Even a full year after he was released, quarterback Russell Wilson remains the biggest salary cap hit for the Denver Broncos in 2025 at $32 million.
If you only include players currently on the team, the club's biggest cap hit this year belongs to right tackle Mike McGlinchey ($23.77 million). The biggest cap hit on defense is defensive lineman Zach Allen ($19.79 million).
Here's a quick look at Denver's 20 largest cap hits in 2025, courtesy of OverTheCap.com.
Broncos biggest salary cap hits
- QB Russell Wilson: $32,000,000
- OT Mike McGlinchey: $23,775,000
- WR Courtland Sutton: $20,200,000
- DL Zach Allen: $19,795,000
- OL Ben Powers: $17,425,000
- DL John Franklin-Myers: $10,000,000
- DB Brandon Jones: $9,053,333
- CB Pat Surtain: $8,370,000
- OLB Jonathon Cooper: $8,145,000
- ILB Alex Singleton: $6,913,334
- DL D.J. Jones: $6,600,000
- TE Evan Engram: $5,956,666
- ILB Dre Greenlaw: $5,816,666
- OT Garett Bolles: $5,816,000
- OLB Nik Bonitto: $5,695,889
- K Wil Lutz: $5,540,000
- OL Quinn Meinerz: $5,525,000
- DB P.J. Locke: $5,190,000
- TE Adam Trautman: $4,500,000
- DL Malcolm Roach: $4,250,000
Second-year quarterback Bo Nix checks in at No. 21 with a $4,230,265 cap hit this fall. Keep in mind that the above figures are subject to change based on pending contract extensions and potential cap casualties or restructures.
With the NFL draft less than a month away, OTC estimates the Broncos have about $17.4 million in remaining cap space. The draft will be held in Wisconsin from April 24-26.
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This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: Denver Broncos: 20 biggest salary cap hits in 2025
