A look at the # of players signed and total cap dollars allocated to 2016 for each NFL team, followed by the number of 2015 starters under contract in 2016 (11 Off, 11 Def, 2 S/T), and the percent of cap dollars currently allocated to those starters.
Power Rank |
Team |
2016 Signed |
2016 Cap $ |
Rank |
Est. Cap Space |
Rank |
Signed 2015 Starters |
Rank |
Signed Starters Cap $ |
Rank |
% of Starters Cap vs. Total |
Rank |
Avg Rank |
1 |
Cleveland Browns |
55 |
$131,395,141 |
32 |
$45,291,153 |
1 |
19 |
3 |
$85,076,469 |
14 |
64.75% |
3 |
2.3333333333333 |
2 |
Carolina Panthers |
53 |
$140,404,900 |
30 |
$17,588,241 |
5 |
18 |
4 |
$86,852,471 |
11 |
61.86% |
4 |
4.3333333333333 |
3 |
Green Bay Packers |
51 |
$155,380,025 |
9 |
$8,059,264 |
13 |
20 |
2 |
$108,923,376 |
1 |
70.1% |
2 |
5.6666666666667 |
4 |
Miami Dolphins |
50 |
$152,560,347 |
14 |
$14,206,972 |
7 |
20 |
2 |
$86,060,725 |
13 |
56.41% |
12 |
7 |
5 |
New Orleans Saints |
53 |
$146,288,954 |
29 |
$9,273,108 |
10 |
19 |
3 |
$84,736,198 |
15 |
57.92% |
10 |
7.6666666666667 |
6 |
Buffalo Bills |
53 |
$152,340,574 |
16 |
$5,035,157 |
22 |
20 |
2 |
$108,006,043 |
2 |
70.9% |
1 |
8.3333333333333 |
7 |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
52 |
$151,632,217 |
19 |
$38,669,493 |
3 |
22 |
1 |
$79,560,154 |
21 |
52.47% |
21 |
8.3333333333333 |
8 |
Tennessee Titans |
53 |
$150,462,723 |
23 |
$25,895,103 |
4 |
20 |
2 |
$81,765,754 |
19 |
54.34% |
19 |
8.3333333333333 |
9 |
Indianapolis Colts |
53 |
$152,482,343 |
15 |
$8,126,686 |
12 |
17 |
5 |
$88,729,190 |
8 |
58.19% |
9 |
8.6666666666667 |
10 |
Dallas Cowboys |
51 |
$153,909,923 |
10 |
$5,351,260 |
19 |
19 |
3 |
$91,119,163 |
4 |
59.2% |
7 |
9.6666666666667 |
11 |
New England Patriots |
53 |
$148,847,888 |
26 |
$10,794,563 |
9 |
20 |
2 |
$81,127,462 |
20 |
54.5% |
18 |
9.6666666666667 |
12 |
Denver Broncos |
53 |
$147,213,128 |
28 |
$6,881,913 |
15 |
14 |
8 |
$89,502,430 |
6 |
60.8% |
6 |
9.6666666666667 |
13 |
Washington Redskins |
53 |
$147,289,126 |
27 |
$14,674,898 |
6 |
18 |
4 |
$79,502,422 |
23 |
53.98% |
20 |
10 |
14 |
Houston Texans |
53 |
$152,060,968 |
18 |
$5,125,112 |
20 |
16 |
6 |
$93,720,980 |
3 |
61.63% |
5 |
10.333333333333 |
15 |
Detroit Lions |
53 |
$150,891,669 |
21 |
$6,419,547 |
16 |
19 |
3 |
$84,329,091 |
17 |
55.89% |
14 |
11 |
16 |
San Francisco 49ers |
53 |
$134,002,183 |
31 |
$42,579,751 |
2 |
15 |
7 |
$63,363,678 |
31 |
47.29% |
25 |
11.333333333333 |
17 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
53 |
$151,419,973 |
20 |
$6,209,005 |
17 |
19 |
3 |
$84,411,532 |
16 |
55.75% |
15 |
11.666666666667 |
18 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
52 |
$153,130,894 |
13 |
$8,439,468 |
11 |
20 |
2 |
$72,674,396 |
27 |
47.46% |
24 |
12.333333333333 |
19 |
Atlanta Falcons |
52 |
$153,820,903 |
11 |
$4,980,768 |
23 |
19 |
3 |
$86,144,707 |
12 |
56% |
13 |
13 |
20 |
Seattle Seahawks |
51 |
$150,301,345 |
24 |
$4,221,582 |
26 |
15 |
7 |
$87,522,331 |
10 |
58.23% |
8 |
13.666666666667 |
21 |
New York Giants |
53 |
$156,074,229 |
5 |
$11,245,930 |
8 |
16 |
6 |
$67,666,809 |
30 |
43.36% |
30 |
14.666666666667 |
22 |
Arizona Cardinals |
53 |
$155,855,865 |
6 |
$3,112,551 |
27 |
16 |
6 |
$88,790,183 |
7 |
56.97% |
11 |
14.666666666667 |
23 |
Los Angeles Rams |
53 |
$150,830,650 |
22 |
$4,834,539 |
24 |
18 |
4 |
$82,408,400 |
18 |
54.64% |
17 |
15 |
24 |
New York Jets |
54 |
$159,256,299 |
2 |
$-1,727,565 |
32 |
16 |
6 |
$90,725,416 |
5 |
56.97% |
11 |
16.333333333333 |
25 |
Minnesota Vikings |
53 |
$158,374,886 |
3 |
$-1,460,169 |
31 |
19 |
3 |
$87,652,392 |
9 |
55.34% |
16 |
16.666666666667 |
26 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
54 |
$155,725,098 |
7 |
$5,413,268 |
18 |
18 |
4 |
$71,066,990 |
28 |
45.64% |
28 |
16.666666666667 |
27 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
53 |
$153,684,280 |
12 |
$4,271,650 |
25 |
19 |
3 |
$77,586,997 |
25 |
50.48% |
23 |
17 |
28 |
Baltimore Ravens |
53 |
$152,132,443 |
17 |
$3,046,312 |
28 |
20 |
2 |
$79,502,478 |
22 |
52.26% |
22 |
17.333333333333 |
29 |
Chicago Bears |
53 |
$149,496,553 |
25 |
$7,092,326 |
14 |
14 |
8 |
$61,033,831 |
32 |
40.83% |
31 |
17.666666666667 |
30 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
53 |
$157,569,246 |
4 |
$5,108,306 |
21 |
16 |
6 |
$69,351,340 |
29 |
44.01% |
29 |
18.666666666667 |
31 |
San Diego Chargers |
53 |
$155,470,367 |
8 |
$1,304,400 |
30 |
18 |
4 |
$73,455,020 |
26 |
47.25% |
26 |
20 |
32 |
Oakland Raiders |
53 |
$165,508,096 |
1 |
$2,824,657 |
29 |
17 |
5 |
$77,721,206 |
24 |
46.96% |
27 |
20.333333333333 |
The Browns appear to be starting from scratch yet again, both as a staff, and at the QB position. They'll take a cap hit by
releasing Johnny Manziel, but with $45,291,153 to work with, they can certainly handle it. WR Travis Benjamin and OT Mitchell Schwartz highlight an
uninspiring list of pending UFAs, and both are likely to remain in Cleveland.
