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The Dallas Cowboys have four players with salary cap hits of over $19 million for this season, led by Dak Prescott’s $44.5 million hit. The Cowboys’ salary cap hits for 2026 find Prescott, George Pickens, Quinnen Williams, and CeeDee Lamb accounting for over 37% of the Cowboys’ salary cap for the 2026 season. The NFL Salary Cap for the 2026 season rose to an all-time high of $301.2 million. This is an increase of $22 million from the 2025 season. The NFL’s salary cap has increased by nearly $46 million in the last two seasons. The salary cap hit is a combination of salary, signing bonus money, and roster and workout bonuses. Salary counts in the year it was paid. Roster and workout bonuses count for the season in which they are earned. Signing bonuses can be divided equally among the years of the contract, up to five years. A big downfall of this bonus money is that if a player is waived or traded, any remaining bonus money that has not yet counted against the cap immediately accelerates to the team’s cap for the current season. This is commonly referred to as ‘dead money.’ Top Dallas Cowboys Salary Cap Hits (Cowboys among the NFL’s top 500 in 2026 salary) | NAME | TEAM | Position | Salary Cap Hit | % of Cap ($301.2M) | | Dak Prescott | Dallas Cowboys | Quarterback | $44,589,885 | 14.80% | | George Pickens | Dallas Cowboys | Wide Receiver | $27,298,000 | 9.06% | | Quinnen Williams | Dallas Cowboys | DL/DT | $21,632,353 | 7.18% | | CeeDee Lamb | Dallas Cowboys | Wide Receiver | $19,654,314 | 6.53% | | DaRon Bland | Dallas Cowboys | Cornerback | $17,019,608 | 5.65% | | Kenny Clark | Dallas Cowboys | DL/DT | $12,700,000 | 4.22% | | Jake Ferguson | Dallas Cowboys | Tight End | $10,400,000 | 3.45% | | Tyler Smith | Dallas Cowboys | Guard | $10,302,300 | 3.42% | | Terence Steele | Dallas Cowboys | Right Tackle | $8,725,000 | 2.90% | | Malik Hooker | Dallas Cowboys | Safety | $6,558,824 | 2.18% | | T.J. Bass | Dallas Cowboys | Guard | $5,767,000 | 1.91% | | Rashan Gary | Dallas Cowboys | EDGE | $5,700,000 | 1.89% | | Caleb Downs | Dallas Cowboys | Safety | $5,263,998 | 1.75% | | Tyler Booker | Dallas Cowboys | Guard | $5,077,894 | 1.69% | | Kavontae Turpin | Dallas Cowboys | Wide Receiver | $4,641,176 | 1.54% | | Jalen Thompson | Dallas Cowboys | Safety | $4,622,345 | 1.53% | - 2017: $167.0 million - 2018: $177.2 million2019: $188.2 million - 2020: $198.2 million - 2021: $182.5 million ( COVID) - 2022: $208.2 million - 2023: $224.8 million - 2024: $255.4 million - 2025: $279.2 million - 2026: $301.2 million Top Dallas Cowboys Salary Cap Hits: Guaranteed Money | Dallas Cowboys Contracts | || | Player | Pos | Guarantee at Sign | | Dak Prescott | QB | $129,000,000 | | CeeDee Lamb | WR | $67,000,000 | | Quinnen Williams | DL | $47,835,000 | | Tyler Smith | G | $41,271,000 | | DaRon Bland | CB | $36,346,000 | | Caleb Downs | S | $28,951,992 | | George Pickens | WR | $27,298,000 | | Tyler Booker | G | $22,553,718 | | Jalen Thompson | S | $22,000,000 | | Terence Steele | RT | $21,750,000 | | Jake Ferguson | TE | $21,406,000 | | Malachi Lawrence | ED | $20,220,416 | | Kenny Clark | DL | $17,500,000 | | Rashan Gary | ED | $16,000,000 | | Brandon Aubrey | K | $15,000,000 | | Tyler Guyton | LT | $13,155,806 | | Donovan Ezeiruaku | ED | $8,775,719 | | Markquese Bell | S | $6,200,000 | | Hunter Luepke | FB | $5,030,000 | | Kavontae Turpin | WR | $5,000,000 | | Malik Hooker | S | $3,500,000 | | Luke Schoonmaker | TE | $3,342,441 | | Bryan Anger | P | $3,300,000 | | Sam Howell | QB | $2,500,000 | | Sam Williams | ED | $2,000,000 | | Trent Sieg | LS | $1,805,000 | | P.J. Locke | S | $1,500,000 | | Decobie Durant | CB | $1,500,000 | | Jonathan Bullard | ED | $1,500,000 | | Jaishawn Barham | ED | $1,416,980 | | Shavon Revel Jr. | CB | $1,372,176 | | Matt Hennessy | C | $1,262,500 | | Drew Shelton | T | $1,195,428 | | Devin Moore | CB | $1,189,532 | | Cooper Beebe | C | $1,139,796 | | Marist Liufau | LB | $959,284 | | DeMarvion Overshown | ED | $920,020 | | LT Overton | DL | $789,036 | | Otito Ogbonnia | DL | $500,000 | | Jaydon Blue | RB | $427,068 | | Shemar James | LB | $423,436 | | Michael Trigg | TE | $280,000 | | Trevor Keegan | G | $254,276 | | Caelen Carson | CB | $254,276 | | Brevyn Spann-Ford | TE | $245,000 | | Ajani Cornelius | T | $213,976 | | D.J. Rogers | TE | $200,000 | | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | $187,500 | | Joe Milton III | QB | $183,316 | | Anthony Smith | WR | $180,860 | | Jay Toia | DL | $153,116 | | Dee Winters | ED | $133,336 | | Phil Mafah | RB | $111,532 | | Nathan Thomas | G | $105,972 | | Camden Brown | WR | $105,000 | | Jordan Hudson | WR | $105,000 | | Trikweze Bridges | CB | $101,672 | | Tyrus Wheat | ED | $100,000 | | Kelvin Gilliam | DL | $50,000 | | Tommy Dunn | DL | $50,000 | | Langston Patterson | LB | $50,000 | | Dominic Richardson | RB | $50,000 | | D.J. Withers | DL | $3,000 | | Shiyazh Pete | T | $3,000 | The Last Word This Cowboys team has reloaded, and Jerry Jones has seemingly pulled out all the stops to make sure the offense and defense are loaded. Dak Prescott has the weapons on offense, and the defense, with Quinnen Williams and Kenny Clark, is significantly fortified for a Super Bowl run. Can the pieces finally come together for Dallas to return to the Super Bowl? 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