Justin Herbert and Chargers' top 10 salary cap hits after Rashawn Slater extension

The top end of the Los Angeles Chargers salary and cap space chart got an interesting little reshuffling over the weekend when the team agreed to a massive contract extension with offensive tackle Rashawn Slater. 

Of course, there wasn’t anything little about it. 

The $114 million extension over four years for Slater actually brought his 2025 cap hit number slightly down, though.

As such, here’s an updated look at the 10 biggest cap hits for the Chargers in 2025, per Over the Cap: 

• Justin Herbert: $37.3 million
• Derwin James: $23.8 million
• Khalil Mack: $18 million
• Rashawn Slater: $14.8 million
• Trey Pipkins: $9.2 million
• Joe Alt: $7.5 million
• Mekhi Becton: $7.3 million
• Alohi Gilman: $6.7 million
• Will Dissly: $5.8 million
• Najee Harris: $5.2 million

There are a few obvious outliers there. Trey Pipkins was a cut or trade candidate last year and might not start this year. Najee Harris has yet to practice after the fireworks-related injury earlier in the month. Names like Will Dissly might not be on the roster in roughly one year. 

Otherwise, the list is an interesting mix. Mekhi Becton was the big offseason splash, yet contract structure helps out the cap hit. It’s littered with core leaders, yet flexible enough that it could look dramatically different just one year from now. 

In fact, roughly half of these names could be swapped out by 2026, for better or worse. But the mixture is a testament to the savvy cap balancing the Chargers have put forth in the Joe Hortiz era so far.