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PlayerBaker Mayfield · QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Model Score 82.6Be the Buccaneers GM

Baker Mayfield

Tampa Bay Buccaneers·#6UNDERPAID
Pos QBHt 6'1"Wt 215 lbExp 8 yrCollege Oklahoma
Updated October 8, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$34.0M
APY
$55.0M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$177.4M
Years on Deal
5
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$50.4M/yr
underpaid by $17.1M/yr

Estimate: 3 yrs, $151M total · range $48.1M to $59.1M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Russell WilsonDEN · signed 2022
5 yr · $49.0M/yr
77
Derek CarrLV · signed 2022
3 yr · $40.5M/yr
74
Jimmy GaroppoloSF · signed 2022
1 yr · $7.0M/yr
74
Russell WilsonSEA · signed 2019
4 yr · $35.0M/yr
78
Kirk CousinsMIN · signed 2020
2 yr · $33.0M/yr
78
Kirk CousinsMIN · signed 2018
3 yr · $28.0M/yr
75

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$1.0M$10.0M$0$0$0
2026$34.0M$1.3M$15.7M$129.1M$0
2027$65.7M$1.4M$15.7M$95.1M$0
2028$65.7M$30.0M$15.7M$29.4M$36.3M
2029$64.9M$52.5M$9.9M$13.7M$51.3M
2030$3.7M$0$3.7M$3.7M$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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