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Cap Overview
The Jets' cap picture is a story of short-term pain giving way to significant future flexibility. Right now the team holds $34.1M in cap room, ranking tenth league-wide, but that number is heavily shadowed by $95.2M in dead money, the fourth-largest such burden in the entire league. The current season's committed spending sits at $194.3M, rising to $224.8M next season before dropping sharply to $148.3M the year after and $92.2M in year three. That back-half relief is the real story: the team's $98.2M in projected next-year cap room, ranked sixth in the league, signals a genuine spending window on the horizon. With 25 expiring contracts this cycle, the front office has meaningful flexibility to reshape the roster without being permanently handcuffed, provided it avoids adding long-term dead money in the near term.
Top Cap Hits
| Player | Pos | Age | OVR | Cap Hit | Yrs Left | % of Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB · 28 · OVR 77 · 2 yrs | CB | 28 | 77 | $14.0M4.3% | 2 | 4.3% | |
| WILL · 26 · OVR 77 · 2 yrs | WILL | 26 | 77 | $11.5M3.6% | 2 | 3.6% | |
| HB · 25 · OVR 87 · 3 yrs | HB | 25 | 87 | $11.5M3.5% | 3 | 3.5% | |
| WR · 26 · OVR 87 · 5 yrs | WR | 26 | 87 | $10.1M3.1% | 5 | 3.1% | |
| REDGE · 23 · OVR 81 · 4 yrs | REDGE | 23 | 81 | $9.9M3.1% | 4 | 3.1% | |
| DT · 30 · OVR 77 · 1 yrs | DT | 30 | 77 | $7.5M2.3% | 1 | 2.3% | |
| SS · 29 · OVR 90 · 3 yrs | SS | 29 | 90 | $7.4M2.3% | 3 | 2.3% | |
| RT · 22 · OVR 83 · 3 yrs | RT | 22 | 83 | $7.2M2.2% | 3 | 2.2% | |
| LT · 23 · OVR 76 · 2 yrs | LT | 23 | 76 | $5.6M1.7% | 2 | 1.7% | |
| LEDGE · 26 · OVR 73 · 3 yrs | LEDGE | 26 | 73 | $5.5M1.7% | 3 | 1.7% |
Contract Cliffs
| Player | Pos | Age | OVR | Cap Hit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT · 30 · OVR 77 | DT | 30 | 77 | $7.5M | |
| REDGE · 26 · OVR 73 | REDGE | 26 | 73 | $5.0M | |
| DT · 33 · OVR 77 | DT | 33 | 77 | $4.5M | |
| FS · 25 · OVR 78 | FS | 25 | 78 | $4.0M | |
| RG · 28 · OVR 73 | RG | 28 | 73 | $3.5M | |
| CB · 27 · OVR 75 | CB | 27 | 75 | $3.5M | |
| QB · 35 · OVR 75 | QB | 35 | 75 | $3.3M | |
| SS · 26 · OVR 77 | SS | 26 | 77 | $2.2M | |
| LT · 26 · OVR 66 | LT | 26 | 66 | $2.0M | |
| WR · 32 · OVR 74 | WR | 32 | 74 | $2.0M | |
| HB · 28 · OVR 67 | HB | 28 | 67 | $1.9M | |
| FB · 30 · OVR 68 | FB | 30 | 68 | $1.5M | |
| RT · 29 · OVR 67 | RT | 29 | 67 | $1.5M | |
| CB · 28 · OVR 71 | CB | 28 | 71 | $1.2M | |
| WILL · 27 · OVR 64 | WILL | 27 | 64 | $1.1M | |
| TE · 27 · OVR 67 | TE | 27 | 67 | $1.1M | |
| DT · 25 · OVR 74 | DT | 25 | 74 | $1.1M | |
| LEDGE · 25 · OVR 67 | LEDGE | 25 | 67 | $1.1M | |
| WR · 25 · OVR 67 | WR | 25 | 67 | $1.1M | |
| DT · 28 · OVR 64 | DT | 28 | 64 | $1.0M | |
| P · 25 · OVR 74 | P | 25 | 74 | $1.0M | |
| K · 30 · OVR 76 | K | 30 | 76 | $900.0K | |
| LG · 28 · OVR 65 | LG | 28 | 65 | $700.0K | |
| LEDGE · 24 · OVR 63 | LEDGE | 24 | 63 | $700.0K | |
| WR · 23 · OVR 67 | WR | 23 | 67 | $600.0K |
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