Shemar James
Dallas CowboysPos LB
Updated October 8, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$1.1M
APY
$1.2M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$423K
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$4.2M/yr
underpaid by $3.1M/yr
Estimate: 4 yrs, $17M total · range $1.9M to $8.4M a year · How it is built →
Comps6 deals
Derrick BarnesDET · signed 2025
4 yr · $8.0M/yr
28
Jake HansenHOU · signed 2025
1 yr · $2.7M/yr
26
Divine DeabloATL · signed 2025
1 yr · $7.0M/yr
20
Jahlani TavaiNE · signed 2022
2 yr · $2.2M/yr
21
Ben NiemannARI · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.0M/yr
21
Marcell HarrisNYJ · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
20The score is how good each player rated at his position when he signed, out of 100.
| Year | Cap Hit | Base | Bonus | Dead $ | Cap Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $946K | $840K | $106K | $0 | $946K |
| 2026 | $1.1M | $1.0M | $106K | $318K | $793K |
| 2027 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $106K | $212K | $1.0M |
| 2028 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $106K | $106K | $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.