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Denver Broncos 2022 Salary Cap
Broncos 2022 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Denver Broncos 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 (90) | 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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Russell Wilson | QB | $24,000,000 | $19,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | - | - | - | - | ($5,000,000) | $24,000,000 | 10.93 |
Garett Bolles | LT | $21,000,000 | $17,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($29,000,000) | $21,000,000 | 9.56 |
Justin Simmons | FS | $18,850,000 | $15,100,000 | $3,750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($29,250,000) | $18,850,000 | 8.58 |
Bradley Chubb | OLB | $13,926,000 | $13,926,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($13,926,000) | $13,926,000 | 6.34 |
Ronald Darby | CB | $12,823,521 | $9,500,000 | $3,000,000 | $323,521 | - | - | - | - | ($15,500,000) | $12,823,521 | 5.84 |
Graham Glasgow | G | $6,200,000 | $3,100,000 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($9,100,000) | $6,200,000 | 2.82 |
Randy Gregory | OLB | $6,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($28,000,000) | $6,000,000 | 2.73 |
Courtland Sutton | WR | $5,325,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,200,000 | - | - | - | $2,625,000 | - | ($30,800,000) | $5,325,000 | 2.42 |
Patrick Surtain II | CB | $4,764,242 | $825,000 | $3,151,387 | $787,855 | - | - | - | - | ($10,848,468) | $4,764,242 | 2.17 |
Mike Purcell | DT | $4,347,688 | $3,000,000 | $187,500 | $573,521 | - | - | $586,667 | - | ($1,548,333) | $4,347,688 | 1.98 |
Brandon McManus | K | $4,231,250 | $3,000,000 | $500,000 | - | - | - | $731,250 | - | ($3,693,750) | $4,231,250 | 1.93 |
Jerry Jeudy | WR | $4,143,538 | $1,991,179 | $2,152,359 | - | - | - | - | - | ($4,672,948) | $4,143,538 | 1.89 |
D.J. Jones | DT | $4,023,333 | $1,035,000 | $2,988,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($20,000,000) | $4,023,333 | 1.83 |
Tim Patrick | WR | $3,856,666 | $1,535,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | $1,571,666 | - | ($13,999,998) | $3,856,666 | 1.76 |
Josey Jewell | ILB | $3,750,000 | $1,500,000 | $2,250,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,000,000) | $3,750,000 | 1.71 |
Dalton Risner | G | $3,593,597 | $2,690,000 | $803,597 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($803,597) | $3,593,597 | 1.64 |
Dre'Mont Jones | DE | $2,806,600 | $2,540,000 | $266,600 | - | - | - | - | - | ($266,600) | $2,806,600 | 1.28 |
Sam Martin | P | $2,733,334 | $2,250,000 | $483,334 | - | - | - | - | - | ($483,334) | $2,733,334 | 1.24 |
Calvin Anderson | T | $2,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,500,000) | $2,500,000 | 1.14 |
Melvin Gordon | RB | $2,485,294 | $2,150,000 | $100,000 | $235,294 | - | - | - | - | ($2,250,000) | $2,485,294 | 1.13 |
Billy Turner | G | $2,440,000 | $1,645,000 | $600,000 | $195,000 | - | - | - | - | ($2,245,000) | $2,440,000 | 1.11 |
Malik Reed | OLB | $2,433,000 | $2,433,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,433,000 | 1.11 |
Tom Compton | G | $2,250,000 | $1,595,000 | $400,000 | $255,000 | - | - | - | - | ($1,495,000) | $2,250,000 | 1.02 |
K'Waun Williams | CB | $2,135,000 | $1,340,000 | $375,000 | $420,000 | - | - | - | - | ($2,500,000) | $2,135,000 | 0.97 |
Mike Boone | RB | $2,050,000 | $1,250,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($800,000) | $2,050,000 | 0.93 |
Javonte Williams | RB | $2,014,944 | $1,062,989 | $951,955 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,918,854) | $2,014,944 | 0.92 |
Kareem Jackson | SS | $2,000,000 | $1,300,000 | $700,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,000,000) | $2,000,000 | 0.91 |
K.J. Hamler | WR | $1,946,490 | $1,258,830 | $687,660 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,375,320) | $1,946,490 | 0.89 |
Eric Tomlinson | TE | $1,435,000 | $1,035,000 | $400,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,000,000) | $1,435,000 | 0.65 |
Michael Ojemudia | CB | $1,295,834 | $1,041,944 | $253,890 | - | - | - | - | - | ($507,780) | $1,295,834 | 0.59 |
Lloyd Cushenberry | C | $1,269,816 | $1,033,272 | $236,544 | - | - | - | - | - | ($473,088) | $1,269,816 | 0.58 |
Andrew Beck | FB | $1,225,000 | $965,000 | $200,000 | $60,000 | - | - | - | - | ($200,000) | $1,225,000 | 0.56 |
McTelvin Agim | DE | $1,212,568 | $998,250 | $214,318 | - | - | - | - | - | ($428,636) | $1,212,568 | 0.55 |
DeShawn Williams | DT | $1,165,000 | $965,000 | $200,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($200,000) | $1,165,000 | 0.53 |
Alex Singleton | LB | $1,115,000 | $965,000 | $150,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($150,000) | $1,115,000 | 0.51 |
Baron Browning | ILB | $1,087,694 | $877,539 | $210,155 | - | - | - | - | - | ($630,465) | $1,087,694 | 0.50 |
Quinn Meinerz | C | $1,087,694 | $877,539 | $210,155 | - | - | - | - | - | ($630,465) | $1,087,694 | 0.50 |
Albert Okwuegbunam | TE | $1,082,261 | $895,000 | $187,261 | - | - | - | - | - | ($374,522) | $1,082,261 | 0.49 |
