Taking a look at the top 10 Tennessee Titans under contract in 2026, NFL salary cap projections and the team’s highest-paid players.
After yet another pathetic season, the Tennessee Titans are back to the drawing board. This past season was supposed to be different with the selection of quarterback Cam Ward in the 2025 NFL Draft. Instead, the Titans sank even deeper this year, and it resulted in a new coaching change once again. Now, with Robert Salah at the helm and an absurd amount of cap space, the Titans only have themselves to blame if they can’t build a team that can at least go .500 in 2026.
Below, we will take a look at the 10 best players that the Tennessee Titans still have under contract for next season. We will also look at NFL salary cap projections and the top cap hits on the team in 2026.
10 Best Tennessee Titans Under Contract in 2026
These are the 10 best players the Tennessee Titans still have under contract for the 2026 season, in the order of their current salary cap hit. For those of you who are wondering, this list is sorted to show their best players overall, not just the players that earn the most money in their contracts.
- Calvin Ridley, WR ($26.5M)
- Jeffery Simmons, DL ($25.6M)
- L’Jarius Sneed, CB ($19.6M)
- Lloyd Cushenberry, C ($12.5M)
- Amani Hooker, S ($12M)
- Cam Ward, QB ($11.1M)
- Tony Pollard, RB ($9.3M)
- JC Latham, RT ($7.1M)
- Peter Skoronski, G ($6.3M)
- Tyjae Spears, RB ($4M)
Highest Tennessee Titans Cap Hits in 2026
As things stand today, here is a list of the 10 highest player hits against the Tennessee Titans’ salary cap in 2026. Contracts can and will be manipulated and players can be cut or traded as well. In the event of a release, we list a player’s dead cap, which is how much money they would count against the cap if they are cut from the team.
- WR, Calvin Ridley, $26.5M, ($13M dead cap)
- OT, Dan Moore, $26.3M, ($12.5M)
- DL, Jeffery Simmons, $25.6M, ($10M)
- CB, L’Jarius Sneed, $19.6M, ($8.1M)
- C, Lloyd Cushenberry, $12.5M, ($9.1M)
- S, Amani Hooker, $12M, ($17.7M)
- QB, Cam Ward, $11.1M, ($40M)
- RB, Tony Pollard, $9.3M, ($2M)
- LB, Cody Barton, $8.2M, ($4.9M)
- OT, JC Latham, $7.1M, ($15.4M)
NFL Salary Cap Projections 2026
The league has informed teams that the 2026 NFL salary cap will be between $301.2 million and $305.7 million per team. Below, we will assume a salary cap of $303.45 million, using data from Spotrac.
| Rk | TM | Current Players | Cap Space | Dead Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEN | 52 | $97,776,638 | $5,135,657 |
| 2 | LV | 49 | $87,821,212 | $35,238,302 |
| 3 | LAC | 52 | $82,100,325 | $478,183 |
| 4 | NYJ | 51 | $78,990,889 | $88,996,619 |
| 5 | WAS | 52 | $66,506,531 | $12,592,731 |
| 6 | SEA | 57 | $63,421,971 | $483,724 |
| 7 | CIN | 63 | $52,675,496 | $11,248,222 |
| 8 | PIT | 60 | $44,768,173 | $7,934,338 |
| 9 | LAR | 53 | $44,390,412 | $8,570,436 |
| 10 | IND | 60 | $34,952,488 | $2,093,644 |
| 11 | NE | 64 | $34,800,699 | $20,364,345 |
| 12 | ARI | 59 | $32,813,790 | $14,951,854 |
| 13 | ATL | 50 | $26,181,296 | $4,660,354 |
| 14 | DEN | 55 | $26,033,090 | $1,218,922 |
| 15 | BAL | 48 | $22,673,001 | $12,262,715 |
| 16 | SF | 59 | $22,453,414 | $36,327,740 |
| 17 | TB | 52 | $14,479,885 | $253,922 |
| 18 | CAR | 54 | $9,875,093 | $14,607,844 |
| 19 | NYG | 58 | $7,030,099 | $216,988 |
| 20 | PHI | 56 | $3,679,036 | $53,387,574 |
| 21 | MIA | 52 | -$3,699,267 | $73,949,385 |
| 22 | GB | 66 | -$4,344,831 | $17,171,715 |
| 23 | HOU | 54 | -$8,042,142 | $39,318,780 |
| 24 | DET | 49 | -$9,151,960 | $9,287,290 |
| 25 | CHI | 53 | -$9,503,349 | $917,995 |
| 26 | JAX | 61 | -$12,074,552 | $50,977,118 |
| 27 | KC | 54 | -$14,403,869 | $215,642 |
| 28 | BUF | 59 | -$15,187,073 | $30,093,166 |
| 29 | CLE | 55 | -$19,541,898 | $39,763,849 |
| 30 | DAL | 54 | -$25,890,723 | $24,344,178 |
| 31 | MIN | 54 | -$40,632,414 | $5,608,074 |
| 32 | NO | 66 | -$41,774,364 | $90,590,412 |
