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Luke Gifford

San Francisco 49ers
Pos LB
Updated August 24, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$2.0M
APY
$2.5M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$3.8M
Years on Deal
5
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$3.3M/yr

Estimate: 1 yrs, $3M total · range $1.7M to $6.5M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Cody BartonTEN · signed 2025
2 yr · $7.0M/yr
28
Kevin Pierre-LouisHOU · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.7M/yr
22
Anthony BarrDAL · signed 2022
1 yr · $2.0M/yr
21
A.J. KleinBUF · signed 2020
3 yr · $6.0M/yr
25
Mychal KendricksSF · signed 2021
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
27
L.J. FortBAL · signed 2021
1 yr · $1.1M/yr
27

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2026$2.0M$1.3M$132K$2.0M$0
2027$2.8M$2.3M$132K$528K$2.3M
2028$396K$0$132K$396K$0
2029$132K$0$0$0$0
2030$132K$0$0$0$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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