Biggest Contract Needs: QB, WR, ILB, S
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (19) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Joe Haden |
CB |
35 |
$11,700,000 |
Joe Thomas |
LT |
39 |
$10,200,000 |
Paul Kruger |
OLB |
38 |
$8,200,000 |
Alex Mack |
C |
38 |
$8,000,000 |
Desmond Bryant |
DE |
38 |
$7,000,000 |
Donte Whitner |
SS |
39 |
$6,750,000 |
Tramon Williams |
CB |
41 |
$6,500,000 |
Karlos Dansby |
ILB |
42 |
$5,500,000 |
Josh McCown |
QB |
45 |
$3,916,666 |
Randy Starks |
DE |
40 |
$2,968,750 |
John Greco |
G |
39 |
$2,825,000 |
Danny Shelton |
DT |
31 |
$2,659,924 |
Gary Barnidge |
TE |
39 |
$2,562,500 |
Andy Lee |
P |
42 |
$2,050,000 |
Joel Bitonio |
G |
32 |
$1,241,295 |
Andrew Hawkins |
WR |
38 |
$1,000,000 |
Christian Kirksey |
ILB |
32 |
$707,625 |
Armonty Bryant |
DE |
34 |
$691,375 |
Isaiah Crowell |
RB |
31 |
$603,334 |
The Panthers carry over a nice cap situation into 2016, boasting $17,588,241 in cap space, with 53 already under contract - including 18 starters from 2015. Josh Norman, Roman Harper, and Peanut Tillman highlight a list of
39 pending UFAs.
Biggest Contract Needs: DB, DT, WR
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (18) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Charles Johnson |
DE |
38 |
$20,020,000 |
Cam Newton |
QB |
35 |
$13,000,000 |
Ryan Kalil |
C |
39 |
$11,795,000 |
Jonathan Stewart |
RB |
37 |
$9,550,000 |
Thomas Davis |
LB |
41 |
$5,900,000 |
Greg Olsen |
TE |
39 |
$5,100,000 |
Luke Kuechly |
ILB |
33 |
$4,002,283 |
Graham Gano |
K |
37 |
$3,100,000 |
Star Lotulelei |
DT |
34 |
$2,619,409 |
Michael Oher |
RT |
38 |
$2,421,875 |
Ted Ginn Jr. |
WR |
39 |
$2,350,000 |
Roman Harper |
SS |
41 |
$1,800,000 |
Kurt Coleman |
FS |
36 |
$1,534,375 |
Kawann Short |
DT |
35 |
$1,262,754 |
Trai Turner |
G |
31 |
$644,950 |
A.J. Klein |
OLB |
33 |
$632,825 |
Corey Brown |
WR |
32 |
$605,000 |
Andrew Norwell |
G |
32 |
$514,000 |
The Packers have 20 of their 2015 starters under contract next year. Add in $8,059,264 in current cap space, and as usual, Green Bay are in a nice position to build upon their roster. They'll have decisions to make on RB James Stark, DT B.J. Raji, and LB Nick Perry, who highlight a list of
37 pending UFAs.
Biggest Contract Needs: DE/OLB, TE, RB
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (20) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Aaron Rodgers |
QB |
40 |
$18,250,000 |
Clay Matthews Jr. |
OLB |
38 |
$12,700,000 |
Julius Peppers |
DE |
44 |
$12,000,000 |
Randall Cobb |
WR |
34 |
$9,150,000 |
Sam Shields |
CB |
36 |
$9,062,500 |
Jordy Nelson |
WR |
39 |
$8,800,000 |
Mike Daniels |
DT |
35 |
$7,400,000 |
Josh Sitton |
G |
38 |
$7,000,000 |
T.J. Lang |
G |
37 |
$5,800,000 |
Morgan Burnett |
SS |
35 |
$5,131,250 |
Bryan Bulaga |
RT |
35 |
$3,568,750 |
Datone Jones |
DT |
34 |
$2,455,280 |
HaHa Clinton-Dix |
FS |
31 |
$1,895,114 |
Tim Masthay |
P |
37 |
$1,340,000 |
Eddie Lacy |
RB |
33 |
$1,079,404 |
Richard Rodgers |
TE |
32 |
$739,004 |
Nate Palmer |
ILB |
35 |
$699,724 |
David Bakhtiari |
LT |
32 |
$698,850 |
Sam Barrington |
ILB |
33 |
$597,250 |
Corey Linsley |
C |
33 |
$556,250 |
The Dolphins enter 2016 with one of the worst cap situations in the league. They'll soon find a chunk of relief with a
base salary restructure to Ndamukong Suh, but will still need to manuever to fill some other holes. On the positive side, Miami has 50 players under contract, including 20 2015 starters.
Biggest Contract Need: CB, OL, RB
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (20) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Branden Albert |
LT |
39 |
$10,725,000 |
Cameron Wake |
DE |
42 |
$10,450,000 |
Brent Grimes |
CB |
41 |
$10,000,000 |
Jordan Cameron |
TE |
36 |
$9,500,000 |
Reshad Jones |
SS |
36 |
$7,712,942 |
Mike Pouncey |
C |
35 |
$7,000,000 |
Ndamukong Suh |
DT |
37 |
$6,100,000 |
Koa Misi |
OLB |
37 |
$4,878,000 |
Ryan Tannehill |
QB |
36 |
$4,873,364 |
Earl Mitchell |
DT |
37 |
$4,500,000 |
DeVante Parker |
WR |
31 |
$2,471,942 |
Ja'Wuan James |
RT |
32 |
$1,915,545 |
Jamar Taylor |
CB |
33 |
$988,950 |
Jarvis Landry |
WR |
31 |
$947,703 |
Dallas Thomas |
G |
34 |
$761,594 |
Billy Turner |
RT |
32 |
$723,000 |
Walt Aikens |
FS |
33 |
$703,977 |
Jelani Jenkins |
OLB |
32 |
$703,172 |
Jay Ajayi |
RB |
31 |
$580,203 |
Matt Darr |
P |
32 |
$525,333 |
It's been no secret that the Saints are currently in "cap hell", and the solution doesn't appear to be easy. New Orleans stands at $9,273,108 in space, with 53 under contract, and hold
57 pending UFAs. It's a bad situation about to get worse. Drew Brees' $30M cap figure certainly can't stand, so some sort of move is fortcoming - likely a restructure/extension. Long-time WR Marques Colston is likely on his way out, along with a few other notable
bubble players.
