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Dec 08, 2022
Stewart Mandel
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys Multi-Year Financial Summary
A summary of financial breakdowns for the Dallas Cowboys, including multi-year cap totals, player cap hits, top earnings, contracts, & free agents.
Salary Cap Breakdown Totals
A current & future look at the signed players & cap dollars allocated by position group.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cap Allocations | $179,771,450 | $214,552,128 | $159,138,662 | $73,323,020 | $35,820,000 | |
| Signed Players | 66 | 43 | 32 | 14 | 5 | |
| Quarterbacks | $20,789,722 | $50,210,000 | $52,130,000 | $21,810,000 | $3,680,000 | |
| Running Backs | $20,611,112 | $17,590,000 | $14,320,000 | $17,120,000 | $16,600,000 | |
| Fullbacks | ||||||
| Wide Receivers | $12,701,905 | $21,494,978 | $15,000,689 | $15,134,092 | $13,500,000 | |
| Tight Ends | $13,499,163 | $2,791,221 | $2,151,221 | $1,276,221 | ||
| Offensive Line | $40,531,516 | $45,524,632 | $31,372,963 | $9,521,048 | $2,040,000 | |
| Defensive Line | $27,166,862 | $39,544,568 | $23,482,343 | $4,980,444 | ||
| Linebackers | $11,717,201 | $8,645,956 | $8,757,310 | $2,305,018 | ||
| Secondary | $27,894,196 | $25,750,773 | $8,124,136 | $1,176,197 | ||
| Special Teams | $4,652,773 | $3,000,000 | $3,800,000 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $28,912,997 | |||||
| Suspended | ||||||
| Dead | $30,669,518 | $8,700,000 |
Roster Cap Figures
Current & future salary cap figures for players on the active roster. For more view the complete Cowboys Salary Cap Table
| Quarterbacks | Pos. | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | QB | $19,730,000 | $49,130,000 | $52,130,000 | $21,810,000 | $3,680,000 |
| Cooper Rush | QB | $845,278 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Will Grier | QB | $214,444 | $1,080,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Running Backs | Pos. | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel Elliott | RB | $18,220,000 | $16,720,000 | $14,320,000 | $17,120,000 | $16,600,000 |
| Tony Pollard | RB | $1,131,945 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Rico Dowdle | RB | $828,334 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Malik Davis | RB | $430,833 | $870,000 | ERFA | - | - |
| Wide Receivers | Pos. | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Gallup | WR | $4,529,412 | $14,000,000 | $11,500,000 | $13,500,000 | $13,500,000 |
| CeeDee Lamb | WR | $3,820,912 | $4,457,731 | - | UFA | - |
| Noah Brown | WR | $1,047,500 | UFA | - | - | - |
| James Washington | WR | $1,047,500 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Jalen Tolbert | WR | $933,767 | $1,167,209 | $1,400,651 | $1,634,092 | UFA |
| Kavontae Turpin | WR | $705,000 | $870,000 | $985,000 | RFA | - |
| Simi Fehoko | WR | $617,814 | $1,000,038 | $1,115,038 | UFA | - |
| Tight Ends | Pos. | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Schultz | TE | $10,931,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Jake Ferguson | TE | $881,221 | $1,046,221 | $1,161,221 | $1,276,221 | UFA |
| Peyton Hendershot | TE | $710,000 | $875,000 | $990,000 | RFA | - |
| Sean McKeon | TE | $546,942 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Ian Bunting | TE | $430,000 | $870,000 | ERFA | - | - |
| Offensive Line | Pos. | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyron Smith | LT | $17,505,000 | $17,605,000 | $4,005,000 | - | - |
| Zack Martin | G | $12,031,000 | $19,890,000 | $20,390,000 | $4,080,000 | $2,040,000 |
| Connor McGovern | G | $2,760,527 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Tyler Smith | LT | $2,434,386 | $3,042,982 | $3,651,579 | $4,260,175 | - |
| Jason Peters | LT | $1,826,731 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Tyler Biadasz | C | $1,018,600 | $1,133,600 | UFA | - | - |
| Terence Steele | RT | $898,334 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Josh Ball | T | $829,836 | $1,064,836 | $1,179,836 | UFA | - |
| Matt Farniok | C | $624,561 | $965,675 | $1,080,675 | UFA | - |
| Matt Waletzko | T | $602,541 | $950,873 | $1,065,873 | $1,180,873 | UFA |
| Defensive Line | Pos. | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarcus Lawrence | DE | $14,000,000 | $26,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $3,000,000 | - |
