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Dallas Cowboys 2022 Salary Cap
Cowboys 2022 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Dallas Cowboys 2022 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
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Active Players (89) | 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 | $19,730,000 | $1,600,000 | $13,200,000 | - | - | - | $4,930,000 | - | ($108,800,000) | $19,730,000 | 8.96 |
Ezekiel Elliott | RB | $18,220,000 | $12,400,000 | $1,500,000 | - | $2,600,000 | - | $1,720,000 | - | ($30,080,000) | $18,220,000 | 8.27 |
Tyron Smith | LT | $17,505,000 | $13,500,000 | - | - | - | - | $4,005,000 | - | ($12,015,000) | $17,505,000 | 7.95 |
La'el Collins | RT | $14,934,029 | $10,000,000 | $1,800,000 | - | $700,000 | - | $2,434,029 | - | ($4,934,029) | $14,934,029 | 6.78 |
DeMarcus Lawrence | DE | $14,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $8,000,000 | - | - | - | $3,000,000 | - | ($49,000,000) | $14,000,000 | 6.35 |
Zack Martin | G | $12,031,000 | $1,641,000 | $4,000,000 | - | - | - | $6,390,000 | - | ($27,250,000) | $12,031,000 | 5.46 |
Dalton Schultz | TE | $10,931,000 | $10,931,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,931,000) | $10,931,000 | 4.96 |
Anthony Brown | CB | $6,500,000 | $5,000,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,500,000) | $6,500,000 | 2.95 |
Jourdan Lewis | CB | $4,637,255 | $3,000,000 | $1,166,667 | $470,588 | - | - | - | - | ($2,333,334) | $4,637,255 | 2.10 |
Michael Gallup | WR | $4,529,412 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $529,412 | - | - | - | - | ($23,000,000) | $4,529,412 | 2.06 |
Micah Parsons | ILB | $3,881,771 | $1,436,354 | $2,445,417 | - | - | - | - | - | ($13,974,375) | $3,881,771 | 1.76 |
CeeDee Lamb | WR | $3,820,912 | $1,883,637 | $1,937,275 | - | - | - | - | - | ($8,278,643) | $3,820,912 | 1.73 |
Jayron Kearse | S | $3,720,576 | $1,500,000 | $1,750,000 | $470,576 | - | - | - | - | ($5,000,000) | $3,720,576 | 1.69 |
Dorance Armstrong | DE | $3,382,356 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $382,356 | - | - | - | - | ($6,000,000) | $3,382,356 | 1.54 |
Tarell Basham | DE | $3,000,000 | $1,750,000 | $1,250,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,250,000) | $3,000,000 | 1.36 |
Dante Fowler Jr. | DE | $2,911,754 | $1,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $411,754 | - | - | - | - | ($1,000,000) | $2,911,754 | 1.32 |
Connor McGovern | G | $2,760,527 | $2,540,000 | $220,527 | - | - | - | - | - | ($220,527) | $2,760,527 | 1.25 |
Malik Hooker | S | $2,591,180 | $1,300,000 | $850,000 | $441,180 | - | - | - | - | ($2,000,000) | $2,591,180 | 1.18 |
Tyler Smith | T | $2,434,386 | $705,000 | $1,729,386 | - | - | - | - | - | ($13,389,122) | $2,434,386 | 1.11 |
Bryan Anger | P | $2,200,000 | $1,400,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,800,000) | $2,200,000 | 1.00 |
Leighton Vander Esch | LB | $2,000,000 | $1,250,000 | $500,000 | $250,000 | - | - | - | - | ($1,750,000) | $2,000,000 | 0.91 |
C.J. Goodwin | CB | $1,900,000 | $1,500,000 | $400,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($400,000) | $1,900,000 | 0.86 |
Kelvin Joseph | CB | $1,768,446 | $1,013,689 | $754,757 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,277,960) | $1,768,446 | 0.80 |
Trevon Diggs | CB | $1,723,884 | $1,184,628 | $539,256 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,078,512) | $1,723,884 | 0.78 |
Trysten Hill | DT | $1,552,153 | $1,160,208 | $391,945 | - | - | - | - | - | ($391,945) | $1,552,153 | 0.70 |
Neville Gallimore | DT | $1,276,486 | $1,035,495 | $240,991 | - | - | - | - | - | ($481,982) | $1,276,486 | 0.58 |
Osa Odighizuwa | DT | $1,155,952 | $891,190 | $264,762 | - | - | - | - | - | ($794,286) | $1,155,952 | 0.52 |
Tony Pollard | RB | $1,131,945 | $965,000 | $166,945 | - | - | - | - | - | ($166,945) | $1,131,945 | 0.51 |
Sam Williams | DT | $1,131,682 | $705,000 | $426,682 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,694,649) | $1,131,682 | 0.51 |
Chauncey Golston | DE | $1,117,406 | $883,481 | $233,925 | - | - | - | - | - | ($701,775) | $1,117,406 | 0.51 |
Luke Gifford | LB | $1,115,000 | $965,000 | $150,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($150,000) | $1,115,000 | 0.51 |
Nahshon Wright | CB | $1,087,694 | $877,539 | $210,155 | - | - | - | - | - | ($630,465) | $1,087,694 | 0.49 |
Jake McQuaide | LS | $1,047,500 | $1,120,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($152,500) | $1,047,500 | 0.48 |
Noah Brown | WR | $1,047,500 | $1,035,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($152,500) | $1,047,500 | 0.48 |
Jeremy Sprinkle | TE | $1,047,500 | $1,035,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($152,500) | $1,047,500 | 0.48 |
James Washington | WR | $1,047,500 | $1,035,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,047,500) | $1,047,500 | 0.48 |
Carlos Watkins | DE | $1,047,500 | $1,035,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($152,500) | $1,047,500 | 0.48 |
Cooper Rush | QB | $1,035,000 | $1,035,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,035,000 | 0.47 |
