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Will McDonald IV

EDGE·New York Jets
UNDERPAIDRound 1, pick 15 in 2023
Updated November 10, 2026
77.7
Model Score
Down from 78.0 last year
Trade value ·an early 2nd
2026 Cap Hit
$5.2M
APY
$4.1M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$16.3M
Years on Deal
5
Signed
2023
Est. Value
$21.6M/yr
underpaid by $17.6M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $87M total · range $21.1M to $23.9M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Travon WalkerJAX · signed 2026
5 yr · $27.5M/yr
72
Chase YoungNO · signed 2025
2 yr · $17.0M/yr
67
Randy GregoryDEN · signed 2022
5 yr · $13.9M/yr
70
Za'Darius SmithMIN · signed 2022
3 yr · $14.0M/yr
68
Josh SweatPHI · signed 2021
3 yr · $13.3M/yr
66
Dante Fowler Jr.ATL · signed 2020
3 yr · $15.0M/yr
73

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2023—————
2024$3.7M$915K$2.2M
2025$4.5M$1.3M$2.2M$0$4.5M
2026$5.2M$1.7M$2.2M$18.9M$0
2027$13.8M$13.8M$0$13.8M$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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