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Detroit Lions 2026 - payroll & player salaries
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YEARLY TOTAL$310,592,221$310.6m
WEEKLY TOTAL$5,972,927$6.0m
ACTIVE ROSTER90
PLAYERS LISTED116
HIGHEST PAIDJared Goff · $37,600,000
Payroll by archived season
9 archived seasons, 2017 to 2025 · peaked in 2025 at $216,995,357 · up 67% since 2017
$130m 17
$110m 18
$94m 19
$136m 20
$76m 21
$157m 22
$173m 23
$152m 24
$217m 25
Season archives
Historic payrolls for Detroit Lions
Active roster · 90 players
Top 16 of 85 players with a figure listed
| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | AGE | SHARE OF CAP | DEAD CAP | BASE SALARY | SIGNING BONUS | OTHER PAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | $37,600,000$37.6m | Quarterback | 32 | 12.48% | ($116,800,000) | $15,000,000$15.0m | $14,600,000$14.6m | $8,000,000$8.0m |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | $33,110,000$33.1m | Wide receiver | 27 | 10.99% | ($51,617,000) | $27,500,000$27.5m | $3,300,000$3.3m | $2,310,000$2.3m |
| Alim McNeill | $28,966,000$29.0m | Defensive line | 26 | 9.62% | ($44,864,000) | $23,850,000$23.9m | $2,000,000$2.0m | $3,116,000$3.1m |
| Penei Sewell | $28,000,000$28.0m | Left tackle | 26 | 9.30% | ($61,013,764) | $19,900,000$19.9m | $3,000,000$3.0m | $5,100,000$5.1m |
| D.J. Reed | $17,867,000$17.9m | Cornerback | 30 | 5.93% | ($26,678,000) | $14,490,000$14.5m | $3,047,000$3.0m | $330,000 |
| Aidan Hutchinson | $10,146,400$10.1m | Edge rusher | 26 | 3.37% | ($71,422,000) | $1,215,000 | $3,000,000$3.0m | $5,931,400$5.9m |
| Derrick Barnes | $9,764,000$9.8m | Linebacker | 27 | 3.24% | ($13,056,000) | $7,490,000$7.5m | $1,264,000 | $1,010,000 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs | $8,677,998$8.7m | Running back | 24 | 2.88% | ($40,220,998) | $1,145,000 | $5,494,569$5.5m | $2,038,429$2.0m |
| Jameson Williams | $8,270,600$8.3m | Wide receiver | 25 | 2.75% | ($41,403,000) | $1,215,000 | $3,000,000$3.0m | $4,055,600$4.1m |
| Sam LaPorta | $6,738,089$6.7m | Tight end | 25 | 2.24% | ($1,379,089) | $5,675,000$5.7m | $971,089 | $92,000 |
| Brian Branch | $6,475,496$6.5m | Safety | 25 | 2.15% | ($708,496) | $5,667,000$5.7m | $708,496 | $100,000 |
| Kerby Joseph | $5,472,200$5.5m | Safety | 26 | 1.82% | ($29,508,800) | $1,215,000 | $2,002,200$2.0m | $2,255,000$2.3m |
| Larry Borom | $5,000,000$5.0m | Right tackle | 27 | 1.66% | ($4,900,000) | $2,400,000$2.4m | $2,500,000$2.5m | $100,000 |
| Jack Campbell | $4,794,237$4.8m | Linebacker | 26 | 1.59% | ($24,934,289) | $1,145,000 | $3,649,237$3.6m | - |
| Brock Wright | $4,734,000$4.7m | Tight end | 28 | 1.57% | ($3,907,000) | $3,310,000$3.3m | $709,000 | $715,000 |
| Blake Miller | $3,976,785$4.0m | Tackle | 22 | 1.32% | ($21,872,322) | $885,000 | $3,091,785$3.1m | - |
| Jack Fox | $3,975,000$4.0m | Punter | 30 | 1.32% | ($1,100,000) | $2,725,000$2.7m | $350,000 | $900,000 |
| Tyliek Williams | $3,745,475$3.7m | Defensive line | 23 | 1.24% | ($13,483,710) | $1,005,000 | $2,156,380$2.2m | $584,095 |
