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PlayerDerrick Barnes · LB, Detroit Lions, Model Score 68.9Be the Lions GM

Derrick Barnes

Detroit Lions
Pos LB
Updated September 25, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$9.8M
APY
$8.0M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$16.8M
Years on Deal
6
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$4.1M/yr
overpaid by $3.9M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $16M total · range $1.7M to $7.8M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Divine DeabloATL · signed 2025
1 yr · $7.0M/yr
20
Pete WernerNO · signed 2024
4 yr · $7.5M/yr
13
Duke RileyMIA · signed 2022
1 yr · $3.0M/yr
18
Harvey LangiNE · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
16
Genard AveryPIT · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
17
Andre SmithTEN · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.0M/yr
19

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$2.9M$1.2M$1.3M$0$2.9M
2026$9.8M$7.5M$1.3M$13.1M$0
2027$4.3M$1.3M$1.3M$3.8M$556K
2028$7.4M$0$1.3M$2.5M$4.9M
2029$2.5M$0$0$0$0
2030$1.2M$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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