Biggest Contract Need: OLB/DE, OG, CB, Backup QB
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (19) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Drew Brees |
QB |
45 |
$26,400,000 |
Jahri Evans |
G |
41 |
$7,000,000 |
Marques Colston |
WR |
41 |
$5,900,000 |
Jairus Byrd |
FS |
37 |
$5,500,000 |
Max Unger |
C |
38 |
$4,500,000 |
Keenan Lewis |
CB |
38 |
$4,500,000 |
Cameron Jordan |
DE |
35 |
$4,169,000 |
David Hawthorne |
ILB |
39 |
$4,010,000 |
Mark Ingram |
RB |
34 |
$4,000,000 |
Thomas Morstead |
P |
38 |
$3,400,000 |
Zach Strief |
RT |
41 |
$3,200,000 |
Kenny Vaccaro |
SS |
33 |
$2,570,376 |
Brandon Browner |
CB |
40 |
$2,400,000 |
Brandin Cooks |
WR |
31 |
$2,286,396 |
Dannell Ellerbe |
OLB |
38 |
$1,900,000 |
Hau'oli Kikaha |
OLB |
32 |
$957,511 |
Terron Armstead |
LT |
33 |
$769,359 |
John Jenkins |
DT |
35 |
$746,890 |
Bobby Richardson |
DE |
31 |
$526,666 |
The Bills look to be in a bit of a cap mess ($5,035,157 in est. space), but a few quick moves can get them back on track. Unfortunately those moves will likely
come in the form of cap casualties, notably DE/OLB Mario Williams. Buffalo will likely take a wait-and-see approach with QB Tyrod Taylor in 2016, who carries a
$2.1M cap hit next season. LT Cordy Glenn, LB Nigel Bradham, and OG Richie Incognito lead a
small list of pending UFAs. However the Bills do have 20 2015 starters under contract currently.
Biggest Contract Need: OT, OG, LB
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (20) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Mario Williams |
DE |
39 |
$19,400,000 |
Marcell Dareus |
DT |
34 |
$14,550,000 |
Charles Clay |
TE |
35 |
$13,500,000 |
LeSean McCoy |
RB |
36 |
$7,675,000 |
Kyle Williams |
DT |
41 |
$6,950,000 |
Eric Wood |
C |
38 |
$6,650,000 |
Jerry Hughes |
DE |
36 |
$6,175,000 |
Sammy Watkins |
WR |
31 |
$5,436,983 |
Leodis McKelvin |
CB |
39 |
$4,900,000 |
Corey Graham |
FS |
39 |
$4,450,000 |
Aaron Williams |
SS |
34 |
$3,900,000 |
Stephon Gilmore |
CB |
34 |
$3,844,959 |
Manny Lawson |
OLB |
40 |
$3,100,000 |
Dan Carpenter |
K |
38 |
$2,362,500 |
Robert Woods |
WR |
32 |
$1,548,518 |
Tyrod Taylor |
QB |
35 |
$1,133,333 |
Preston Brown |
ILB |
31 |
$702,000 |
John Miller |
G |
31 |
$605,030 |
Colton Schmidt |
P |
33 |
$600,000 |
Seantrel Henderson |
RT |
32 |
$522,720 |
The Jaguars took a step forward in 2015, and boast a whopping $38,669,493 in current space to work with. Additionally 22 of 24 starters from last year are already under contract in 2016, for a total of 52 on the cap. The triplet of Bortles, Yeldon, and Robinson appears to have the Jaguars positioned well.
Biggest Contract Needs: OC, Backup QB
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (22) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Jared Odrick |
DE |
36 |
$9,000,000 |
Jermey Parnell |
RT |
38 |
$8,000,000 |
Julius Thomas |
TE |
36 |
$7,300,000 |
Paul Posluszny |
OLB |
39 |
$6,885,416 |
Davon House |
CB |
35 |
$6,000,000 |
Luke Joeckel |
G |
32 |
$5,782,254 |
Zane Beadles |
G |
37 |
$5,000,000 |
Blake Bortles |
QB |
32 |
$4,694,275 |
Sen'Derrick Marks |
DT |
37 |
$4,675,000 |
Dan Skuta |
OLB |
38 |
$4,600,000 |
Chris Clemons |
DE |
42 |
$4,000,000 |
Roy Miller |
DT |
37 |
$3,850,000 |
Sergio Brown |
FS |
36 |
$2,500,000 |
John Cyprien |
SS |
34 |
$1,491,574 |
T.J. Yeldon |
RB |
30 |
$1,344,040 |
Allen Robinson |
WR |
31 |
$957,510 |
Brandon Linder |
C |
32 |
$655,400 |
Demetrius McCray |
CB |
33 |
$601,741 |
Allen Hurns |
WR |
32 |
$601,668 |
Telvin Smith |
OLB |
33 |
$562,763 |
Luke Bowanko |
C |
33 |
$533,513 |
Jason Myers |
K |
33 |
$525,000 |
The Titans are in a nice spot to get better quickly, holding $25,895,103 in space, with 53 under contract (20 2015 starters). Their pending
UFA list is a bit light, but points to the fact that the defensive line needs an overhaul. The #1 overall pick will certainly help to that effect.
Biggest Contract Need: DL, OT, S
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (20) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Andy Levitre |
G |
38 |
$8,600,000 |
Jason McCourty |
CB |
37 |
$8,600,000 |
Jurrell Casey |
DT |
34 |
$8,120,000 |
Michael Griffin |
FS |
39 |
$8,100,000 |
Kendall Wright |
WR |
34 |
$7,320,000 |
Delanie Walker |
TE |
40 |
$5,275,000 |
Brian Orakpo |
OLB |
38 |
$4,468,750 |
Marcus Mariota |
QB |
30 |
$4,402,541 |
Derrick Morgan |
OLB |
38 |
$4,000,000 |
Da'Norris Searcy |
SS |
35 |
$3,625,000 |
Perrish Cox |
CB |
37 |
$3,333,333 |
Chance Warmack |
G |
33 |
$3,318,177 |
Taylor Lewan |
LT |
33 |
$2,610,228 |
Ryan Succop |
K |
38 |
$2,466,666 |
Brett Kern |
P |
38 |
$2,000,000 |
Ryan Succop |
K |
38 |
$1,916,666 |
Justin Hunter |
WR |
33 |
$1,725,865 |
Brian Schwenke |
C |
33 |
$701,065 |
DaQuan Jones |
DT |
32 |
$623,850 |
Avery Williamson |
ILB |
32 |
$558,613 |
After a heavy dose of "life without Luck" in 2015, the Colts will look to regroup in the offseason. They carry over 17 2015 starters, and hold $8,126,686 in estimated cap space to start things off. LB Jerrell Freeman, and TEs Coby Fleener/Dwayne Allen highlight a list of 56 pending UFAs to be decided on.
