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Christian Benford

CB·Buffalo Bills
Tier 3Round 6, pick 185 in 2022
Updated November 10, 2026
85.8
Model Score
Up from 79.3 last year
Trade value ·a late 1st
2026 Cap Hit
$7.4M
APY
$17.2M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$18.9M
Years on Deal
5
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$21.2M/yr
underpaid by $4.0M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $85M total · range $16.7M to $25.0M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Devon WitherspoonSEA · signed 2026
5 yr · $33.0M/yr
75
Paulson AdeboNYG · signed 2025
2 yr · $18.0M/yr
72
D.J. ReedNYJ · signed 2022
3 yr · $11.0M/yr
76
Carlton DavisTB · signed 2022
3 yr · $14.8M/yr
72
Darious WilliamsJAX · signed 2022
3 yr · $10.0M/yr
70
A.J. TerrellATL · signed 2024
3 yr · $20.3M/yr
73

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$2.6M$1.1M$1.5M$0$2.6M
2026$7.4M$2.5M$1.5M$35.0M$0
2027$19.4M$14.5M$1.5M$28.6M$0
2028$20.1M$15.2M$1.5M$10.2M$9.9M
2029$20.4M$12.5M$1.5M$6.3M$14.1M
2030$2.4M$0$0$2.4M$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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