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DeForest Buckner

Indianapolis Colts
Pos IDL
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2026 Cap Hit
$26.6M
APY
$23.0M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$100.8M
Years on Deal
5
Signed
2024
Est. Value
$20.2M/yr
overpaid by $2.8M/yr

Estimate: 1 yrs, $20M total · range $7.7M to $31.9M a year · How it is built →

Comps5 deals
Aaron DonaldLAR · signed 2022
3 yr · $31.7M/yr
100
Chris JonesKC · signed 2024
3 yr · $31.8M/yr
97
Fletcher CoxPHI · signed 2022
1 yr · $14.0M/yr
91
Cameron HeywardPIT · signed 2020
4 yr · $16.4M/yr
93
Jarran ReedGB · signed 2022
1 yr · $3.3M/yr
90

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2024$8.3M$2.2M$6.1M
2025$26.6M$13.0M$3.6M$0$26.6M
2026$26.6M$13.0M$3.6M$20.8M$5.8M
2027$7.2M$0$3.6M$7.2M$0
2028$3.6M$0$0$0$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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