Biggest Contract Need: DB, DE/OLB, RB
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (17) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Vontae Davis |
CB |
36 |
$11,250,000 |
T.Y. Hilton |
WR |
34 |
$11,000,000 |
Anthony Castonzo |
LT |
36 |
$9,800,000 |
Andre Johnson |
WR |
43 |
$7,500,000 |
Robert Mathis |
OLB |
43 |
$7,470,586 |
Arthur Jones |
DT |
38 |
$7,100,000 |
Andrew Luck |
QB |
35 |
$7,034,363 |
D'Qwell Jackson |
ILB |
41 |
$5,750,000 |
Erik Walden |
OLB |
39 |
$4,250,000 |
Kendall Langford |
DE |
38 |
$4,250,000 |
Frank Gore |
RB |
41 |
$4,000,000 |
Pat McAfee |
P |
37 |
$3,200,000 |
Mike Adams |
FS |
43 |
$3,100,000 |
Jack Mewhort |
G |
32 |
$974,673 |
Hugh Thornton |
G |
33 |
$821,345 |
Khaled Holmes |
C |
34 |
$690,027 |
Denzelle Good |
T |
33 |
$538,196 |
While the Cowboys are currenty low on cap space ($5,351,260), they've done well to get their core under contract for the short-term. Their 2016 cap contains 51 players, 19 of which were starters in 2015. Morris Claiborne, Greg Hardy, and Jeremy Mincey highlight a list of
48 pending UFAs, making it clear that Dallas will be using free agency and their #4 overall draft pick to likely target the defensive side of the ball.
Biggest Contract Needs: Defensive Line, Guard
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (19) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Tony Romo |
QB |
44 |
$14,973,000 |
Dez Bryant |
WR |
35 |
$13,000,000 |
Brandon Carr |
CB |
38 |
$12,717,000 |
Tyrone Crawford |
DE |
34 |
$8,750,000 |
Jason Witten |
TE |
42 |
$7,412,000 |
Sean Lee |
OLB |
38 |
$5,450,000 |
Tyron Smith |
LT |
33 |
$5,039,000 |
Orlando Scandrick |
CB |
37 |
$4,382,271 |
Barry Church |
SS |
36 |
$3,250,000 |
Doug Free |
RT |
40 |
$3,000,000 |
Dan Bailey |
K |
36 |
$2,500,000 |
Darren McFadden |
RB |
37 |
$2,150,000 |
Zack Martin |
G |
33 |
$2,038,136 |
Travis Frederick |
C |
33 |
$1,873,644 |
DeMarcus Lawrence |
DE |
32 |
$1,251,511 |
Chris Jones |
P |
35 |
$1,000,000 |
Terrance Williams |
WR |
35 |
$872,368 |
J.J. Wilcox |
FS |
33 |
$751,517 |
Anthony Hitchens |
ILB |
32 |
$708,716 |
The Patriots are actually up against the cap a bit early on ($10,794,563 in est. space). But with 53 under contract (20 of which were 2015 starters), they may just be rolling over the roster for another year. They'll likely
cut ties with a few players on the bubble to free up some dollars, and should be fine when it all matters.
Biggest Contract Need: CB, WR
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Player (20) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Tom Brady |
QB |
47 |
$14,000,000 |
Nate Solder |
LT |
36 |
$10,322,666 |
Sebastian Vollmer |
RT |
40 |
$7,020,833 |
Rob Gronkowski |
TE |
35 |
$6,650,000 |
Jerod Mayo |
ILB |
38 |
$6,100,000 |
Devin McCourty |
FS |
37 |
$6,000,000 |
Julian Edelman |
WR |
38 |
$4,750,000 |
Rob Ninkovich |
OLB |
40 |
$4,750,000 |
Brandon LaFell |
WR |
37 |
$3,800,000 |
Stephen Gostkowski |
K |
40 |
$3,600,000 |
Chandler Jones |
DE |
34 |
$2,600,659 |
Dont'a Hightower |
ILB |
34 |
$2,457,637 |
Patrick Chung |
SS |
37 |
$2,000,000 |
Dominique Easley |
DT |
32 |
$1,991,877 |
Dion Lewis |
RB |
33 |
$1,087,500 |
Ryan Allen |
P |
34 |
$1,085,500 |
Jamie Collins |
OLB |
34 |
$1,025,727 |
Logan Ryan |
CB |
33 |
$745,813 |
Bryan Stork |
C |
33 |
$629,250 |
Malcolm Butler |
CB |
34 |
$510,000 |
The $6,881,913 in est. 2016 cap space is a bit deceiving, as Denver has just 53 under contract currently in 2016. Additionally, OLB Von Miller, ILB Danny Trevathan, and QB Brock Osweiler headline a list of
58 UFAs pending. The Broncos should pick up an
additional $8-$9M in space with the release of veteran OT Ryan Clady.
Biggest Contract Needs: OT, OG, QB, LB
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Player (14) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Peyton Manning |
QB |
48 |
$17,500,000 |
Demaryius Thomas |
WR |
36 |
$15,200,000 |
DeMarcus Ware |
OLB |
42 |
$8,666,666 |
T.J. Ward |
SS |
37 |
$7,750,000 |
Aqib Talib |
CB |
38 |
$6,968,750 |
Derek Wolfe |
DE |
34 |
$6,800,000 |
Louis Vasquez |
G |
37 |
$6,250,000 |
Emmanuel Sanders |
WR |
37 |
$6,000,000 |
Owen Daniels |
TE |
41 |
$4,500,000 |
Chris Harris |
CB |
35 |
$3,000,000 |
Britton Colquitt |
P |
39 |
$2,350,000 |
Sylvester Williams |
DT |
35 |
$2,067,750 |
Darian Stewart |
FS |
36 |
$1,750,000 |
Ty Sambrailo |
T |
32 |
$699,264 |
The Redskins' cap space will increase mightily when RG3's $16.155M option comes off the table soon. With 53 (18 returning starters) under contract, cuts are likely coming in order to make a few splashes in free agency. Getting Kirk Cousins under contract (likely via the franchise tag to start) will be priority number one. WRs Pierre Garcon and DeSean Jackson are both on the
cap casualty list this offseason.
Biggest Contract Needs: Running Back, Defensive Tackle
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (18) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Trent Williams |
LT |
36 |
$10,668,750 |
Pierre Garcon |
WR |
38 |
$10,200,000 |
DeSean Jackson |
WR |
37 |
$9,250,000 |
Ryan Kerrigan |
DE |
36 |
$6,238,000 |
Jason Hatcher |
DE |
42 |
$5,203,125 |
DeAngelo Hall |
CB |
40 |
$4,812,500 |
Kory Lichtensteiger |
C |
39 |
$4,300,000 |
Stephen Paea |
DT |
36 |
$4,250,000 |
Chris Culliver |
CB |
36 |
$4,250,000 |
Perry Riley |
ILB |
36 |
$4,049,804 |
Dashon Goldson |
FS |
40 |
$4,000,000 |
Shawn Lauvao |
G |
36 |
$4,000,000 |
Brandon Scherff |
G |
32 |
$3,857,388 |
Jeron Johnson |
SS |
36 |
$1,243,750 |
Trent Murphy |
DE |
33 |
$1,016,545 |
Jordan Reed |
TE |
34 |
$833,166 |
Morgan Moses |
RT |
33 |
$729,394 |
Dustin Hopkins |
K |
33 |
$600,000 |
The Texans have 53 players under contract, and still hold $5,125,112 in estimated cap space. That likely still won't stop them from moving on from long-time RB Arian Foster, whose
release will clear $6.625M from their cap. OL Ben Jones and Brandon Brooks highlight their
modest list of UFAs, and it's possible an overhaul to the offensive line is on the horizon. Not to mention they'll likely look to upgrade from Brian Hoyer at QB.