Will Grier | QB | $1,020,408 | $1,020,408 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,020,408 | 0.46 |
Tyler Biadasz | C | $1,018,600 | $895,000 | $123,600 | - | - | - | - | - | ($247,200) | $1,018,600 | 0.46 |
Jabril Cox | OLB | $1,017,813 | $825,000 | $192,813 | - | - | - | - | - | ($578,439) | $1,017,813 | 0.46 |
Donovan Wilson | S | $996,839 | $965,000 | $31,839 | - | - | - | - | - | ($31,839) | $996,839 | 0.45 |
Devante Bond | OLB | $965,000 | $965,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $965,000 | 0.44 |
Ryan Nall | RB | $965,000 | $965,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $965,000 | 0.44 |
Jalen Tolbert | WR | $933,767 | $705,000 | $228,767 | - | - | - | - | - | ($915,068) | $933,767 | 0.42 |
Sean McKeon | TE | $899,000 | $895,000 | $4,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($4,000) | $899,000 | 0.41 |
Terence Steele | RT | $898,334 | $895,000 | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,334) | $898,334 | 0.41 |
Kyron Brown | CB | $895,000 | $895,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.41 |
Aviante Collins | T | $895,000 | $895,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.41 |
Simi Fehoko | WR | $885,038 | $825,000 | $60,038 | - | - | - | - | - | ($180,114) | $885,038 | 0.40 |
Quinton Bohanna | DT | $872,118 | $825,000 | $47,118 | - | - | - | - | - | ($141,354) | $872,118 | 0.40 |
Israel Mukuamu | CB | $857,677 $32,677 | $825,000 | $32,677 | - | - | - | - | - | ($98,031) | $857,677 $32,677 | 0.39 |
Matt Farniok | C | $850,675 $25,675 | $825,000 | $25,675 | - | - | - | - | - | ($77,025) | $850,675 $25,675 | 0.39 |
Josh Ball | T | $829,836 $124,836 | $705,000 | $124,836 | - | - | - | - | - | ($374,508) | $829,836 $124,836 | 0.38 |
Rico Dowdle | RB | $828,334 $3,334 | $825,000 | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,334) | $828,334 $3,334 | 0.38 |
Josiah Bronson | DT | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.37 |
Ben DiNucci | QB | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.37 |
JaQuan Hardy | RB | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.37 |
Nick Ralston | FB | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.37 |
Matt Waletzko | T | $785,873 $80,873 | $705,000 | $80,873 | - | - | - | - | - | ($323,492) | $785,873 $80,873 | 0.36 |
DaRon Bland | CB | $781,197 $76,197 | $705,000 | $76,197 | - | - | - | - | - | ($304,788) | $781,197 $76,197 | 0.35 |
Damone Clark | LB | $765,638 $60,638 | $705,000 | $60,638 | - | - | - | - | - | ($242,552) | $765,638 $60,638 | 0.35 |
John Ridgeway | DT | $765,638 $60,638 | $705,000 | $60,638 | - | - | - | - | - | ($242,552) | $765,638 $60,638 | 0.35 |
Devin Harper | LB | $749,380 $44,380 | $705,000 | $44,380 | - | - | - | - | - | ($177,520) | $749,380 $44,380 | 0.34 |
Markquese Bell | S | $710,000 $5,000 | $705,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($215,000) | $710,000 $5,000 | 0.32 |
James Empey | C | $708,333 $3,333 | $705,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($110,000) | $708,333 $3,333 | 0.32 |
T.J. Vasher | WR | $706,666 $1,666 | $705,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,334) | $706,666 $1,666 | 0.32 |
Markaviest Bryant | DE | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Ian Bunting | TE | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Tyler Coyle | S | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Malik Davis | RB | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Dontario Drummond | WR | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Austin Faoliu | DT | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Ty Fryfogle | WR | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Jonathan Garibay | K | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Aaron Hansford | LB | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Peyton Hendershot | TE | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Dennis Houston | WR | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Storey Jackson | LB | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Braylon Jones | G | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Alex Lindstrom | C | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Quandre Mosely | CB | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Jaquarri Roberson | WR | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Aaron Shampklin | RB | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Amon Simon | T | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Brandon Smith | WR | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Mike Tafua | DE | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Isaac Taylor -Stuart | CB | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Juanyeh Thomas | S | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Jake Ferguson | TE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
Active Roster: | $217,365,470 | $136,513,629 | $52,901,946 | $2,955,866 | $3,300,000 | - | $22,479,029 | - | - | $217,365,470 | 98.67 |
2022 Exempt/Commissioner’s Permission List
These players do not count toward a team's active roster, but their cap figure does.
