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Nick Herbig

LB·Pittsburgh Steelers
OVERPAIDTier 2Round 4, pick 132 in 2023
Updated November 10, 2026
77.5
Model Score
Down from 83.5 last year
Trade value ·a late 2nd
2026 Cap Hit
$5.4M
APY
$25.0M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$21.0M
Years on Deal
5
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$11.4M/yr
overpaid by $13.6M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $46M total · range $5.8M to $16.8M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Patrick QueenPIT · signed 2024
1 yr · $13.7M/yr
73
Jeremiah Owusu-KoramoahCLE · signed 2024
4 yr · $12.5M/yr
63
Mack WilsonARI · signed 2024
1 yr · $4.3M/yr
65
Blake CashmanMIN · signed 2024
2 yr · $7.5M/yr
70
Zach CunninghamHOU · signed 2020
4 yr · $14.5M/yr
69
Jayon BrownLV · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.3M/yr
65

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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