Biggest Contract Needs: QB, OC, OG,
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (16) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
J.J. Watt |
DE |
35 |
$13,969,000 |
Johnathan Joseph |
CB |
40 |
$11,750,000 |
Arian Foster |
RB |
38 |
$9,500,000 |
Duane Brown |
LT |
39 |
$9,500,000 |
Brian Cushing |
ILB |
37 |
$7,891,250 |
Kareem Jackson |
SS |
36 |
$7,453,125 |
Brian Hoyer |
QB |
38 |
$5,218,750 |
Jadeveon Clowney |
DE |
31 |
$5,062,045 |
Derek Newton |
RT |
36 |
$4,500,000 |
Garrett Graham |
TE |
38 |
$4,000,000 |
Vince Wilfork |
DT |
42 |
$3,500,000 |
Rahim Moore |
FS |
35 |
$3,000,000 |
Whitney Mercilus |
OLB |
34 |
$2,979,030 |
DeAndre Hopkins |
WR |
32 |
$2,426,678 |
Akeem Dent |
ILB |
37 |
$1,709,375 |
Xavier Su'a-Filo |
G |
33 |
$1,261,727 |
A year ago the Lions wouldn't be 5 miles from the top of an "efficient cap" ranking, but they've turned the corner on many bloated contracts and are setup nicely through 2016. Their $6,419,547 in estimated cap space could increase another
$13M should Calvin Johnson retire. The defense boasts a number of
notable free agents that will need to be addressed.
Biggest Contract Need: Defensive Line, Linebackers
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Player (19) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Calvin Johnson |
WR |
38 |
$24,008,000 |
Matthew Stafford |
QB |
36 |
$17,721,250 |
Golden Tate |
WR |
36 |
$6,350,000 |
Stephen Tulloch |
ILB |
39 |
$5,800,000 |
Ezekiel Ansah |
DE |
35 |
$5,071,232 |
DeAndre Levy |
OLB |
37 |
$4,406,240 |
Glover Quin |
FS |
38 |
$3,572,500 |
Eric Ebron |
TE |
31 |
$3,340,676 |
Riley Reiff |
T |
35 |
$2,543,450 |
Laken Tomlinson |
G |
32 |
$1,943,237 |
Rashean Mathis |
CB |
44 |
$1,625,000 |
Darius Slay |
CB |
33 |
$1,442,537 |
Matt Prater |
K |
40 |
$1,437,500 |
Kyle Van Noy |
ILB |
33 |
$1,391,482 |
Ameer Abdullah |
RB |
31 |
$944,574 |
Larry Warford |
G |
33 |
$849,250 |
Travis Swanson |
C |
33 |
$699,868 |
Sam Martin |
P |
34 |
$625,075 |
Caraun Reid |
DT |
32 |
$557,220 |
The fact that only 15 2015 starters are currently under contract might be a blessing for a 49ers team that took a huge step back. San Fran has 53 players allocated to their cap table, and still hold $42,579,751 in est. space. OG Alex Boone, WR Anquan Boldin, and DT Ian Williams lead a small but
potent list of pending UFAs.
Biggest Contract Needs: WR, OG, OT, DT
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Player (15) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Colin Kaepernick |
QB |
36 |
$15,265,753 |
Navorro Bowman |
ILB |
36 |
$7,654,000 |
Torrey Smith |
WR |
35 |
$7,600,000 |
Joe Staley |
LT |
40 |
$7,600,000 |
Ahmad Brooks |
OLB |
40 |
$7,055,000 |
Antoine Bethea |
FS |
40 |
$4,750,000 |
Erik Pears |
RT |
42 |
$3,350,000 |
Tramaine Brock |
CB |
36 |
$2,790,000 |
Eric Reid |
SS |
32 |
$2,312,931 |
Arik Armstead |
DE |
30 |
$1,789,569 |
Quinton Dial |
DT |
34 |
$720,413 |
Marcus Martin |
G |
30 |
$712,812 |
Aaron Lynch |
OLB |
31 |
$649,500 |
Kenneth Acker |
CB |
32 |
$630,150 |
Bradley Pinion |
P |
30 |
$483,550 |
The Steelers have a bit of work to do, with an estimated $6,209,005 to work with currently. It's possible that a few long-time veterans
may become cap casualties this offseason in order to build for the future, as 19 2015 starters are currently under contract.
Biggest Contract Needs: OG, OLB
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (19) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Ben Roethlisberger |
QB |
42 |
$17,245,000 |
Lawrence Timmons |
ILB |
38 |
$12,566,250 |
Antonio Brown |
WR |
36 |
$12,037,500 |
Cortez Allen |
CB |
35 |
$6,981,000 |
Cameron Heyward |
DT |
35 |
$6,400,000 |
Heath Miller |
TE |
41 |
$5,666,668 |
Maurkice Pouncey |
C |
35 |
$4,296,000 |
Marcus Gilbert |
RT |
36 |
$3,256,000 |
Mike Mitchell |
FS |
37 |
$2,508,750 |
David DeCastro |
G |
34 |
$2,486,240 |
Jarvis Jones |
OLB |
34 |
$2,374,228 |
Ryan Shazier |
ILB |
32 |
$2,160,730 |
Arthur Moats |
OLB |
36 |
$1,483,333 |
Le'Veon Bell |
RB |
32 |
$1,311,100 |
Stephon Tuitt |
DE |
31 |
$1,047,601 |
Markus Wheaton |
WR |
33 |
$842,844 |
Shamarko Thomas |
SS |
33 |
$698,288 |
Jordan Berry |
P |
33 |
$525,000 |
Chris Boswell |
K |
33 |
$525,000 |
With the Chip Kelly era in the rear-view, the Eagles are back to square one at the QB position (though Mark Sanchez is signed through 2016). Philly needs to upgrade nearly all pieces of the offensive line as well, and should be free agent players with $8,439,468 in space to work with currently. 20 2015 starters are under contract in 2016, and QB Sam Bradford leads a list of
34 pending UFAs.
Biggest Contract Need: OG, QB, OT
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Player (20) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Jason Peters |
LT |
42 |
$9,050,000 |
Byron Maxwell |
CB |
36 |
$8,700,000 |
DeMarco Murray |
RB |
36 |
$8,000,000 |
Connor Barwin |
OLB |
37 |
$7,000,000 |
Brandon Graham |
DE |
36 |
$6,000,000 |
Malcolm Jenkins |
FS |
36 |
$5,666,666 |
Lane Johnson |
RT |
34 |
$5,225,974 |
Jason Kelce |
C |
36 |
$4,400,000 |
Fletcher Cox |
DT |
33 |
$3,258,036 |
DeMeco Ryans |
ILB |
40 |
$3,000,000 |
Nelson Agholor |
WR |
31 |
$2,131,221 |
Donnie Jones |
P |
44 |
$2,083,333 |
Zach Ertz |
TE |
33 |
$1,711,563 |
Allen Barbre |
G |
40 |
$1,450,000 |
Andrew Gardner |
G |
38 |
$1,358,333 |
Jordan Matthews |
WR |
32 |
$1,349,801 |
Bennie Logan |
DT |
34 |
$818,523 |
Kiko Alonso |
OLB |
34 |
$795,946 |
Caleb Sturgis |
K |
35 |
$675,000 |
Vinny Curry |
DE |
36 |
$0 |
The Falcons seemed to right the shape to round out 2015, and will look to bolster things in year two of the Dan Quinn experiment. With a few more
likely cap casualties to come, Atlanta will soon build up the $4,980,768 in est. cap space, which should be allocated mostly to the defensive side of the ball. OL Chris Chester and Jake Long highlight a
list of notable pending UFAs.
