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Baker Mayfield

Tampa Bay Buccaneers·#6UNDERPAID
Pos QBHt 6'1"Wt 215 lbExp 7 yrCollege Oklahoma
Updated August 24, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$40.0M
APY
$33.3M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$107.4M
Years on Deal
6
Signed
2024
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
2024$6.9M$1.1M$5.8M
2025$26.5M$2.0M$12.0M$0$26.5M
2026$40.0M$10.0M$12.0M$42.1M$0
2027$30.1M$0$12.0M$30.1M$0
2028$12.0M$0$0$0$0
2029$6.2M$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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