| Rock Ya-Sin | $3,200,000$3.2m | Cornerback | 30 | 1.06% | ($2,640,000) | $1,640,000$1.6m | $1,000,000 | $560,000 |
| D.J. Wonnum | $2,960,000$3.0m | Linebacker | 29 | 0.98% | ($2,270,000) | $1,370,000$1.4m | $900,000 | $690,000 |
| Cade Mays | $2,771,000$2.8m | Center | 27 | 0.92% | ($14,000,000) | $1,215,000 | $1,296,000 | $260,000 |
| Derrick Moore | $2,077,626$2.1m | Edge rusher | 24 | 0.69% | ($11,426,946) | $885,000 | $1,192,626 | - |
| Christian Izien | $1,955,000$2.0m | Safety | 26 | 0.65% | ($450,000) | $1,250,000 | $450,000 | $255,000 |
| Isiah Pacheco | $1,810,000$1.8m | Running back | 27 | 0.60% | ($1,810,000) | $1,810,000$1.8m | - | - |
| Ennis Rakestraw | $1,768,567$1.8m | Cornerback | 24 | 0.59% | ($768,090) | $1,284,522 | $384,045 | $100,000 |
| Tate Ratledge | $1,740,540$1.7m | Guard | 25 | 0.58% | ($3,859,306) | $1,188,108 | $552,432 | - |
| Khalil Dorsey | $1,693,823$1.7m | Cornerback | 28 | 0.56% | ($150,000) | $1,340,000 | $150,000 | $203,823 |
| Juice Scruggs | $1,581,696$1.6m | Guard | 26 | 0.53% | - | $1,581,696$1.6m | - | - |
| Isaac TeSlaa | $1,514,648$1.5m | Wide receiver | 24 | 0.50% | ($1,115,154) | $1,117,930 | $371,718 | $25,000 |
| Malcolm Rodríguez | $1,402,500$1.4m | Linebacker | 27 | 0.47% | ($2,700,000) | $2,562,500$2.6m | $137,500 | $50,000 |
| Trevor Nowaske | $1,350,000$1.4m | Linebacker | 28 | 0.45% | ($550,000) | $1,145,000 | $155,000 | $50,000 |
| Chuck Clark | $1,262,500 | Safety | 31 | 0.42% | ($50,000) | $1,300,000 | $50,000 | $137,500 |
| Avonte Maddox | $1,262,500 | Cornerback | 30 | 0.42% | ($687,500) | $1,300,000 | $187,500 | - |
| Damone Clark | $1,262,500 | Linebacker | 26 | 0.42% | ($75,000) | $1,215,000 | $75,000 | $112,500 |
| Roger McCreary | $1,262,500 | Cornerback | 26 | 0.42% | ($987,500) | $1,215,000 | $187,500 | - |
| Giovanni Manu | $1,256,414 | Left tackle | 25 | 0.42% | ($362,828) | $1,075,000 | $181,414 | - |
| Levi Onwuzurike | $1,215,000 | Defensive line | 28 | 0.40% | - | $1,215,000 | - | - |
| Greg Dortch | $1,214,706 | Wide receiver | 28 | 0.40% | ($1,075,000) | $1,215,000 | - | $139,706 |
| Sione Vaki | $1,207,177 | Running back | 25 | 0.40% | ($264,354) | $1,075,000 | $132,177 | - |
| Jimmy Rolder | $1,173,240 | Linebacker | 22 | 0.39% | ($1,152,960) | $885,000 | $288,240 | - |
| Colby Sorsdal | $1,155,021 | Right tackle | 26 | 0.38% | ($80,021) | $1,075,000 | $80,021 | - |
| Myles Adams | $1,145,000 | Defensive line | 28 | 0.38% | - | $1,145,000 | - | - |
| Raheem Blackshear | $1,145,000 | Running back | 28 | 0.38% | - | $1,145,000 | - | - |
| Tyler Lacy | $1,145,000 | Defensive line | 27 | 0.38% | - | $1,145,000 | - | - |
| Payton Turner | $1,145,000 | Edge rusher | 27 | 0.38% | - | $1,145,000 | - | - |
| Mekhi Wingo | $1,121,700 | Defensive line | 23 | 0.37% | ($93,400) | $1,075,000 | $46,700 | - |
| Christian Mahogany | $1,109,597 | Guard | 26 | 0.37% | ($69,194) | $1,075,000 | $34,597 | - |
| Tom Kennedy | $1,095,000 | Wide receiver | 30 | 0.36% | ($20,000) | $1,215,000 | $20,000 | - |
| Miles Frazier | $1,085,054 | Guard | 25 | 0.36% | ($240,162) | $1,005,000 | $80,054 | - |
