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PlayerTershawn Wharton · IDL, Carolina Panthers, Model Score 72.8Be the Panthers GM

Tershawn Wharton

Carolina Panthers
Pos IDL
Updated October 8, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$8.9M
APY
$15.0M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$33.8M
Years on Deal
6
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$18.8M/yr
underpaid by $3.8M/yr

Estimate: 3 yrs, $56M total · range $12.6M to $27.0M a year · How it is built →

Comps5 deals
Dexter LawrenceCIN · signed 2026
3 yr · $28.0M/yr
77
Maliek CollinsCLE · signed 2025
4 yr · $10.0M/yr
79
Adam ButlerLV · signed 2025
2 yr · $5.5M/yr
76
Kenny ClarkDAL · signed 2024
4 yr · $21.3M/yr
79
Derrick BrownCAR · signed 2024
4 yr · $24.0M/yr
73

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$6.5M$1.2M$4.8M$0$6.5M
2026$8.9M$1.2M$7.3M$23.7M$0
2027$22.1M$14.2M$7.3M$14.6M$7.5M
2028$7.3M$0$2.4M$7.3M$0
2029$2.4M$0$0$0$0
2030$2.4M$0$0$0$0

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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