Biggest Contract Need: TE, LB
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (19) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Matt Ryan |
QB |
39 |
$19,500,000 |
Julio Jones |
WR |
35 |
$15,900,000 |
Roddy White |
WR |
42 |
$6,137,500 |
Andy Levitre |
G |
38 |
$5,375,000 |
William Moore |
SS |
39 |
$5,368,750 |
Paul Soliai |
DT |
40 |
$4,400,000 |
Tyson Jackson |
DE |
38 |
$3,850,000 |
Jake Matthews |
LT |
32 |
$3,733,978 |
Matt Bosher |
P |
36 |
$3,355,000 |
Brooks Reed |
OLB |
37 |
$3,140,000 |
Vic Beasley |
DE |
32 |
$2,635,496 |
Matt Bryant |
K |
49 |
$2,483,333 |
Desmond Trufant |
CB |
34 |
$2,227,117 |
Justin Durant |
OLB |
39 |
$2,210,416 |
Jacob Tamme |
TE |
39 |
$1,800,000 |
Ra'Shede Hageman |
DE |
34 |
$1,212,691 |
Michael Person |
G |
36 |
$1,166,666 |
Robert Alford |
CB |
35 |
$927,654 |
Devonta Freeman |
RB |
32 |
$721,106 |
Certainly one of the stories of the offseason, the Seahawks have positioned themselves to stay relevant, if they can keep their finances in order. While the $4,221,582 seems like plenty, with just 51 players signed (15 of 24 2015 starters) there are major holes to fill. LTRussell Okung and LB Bruce Irvin highlight a group of
55 UFAs pending. The
future of Marshawn Lynch is also a question mark, and his Post June 1st trade/release/retirement would clear $9M from their cap.
Biggest Contract Needs: OT, OLB/DE, RB
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (15) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Richard Sherman |
CB |
36 |
$12,200,000 |
Marshawn Lynch |
RB |
38 |
$11,500,000 |
Jimmy Graham |
TE |
37 |
$9,000,000 |
Cliff Avril |
DE |
38 |
$8,000,000 |
Michael Bennett |
DE |
38 |
$8,000,000 |
Earl Thomas |
FS |
35 |
$7,400,000 |
Russell Wilson |
QB |
35 |
$7,054,868 |
Kam Chancellor |
SS |
36 |
$5,650,000 |
Doug Baldwin |
WR |
36 |
$5,600,000 |
K.J. Wright |
OLB |
35 |
$4,750,000 |
Steven Hauschka |
K |
39 |
$3,325,000 |
Bobby Wagner |
ILB |
34 |
$2,970,663 |
Justin Britt |
C |
33 |
$942,800 |
Garry Gilliam |
RT |
33 |
$604,000 |
Drew Nowak |
C |
34 |
$525,000 |
The Giants start the offseason in "average shape", boast ing $11,245,930 in est. space, with 53 under contract. But a
pending UFA of 55 players leaves plenty of holes to fill, and the Giants will likely be extremely active next month.
Biggest Contract Need: DE/OLB, RB, DB
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (16) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Eli Manning |
QB |
43 |
$24,200,000 |
Victor Cruz |
WR |
37 |
$9,900,000 |
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie |
CB |
38 |
$7,250,000 |
Jon Beason |
ILB |
39 |
$4,154,166 |
Geoff Schwartz |
G |
38 |
$2,845,833 |
Odell Beckham, Jr. |
WR |
31 |
$2,838,054 |
Rashad Jennings |
RB |
39 |
$2,812,500 |
Ereck Flowers |
G |
30 |
$2,616,676 |
Justin Pugh |
G |
34 |
$2,276,154 |
J.T. Thomas |
OLB |
36 |
$2,000,000 |
John Jerry |
G |
38 |
$1,900,000 |
Marshall Newhouse |
RT |
35 |
$1,300,000 |
Landon Collins |
FS |
30 |
$1,112,828 |
Weston Richburg |
C |
33 |
$1,108,489 |
Jay Bromley |
DT |
32 |
$805,969 |
Devon Kennard |
OLB |
33 |
$546,140 |
The Cardinals are built to win for the immediate future, with 16 2015 starters currently under contract, accounting for nearly 56.97% of their total cap $. They're sitting with around $3,112,551 in space (projected $154M cap) and will likely look to get younger at the outside pass rush this offseason. 50 are currently
pending free agency.
Biggest Contract Needs: DB, DE/OLB, TE
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (16) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Larry Fitzgerald |
WR |
41 |
$15,850,000 |
Patrick Peterson |
CB |
34 |
$14,791,491 |
Calais Campbell |
DE |
38 |
$14,750,000 |
Jared Veldheer |
RT |
37 |
$8,500,000 |
Carson Palmer |
QB |
44 |
$7,375,000 |
Michael Floyd |
WR |
34 |
$7,320,000 |
Mike Iupati |
G |
37 |
$6,700,000 |
Jonathan Cooper |
G |
34 |
$3,967,910 |
Corey Peters |
DT |
36 |
$2,666,666 |
Frostee Rucker |
DE |
41 |
$2,181,875 |
Kevin Minter |
ILB |
33 |
$1,197,354 |
Tyrann Mathieu |
FS |
32 |
$855,937 |
A.Q. Shipley |
C |
38 |
$735,000 |
Alex Okafor |
DE |
33 |
$703,607 |
David Johnson |
RB |
32 |
$684,843 |
Chandler Catanzaro |
K |
33 |
$510,500 |
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (18) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Robert Quinn |
DE |
34 |
$16,744,111 |
Chris Long |
DE |
39 |
$12,500,000 |
Jared Cook |
TE |
37 |
$8,300,441 |
Rodger Saffold |
G |
36 |
$8,250,000 |
Kenny Britt |
WR |
36 |
$4,850,000 |
Greg Robinson |
LT |
31 |
$4,837,295 |
James Laurinaitis |
ILB |
37 |
$4,275,000 |
Tavon Austin |
WR |
34 |
$4,057,137 |
Todd Gurley |
RB |
30 |
$3,141,632 |
Michael Brockers |
DT |
33 |
$3,029,727 |
Akeem Ayers |
OLB |
35 |
$3,000,000 |
Johnny Hekker |
P |
34 |
$2,373,773 |
Aaron Donald |
DT |
33 |
$2,303,750 |
Alec Ogletree |
ILB |
33 |
$1,917,282 |
T.J. McDonald |
FS |
33 |
$786,426 |
Rob Havenstein |
RT |
32 |
$721,822 |
Barrett Jones |
G |
34 |
$696,300 |
Jamon Brown |
G |
31 |
$623,704 |
The Jets stand with an estimated $-1,727,565 in space to work with early on, but with 54 under contract, it's not as bad as it looks. Unfortunately their starting QB (Ryan Fitzpatrick), and breakout RB (Chris Ivory)
along with one of their top defensive linemen in Mo Wilkersonare
set to hit free agency. Cap relief is likely coming in the form of
a few cap casualties and the Jets haven't been shy with trading away assets in the offseason either.
