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Budda Baker

S·Arizona Cardinals
OVERPAIDTier 6Round 2, pick 36 in 2017
Updated November 10, 2026
89.8
Model Score
Up from 83.5 last year
Trade value ·a 4th
2026 Cap Hit
$19.2M
APY
$18.0M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$17.4M
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2024
Est. Value
$9.2M/yr
overpaid by $8.8M/yr

Estimate: 1 yrs, $9M total · range $6.6M to $15.3M a year · How it is built →

Comps5 deals
DeShon ElliottPIT · signed 2025
2 yr · $6.3M/yr
76
Tyrann MathieuNO · signed 2022
3 yr · $9.0M/yr
73
Xavier WoodsCAR · signed 2022
3 yr · $5.0M/yr
78
Bobby McCainWAS · signed 2022
2 yr · $5.0M/yr
75
Deon BushKC · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
72

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2024$22.1M$14.2M$7.0M
2025$10.8M$7.0M$3.1M$0$10.8M
2026$19.2M$14.4M$3.1M$13.9M$5.3M
2027$20.9M$16.1M$3.1M$3.1M$17.8M

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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