | $2,212,708 | $2,445,417 | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,092,604) | $4,658,125 | 2.00 |
CeeDee Lamb | WR | $4,457,731 | $2,520,456 | $1,937,275 | - | - | - | - | - | ($4,457,731) | $4,457,731 | 1.91 |
Malik Hooker | S | $4,320,592 | $3,000,000 | $850,000 | $470,592 | - | - | - | - | ($850,000) | $4,320,592 | 1.86 |
Terence Steele | T | $4,304,000 | $4,304,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,304,000 | 1.85 |
Donovan Wilson | S | $3,300,000 | $1,400,000 | $1,650,000 | $250,000 | - | - | - | - | ($13,500,000) | $3,300,000 | 1.42 |
Leighton Vander Esch | LB | $3,161,754 | $1,500,000 | $1,250,000 | $411,754 | - | - | - | - | ($5,000,000) | $3,161,754 | 1.36 |
Tyler Smith | LT | $3,042,982 | $1,313,596 | $1,729,386 | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,954,736) | $3,042,982 | 1.31 |
Bryan Anger | P | $3,000,000 | $2,200,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,800,000) | $3,000,000 | 1.29 |
Dante Fowler Jr. | DE | $3,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | ($1,000,000) | $3,000,000 | 1.29 |
Neville Gallimore | DT | $2,983,991 | $2,743,000 | $240,991 | - | - | - | - | - | ($240,991) | $2,983,991 | 1.28 |
Tyler Biadasz | C | $2,866,600 | $2,743,000 | $123,600 | - | - | - | - | - | ($123,600) | $2,866,600 | 1.23 |
Cooper Rush | QB | $2,125,000 | $1,500,000 | $625,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,750,000) | $2,125,000 | 0.91 |
Kelvin Joseph | CB | $2,122,135 | $1,367,378 | $754,757 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,509,514) | $2,122,135 | 0.91 |
Sam Williams | DE | $1,414,603 | $987,921 | $426,682 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,267,967) | $1,414,603 | 0.61 |
Osa Odighizuwa | DT | $1,387,143 | $1,122,381 | $264,762 | - | - | - | - | - | ($529,524) | $1,387,143 | 0.60 |
Chauncey Golston | DE | $1,340,888 | $1,106,963 | $233,925 | - | - | - | - | - | ($467,850) | $1,340,888 | 0.58 |
Nahshon Wright | CB | $1,305,232 | $1,095,077 | $210,155 | - | - | - | - | - | ($420,310) | $1,305,232 | 0.56 |
Jalen Tolbert | WR | $1,167,209 | $938,442 | $228,767 | - | - | - | - | - | ($686,301) | $1,167,209 | 0.50 |
Jabril Cox | OLB | $1,132,813 | $940,000 | $192,813 | - | - | - | - | - | ($385,626) | $1,132,813 | 0.49 |
C.J. Goodwin | CB | $1,092,500 | $1,165,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($452,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.47 |
Chuma Edoga | T | $1,092,500 | $1,080,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,092,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.47 |
Ronald Jones II | RB | $1,092,500 | $1,080,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($302,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.47 |
Takkarist McKinley | DE | $1,092,500 | $1,080,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($152,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.47 |
Trent Sieg | LS | $1,092,500 | $1,080,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($402,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.47 |
Will Grier | QB | $1,080,000 | $1,080,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,080,000 | 0.46 |
Josh Ball | T | $1,064,836 | $940,000 | $124,836 | - | - | - | - | - | ($249,672) | $1,064,836 | 0.46 |
Jake Ferguson | TE | $1,046,221 | $870,000 | $176,221 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,046,221 | 0.45 |
Rico Dowdle | RB | $1,040,000 | $940,000 | $100,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($100,000) | $1,040,000 | 0.45 |
Devante Bond | OLB | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,010,000 | 0.43 |
Antonio Callaway | WR | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,010,000 | 0.43 |
Malik Jefferson | OLB | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,010,000 | 0.43 |
Sean McKeon | TE | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,010,000 | 0.43 |
Sheldrick Redwine | S | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,010,000 | 0.43 |
Simi Fehoko | WR | $1,000,038 | $940,000 | $60,038 | - | - | - | - | - | ($120,076) | $1,000,038 | 0.43 |
Quinton Bohanna | DT | $987,118 | $940,000 | $47,118 | - | - | - | - | - | ($94,236) | $987,118 | 0.42 |
Israel Mukuamu | CB | $972,677 | $940,000 | $32,677 | - | - | - | - | - | ($65,354) | $972,677 | 0.42 |
Matt Farniok | C | $965,675 | $940,000 | $25,675 | - | - | - | - | - | ($51,350) | $965,675 | 0.41 |
Matt Waletzko | T | $950,873 | $870,000 | $80,873 | - | - | - | - | - | ($242,619) | $950,873 | 0.41 |
DaRon Bland | CB | $946,197 $76,197 | $870,000 | $76,197 | - | - | - | - | - | ($228,591) | $946,197 $76,197 | 0.41 |
Tristan Vizcaino | K | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.40 |
Damone Clark | LB | $930,638 $60,638 | $870,000 | $60,638 | - | - | - | - | - | ($181,914) | $930,638 $60,638 | 0.40 |
Devin Harper | LB | $914,380 $44,380 | $870,000 | $44,380 | - | - | - | - | - | ($133,140) | $914,380 $44,380 | 0.39 |
Markquese Bell | S | $875,000 $5,000 | $870,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,000) | $875,000 $5,000 | 0.38 |
Peyton Hendershot | TE | $875,000 $5,000 | $870,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,000) | $875,000 $5,000 | 0.38 |
