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Cole Kmet

Chicago Bears·#85
Pos TEHt 6'6"Wt 258 lbExp 5 yrCollege Notre Dame
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2026 Cap Hit
$7.8M
APY
$12.5M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$27.5M
Years on Deal
5
Signed
2023
Est. Value
$15.0M/yr
underpaid by $2.5M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $60M total · range $12.7M to $19.1M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
David NjokuCLE · signed 2022
4 yr · $13.7M/yr
84
Juwan JohnsonNO · signed 2025
4 yr · $10.3M/yr
84
Pat FreiermuthPIT · signed 2024
3 yr · $12.1M/yr
88
Dawson KnoxBUF · signed 2022
4 yr · $13.0M/yr
88
Hunter HenryNE · signed 2021
3 yr · $12.5M/yr
89
Hunter HenryNE · signed 2024
1 yr · $9.0M/yr
87

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2023
2024$11.6M$9.9M$1.6M
2025$11.6M$9.9M$1.6M$0$11.6M
2026$7.8M$1.2M$5.4M$10.8M$0
2027$15.4M$8.9M$5.4M$5.4M$10.0M

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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