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Cashius Howell

Cincinnati Bengals
Pos DE
Updated September 3, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$2.2M
APY
$3.0M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$12.0M
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$9.2M/yr
underpaid by $6.2M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $37M total · range $6.6M to $14.9M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Jonathon CooperDEN · signed 2024
4 yr · $13.5M/yr
44
Deatrich WiseNE · signed 2021
4 yr · $5.5M/yr
41
Carl GrandersonNO · signed 2022
2 yr · $2.6M/yr
43
Tyquan LewisIND · signed 2022
1 yr · $2.5M/yr
39
DA
Dorance Armstrong Jr.DAL · signed 2022
2 yr · $6.0M/yr
44
Samson EbukamSF · signed 2021
2 yr · $6.0M/yr
40

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2026$2.2M$885K$1.3M$12.0M$0
2027$2.7M$1.4M$1.3M$9.8M$0
2028$3.3M$2.0M$1.3M$7.1M$0
2029$3.8M$2.5M$1.3M$3.8M$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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