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PlayerCade Mays · LG, Detroit Lions, Model Score 76.4Be the Lions GM

Cade Mays

Detroit Lions
Pos LG
Updated September 25, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$2.8M
APY
$8.3M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$14.2M
Years on Deal
5
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$17.9M/yr
underpaid by $9.6M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $72M total · range $15.5M to $24.9M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Joe TippmannNYJ · signed 2026
5 yr · $15.5M/yr
63
Luke GoedekeTB · signed 2025
4 yr · $22.5M/yr
60
Aaron BrewerMIA · signed 2026
4 yr · $17.5M/yr
66
Brandon ScherffJAX · signed 2022
3 yr · $16.5M/yr
61
Laken TomlinsonNYJ · signed 2022
3 yr · $13.3M/yr
63
Landon DickersonPHI · signed 2024
4 yr · $21.0M/yr
57

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2026$2.8M$1.2M$1.3M$14.0M$0
2027$9.3M$7.7M$1.3M$11.2M$0
2028$4.4M$1.3M$1.3M$3.9M$496K
2029$8.5M$0$1.3M$2.6M$5.9M
2030$2.8M$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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