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Caelen Carson

Dallas Cowboys
Pos CB
Updated August 24, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$1.1M
APY
$1.1M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$254K
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2024
Est. Value
$4.9M/yr
underpaid by $3.8M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $19M total · range $2.0M to $3.5M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Isaiah OliverATL · signed 2022
1 yr · $2.4M/yr
19
Nate HairstonMIN · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.1M/yr
17
A.J. MooreHOU · signed 2021
1 yr · $2.1M/yr
15
Mike FordDEN · signed 2021
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
18
Marcus PetersBAL · signed 2019
3 yr · $14.0M/yr
18
Vernon HargreavesHOU · signed 2021
1 yr · $1.5M/yr
19

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2024$750K$795K$64K
2025$875K$960K$64K$0$875K
2026$1.1M$1.1M$64K$127K$1.0M
2027$1.3M$1.2M$64K$64K$1.2M

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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