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Four resource budgets tracked in real time — salary cap, cash spending, draft capital, and compensatory pick positioning.

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April 1st, 2026

$30.4M

Effective Cap Available

$69.3M

Projected Cash Available

110% Benchmark

Day 1–2 Picks

Rd 1–3 · Starters

Day 3 Picks

Rd 4–7 · Depth

Proj. Outgoing CFA's

Net qualifying contracts · 2027

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Salary Cap

The league-enforced ceiling on total player charges. Dead money counts here.

2026

$30.4M

Effective Available (after reserve)

$303.1M

Total Cap Ceiling

League Cap$301.2M

Rollover$1.9M

Total Ceiling$303.1M

Cap Usage82.7% committed

Dead Money ($5.5M) Active Commitments Estimated ($2.0M) Reserve ($20M — pre-draft)

Rough estimates for Kayode Awosika ($2M)

Total Committed	$250.7M
Estimated / Unconfirmed	$2.0M
Dead Money	$5.5M
Cap Reserve	−$20.0M
Effective Available	$30.4M

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Cash Budget

Real dollars out the door — signing bonuses, base salaries, roster bonuses paid this year.

2026

$230.0M

Cash Committed

+ $30M reserve

Pre-draft (rookies + in-season)

100%Reset$301M

$39.2M remaining

110%BenchmarkOur Projection$331M

$69.3M remaining

130%AggressiveOur Projection$392M

$129.6M remaining

150%All-In$452M

$189.8M remaining

Cash Committed Estimated ($2.0M) Future Obligations ($30M)

Rough estimates for Kayode Awosika ($2M)

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Draft Capital

Current pick inventory with source tracking and Jimmy Johnson value comparison.

2026 Draft

1,350.8

Actual JJ Points

1,365.8

Original Picks Only

-15.0pts lost

Original5

Rd 1#22780 pts

Rd 2#55350 pts

Rd 3#86160 pts

Rd 4#11952 pts

Rd 6#1998.8 pts

Traded For0

None

Compensatory0

None

Total: 5 picks · 1,350.8 Jimmy Johnson points

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Comp Pick Cancellation

Current-year FA activity that determines next year's comp picks. Paired rows cancel each other out.

→ 2027 Draft

Departing UFAsEarns Picks →

Incoming Signings← Cancels Picks

RdPlayerAPY

3Odafe Oweh$25M

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No cancellation

4Zion Johnson$16.5M

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No cancellation

6Benjamin St-Juste$5

6Charlie Kolar8$.1

7Keenan Allen$4

6Cole Strange$6.5

Bubble Players

Non-CFA at Qualifying Value

—Tyler Biadasz$10M

—Dalvin Tomlinson$7.5M

—Alec Ingold$3.5M

—Keaton Mitchell$4.75

Net Result:2 Projected Uncancelled Outgoing CFAs

Picks Projected:2 Total (One 3rd, One 4th)(4 departing − 2 incoming = 2 uncancelled)

~~Strikethrough~~ = cancelled pair⚡ = earns a comp pickItalicized = projectedBubble / Non-CFA = tracked only

G Still need one more reliable starting guard

EDGE Team has starters, but one is in his mid-30's, and Odafe proved how another rotational, impactful edge can lift the room.

DE/IDL Pass rush specialist in the interior line would do wonders to help the edges.

ILB Perryman is older, Henley is in a contract year. Wax shows promise, but no one knows what we have in Colson yet.

TE Great blocking tight end with upside, great second year tight end. A proven vet starter could go a long way here.

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