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Kool-Aid McKinstry

CB·New Orleans Saints
Tier 7Round 2, pick 41 in 2024
Updated November 10, 2026
77.3
Model Score
Down from 86.2 last year
Trade value ·a 4th
2026 Cap Hit
$2.5M
APY
$2.3M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$7.3M
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2024
Est. Value
$13.3M/yr
underpaid by $11.0M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $53M total · range $7.3M to $22.3M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Jalen PitreHOU · signed 2025
4 yr · $13.0M/yr
54
DaRon BlandDAL · signed 2025
4 yr · $22.5M/yr
54
Tyson CampbellCLE · signed 2024
4 yr · $19.1M/yr
56
Kristian FultonKC · signed 2025
1 yr · $10.0M/yr
53
Isaiah RodgersMIN · signed 2025
2 yr · $5.5M/yr
50
Taron JohnsonBUF · signed 2021
3 yr · $8.0M/yr
50

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2024$1.7M$795K$870K
2025$2.1M$1.2M$870K$0$2.1M
2026$2.5M$1.6M$870K$3.5M$0
2027$2.9M$2.0M$870K$1.0M$1.9M

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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