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DeForest Buckner

IDL·San Francisco 49ers·295 lb
Tier 1Round 1, pick 7 in 2016
Updated November 10, 2026
94.2
Model Score
Up from 83.5 last year
Trade value ·a 3rd
2026 Cap Hit
$7.9M
APY
$23.0M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$43.2M
Years on Deal
3
Signed
2024
Est. Value
$24.0M/yr

Estimate: 1 yrs, $24M total · range $19.6M to $34.0M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Quinnen WilliamsDAL · signed 2026
5 yr · $35.3M/yr
97
Leonard WilliamsSEA · signed 2026
4 yr · $30.0M/yr
98
Jarran ReedSEA · signed 2025
2 yr · $7.3M/yr
90
Zach SielerMIA · signed 2025
4 yr · $21.3M/yr
98
Chris JonesKC · signed 2024
3 yr · $31.8M/yr
95
Fletcher CoxPHI · signed 2022
1 yr · $14.0M/yr
91

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2024—————
2025—————
2026$7.9M$13.0M$0$0$7.9M

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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