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PlayerDexter Lawrence · IDL, Cincinnati Bengals, Model Score 90.7Be the Bengals GM

Dexter Lawrence

Cincinnati BengalsOVERPAID
Pos IDL
Updated September 25, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$15.3M
APY
$28.0M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$116.2M
Years on Deal
3
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$18.4M/yr
overpaid by $9.6M/yr

Estimate: 2 yrs, $37M total · range $11.8M to $27.0M a year · How it is built →

Comps5 deals
Maliek CollinsCLE · signed 2025
4 yr · $10.0M/yr
79
Zach AllenDEN · signed 2025
4 yr · $25.5M/yr
81
B.J. HillCIN · signed 2025
2 yr · $11.0M/yr
82
Tershawn WhartonCAR · signed 2025
2 yr · $15.0M/yr
77
Grady JarrettATL · signed 2022
3 yr · $16.5M/yr
82

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$27.0M$18.5M$0$0$0
2026$15.3M$11.0M$3.3M$10.0M$5.3M
2027$24.2M$15.5M$3.3M$6.7M$17.5M
2028$30.5M$21.8M$3.3M$3.3M$27.1M

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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