Nathan Shepherd
New Orleans SaintsPos IDL
Updated September 25, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$4.3M
APY
$4.3M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$15.8M
Years on Deal
6
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$9.3M/yr
underpaid by $5.0M/yr
Estimate: 1 yrs, $9M total · range $7.2M to $12.8M a year · How it is built →
Comps6 deals
Grady JarrettCHI · signed 2025
2 yr · $14.5M/yr
80
Adam ButlerLV · signed 2025
2 yr · $5.5M/yr
76
Maliek CollinsCLE · signed 2025
4 yr · $10.0M/yr
79
Derek WolfeBAL · signed 2021
3 yr · $4.0M/yr
77
Michael BrockersDET · signed 2021
3 yr · $8.0M/yr
72
Gerald McCoyDAL · signed 2020
3 yr · $6.0M/yr
80The score is how good each player rated at his position when he signed, out of 100.
| Year | Cap Hit | Base | Bonus | Dead $ | Cap Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.6M | $1.3M | $2.4M | $0 | $3.6M |
| 2026 | $4.3M | $1.3M | $3.0M | $10.2M | $0 |
| 2027 | $7.1M | $0 | $3.0M | $7.1M | $0 |
| 2028 | $2.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2029 | $1.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2030 | $694K | $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.