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James Pearce Jr.

Atlanta FalconsUNDERPAID
Pos EDGE
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2026 Cap Hit
$3.8M
APY
$4.2M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$16.8M
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$25.7M/yr
underpaid by $21.5M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $103M total · range $22.5M to $32.8M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Brian BurnsNYG · signed 2024
3 yr · $28.2M/yr
83
Alex HighsmithPIT · signed 2023
2 yr · $17.0M/yr
79
Trey HendricksonCIN · signed 2021
4 yr · $15.0M/yr
84
Shaq LawsonNYJ · signed 2020
3 yr · $10.0M/yr
83
Frank ClarkKC · signed 2019
5 yr · $20.8M/yr
77
Yannick NgakoueJAX · signed 2020
1 yr · $17.8M/yr
82

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$3.1M$840K$2.2M$0$3.1M
2026$3.8M$1.0M$2.2M$13.7M$0
2027$4.6M$1.1M$2.2M$9.9M$0
2028$5.3M$2.6M$2.2M$5.3M$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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