Nik Bonito | LB | $1,054,889 | $705,000 | $349,889 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,399,556) | $1,054,889 | 0.48 |
Eric Saubert | TE | $1,047,500 | $1,035,000 | $30,000 | $122,500 | - | - | - | - | ($30,000) | $1,047,500 | 0.48 |
Josh Johnson | QB | $995,000 | $1,120,000 | $100,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($100,000) | $995,000 | 0.45 |
Blessuan Austin | CB | $965,000 | $965,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $965,000 | 0.44 |
Benjamin Braden | T | $965,000 | $965,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $965,000 | 0.44 |
Brett Rypien | QB | $965,000 | $965,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $965,000 | 0.44 |
Greg Dulcich | TE | $956,207 | $705,000 | $251,207 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,004,828) | $956,207 | 0.44 |
Justin Strnad | ILB | $954,443 | $895,000 | $59,443 | - | - | - | - | - | ($118,886) | $954,443 | 0.43 |
Netane Muti | G | $946,448 | $895,000 | $51,448 | - | - | - | - | - | ($102,896) | $946,448 | 0.43 |
Caden Sterns | S | $907,647 | $825,000 | $82,647 | - | - | - | - | - | ($247,941) | $907,647 | 0.41 |
Jamar Johnson | S | $902,555 | $825,000 | $77,555 | - | - | - | - | - | ($232,665) | $902,555 | 0.41 |
Demarri Mathis | CB | $899,741 | $705,000 | $194,741 | - | - | - | - | - | ($778,964) | $899,741 | 0.41 |
Eyioma Uwazurike | DE | $896,467 | $705,000 | $191,467 | - | - | - | - | - | ($765,868) | $896,467 | 0.41 |
Essang Bassey | CB | $895,000 | $895,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.41 |
Jacob Bobenmoyer | LS | $895,000 | $895,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.41 |
Tyrie Cleveland | WR | $895,000 | $895,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.41 |
Travis Fulgham | WR | $895,000 | $895,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.41 |
Jonathan Harris | DT | $895,000 | $895,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.41 |
P.J. Locke | S | $895,000 | $895,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.41 |
Trey Quinn | WR | $895,000 | $895,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.41 |
J.R. Reed | S | $895,000 | $895,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.41 |
Jonathon Cooper | OLB | $850,168 $25,168 | $825,000 | $25,168 | - | - | - | - | - | ($75,504) | $850,168 $25,168 | 0.39 |
Aaron Patrick | DE | $828,333 $3,333 | $825,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,667) | $828,333 $3,333 | 0.38 |
Quinn Bailey | T | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.38 |
Damarea Crockett | RB | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.38 |
Jonas Griffith | LB | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.38 |
Kendall Hinton | WR | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.38 |
Barrington Wade | LB | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.38 |
Corliss Waitman | P | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.38 |
Delarrin Turner-Yell | S | $788,264 $83,264 | $705,000 | $83,264 | - | - | - | - | - | ($333,056) | $788,264 $83,264 | 0.36 |
Montrell Washington | WR | $783,546 $78,546 | $705,000 | $78,546 | - | - | - | - | - | ($314,184) | $783,546 $78,546 | 0.36 |
Luke Wattenberg | C | $776,930 $71,930 | $705,000 | $71,930 | - | - | - | - | - | ($287,720) | $776,930 $71,930 | 0.35 |
Matt Henningsen | DT | $745,520 $40,520 | $705,000 | $40,520 | - | - | - | - | - | ($162,080) | $745,520 $40,520 | 0.34 |
Faion Hicks | CB | $730,420 $25,420 | $705,000 | $25,420 | - | - | - | - | - | ($101,680) | $730,420 $25,420 | 0.33 |
Christopher Allen | OLB | $715,000 $10,000 | $705,000 | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($180,000) | $715,000 $10,000 | 0.33 |
Rodney Williams | TE | $711,666 $6,666 | $705,000 | $6,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($130,000) | $711,666 $6,666 | 0.32 |
Ja’Quan McMillian | CB | $710,000 $5,000 | $705,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($75,000) | $710,000 $5,000 | 0.32 |
Jalen Virgil | WR | $709,167 $4,167 | $705,000 | $4,167 | - | - | - | - | - | ($30,000) | $709,167 $4,167 | 0.32 |
Kana’i Mauga | ILB | $708,333 $3,333 | $705,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($70,000) | $708,333 $3,333 | 0.32 |
Dylan Parham | TE | $708,333 $3,333 | $705,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($20,000) | $708,333 $3,333 | 0.32 |
Kaden Davis | WR | $707,833 $2,833 | $705,000 | $2,833 | - | - | - | - | - | ($30,500) | $707,833 $2,833 | 0.32 |
Sebastian Guitierrez | T | $707,500 $2,500 | $705,000 | $2,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($17,500) | $707,500 $2,500 | 0.32 |
Brandon Johnson | WR | $706,666 $1,666 | $705,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,000) | $706,666 $1,666 | 0.32 |
Tyreik McCallister | RB | $706,666 $1,666 | $705,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($35,000) | $706,666 $1,666 | 0.32 |
Michael Niese | T | $706,666 $1,666 | $705,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($15,000) | $706,666 $1,666 | 0.32 |
