With the NFL trade deadline behind us, what does the Jacksonville Jaguars' current and future salary cap situation look like?
The Jaguars, of course, made three big trades on Monday, acquiring Jessie Bates, Davon Godchaux, and Jordan Davis. However, dating back to the offseason, the Jaguars have been relatively short on cap space. In part, that is a product of the hefty amount of dead cap sitting on the 2026 books from the heavy roster turnover that took place in 2025.
So how did the Jaguars get these deals done?
According to Ian Rapoport, the Falcons paid most of Bates' remaining $6.5 million salary to help the addition work with the Jaguars' cap situation. This likely resulted in Jacksonville having to give up more to Atlanta to help faciliate
the deal.
With the Davis contract, since an extension was just signed in the offseason, the cap ramifications in 2026 were fairly minimal as is, and any guaranteed money remained with Philadelphia. So, according toSpotrac, the Jaguars are only on the hook for $607,500,000 for the rest of the 2026 season.
Godchaux, meanwhile, was playing on a deal that the Jaguars could absorb.
At this moment, Over the Cap has the Jaguars with $3.37 million in available cap space, which is the fifth-lowest total in the NFL.
Looking ahead to 2027, the Jaguars are currently projected to be $20.118 million over the salary cap. Only five teams have less space than Jacksonville.
Godchaux and Bates are both set to be free agents in 2027, while Davis has a cap hit of $4.69 million and a guaranteed salary of $18.43 million, per OTC.
Once the offseason arrives, GM James Gladstone will have work to do to clear cap space. That can be accomplished through veteran cuts or the restructuring of contracts, which pushes current cap charges to future years.
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: Jaguars future salary cap outlook after trade deadline moves
