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PlayerAnthony Nelson · EDGE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Model Score 67.9Be the Buccaneers GM

Anthony Nelson

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Pos EDGE
Updated September 30, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$5.4M
APY
$5.0M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$11.8M
Years on Deal
5
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$3.9M/yr

Estimate: 2 yrs, $8M total · range $1.6M to $7.2M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Michael HoechtBUF · signed 2025
3 yr · $7.0M/yr
39
Trey FlowersMIA · signed 2022
1 yr · $2.1M/yr
40
Deatrich WiseNE · signed 2021
4 yr · $5.5M/yr
41
Carl NassibTB · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
38
Devon KennardARI · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.5M/yr
37
Stephen WeatherlyCLE · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
39

The score is how good each player rated at his position when he signed, out of 100.

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$2.0M$1.2M$866K$0$2.0M
2026$5.4M$4.0M$866K$3.5M$1.9M
2027$2.6M$0$866K$2.6M$0
2028$866K$0$0$0$0
2029$866K$0$0$0$0

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.

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