How much of the Indianapolis Colts' 2026 salary cap space is devoted to the linebacker position?

For this season, the league-wide salary cap was set at $301.2 million, and of that, $9.146 million will go towards the linebacker unit for the Colts, according to Over the Cap.

Compared to the rest of the NFL, the Colts rank last in salary cap spending at this position, and that figure accounts for only 3.03% of the team's allotted cap space.

Colts salary cap breakdown at linebacker

A lot of turnover took place at this position group during the offseason. Zaire Franklin and Germaine Pratt, who led the Colts in snaps at linebacker in 2025, are no longer on the team.

Instead, the Colts signed Akeem Davis-Gaither to a one-year deal. He has a cap hit of just $2.725 million.

CJ Allen, Bryce Boettcher, and Jaylon Carlies are all playing on rookie deals and have cap hits below $1.7 million.

Austin Ajiake and Devin Veresuk are on minimum deals, while West Weeks and Tahj Chambers are UDFAs with cap hits below $1 million.

This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: Colts last in salary cap spending at linebacker in 2026