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James Thompson Jr.

San Francisco 49ers
Pos DE
Updated August 24, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$895K
APY
$1.0M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$278K
Years on Deal
3
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$6.4M/yr
underpaid by $5.4M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $26M total · range $3.6M to $8.9M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Jonathon CooperDEN · signed 2024
4 yr · $13.5M/yr
44
Deatrich WiseNE · signed 2021
4 yr · $5.5M/yr
41
Carl GrandersonNO · signed 2022
2 yr · $2.6M/yr
43
Tyquan LewisIND · signed 2022
1 yr · $2.5M/yr
39
DA
Dorance Armstrong Jr.DAL · signed 2022
2 yr · $6.0M/yr
44
DeMarcus WalkerTEN · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
40

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2026$895K$885K$10K$278K$618K
2027$1.1M$1.1M$10K$20K$1.0M
2028$1.2M$1.2M$10K$10K$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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