| Dorance Armstrong | DE | $3,382,356 | $7,000,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - |
| Dante Fowler Jr. | DE | $2,911,754 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Neville Gallimore | DT | $1,276,486 | $1,414,816 | UFA | - | - |
| Osa Odighizuwa | DT | $1,155,952 | $1,387,143 | $1,618,333 | UFA | - |
| Sam Williams | DT | $1,131,682 | $1,414,603 | $1,697,523 | $1,980,444 | UFA |
| Chauncey Golston | DE | $1,117,406 | $1,340,888 | $1,564,369 | UFA | - |
| Quinton Bohanna | DT | $872,118 | $987,118 | $1,102,118 | UFA | - |
| Johnathan Hankins | DT | $722,444 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Carlos Watkins | DE | $596,664 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Linebackers | Pos. | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micah Parsons | ILB | $3,881,771 | $4,658,125 | $5,434,479 | - | UFA |
| Leighton Vander Esch | LB | $2,000,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Anthony Barr | OLB | $1,911,764 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Luke Gifford | LB | $1,115,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Jabril Cox | OLB | $1,017,813 | $1,132,813 | $1,247,813 | UFA | - |
| Damone Clark | LB | $704,527 | $930,638 | $1,045,638 | $1,160,638 | UFA |
| Devin Harper | LB | $581,326 | $914,380 | $1,029,380 | $1,144,380 | UFA |
| Devante Bond | OLB | $505,000 | $1,010,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Secondary | Pos. | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Brown | CB | $6,500,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Jourdan Lewis | CB | $4,637,255 | $6,166,668 | UFA | - | - |
| Jayron Kearse | S | $3,720,576 | $6,250,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Malik Hooker | S | $2,591,180 | $4,350,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Kelvin Joseph | CB | $1,768,446 | $2,122,135 | $2,475,824 | UFA | - |
| Trevon Diggs | CB | $1,723,884 | $2,011,198 | UFA | - | - |
| C.J. Goodwin | CB | $1,500,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Nahshon Wright | CB | $1,087,694 | $1,305,232 | $1,522,771 | UFA | - |
| Donovan Wilson | S | $996,839 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Israel Mukuamu | CB | $857,677 | $972,677 | $1,087,677 | UFA | - |
| DaRon Bland | CB | $781,197 | $946,197 | $1,061,197 | $1,176,197 | UFA |
| Markquese Bell | S | $710,000 | $875,000 | $990,000 | RFA | - |
| Trevor Denbow | S | $587,782 | - | - | RFA | - |
| Isaac Taylor -Stuart | CB | $431,666 | $751,666 | $986,667 | RFA | - |
| Special Teams | Pos. | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Anger | P | $2,200,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,800,000 | UFA | - |
| Brett Maher | K | $911,387 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Jake McQuaide | LS | $895,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Matt Overton | LS | $646,386 | UFA | - | - | - |
Dead Payroll Figures
| Pos. | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Goodwin | CB | $400,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Reggie Robinson | CB | $364,636 | - | - | - | - |
| Greg Zuerlein | K | $333,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Jeremy Sprinkle | TE | $270,278 | - | - | - | - |
| Carlos Watkins | DE | $210,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Malik Davis | RB | $181,667 | $6,667 | - | - | - |
| Juanyeh Thomas | S | $155,000 | $10,000 | - | - | - |
| Sean McKeon | TE | $153,166 | - | - | - | - |
| Jake McQuaide | LS | $152,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Alec Lindstrom | C | $143,333 | $8,334 | - | - | - |
| John Ridgeway | DT | $138,971 | $181,914 | - | - | - |
| Dakoda Shepley | G | $137,499 | - | - | - | - |
| Carlos Watkins | DE | $119,400 | - | - | - | - |
| Bradlee Anae | DE | $118,886 | - | - | - | - |
| Will Grier | QB | $107,222 | $1,080,000 | - | - | - |
| Qadree Ollison | RB | $107,222 | - | - | - | - |
| Dontario Drummond | WR | $103,333 | $6,667 | - | - | - |
| James Empey | C | $103,333 | $6,667 | - | - | - |
| Aviante Collins | T | $99,444 | - | - | - | - |
| Mika Tafua | DE | $92,000 | $3,334 | - | - | - |
| Malik Davis | RB | $80,500 | $870,000 | - | - | - |
| Sean McKeon | TE | $80,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Dennis Houston | WR | $80,000 | $3,334 | - | - | - |
| Will Grier | QB | $79,600 | $1,080,000 | - | - | - |
