Going into the 2026 NFL draft this week, the Denver Broncos have about $18.78 million in remaining salary cap space, according to an estimate from OverTheCap.com.
That number ranks 19th in the NFL and third in the AFC West, trailing the Los Angeles Chargers ($48.67 million) and Las Vegas Raiders ($23.24 million). Elsewhere in the division, the Kansas City Chiefs ($6.71 million) have the seventh-lowest cap cushion in the league ahead of the draft.
The Broncos have given in-house extensions to a host of players over the last two years, and new arrival Jaylen Waddle will see his cap number spike in 2027. Next year, Denver's estimated to have the fifth-least cap space in the NFL ($18 million) before free agency even begins. That's worse than KC ($28 million), Las Vegas ($108 million) and L.A. ($119 million).
Denver, of course, could create more cap room with restructures and releases. As things stand now, though, the Broncos appear to be going all-in on their current Super Bowl window without much room for free agent splashes in 2027.
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