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New Orleans Saints cap space, contracts and roster

The New Orleans Saints have about $7.1M of 2026 salary cap space, 22nd most of 32 teams, as of 2026-10-22. They carry $117.6M in dead money, 3rd most in the league. This season they are 2-5 under head coach Kellen Moore.

Record
2-5
2026 cap space
$7.1M
Dead money
$117.6M
League cap
$301.2M
Division
NFC South
Head coach
Kellen Moore

Saints contracts confirmed by named reports

PlayerPosTotalPer year
Chase YoungEDGE$51.0M$17.0M
Carl GrandersonEDGE$52.0M$13.0M
Travis EtienneRB$52.0M$13.0M
Kaden EllissLB$33.0M$11.0M
Cesar RuizRG$44.0M$11.0M
Justin ReidS$31.5M$10.5M
Juwan JohnsonTE$30.8M$10.2M
Pete WernerLB$25.0M$8.3M

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 Saints have?

The New Orleans Saints have about $7.1M of 2026 cap space as of 2026-10-22, 22nd most among the 32 teams. The league cap is $301.2M.

How much dead money do the Saints have?

The Saints carry about $117.6M in dead money this season, 3rd most in the NFL. Dead money is cap space used by players a team already cut or traded.

Who is the Saints head coach?

Kellen Moore is the Saints head coach, in the job since 2025.

Saints players on PlainStats

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.