Kadofi Wright | LB | $706,666 $1,666 | $705,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($5,000) | $706,666 $1,666 | 0.32 |
Zachary Johnson | T | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Jonathan Kongbo | DE | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Donnie Lewis | CB | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Marquiss Spencer | DE | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Casey Tucker | T | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Seth Williams | WR | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.32 |
Active Roster: | $223,408,938 | $169,965,542 | $40,121,122 | $7,972,691 | - | $200,000 | $5,514,583 | - | - | $223,408,938 | 101.73 |
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) |
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Nik Bonito Round 2, Pick #64 | LB | $1,054,889 | $705,000 | $349,889 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,054,889 | $1,054,889 |
Greg Dulcich Round 3, Pick #80 | TE | $953,062 | $705,000 | $248,062 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $953,062 | $953,062 |
Demarri Mathis Round 4, Pick #115 | CB | $899,741 | $705,000 | $194,741 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $899,741 | $194,741 |
Eyioma Uwazurike Round 4, Pick #116 | DE | $896,467 | $705,000 | $191,467 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $896,467 | $191,467 |
Delarrin Turner-Yell Round 5, Pick #152 | S | $788,264 | $705,000 | $83,264 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $788,264 | $83,264 |
Montrell Washington Round 5, Pick #162 | WR | $783,546 | $705,000 | $78,546 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $783,546 | $78,546 |
Luke Wattenberg Round 5, Pick #171 | C | $776,930 | $705,000 | $71,930 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $776,930 | $71,930 |
Matt Henningsen Round 6, Pick #206 | DT | $745,520 | $705,000 | $40,520 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $745,520 | $40,520 |
Faion Hicks Round 7, Pick #232 | CB | $730,420 | $705,000 | $25,420 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $730,420 | $25,420 |
Projected Draft Pool: | $7,628,839 | $7,628,839 | $2,693,839 |
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 (20) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shelby Harris | DT | $6,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,000,000 | 2.73 |
Ja'Wuan James | RT | $6,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,000,000 | 2.73 |
Noah Fant | TE | $1,794,222 | - | $1,794,222 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,794,222 | 0.82 |
Drew Lock | QB | $779,694 | - | $779,694 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $779,694 | 0.36 |
Seth Williams | WR | $98,031 | - | $98,031 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $98,031 | 0.04 |
Kary Vincent Jr. | CB | $77,556 | - | $77,556 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $77,556 | 0.04 |
Marquiss Spencer | DE | $61,050 | - | $61,050 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $61,050 | 0.03 |
Tyrie Cleveland | WR | $37,746 | - | $37,746 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $37,746 | 0.02 |
Drew Himmelman | T | $16,667 | - | $16,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $16,667 | 0.01 |
Mac McCain | CB | $13,334 | - | $13,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,334 | 0.01 |
Shaun Beyer | TE | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Andre Mintze | DE | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Essang Bassey | CB | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Warren Jackson | WR | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Nolan Laufenberg | G | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Adam Prentice | FB | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Curtis Robinson | ILB | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Branden Mack | WR | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Cortez Davis | CB | $2,500 | - | $2,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,500 | 0.00 |
Devontres Dukes | WR | $667 | - | $667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $667 | 0.00 |
Dead Money: | $14,938,136 | - | $14,938,136 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $14,938,136 | 6.80 |
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 | $11,282,344 | ||||||||
Adjustment | $117,656 | ||||||||
Adjusted Salary Cap | $219,600,000 | ||||||||
All Contracts | $169,965,542 | $40,121,122 | $7,972,691 | - | $200,000 | $5,514,583 | - | $223,408,938 | |
Top 51 Contracts | $139,990,542 | $39,748,445 | $7,972,691 | - | $200,000 | $5,514,583 | - | $193,433,938 | |
Dead Money | - | $14,938,136 | - | - | - | - | - | $14,938,136 | |
Total (All) | $169,965,542 | $55,059,258 | $7,972,691 | - | $200,000 | $5,514,583 | - | $238,347,074 | |
Total (w/Top 51) | $139,990,542 | $54,686,581 | $7,972,691 | - | $200,000 | $5,514,583 | - | $208,372,074 | |
Cap Space (w/All) | $-18,747,074 | ||||||||
Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $11,227,926 |