Kansas City Chiefs cap space, contracts and roster
The Kansas City Chiefs have about $2.2M of 2026 salary cap space, 29th most of 32 teams, as of 2026-10-22. They carry $15.6M in dead money, 27th most in the league. This season they are 5-2 under head coach Andy Reid.
- Record
- 5-2
- 2026 cap space
- $2.2M
- Dead money
- $15.6M
- League cap
- $301.2M
- Division
- AFC West
- Head coach
- Andy Reid
- How much cap space do the Chiefs have?
- Chiefs dead money
- Open the Chiefs page in the app
- Share the Chiefs as an image
Chiefs contracts confirmed by named reports
| Player | Pos | Total | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | QB | $504.8M | $63.1M |
| Chris Jones | IDL | $158.8M | $31.8M |
| Trey Smith | RG | $94.0M | $23.5M |
| George Karlaftis | EDGE | $93.0M | $23.2M |
| Justin Fields | QB | $40.0M | $20.0M |
| Travis Kelce | TE | $54.4M | $18.1M |
| Creed Humphrey | C | $72.0M | $18.0M |
| Nick Bolton | LB | $45.0M | $15.0M |
Only deals confirmed by a named report are listed. Contracts still being verified are left out, so this is not the full cap table.
Quick answers
How much cap space do the Chiefs have?
The Kansas City Chiefs have about $2.2M of 2026 cap space as of 2026-10-22, 29th most among the 32 teams. The league cap is $301.2M.
How much dead money do the Chiefs have?
The Chiefs carry about $15.6M in dead money this season, 27th most in the NFL. Dead money is cap space used by players a team already cut or traded.
Who is the Chiefs head coach?
Andy Reid is the Chiefs head coach, in the job since 2013.
Chiefs players on PlainStats
- Mansoor Delane CB
- Chamarri Conner S
- Xavier Worthy WR
- Felix Anudike-Uzomah EDGE
- Josh Simmons LT
- R Mason Thomas EDGE
- Rashee Rice WR
- Omarr Norman-Lott IDL
- Ashton Gillotte EDGE
- Kingsley Suamataia LG
- Nohl Williams CB
- Jared Wiley TE
- Jaden Hicks S
- Jalen Royals WR
- Hunter Nourzad C
- Jadon Canady CB
- Ben VanSumeren LB
- Nikko Remigio WR
- Jeffrey Bassa LB
- C.J. Hanson LG
- Joshua Ezeudu RT
- L'Jarius Sneed CB
- Matt Araiza P
- Brashard Smith RB
- Emmett Johnson RB
- Andrew Armstrong WR
- Cooper McDonald LB
- Ethan Downs EDGE
- Jake Briningstool TE
- Jimmy Holiday WR
- Melvin Smith Jr. CB
- Cyrus Allen WR
- Bryson Eason IDL
- Jaydn Ott RB
- Kahlil Benson LT
- Xavier Nwankpa S
- Cole Christiansen LB
- Justin Watson WR
- Alohi Gilman S
- Cam Jones LB
- Chris Jones IDL
- Christian Roland-Wallace CB
- Creed Humphrey C
- Drue Tranquill LB
- George Karlaftis EDGE
- Harrison Butker K
- Jack Cochrane LB
- James Winchester LS
- Jaylon Moore RT
- Justin Fields QB
- Kenneth Walker III RB
- Khyiris Tonga IDL
- Kristian Fulton CB
- Mike Caliendo LG
- Nick Bolton LB
- Noah Gray TE
- Patrick Mahomes QB
- Peter Woods IDL
- Travis Kelce TE
- Trey Smith RG
- Tyquan Thornton WR
Team cap figures are PlainStats' latest team totals as of 2026-10-22. Player contracts are being re-sourced one by one from named reports, so team totals can change.