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PlayerJaden Hicks · S, Kansas City Chiefs, Model Score 81.9Be the Chiefs GM

Jaden Hicks

Kansas City Chiefs
Pos S
Updated September 25, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$1.2M
APY
$1.1M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$529K
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2024
Est. Value
$12.0M/yr
underpaid by $10.9M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $48M total · range $2.9M to $22.7M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Talanoa HufangaDEN · signed 2025
4 yr · $13.0M/yr
56
Quentin LakeLAR · signed 2025
3 yr · $12.8M/yr
57
Josh MetellusMIN · signed 2025
3 yr · $12.0M/yr
56
Budda BakerARI · signed 2020
4 yr · $14.8M/yr
55
DeShon ElliottDET · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.1M/yr
51
Jabrill PeppersNE · signed 2022
1 yr · $2.0M/yr
55

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2024$927K$795K$132K
2025$1.1M$960K$132K$0$1.1M
2026$1.2M$1.1M$132K$264K$943K
2027$1.3M$1.2M$132K$132K$1.2M

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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