Player (1) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Isaac Alarcon | OL | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
2022 Projected Draft Pool Cap
Estimated cap dollars necessary to sign upcoming draft picks (not included in the cap figure yet)
Player (9) | 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) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tyler Smith Round 1, Pick #24 | T | $2,434,386 | $705,000 | $1,729,386 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,434,386 | $2,434,386 |
Sam Williams Round 2, Pick #56 | DT | $1,131,680 | $705,000 | $426,680 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,131,680 | $1,131,680 |
Jalen Tolbert Round 3, Pick #88 | WR | $933,248 | $705,000 | $228,248 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $933,248 | $933,248 |
Jake Ferguson Round 4, Pick #129 | TE | $881,221 | $705,000 | $176,221 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $881,221 | $176,221 |
Matt Waletzko Round 5, Pick #155 | T | $785,873 | $705,000 | $80,873 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $785,873 | $80,873 |
DaRon Bland Round 5, Pick #167 | CB | $781,197 | $705,000 | $76,197 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $781,197 | $76,197 |
Damone Clark Round 5, Pick #176 | ILB | $765,638 | $705,000 | $60,638 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $765,638 | $60,638 |
John Ridgeway Round 5, Pick #178 | DT | $765,638 | $705,000 | $60,638 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $765,638 | $60,638 |
Devin Harper Round 6, Pick #193 | LB | $749,379 | $705,000 | $44,379 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $749,379 | $44,379 |
Projected Draft Pool: | $9,228,260 | $9,228,260 | $4,998,260 |
2022 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 (22) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jaylon Smith | ILB | $6,800,000 | - | $2,000,000 | - | $4,800,000 | - | - | - | - | $6,800,000 | 3.09 |
Amari Cooper | WR | $6,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,000,000 | 2.72 |
Blake Jarwin | TE | $3,200,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,200,000 | 1.45 |
Keanu Neal | SS | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,000,000 | 0.91 |
Reggie Robinson | CB | $364,636 | - | $364,636 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $364,636 | 0.17 |
Greg Zuerlein | K | $333,334 | - | $333,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $333,334 | 0.15 |
Bradlee Anae | DE | $118,886 | - | $118,886 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $118,886 | 0.05 |
La’Kendrick Van Zandt | S | $55,000 | $50,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $55,000 | 0.02 |
Ben DiNucci | QB | $47,574 | - | $47,574 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $47,574 | 0.02 |
Austin Faoliu | DT | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Brandon Smith | WR | $8,000 | - | $8,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $8,000 | 0.00 |
Stephen Guidry | WR | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Braylon Jones | G | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Tyler Coyle | S | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Brennan Eagles | WR | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Nick Eubanks | TE | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
JaQuan Hardy | RB | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Anthony Hines | LB | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Brenden Knox | RB | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Artayvious Lynn | TE | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Osirus Mitchell | WR | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Azur Kamara | LB | $1,667 | - | $1,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,667 | 0.00 |
Dead Money: | $18,979,103 | $2,050,000 | $12,929,103 | - | $4,800,000 | - | - | - | - | $18,979,103 | 8.62 |
2022 Cap Totals
Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 NFL Salary Cap | $208,200,000 | ||||||||
2021 Rollover Cap | $3,961,260 | ||||||||
Adjustment | $8,138,740 | ||||||||
Adjusted Salary Cap | $220,300,000 | ||||||||
All Contracts | $136,513,629 | $52,901,946 | $2,955,866 | $3,300,000 | - | $22,479,029 | - | $217,365,470 | |
Top 51 Contracts | $108,883,629 | $52,382,699 | $2,955,866 | $3,300,000 | - | $22,479,029 | - | $189,735,470 | |
Reserve/Exempt/Commissioner’s Permission List | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | |
Dead Money | $2,050,000 | $12,929,103 | - | $4,800,000 | - | - | - | $18,979,103 | |
Total (All) | $139,268,629 | $65,831,049 | $2,955,866 | $8,100,000 | - | $22,479,029 | - | $237,049,573 | |
Total (w/Top 51) | $111,638,629 | $65,311,802 | $2,955,866 | $8,100,000 | - | $22,479,029 | - | $209,419,573 | |
Cap Space (w/All) | $-16,749,573 | ||||||||
Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $10,880,427 |