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Nathan Shepherd

New Orleans Saints
Pos IDL
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2026 Cap Hit
$7.1M
APY
$4.3M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$15.8M
Years on Deal
5
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$12.1M/yr
underpaid by $7.8M/yr

Estimate: 1 yrs, $12M total · range $8.7M to $20.2M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Grady JarrettCHI · signed 2025
2 yr · $14.3M/yr
80
Adam ButlerLV · signed 2025
2 yr · $5.5M/yr
77
Maliek CollinsCLE · signed 2025
4 yr · $10.0M/yr
79
B.J. HillCIN · signed 2025
2 yr · $11.0M/yr
83
Cameron HeywardPIT · signed 2024
2 yr · $18.0M/yr
80
NS
Ndamukong SuhPHI · signed 2022
1 yr · $2.2M/yr
79

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$7.1M$4.8M$2.4M$6.7M$401K
2027$4.4M$0$2.4M$4.4M$0
2028$1.4M$0$0$0$0
2029$659K$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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