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Nathan Shepherd

IDL·New Orleans Saints·315 lb
Tier 2Round 3, pick 72 in 2018
Updated November 10, 2026
73.4
Model Score
Down from 80.2 last year
Trade value ·a 6th
2026 Cap Hit
$4.3M
APY
$4.3M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$4.6M
Years on Deal
2
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$6.7M/yr
underpaid by $2.5M/yr

Estimate: 1 yrs, $7M total · range $4.6M to $9.6M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Sheldon RankinsHOU · signed 2026
4 yr · $8.5M/yr
62
Grover StewartIND · signed 2024
1 yr · $13.0M/yr
65
Lawrence GuyNE · signed 2021
4 yr · $2.9M/yr
69
DaQuan JonesBUF · signed 2022
2 yr · $7.0M/yr
64
Michael BrockersLAR · signed 2020
3 yr · $8.0M/yr
70
Jack CrawfordARI · signed 2021
1 yr · $1.1M/yr
66

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $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.

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