| Hogan Hatten | $1,075,334 | Long snapper | 26 | 0.36% | ($334) | $1,075,000 | $334 | - |
| Tyler Conklin | $1,075,000 | Tight end | 31 | 0.36% | - | $1,300,000 | - | - |
| Keith Abney II | - | Cornerback | 21 | 0.34% | ($498,888) | $885,000 | $124,722 | - |
| Skyler Gill-Howard | $950,822 $65,822 | Defensive line | 24 | 0.32% | ($263,288) | $885,000 | $65,822 | - |
| Tyre West | $926,824 $41,824 | Edge rusher | 23 | 0.31% | ($167,296) | $885,000 | $41,824 | - |
| Dan Jackson | $917,906 $32,906 | Safety | 26 | 0.30% | ($98,718) | $885,000 | $32,906 | - |
| Dominic Lovett | $1,031,693 $26,693 | Wide receiver | 24 | 0.34% | ($80,079) | $1,005,000 | $26,693 | - |
| Erick Hunter | $893,333 $8,333 | Linebacker | 23 | 0.30% | ($175,000) | $885,000 | $8,333 | - |
| Melvin Priestly | $891,666 $6,666 | Tackle | 23 | 0.30% | ($220,000) | $885,000 | $6,666 | - |
| Aamaris Brown | $890,000 $5,000 | Cornerback | 24 | 0.30% | ($105,000) | $885,000 | $5,000 | - |
| Anthony Lucas | $890,000 $5,000 | Defensive line | 22 | 0.30% | ($115,000) | $885,000 | $5,000 | - |
| Luke Altmyer | $888,333 $3,333 | Quarterback | 24 | 0.29% | ($257,500) | $885,000 | $3,333 | - |
| Eric O'Neill | $888,333 $3,333 | Defensive line | 23 | 0.29% | ($60,000) | $885,000 | $3,333 | - |
| Kye Robichaux | $886,666 $1,666 | Running back | 24 | 0.29% | ($3,334) | $885,000 | $1,666 | - |
| Troy Reeder | $1,075,000 | Linebacker | 32 | 0.36% | - | $1,300,000 | - | - |
| Devin White | $1,075,000 | Linebacker | 28 | 0.36% | - | $1,300,000 | - | - |
| Cedrick Wilson | $1,075,000 | Wide receiver | 31 | 0.36% | - | $1,300,000 | - | - |
| Joe Bachie | $1,075,000 | Linebacker | 28 | 0.36% | - | $1,215,000 | - | - |
| Ben Bartch | $1,075,000 | Guard | 28 | 0.36% | ($330,300) | $1,215,000 | - | - |
| Jake Bates | $1,075,000 | Kicker | 26 | 0.36% | - | $1,075,000 | - | - |
| Thomas Harper | $1,075,000 | Safety | 26 | 0.36% | - | $1,075,000 | - | - |
| Michael Niese | $1,075,000 | Center | 28 | 0.36% | - | $1,075,000 | - | - |
| Chris Smith | $1,075,000 | Defensive line | 27 | 0.36% | - | $1,075,000 | - | - |
| Loren Strickland | $1,075,000 | Safety | 26 | 0.36% | - | $1,075,000 | - | - |
| Devin Cochran | $1,005,000 | Right tackle | 28 | 0.33% | - | $1,005,000 | - | - |
| Malik Cunningham | $1,005,000 | Wide receiver | 28 | 0.33% | - | $1,005,000 | - | - |
| Dontavian Jackson | $1,005,000 | Wide receiver | 29 | 0.33% | - | $1,005,000 | - | - |
| Tay Martin | $1,005,000 | Wide receiver | 29 | 0.33% | - | $1,005,000 | - | - |
| Jacob Saylors | $1,005,000 | Running back | 25 | 0.33% | - | $1,005,000 | - | - |
| Nick Whiteside | $1,005,000 | Cornerback | 26 | 0.33% | - | $1,005,000 | - | - |
| Tarik Black | $885,000 | Wide receiver | 28 | 0.29% | - | $885,000 | - | - |
| Thomas Gordon | $885,000 | Tight end | 26 | 0.29% | - | $885,000 | - | - |
| Zach Horton | $885,000 | Tight end | 24 | 0.29% | - | $885,000 | - | - |
| Seth McLaughlin | $885,000 | Center | 25 | 0.29% | - | $885,000 | - | - |
| Jackson Meeks | $885,000 | Wide receiver | 23 | 0.29% | - | $885,000 | - | - |
| Mason Miller | $885,000 | Tackle | 25 | 0.29% | - | $885,000 | - | - |
