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T.J. Watt

EDGE·Pittsburgh Steelers
OVERPAIDTier 5Round 1, pick 30 in 2017
Updated November 10, 2026
99.0
Model Score
Up from 79.3 last year
Trade value ·a late 2nd
2026 Cap Hit
$42.0M
APY
$41.0M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$108.0M
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$10.4M/yr
overpaid by $30.6M/yr

Estimate: 1 yrs, $10M total · range $6.3M to $14.8M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Demarcus LawrenceSEA · signed 2025
2 yr · $10.8M/yr
86
Robert QuinnPHI · signed 2020
5 yr · $14.0M/yr
86
Justin HoustonBAL · signed 2021
1 yr · $2.1M/yr
85
Markus GoldenARI · signed 2022
1 yr · $4.5M/yr
90
Brandon GrahamPHI · signed 2021
2 yr · $9.3M/yr
89
Carlos DunlapSEA · signed 2021
2 yr · $6.8M/yr
92

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$23.4M$4.0M$19.4M$0$23.4M
2026$42.0M$32.0M$10.0M$94.0M$0
2027$42.0M$32.0M$10.0M$52.0M$0
2028$46.0M$21.1M$10.0M$10.0M$36.0M

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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