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PlayerRiley Nowakowski · RB, Pittsburgh SteelersBe the Steelers GM

Riley Nowakowski

Pittsburgh Steelers·#37
Pos RBHt 6'2"Wt 250 lbCollege Indiana
Updated October 8, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$996K
APY
$1.2M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$443K
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$2.1M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $8M total · range $1.6M to $2.0M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Brevin JordanHOU · signed 2026
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
44
Nick VannettNO · signed 2021
3 yr · $2.7M/yr
41
Ross DwelleySF · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.0M/yr
41
Deon YelderARI · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.0M/yr
39
Jeremy SprinkleDAL · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
37
Eric SaubertDEN · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
37

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2026$996K$885K$111K$443K$553K
2027$1.2M$1.1M$111K$332K$828K
2028$1.3M$1.2M$111K$222K$1.1M
2029$1.4M$1.3M$111K$111K$1.3M

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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