| Markaviest Bryant | DE | $76,666 | $3,334 | - | - | - |
| Ty Fryfogle | WR | $76,666 | $3,334 | - | - | - |
| Quandre Mosely | CB | $76,666 | $3,334 | - | - | - |
| Jaquarii Roberson | WR | $76,666 | $3,334 | - | - | - |
| Aaron Shampklin | RB | $76,666 | $3,334 | - | - | - |
| Isaac Taylor -Stuart | CB | $66,666 | $3,334 | $986,667 | - | - |
| Matt Overton | LS | $62,222 | - | - | - | - |
| Storey Jackson | LB | $61,666 | $3,334 | - | - | - |
| Jason Peters | LT | $59,700 | - | - | - | - |
| Takkarist McKinley | DE | $57,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Cooper Rush | QB | $57,500 | - | - | - | - |
| La’Kendrick Van Zandt | S | $55,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Brett Maher | K | $53,611 | - | - | - | - |
| Jonathan Garibay | K | $51,666 | $3,334 | - | - | - |
| Mika Tafua | DE | $51,666 | $3,334 | - | - | - |
| Ben DiNucci | QB | $47,574 | - | - | - | - |
| George Moore | G | $46,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Quandre Mosely | CB | $46,000 | $3,334 | - | - | - |
| Brett Maher | K | $19,900 | - | - | - | - |
| Cooper Rush | QB | $19,900 | - | - | - | - |
| Tucker Addington | LS | $11,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Austin Faoliu | DT | $10,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Brandon Smith | WR | $8,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Stephen Guidry | WR | $6,667 | - | - | - | - |
| Braylon Jones | G | $6,667 | - | - | - | - |
| Tyler Coyle | S | $3,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Brennan Eagles | WR | $3,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Nick Eubanks | TE | $3,334 | - | - | - | - |
| JaQuan Hardy | RB | $3,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Anthony Hines | LB | $3,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Brenden Knox | RB | $3,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Artayvious Lynn | TE | $3,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Osirus Mitchell | WR | $3,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Azur Kamara | LB | $1,667 | - | - | - | - |
| Aaron Hansford | LB | $1,666 | $3,334 | - | - | - |
| Amon Simon | T | $1,666 | $3,334 | - | - | - |
| T.J. Vasher | WR | $1,666 | $1,667 | - | - | - |
| Jaylon Smith | ILB | $6,800,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Amari Cooper | WR | $6,000,000 | - | - | - | - |
| La'el Collins | RT | $4,934,029 | $8,700,000 | - | - | - |
| Tarell Basham | OLB | $3,000,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Blake Jarwin | TE | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Keanu Neal | SS | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Trysten Hill | DT | $907,593 | - | - | - | - |
Cowboys 2022 Cap Totals
- Maximum Salary Cap: $220,300,000
- Active Contracts: $150,858,453
- Injured Reserve: $28,912,997
- Dead Cap: $30,669,518
- Total Cap: $213,468,268
- Est. Cap Space: $6,831,732
Calculated Market Values
- view Trevon Diggs ($22.0M)
- view CeeDee Lamb ($21.4M)
- view Dalton Schultz ($15.1M)
- view Tony Pollard ($7.9M)
- view Dante Fowler Jr. ($7.0M)
- view Brett Maher ($3.7M)
Guaranteed $ Remaining
- Dak Prescott (QB) $32,600,000
- DeMarcus Lawrence (DE) $18,000,000
- Michael Gallup (WR) $13,000,000
- Ezekiel Elliott (RB) $12,400,000
- Dalton Schultz (TE) $10,931,000
Most Dead Cap
- Dak Prescott (QB) $108,800,000
- DeMarcus Lawrence (DE) $49,000,000
- Ezekiel Elliott (RB) $30,080,000
- Zack Martin (G) $27,250,000
- Michael Gallup (WR) $23,000,000
Most Earnings
- Dak Prescott (QB) $131,317,825
- Jason Peters (LT) $119,183,414
- DeMarcus Lawrence (DE) $102,349,519
- Zack Martin (G) $75,135,531
- Ezekiel Elliott (RB) $70,668,561
Top Cowboys Contracts
- Dak Prescott (QB) $160,000,000
- Ezekiel Elliott (RB) $90,000,000
- Zack Martin (G) $84,000,000
- Michael Gallup (WR) $57,500,000
- DeMarcus Lawrence (DE) $40,000,000
Transactions
Dec 7 2022
Mackensie Alexander, CB
Signed to the practice squad by Dallas (DAL)
Dec 2 2022
Micah Parsons, ILB
Fined $11,139 Fighting with Nick Gates (NYG)
Dec 2 2022
Sean McKeon, TE
Fined $4,944 Excessive Celebration against New York (NYG)
Dec 2 2022
Peyton Hendershot, TE
Fined $3,944 Excessive Celebration against New York (NYG)
Dec 2 2022
Jake Ferguson, TE
Fined $4,895 Excessive Celebration against New York (NYG)
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