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Christian Gonzalez

CB·New England Patriots
Tier 5Round 1, pick 17 in 2023
Updated November 10, 2026
84.5
Model Score
Up from 76.6 last year
Trade value ·a mid 1st
2026 Cap Hit
$11.4M
APY
$33.8M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$53.9M
Years on Deal
5
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$26.5M/yr
overpaid by $7.3M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $106M total · range $24.2M to $31.3M a year · How it is built →

Comps5 deals
Trent McDuffieLAR · signed 2026
5 yr · $31.0M/yr
82
PS
Patrick Surtain IIDEN · signed 2024
4 yr · $24.0M/yr
85
Jaycee HornCAR · signed 2025
4 yr · $25.0M/yr
87
Charvarius WardSF · signed 2022
3 yr · $13.5M/yr
85
J.C. JacksonNE · signed 2022
5 yr · $16.5M/yr
81

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$2.8M$2.3M$0$0$0
2026$11.4M$2.3M$8.6M$56.0M$0
2027$24.7M$18.1M$6.6M$44.6M$0
2028$24.6M$16.0M$6.6M$19.9M$4.7M
2029$31.6M$23.0M$6.7M$13.3M$18.3M
2030$33.2M$24.6M$6.7M$6.7M$26.6M

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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