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Nick Bolton

LB·Kansas City Chiefs
Tier 6Round 2, pick 58 in 2021
Updated November 10, 2026
84.0
Model Score
Down from 86.7 last year
Trade value ·a 4th
2026 Cap Hit
$19.2M
APY
$15.0M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$30.0M
Years on Deal
3
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$16.4M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $66M total · range $15.5M to $20.6M a year · How it is built →

Comps5 deals
Nick HerbigPIT · signed 2026
5 yr · $25.0M/yr
79
Ernest JonesSEA · signed 2025
2 yr · $9.5M/yr
82
Zack BaunPHI · signed 2025
4 yr · $17.0M/yr
77
Matt MilanoBUF · signed 2021
4 yr · $10.4M/yr
77
Jerome BakerMIA · signed 2021
3 yr · $12.5M/yr
79

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$6.5M$2.0M$4.2M$0$6.5M
2026$19.2M$14.8M$4.2M$23.5M$0
2027$19.2M$14.2M$4.2M$4.2M$15.0M

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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