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Michael Taaffe

FS·Miami Dolphins
Round 5, pick 158 in 2026
Updated October 18, 2026
72.1
Model Score
Resting on limited playing time
Trade value ·a 6th
2026 Cap Hit
$1.0M
APY
$1.2M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$496K
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$3.2M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $13M total · range $1.8M to $4.0M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Percy ButlerWAS · signed 2025
1 yr · $2.1M/yr
29
Sheldrick RedwineMIA · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
19
Dane CruikshankCHI · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
19
Rudy FordGB · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.1M/yr
27
Eric MurrayHOU · signed 2020
3 yr · $6.0M/yr
31
A.J. MooreTEN · signed 2022
1 yr · $2.5M/yr
18

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2026$1.0M$885K$124K$496K$513K
2027$1.2M$1.1M$124K$372K$802K
2028$1.3M$1.2M$124K$248K$1.0M
2029$1.4M$1.3M$124K$124K$1.3M

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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