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Carl Granderson

EDGE·New Orleans Saints
Tier 8Undrafted in 2019
Updated November 10, 2026
78.2
Model Score
Up from 76.6 last year
Trade value ·a 5th
2026 Cap Hit
$9.5M
APY
$13.0M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$22.1M
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2023
Est. Value
$19.5M/yr
underpaid by $6.5M/yr

Estimate: 1 yrs, $20M total · range $16.3M to $25.2M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Harold LandryNE · signed 2025
2 yr · $14.5M/yr
76
Randy GregoryDEN · signed 2022
5 yr · $13.9M/yr
70
Za'Darius SmithMIN · signed 2022
3 yr · $14.0M/yr
68
Arik ArmsteadJAX · signed 2024
3 yr · $14.5M/yr
67
Von MillerBUF · signed 2022
6 yr · $20.0M/yr
76
Jadeveon ClowneyCLE · signed 2022
1 yr · $10.0M/yr
76

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2023—————
2024$5.2M$1.2M$4.1M
2025$6.5M$1.2M$5.3M$0$6.5M
2026$9.5M$1.3M$8.2M$26.5M$0
2027$20.9M$10.8M$8.2M$18.3M$2.6M
2028$10.1M$0$6.0M$10.1M$0
2029$4.2M$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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