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Jaelan Phillips

EDGE·Carolina Panthers
OVERPAIDTier 8Round 1, pick 18 in 2021
Updated November 10, 2026
78.5
Model Score
Up from 76.4 last year
Trade value ·a 3rd
2026 Cap Hit
$10.0M
APY
$30.0M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$60.0M
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$13.0M/yr
overpaid by $17.0M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $52M total · range $9.3M to $18.5M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Patrick Jones IICAR · signed 2025
1 yr · $7.5M/yr
59
Dayo OdeyingboCHI · signed 2025
2 yr · $16.0M/yr
64
Chase YoungNO · signed 2025
2 yr · $17.0M/yr
67
Zach HarrisonATL · signed 2026
1 yr · $1.1M/yr
63
DA
Dorance Armstrong Jr.WAS · signed 2024
2 yr · $11.0M/yr
64
Josh SweatPHI · signed 2021
3 yr · $13.3M/yr
66

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2026$10.0M$1.2M$8.8M$60.0M$0
2027$32.5M$22.5M$8.8M$50.0M$0
2028$38.8M$28.8M$8.8M$17.5M$21.2M
2029$38.8M$28.8M$8.8M$8.8M$30.0M

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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