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Za'Darius Smith

Atlanta Falcons
Pos OLB
Updated August 24, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$5.3M
APY
$6.0M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$71.9M
Years on Deal
1
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$2.3M/yr
overpaid by $3.7M/yr

Estimate: 1 yrs, $2M total · range $0.8M to $4.4M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Drue TranquillKC · signed 2026
1 yr · $3.5M/yr
46
A.J. KleinBUF · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.1M/yr
48
Danny TrevathanCHI · signed 2020
3 yr · $7.3M/yr
54
Damien WilsonCAR · signed 2022
2 yr · $3.5M/yr
53
Jamie CollinsDET · signed 2020
3 yr · $10.0M/yr
48
Malcolm SmithCLE · signed 2021
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
44

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2026$5.3M$3.0M$2.0M$5.0M$294K

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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