| Jabari Small | $885,000 | Running back | 24 | 0.29% | - | $885,000 | - | - |
| Ryan Cooper | - | Cornerback | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joshua Dobbs | - | Quarterback | 31 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amen Ogbongbemiga | - | Linebacker | 28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ben Stille | - | Defensive line | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Listed total | $309,582,499$309.6m | $211,786,756$211.8m | $63,121,912$63.1m | $39,221,053$39.2m |
Additional contracts · 1 player
1 rows| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | AGE | SHARE OF CAP | DEAD CAP | BASE SALARY | SIGNING BONUS | OTHER PAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Hassanein | $985,000 | Edge rusher | 24 | 0.33% | ($25,000) | $885,000 | $25,000 | $75,000 |
Additional contracts · 2 players
2 rows| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | AGE | SHARE OF CAP | DEAD CAP | BASE SALARY | SIGNING BONUS | OTHER PAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendrick Law | $627,534 | Wide receiver | 23 | 0.21% | ($450,136) | $515,000 | $112,534 | - |
| Aidan Keanaaina | $521,666 | Defensive line | 24 | 0.17% | ($267,500) | $515,000 | $6,666 | - |
Additional contracts · 22 players
Top 16 of 22 players
| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | SHARE OF CAP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Decker | $9,444,000$9.4m | Left tackle | 3.14% |
| Terrion Arnold | $6,662,882$6.7m | Cornerback | 2.21% |
| David Montgomery | $4,862,501$4.9m | Running back | 1.61% |
| D.J. Reader | $3,729,000$3.7m | Defensive tackle | 1.24% |
| Frank Ragnow | $3,600,000$3.6m | Center | 1.20% |
| Graham Glasgow | $2,875,000$2.9m | Center | 0.95% |
| Alex Anzalone | $1,200,000 | Outside linebacker | 0.40% |
| Hendon Hooker | $289,822 | Quarterback | 0.10% |
| Brodric Martin | $214,379 | Defensive tackle | 0.07% |
| Teddy Bridgewater | $187,500 | Quarterback | 0.06% |
| Ahmed Hassanein | $172,419 | Defensive end | 0.06% |
| De'Shawn Rucker | $165,000 | Cornerback | 0.05% |
| Miles Kitselman | $108,333 | Tight end | 0.04% |
| Keith Cooper Jr. | $13,334 | Defensive tackle | 0.00% |
| Jakobie Keeney-James | $13,334 | Wide receiver | 0.00% |
| Jackson Meeks | $13,334 | Wide receiver | 0.00% |
| Zach Horton | $10,000 | Tight end | 0.00% |
| Gavin Holmes | $6,667 | Cornerback | 0.00% |
| Ian Kennelly | $6,667 | Safety | 0.00% |
| Mason Miller | $6,667 | Tackle | 0.00% |
| Anthony Tyus III | $6,667 | Running back | 0.00% |
| Nate Lynn | $5,000 | Defensive end | 0.00% |
| Listed total | $33,592,506$33.6m |
Key contract dates
1 rows| DEADLINE DATE | NAME | TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Clark | Chuck Clark | ROSTER BONUS 2026-27 Roster Bonus - Week 1 | $112,500 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is Detroit Lions' yearly total?
Detroit Lions' yearly total is $310,592,221.
How many players are on the Detroit Lions roster?
90 players on the Detroit Lions active roster. We list a further 25 carried beyond it.