The Miami Dolphins’ remaining 2026 and 2027 spending power is now clear after their rookie signings have been finalized
The balance sheet is updated for the Miami Dolphins’ 2026 salary cap after signing their full rookie class last week.
The Miami Dolphins endured a busy 2026 NFL Draft, only to spend much of the month of May quietly waiting for June. The June 1st salary cap relief was sorely needed for the Dolphins. They made the most of their new spending ability by quickly hammering out thirteen(!) rookie signings.
Some, but not all, of those rookies did indeed eat into Miami’s salary cap space. And now, with the deed done and the rookie contracts reflected on the books, we have for formal amount of remaining salary cap space remaining for 2026 remaining. And, just as importantly, an even better snapshot of what the team’s salary cap situation will be in 2027.
The balance sheet is updated for the Miami Dolphins’ 2026 salary cap after signing their full rookie class last week
Contracts aren’t reflected in the online salary cap web pages until they’re formally processed and entered. With the Miami Dolphins’ 13 rookie contracts now on the books, we can confidently say that the team has $12,285,824 in 2026 salary cap space remaining available to them the rest of this season.
But, just as importantly, the team’s 2027 outlook is now clear. And as you may expect from 13 rookie signings, the 2027 implications did extract a heavy toll.
Miami no longer projects to hold the highest amount of salary cap space of any team in the league in 2027. That said, they aren’t far off. The Dolphins are listed by OverTheCap as having $108 million in spending power next spring. The most compelling fact with this number? The Dolphins are currently credited with having 52 players under contract for next year. That means that Miami will not be facing significant cap losses by filling their roster up to 51 players after this season. They have a TRUE $108 million in cap space to work with.
That number may not hold true by the time the season rolls around (or next offseason). Miami still has outstanding business to tend to with center Aaron Brewer and linebacker Jordyn Brooks. Signing one (or both) players to long-term deals would obviously hold major implications on the 2027 salary cap (and beyond). It’d be money well spent. But it still isn’t done until it’s done. At least we now know what the Miami Dolphins have to work with if they choose to take one or two new contracts in stride.
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