Payne Durham
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers·#87·6'5"·255 lb·3rd year·Purdue
Tampa Bay Buccaneers·#87·6'5"·255 lb·3rd year·PurdueRound 5, pick 171 in 2023
Updated October 14, 2026
72.7
Model Score
Down from 75.1 last year
2026 Cap Hit
$1.2M
APY
$1.0M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$245K
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2023
Est. Value
$3.2M/yr
underpaid by $2.2M/yr
Estimate: 4 yrs, $13M total · range $1.7M to $4.3M a year · How it is built →
Comps6 deals
John BatesWAS · signed 2025
2 yr · $7.0M/yr
36
Luke FarrellSF · signed 2026
4 yr · $4.0M/yr
39
Nick VannettNO · signed 2021
3 yr · $2.7M/yr
41
Deon YelderARI · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.0M/yr
39
Ross DwelleySF · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.0M/yr
41
Eric SaubertDEN · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
37The score is how good each player rated at his position when he signed, out of 100.
| Year | Cap Hit | Base | Bonus | Dead $ | Cap Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $976K | $915K | $61K | ||
| 2025 | $1.1M | $1.0M | $61K | $0 | $1.1M |
| 2026 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $61K | $61K | $1.1M |
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.