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Garrett Nelson

New Orleans Saints
Pos EDGE
Updated August 24, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$885K
APY
$0.9M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$85K
Years on Deal
1
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$4.5M/yr
underpaid by $3.6M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $18M total · range $1.8M to $8.1M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Baron BrowningARI · signed 2025
1 yr · $7.5M/yr
26
Myles ColeNO · signed 2026
1 yr · $1.0M/yr
30
Alex WrightCLE · signed 2025
4 yr · $11.0M/yr
25
Kentavius StreetNO · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.3M/yr
24
Marquis HaynesCAR · signed 2022
2 yr · $2.8M/yr
30
Jordan WillisSF · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.1M/yr
25

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2026$885K$885K$0$0$885K

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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