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Demetrius Knight

LB·Cincinnati Bengals
Tier 8Round 2, pick 49 in 2025
Updated November 10, 2026
76.2
Model Score
Same as last year
Trade value ·a 3rd
2026 Cap Hit
$2.0M
APY
$2.3M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$7.1M
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$5.9M/yr
underpaid by $3.7M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $24M total · range $3.7M to $8.3M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Christian EllissNE · signed 2025
1 yr · $6.8M/yr
43
Henry To'oTo'oHOU · signed 2026
3 yr · $8.0M/yr
43
Nate LandmanLAR · signed 2025
3 yr · $7.5M/yr
41
Pete WernerNO · signed 2024
4 yr · $7.5M/yr
48
Travin HowardLAR · signed 2022
1 yr · $2.5M/yr
45
Rashaan EvansATL · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.8M/yr
48

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$1.6M$840K$799K$0$1.6M
2026$2.0M$1.2M$799K$5.5M$0
2027$2.5M$1.7M$799K$3.4M$0
2028$2.9M$2.1M$799K$969K$1.9M

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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