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PlayerSam Ehlinger · QB, Denver BroncosBe the Broncos GM

Sam Ehlinger

Denver Broncos·#4
Pos QBHt 6'1"Wt 222 lbExp 5 yrCollege Texas
Updated October 8, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$2.0M
APY
$2.0M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$1.6M
Years on Deal
1
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$6.6M/yr
underpaid by $4.6M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $27M total · range $3.8M to $11.2M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Jarrett StidhamDEN · signed 2025
1 yr · $6.0M/yr
37
Jameis WinstonNYG · signed 2025
1 yr · $4.0M/yr
43
Brandon AllenCIN · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.5M/yr
36
Mitchell TrubiskyPIT · signed 2022
2 yr · $7.4M/yr
37
Mike WhiteNYJ · signed 2022
1 yr · $2.5M/yr
43
Jacoby BrissettMIA · signed 2021
1 yr · $5.0M/yr
39

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2026$2.0M$2.0M$0$1.0M$1.0M

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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