NFL Salary
Pay vs Performance
Dallas Cowboys roster · each player vs his own position market · APY basis · updated 2026-10-28Contracts
Lens
Whole roster on one map · no position filtering
Roster contracts
54
Roster APY
$376.3M
Rookie-scale deals
23
Top-quartile deals
15
League median APY
$1.5M
Market read
20roster contracts rank above their position market's median in both pay and role.
3top-quartile contracts here sit in the bottom half of their market's role.
3below-median contracts return top-quartile role in their markets.
Pay vs role
Cowboys roster · 54 contracts plotted · each vs his own position market
Snap-share percentile
0255075100
League median payLeague median roleRole ahead of payPremium starterLow-cost depthPay ahead of roleTurpinRevel Jr.Winters
4
92
88
3
73
26
97
7
87
78
33
13
89
66
52
40
57
24
9
19
77
2
30
60
14
91
6
25
55
28
86
56
35
67
0
99
59
93
11
23
50
43
32
18
65
41
20
85
53
45
11
42
84
58
0255075100
Pay percentile (APY)
Veteran dealRookie scaleLimited sample
Biggest rank gaps
Dallas Cowboys roster · role lens · gap within each position marketRole ahead of pay
+141
Dee WintersLB
PAY 204
ROLE 63
$993K
59.9% snaps
Rookie scale
+72
Donovan EzeiruakuEDGE
PAY 97
ROLE 25
$2.5M
68.2% snaps
Rookie scale
+65
Shemar JamesLB
PAY 146
ROLE 81
$1.2M
43.1% snaps
Rookie scale
+43
Justin BarronLB
PAY 212
ROLE 169
$968K
3.7% snaps
Rookie scale
+43
Isaiah LandLB
PAY 254
ROLE 211
$248K
0.3% snaps
Rookie scale
+39
Jaishawn BarhamLB
PAY 90
ROLE 51
$1.7M
70.2% snaps
Rookie scale
Pay ahead of role
-101
Kavontae TurpinWR
PAY 57
ROLE 158
$4.5M
14.1% snaps
Veteran
-97
Parris CampbellWR
PAY 148
ROLE 245
$1.2M
0.2% snaps
One-year
-73
Von MillerEDGE
PAY 62
ROLE 135
$5.5M
20.9% snaps
One-year
-62
Cobie DurantCB
PAY 51
ROLE 113
$4M
21.4% snaps
One-year
-60
Tyler SmithG
PAY 2
ROLE 62
$24M
34.2% snaps
Veteran
-51
Joey Porter Jr.CB
PAY 69
ROLE 120
$2.4M
16.3% snaps
Rookie scale
OCT 27
7:18 AM
SWR
INJURY
Status changed to Inactive — Ribs
QUESTIONABLE → INACTIVE
official · QUOTE“status change recorded Oct 26, 6:53 PM ET”
OCT 27
7:18 AM
LT
INJURY
Status changed to Inactive — Hamstring
QUESTIONABLE → INACTIVE
official · QUOTE“status change recorded Oct 26, 6:53 PM ET”
OCT 27
7:18 AM
ED
RB
INJURY
Status changed to Inactive — Coach's Decision
ACTIVE → INACTIVE
official · QUOTE“status change recorded Oct 26, 6:55 PM ET”
OCT 27
7:18 AM
ROLB
INJURY
Status changed to Inactive — Coach's Decision
ACTIVE → INACTIVE
official · QUOTE“status change recorded Oct 26, 6:53 PM ET”
OCT 27
7:18 AM
MLB
INJURY
Status changed to Inactive — Calf
QUESTIONABLE → INACTIVE
official · QUOTE“status change recorded Oct 26, 6:53 PM ET”