Malik Davis | RB | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Brock Hoffman | C | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Alex Taylor | T | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Kavontae Turpin | WR | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Isaac Taylor -Stuart | CB | $751,666 $1,666 | $750,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,334) | $751,666 $1,666 | 0.32 |
Isaac Alarcon | OL | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.32 |
Ian Bunting | TE | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.32 |
Tyler Coyle | S | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.32 |
Dontario Drummond | WR | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.32 |
Seth Green | TE | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.32 |
Dennis Houston | WR | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.32 |
Alec Lindstrom | C | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.32 |
Juanyeh Thomas | S | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.32 |
Active Roster: | $223,043,341 | $129,429,922 | $47,222,273 | $5,533,499 | $2,600,000 | - | $38,792,647 | $250,000 | - | $223,043,341 | 95.77 |
2023 Projected Draft Pool Cap
Estimated cap dollars necessary to sign upcoming draft picks (not included in the cap figure yet)
Player (7) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit (Total) | Cap Hit (Top 51) |
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Round 1, Pick #26 | $2,528,985 | $705,000 | $1,823,985 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,528,985 | $2,528,985 | |
Round 2, Pick #58 | $1,131,944 | $705,000 | $426,944 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,131,944 | $1,131,944 | |
Round 3, Pick #90 | $957,182 | $705,000 | $252,182 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $957,182 | $252,182 | |
Round 4, Pick #129 | $896,638 | $705,000 | $191,638 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $896,638 | $191,638 | |
Round 5, Pick #169 | $772,149 | $705,000 | $67,150 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $772,149 | $67,150 | |
Round 6, Pick #212 | $741,548 | $705,000 | $36,548 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $741,548 | $36,548 | |
Round 7, Pick #244 | $727,962 | $705,000 | $22,962 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $727,962 | $22,962 | |
Projected Draft Pool: | $7,756,408 | $7,756,408 | $4,231,409 |
2023 Dead Cap
These cap figures derive from the trade or release of players from the active roster or practice squad. All count toward the team total.
Player (20) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
La'el Collins | RT | $8,384,029 | - | $1,800,000 | - | $1,400,000 | - | $5,184,029 | - | - | $8,384,029 | 3.60 |
John Ridgeway | DT | $181,914 | - | $181,914 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $181,914 | 0.08 |
Juanyeh Thomas | S | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Alec Lindstrom | C | $8,334 | - | $8,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $8,334 | 0.00 |
Malik Davis | RB | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Dontario Drummond | WR | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
James Empey | C | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Markaviest Bryant | DE | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Ty Fryfogle | WR | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Jonathan Garibay | K | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Aaron Hansford | LB | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Dennis Houston | WR | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Storey Jackson | LB | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Quandre Mosely | CB | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Jaquarii Roberson | WR | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Aaron Shampklin | RB | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Amon Simon | T | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Mika Tafua | DE | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Isaac Taylor -Stuart | CB | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
T.J. Vasher | WR | $1,667 | - | $1,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,667 | 0.00 |
Dead Money: | $8,645,953 | - | $2,061,924 | - | $1,400,000 | - | $5,184,029 | - | - | $8,645,953 | 3.71 |
2023 Cap Totals
Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 NFL Salary Cap | $224,800,000 | ||||||||
2022 Rollover Cap | $3,922,477 | ||||||||
Adjustment | $4,181,374 | ||||||||
Adjusted Salary Cap | $232,903,851 | ||||||||
All Contracts | $129,429,922 | $47,222,273 | $5,533,499 | $2,600,000 | - | $38,792,647 | $250,000 | $223,043,341 | |
Top 51 Contracts | $113,909,922 | $47,029,392 | $5,533,499 | $2,600,000 | - | $38,792,647 | $250,000 | $207,523,341 | |
Dead Money | - | $2,061,924 | - | $1,400,000 | - | $5,184,029 | - | $8,645,953 | |
Total (All) | $129,429,922 | $49,284,197 | $5,533,499 | $4,000,000 | - | $43,976,676 | $250,000 | $231,689,294 | |
Total (w/Top 51) | $113,909,922 | $49,091,316 | $5,533,499 | $4,000,000 | - | $43,976,676 | $250,000 | $216,169,294 | |
Cap Space (w/All) | $1,214,557 | ||||||||
Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $16,734,557 |