Biggest Contract Need: OLB, OT, OG, QB, RB
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (16) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Darrelle Revis |
CB |
39 |
$16,000,000 |
D'Brickashaw Ferguson |
LT |
40 |
$11,698,666 |
Nick Mangold |
C |
40 |
$10,407,100 |
Brandon Marshall |
WR |
40 |
$9,500,000 |
Eric Decker |
WR |
37 |
$8,000,000 |
David Harris |
ILB |
40 |
$7,500,000 |
Antonio Cromartie |
CB |
40 |
$7,000,000 |
Breno Giacomini |
RT |
38 |
$5,125,000 |
Sheldon Richardson |
DT |
33 |
$3,199,000 |
Marcus Gilchrist |
SS |
35 |
$3,125,000 |
James Carpenter |
G |
35 |
$2,375,000 |
Calvin Pryor |
FS |
32 |
$1,946,194 |
Jeff Cumberland |
TE |
37 |
$1,900,000 |
Geno Smith |
QB |
33 |
$1,368,983 |
Brian Winters |
G |
33 |
$868,969 |
Lorenzo Mauldin |
OLB |
31 |
$711,504 |
With $-1,460,169 in estimated space currently, and 53 players already on the cap, the Vikings don't necessarily NEED to make drastic changes. With somewhat thin free agent pools and WR/OG (their top needs), it's possible that Minnesota will simply look to restructure a few of their own to clear up some space. With 19 2015 starters currently under contract, the Vikings are in a great spot heading toward the offseason.
Biggest Contract Needs: WR, OG, DB
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (19) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Mike Wallace |
WR |
38 |
$11,500,000 |
Adrian Peterson |
RB |
39 |
$11,000,000 |
Everson Griffen |
DE |
36 |
$8,200,000 |
John Sullivan |
C |
39 |
$7,333,333 |
Kyle Rudolph |
TE |
34 |
$7,300,000 |
Phillip Loadholt |
RT |
38 |
$6,750,000 |
Matt Kalil |
LT |
35 |
$6,290,644 |
Brian Robison |
DE |
41 |
$5,650,000 |
Linval Joseph |
DT |
35 |
$4,600,000 |
Brandon Fusco |
G |
36 |
$3,485,000 |
Anthony Barr |
OLB |
32 |
$2,896,250 |
Harrison Smith |
FS |
35 |
$2,271,355 |
Blair Walsh |
K |
34 |
$2,239,483 |
Sharrif Floyd |
DT |
32 |
$2,202,600 |
Xavier Rhodes |
CB |
34 |
$2,129,046 |
Teddy Bridgewater |
QB |
31 |
$1,556,705 |
Joe Berger |
G |
42 |
$1,035,000 |
Jeff Locke |
P |
34 |
$631,048 |
Stefon Diggs |
WR |
30 |
$581,928 |
Tampa Bay boasts a strong $5,413,268 in estimated cap space, enough to make a dent both in free agency and on draft day. They'll be looking to get younger and better in the secondary and at the interior of their O-Line, while also deciding on whether to bring back RB Doug Martin, or shop elsewhere.
Biggest Contract Needs: DB, OG, RB
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (18) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Gerald McCoy |
DT |
36 |
$14,595,000 |
Vincent Jackson |
WR |
41 |
$12,209,777 |
Lavonte David |
ILB |
34 |
$10,000,000 |
Logan Mankins |
G |
42 |
$7,000,000 |
Jameis Winston |
QB |
30 |
$4,609,323 |
Alterraun Verner |
CB |
35 |
$4,250,000 |
Mike Evans |
WR |
31 |
$3,990,410 |
Evan Smith |
C |
38 |
$3,750,000 |
Demar Dotson |
RT |
38 |
$2,500,000 |
Austin Seferian-Jenkins |
TE |
31 |
$1,433,161 |
Johnthan Banks |
CB |
34 |
$1,288,997 |
Donovan Smith |
LT |
31 |
$1,103,429 |
Connor Barth |
K |
38 |
$1,000,000 |
William Gholston |
DE |
33 |
$775,136 |
Akeem Spence |
DT |
32 |
$706,071 |
Ali Marpet |
G |
31 |
$686,106 |
Kwon Alexander |
ILB |
30 |
$644,580 |
Jake Schum |
P |
35 |
$525,000 |
Getting Justin Houston under contract for the long-term was a big step forward for this Chiefs franchise, who still have $4,271,650 in space to try to reel in some of their
43 pending UFAs, notably Eric Berry, Tamba Hali, and Derrick Johnson.
Biggest Contract Needs: Secondary
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (19) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Alex Smith |
QB |
40 |
$15,600,000 |
Jeremy Maclin |
WR |
36 |
$12,400,000 |
Eric Fisher |
LT |
33 |
$7,060,613 |
Eric Fisher |
LT |
33 |
$6,051,954 |
Jamaal Charles |
RB |
37 |
$6,000,000 |
Justin Houston |
DE |
35 |
$5,100,000 |
Dustin Colquitt |
P |
42 |
$3,800,000 |
Dontari Poe |
DT |
34 |
$3,601,822 |
Allen Bailey |
DE |
35 |
$3,231,250 |
Travis Kelce |
TE |
34 |
$2,948,226 |
Ben Grubbs |
G |
40 |
$2,400,000 |
Marcus Peters |
CB |
31 |
$2,178,217 |
Ron Parker |
FS |
37 |
$2,000,000 |
Josh Mauga |
ILB |
37 |
$1,750,000 |
Mitch Morse |
C |
32 |
$1,062,062 |
Phillip Gaines |
CB |
33 |
$655,278 |
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif |
G |
33 |
$633,575 |
Albert Wilson |
WR |
32 |
$603,334 |
Cairo Santos |
K |
32 |
$510,666 |
The Ravens' lack of cap space ($3,046,312) is large in part to QB
Joe Flacco's $28.55M cap figure for the upcoming season. A restructured/extension should help fix that (for now). Until then, Baltimore needs to upgrade his WR arsenal, lock in a usable backup QB,
re-sign K Justin Tucker, and improve the pass rush.
