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Zakee Wheatley

Carolina Panthers
Pos SS
Updated September 3, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$1.0M
APY
$1.2M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$510K
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$1.9M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $8M total · range $1.7M to $2.2M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Percy ButlerWAS · signed 2025
1 yr · $2.1M/yr
29
Rudy FordGB · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.1M/yr
27
Isaac YiadomGB · signed 2021
1 yr · $1.1M/yr
21
Adrian ColbertMIA · signed 2020
1 yr · $1.1M/yr
20
Darian ThompsonDAL · signed 2020
2 yr · $1.3M/yr
26
Will ParksPHI · signed 2020
1 yr · $1.5M/yr
29

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2026$1.0M$885K$128K$510K$502K
2027$1.2M$1.1M$128K$383K$795K
2028$1.3M$1.2M$128K$255K$1.0M
2029$1.4M$1.3M$128K$128K$1.3M

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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