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Payton Wilson

LB·Pittsburgh Steelers
Tier 8Round 3, pick 98 in 2024
Updated November 10, 2026
81.9
Model Score
Up from 76.4 last year
Trade value ·a 7th
2026 Cap Hit
$1.5M
APY
$1.4M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$890K
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2024
Est. Value
$6.1M/yr
underpaid by $4.7M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $24M total · range $3.8M to $8.5M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Christian EllissNE · signed 2025
1 yr · $6.8M/yr
43
Henry To'oTo'oHOU · signed 2026
3 yr · $8.0M/yr
43
Nate LandmanLAR · signed 2025
3 yr · $7.5M/yr
41
Pete WernerNO · signed 2024
4 yr · $7.5M/yr
48
Travin HowardLAR · signed 2022
1 yr · $2.5M/yr
45
Rashaan EvansATL · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.8M/yr
48

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2024$1.0M$795K$223K
2025$1.3M$1.0M$223K$0$1.3M
2026$1.5M$1.3M$223K$445K$1.1M
2027$1.8M$1.6M$223K$223K$1.6M

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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