Biggest Contract Need: DE/OLB, WR, Backup QB
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (20) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Joe Flacco |
QB |
39 |
$14,550,000 |
Lardarius Webb |
CB |
38 |
$9,250,000 |
Marshal Yanda |
G |
40 |
$7,985,882 |
Eugene Monroe |
LT |
37 |
$7,700,000 |
Will Hill |
SS |
34 |
$4,590,000 |
Steve Smith |
WR |
45 |
$4,166,668 |
Terrell Suggs |
OLB |
41 |
$3,950,000 |
Daryl Smith |
ILB |
42 |
$3,875,000 |
Justin Forsett |
RB |
38 |
$3,700,000 |
Jeremy Zuttah |
C |
38 |
$3,700,000 |
Jimmy Smith |
CB |
36 |
$3,600,000 |
Sam Koch |
P |
42 |
$2,400,000 |
C.J. Mosley |
ILB |
32 |
$1,997,273 |
Breshad Perriman |
WR |
31 |
$1,978,481 |
Chris Canty |
DE |
41 |
$1,735,000 |
Kendrick Lewis |
FS |
38 |
$1,266,666 |
Timmy Jernigan |
DT |
32 |
$996,114 |
Crockett Gillmore |
T |
32 |
$726,504 |
Brandon Williams |
DT |
35 |
$713,750 |
Ricky Wagner |
RT |
34 |
$621,140 |
The Bears took a step forward in 2015, with injuries holding back what could have been a decent season numbers-wise. While RB Matt Forte, and WR Alshon Jeffery
highlight the list of pending UFAs, Chicago would do best to prioritize the pass rush this offseason.
Biggest Contract Need: DE/OLB, DB, WR
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (14) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Jay Cutler |
QB |
41 |
$16,500,000 |
Jermon Bushrod |
T |
40 |
$8,050,000 |
Pernell McPhee |
OLB |
35 |
$6,675,000 |
Martellus Bennett |
TE |
37 |
$6,310,000 |
Antrel Rolle |
SS |
41 |
$5,000,000 |
Eddie Royal |
WR |
38 |
$4,500,000 |
Robbie Gould |
K |
41 |
$3,600,000 |
Matt Slauson |
G |
38 |
$3,267,500 |
Kyle Long |
G |
35 |
$2,263,896 |
Kyle Fuller |
CB |
32 |
$2,201,591 |
Ego Ferguson |
DT |
33 |
$934,819 |
Charles Leno |
LT |
32 |
$611,628 |
Adrian Amos |
FS |
31 |
$583,070 |
Pat O'Donnell |
P |
33 |
$536,327 |
The Bengals ended 2015 on a sour note (to say the least), but are in a position to build upon their success. They'll need to address major potential free agent losses to
CB Adam Jones, FS Reggie Nelson, and SS George Iloka. The good news? They hold an estimated $5,108,306 in space heading through January, with 51 players allocated to the cap. However only 16 of them were starters in 2015.
Biggest Contract Needs: DB, LB, OT
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (16) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Andy Dalton |
QB |
36 |
$9,600,000 |
Geno Atkins |
DT |
36 |
$9,000,000 |
Andrew Whitworth |
LT |
42 |
$8,000,000 |
Rey Maualuga |
ILB |
37 |
$7,137,500 |
Vontaze Burfict |
OLB |
34 |
$5,175,000 |
Clint Boling |
G |
35 |
$5,100,000 |
Carlos Dunlap |
DE |
35 |
$4,900,000 |
Domata Peko |
DT |
39 |
$3,700,000 |
Kevin Huber |
P |
39 |
$2,770,000 |
Dre Kirkpatrick |
CB |
34 |
$2,743,680 |
Tyler Eifert |
TE |
34 |
$2,626,909 |
Michael Johnson |
DE |
37 |
$2,600,000 |
Kevin Zeitler |
G |
34 |
$2,400,427 |
Mike Nugent |
K |
42 |
$1,950,000 |
Jeremy Hill |
RB |
31 |
$1,023,710 |
Russell Bodine |
C |
32 |
$624,114 |
With Rivers under contract, the Chargers can focus on filling holes elsewhere and carry $1,304,400 in space and the #3 overall draft pick to do so. The loss of Malcolm Floyd to retirement combined with the pending free agency of Antonio Gates and Ladarius Green make the WR/TE positions an easy priority. Toss in the worst-graded play from the center position, and and a total of
55 pending UFAs, and plenty of change appears to be coming.
Biggest Contract Needs: WR/TE, OC, Backup QB
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (18) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Philip Rivers |
QB |
42 |
$21,000,000 |
Corey Liuget |
DT |
34 |
$10,000,000 |
Donald Butler |
ILB |
35 |
$5,480,000 |
Orlando Franklin |
G |
36 |
$4,400,000 |
Mike Scifres |
P |
43 |
$4,347,500 |
Brandon Flowers |
CB |
38 |
$4,250,000 |
King Dunlap |
LT |
39 |
$4,125,000 |
D.J. Fluker |
G |
33 |
$3,628,067 |
D.J. Fluker |
G |
33 |
$3,109,771 |
Danny Woodhead |
RB |
39 |
$3,000,000 |
Melvin Ingram |
OLB |
35 |
$2,672,166 |
Jason Verrett |
CB |
33 |
$1,792,955 |
Manti Te'o |
ILB |
33 |
$1,410,660 |
Sean Lissemore |
DT |
37 |
$1,250,000 |
Jeremiah Attaochu |
OLB |
31 |
$955,250 |
Keenan Allen |
WR |
32 |
$843,450 |
Chris Watt |
C |
34 |
$663,535 |
Josh Lambo |
K |
33 |
$526,666 |
The Raiders have 17 of their 2015 starters already in the fold - a whopping 46.96% of their overall cap total thus far. Toss in $2,824,657 in space to work with, and a fast-improving team can get better quickly. The defense will be the focus this offseason, with Charles Woodson retiring, and OLB Aldon Smith highlighting a list of
41 free agents.
Biggest Contract Needs: OT, S
» View Projected 2016 Signed Starters
Player (17) |
Pos. |
Age |
2016 Cap |
Rodney Hudson |
C |
35 |
$13,000,000 |
Michael Crabtree |
WR |
37 |
$11,000,000 |
Dan Williams |
DT |
37 |
$8,000,000 |
Nate Allen |
FS |
36 |
$7,000,000 |
Curtis Lofton |
ILB |
38 |
$6,500,000 |
Austin Howard |
RT |
37 |
$5,900,000 |
Amari Cooper |
WR |
30 |
$5,150,708 |
Khalil Mack |
OLB |
33 |
$4,244,773 |
Malcolm Smith |
OLB |
35 |
$4,000,000 |
Sebastian Janikowski |
K |
46 |
$3,610,000 |
D.J. Hayden |
CB |
34 |
$2,815,554 |
Lee Smith |
TE |
36 |
$2,750,000 |
Derek Carr |
QB |
33 |
$1,220,864 |
Latavius Murray |
RB |
34 |
$701,550 |
Gabe Jackson |
G |
33 |
$672,844 |
Justin Ellis |
DT |
33 |
$628,172 |
Travis Carrie |
CB |
34 |
$526,741 |