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Shedeur Sanders

QB·Cleveland Browns·#2·6'2"·215 lb·Rookie·Colorado
Round 5, pick 144 in 2025
Updated October 14, 2026
79.3
Model Score
Resting on limited playing time
2026 Cap Hit
$1.1M
APY
$1.2M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$447K
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$6.9M/yr
underpaid by $5.7M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $27M total · range $2.7M to $23.1M a year · How it is built →

Comps4 deals
Tim BoyleDET · signed 2022
1 yr · $2.0M/yr
10
C.J. BeathardJAX · signed 2021
2 yr · $2.5M/yr
16
Tom SavageNO · signed 2018
1 yr · $1.5M/yr
4
Nick FolesPHI · signed 2018
2 yr · $14.5M/yr
15

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$952K$840K$112K$0$952K
2026$1.1M$1.0M$112K$336K$781K
2027$1.2M$1.1M$112K$224K$1.0M
2028$1.3M$1.2M$112K$112K$1.2M

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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