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Tate Ratledge

RG·Detroit Lions
UNDERPAIDTier 8Round 2, pick 57 in 2025
Updated November 10, 2026
87.7
Model Score
Up from 83.1 last year
Trade value ·a 3rd
2026 Cap Hit
$1.7M
APY
$1.9M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$5.3M
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$22.0M/yr
underpaid by $20.1M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $88M total · range $21.3M to $27.6M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Erik McCoyNO · signed 2022
5 yr · $12.0M/yr
90
Quenton NelsonIND · signed 2022
4 yr · $20.0M/yr
87
Creed HumphreyKC · signed 2024
3 yr · $18.0M/yr
94
Ted KarrasCIN · signed 2022
3 yr · $6.0M/yr
92
Robert HuntCAR · signed 2024
3 yr · $20.0M/yr
89
Frank RagnowDET · signed 2021
4 yr · $13.5M/yr
85

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$1.4M$840K$552K$0$1.4M
2026$1.7M$1.2M$552K$3.9M$0
2027$2.1M$1.4M$552K$2.1M$0
2028$2.4M$1.8M$552K$552K$1.9M

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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