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Xavier Watts

S·Atlanta Falcons
UNDERPAIDTier 2Round 3, pick 96 in 2025
Updated November 10, 2026
84.0
Model Score
Down from 86.7 last year
Trade value ·a late 2nd
2026 Cap Hit
$1.4M
APY
$1.5M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$1.1M
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$11.2M/yr
underpaid by $9.7M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $45M total · range $6.9M to $18.7M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Jalen ThompsonARI · signed 2022
3 yr · $12.0M/yr
73
Julian LoveSEA · signed 2024
2 yr · $11.0M/yr
75
DeShon ElliottPIT · signed 2025
2 yr · $6.3M/yr
76
Xavier WoodsCAR · signed 2022
3 yr · $5.0M/yr
78
Budda BakerARI · signed 2024
2 yr · $18.0M/yr
71
JB
Jessie Bates IIICIN · signed 2022
1 yr · $12.9M/yr
76

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$1.1M$840K$285K$0$1.1M
2026$1.4M$1.1M$285K$856K$551K
2027$1.7M$1.4M$285K$570K$1.1M
2028$2.0M$1.7M$285K$285K$1.7M

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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