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PlayerDerrick Brown · IDL, Carolina Panthers, Model Score 84.0Be the Panthers GM

Derrick Brown

Carolina Panthers
Pos IDL
Updated September 25, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$11.0M
APY
$24.0M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$64.8M
Years on Deal
7
Signed
2024
Est. Value
$18.3M/yr
overpaid by $5.7M/yr

Estimate: 3 yrs, $55M total · range $10.7M to $27.4M a year · How it is built →

Comps5 deals
Dexter LawrenceCIN · signed 2026
3 yr · $28.0M/yr
77
Tershawn WhartonCAR · signed 2025
2 yr · $15.0M/yr
77
Maliek CollinsCLE · signed 2025
4 yr · $10.0M/yr
79
Adam ButlerLV · signed 2025
2 yr · $5.5M/yr
76
Kenny ClarkDAL · signed 2024
4 yr · $21.3M/yr
79

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2024$6.6M$1.1M$5.0M
2025$19.5M$13.2M$5.0M$0$19.5M
2026$11.0M$1.2M$8.4M$33.1M$0
2027$31.4M$20.8M$8.4M$23.5M$7.8M
2028$32.4M$21.8M$8.4M$15.2M$17.2M
2029$6.8M$0$3.4M$6.8M$0
2030$3.4M$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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