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Chau Smith-Wade

Carolina PanthersUNDERPAID
Pos CB
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2026 Cap Hit
$1.2M
APY
$1.1M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$324K
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2024
Est. Value
$14.8M/yr
underpaid by $13.7M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $59M total · range $5.9M to $22.3M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Deommodore LenoirSF · signed 2024
5 yr · $18.0M/yr
62
Darious WilliamsJAX · signed 2022
3 yr · $10.0M/yr
61
Shaquill GriffinJAX · signed 2021
3 yr · $13.3M/yr
68
Jalen MillsNE · signed 2021
4 yr · $6.0M/yr
64
Jalen RamseyMIA · signed 2020
5 yr · $20.0M/yr
69
Ahkello WitherspoonPIT · signed 2022
2 yr · $4.0M/yr
70

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2024$840K$795K$81K
2025$1.0M$960K$81K$0$1.0M
2026$1.2M$1.1M$81K$162K$994K
2027$1.3M$1.2M$81K$81K$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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