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PlayerNick Herbig · LB, Pittsburgh Steelers, Model Score 79.6Be the Steelers GM

Nick Herbig

Pittsburgh SteelersOVERPAID
Pos LB
Updated September 25, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$5.4M
APY
$25.0M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$21.7M
Years on Deal
5
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$9.9M/yr
overpaid by $15.1M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $40M total · range $5.0M to $17.1M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Nick BoltonKC · signed 2025
2 yr · $15.0M/yr
68
Isaiah McDuffieGB · signed 2026
2 yr · $4.8M/yr
70
Jerome BakerMIA · signed 2021
3 yr · $12.5M/yr
70
Kyzir WhitePHI · signed 2022
1 yr · $3.0M/yr
69
Ja'Whaun BentleyNE · signed 2022
2 yr · $3.0M/yr
77
Nick KwiatkoskiLV · signed 2020
3 yr · $7.0M/yr
78

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$1.3M$1.1M$0$0$0
2026$5.4M$1.3M$4.1M$21.2M$0
2027$25.2M$21.0M$3.9M$15.7M$9.5M
2028$22.2M$11.0M$3.9M$11.8M$10.4M
2029$22.8M$12.6M$3.9M$7.9M$14.9M
2030$28.1M$17.9M$3.9M$3.9M$24.2M

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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