Ahmad Gardner
Indianapolis ColtsPos CB
Updated September 25, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$9.5M
APY
$30.1M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$114.5M
Years on Deal
6
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$24.4M/yr
overpaid by $5.7M/yr
Estimate: 4 yrs, $98M total · range $16.9M to $32.6M a year · How it is built →
Comps6 deals
Christian GonzalezNE · signed 2026
5 yr · $33.8M/yr
80
Trent McDuffieLAR · signed 2026
5 yr · $31.0M/yr
79
Paulson AdeboNYG · signed 2025
2 yr · $18.0M/yr
76
D.J. ReedNYJ · signed 2022
3 yr · $11.0M/yr
78
J.C. JacksonNE · signed 2022
5 yr · $16.5M/yr
78
Jaire AlexanderGB · signed 2022
4 yr · $21.0M/yr
83The score is how good each player rated at his position when he signed, out of 100.
| Year | Cap Hit | Base | Bonus | Dead $ | Cap Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $625K | $1.2M | $0 | $0 | $625K |
| 2026 | $9.5M | $5.2M | $4.0M | $50.5M | $0 |
| 2027 | $21.0M | $14.0M | $6.0M | $41.0M | $0 |
| 2028 | $26.2M | $19.2M | $6.0M | $12.0M | $14.2M |
| 2029 | $36.1M | $29.1M | $6.0M | $8.0M | $28.1M |
| 2030 | $36.1M | $29.1M | $6.0M | $4.0M | $32.1M |
Cap Scenario What-if
Cap Savings
$0
Dead Money
$0
Release and Trade carry the same cap impact; a Post-June 1 designation spreads the dead money across two seasons.