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DeForest Buckner

Number #99
Position Defensive Tackle
Measurables 6' 7" / 295LBS
Age 32
Draft / Org Oregon
Through 2026$26.6M

1 year$26.6M a yearFully guaranteed

8.8%of the $301.2M salary cap this season
27thhighest cap hit in the NFL, of 1949 contracts
9.5%of the Colts payroll
SeasonAgeCap hitRaise
2026 32 $26.6M — This season
2027 33 Free agent Unrestricted

Where his deal sits

2026 cap hits around his, league wide

RankPlayerTeamAgeFree agentvs BucknerCap hit
24 Daron Payne WSH 29 2027 +$1.3M $27.9M 25 Antoine Winfield Jr. TB 28 2028 +$0.9M $27.5M 26 George Pickens DAL 25 2027 +$0.7M $27.3M 27 DeForest Buckner IND 32 2027 $26.6M 28 Tee Higgins CIN 27 2029 -$0.1M $26.5M 29 Dan Moore Jr. TEN 28 2029 -$0.3M $26.4M

Deals built like his

Other deals that pay about $26.6M a year

DevonWitherspoon $26.6Ma year 6 years, Seahawks Age 26 ChristianDarrisaw $26.7Ma year 4 years, Vikings Age 27 TreySmith $26.8Ma year 3 years, Chiefs Age 27
Full breakdown: cap hit and dead cap by season
Season
Team
Base Salary
Cap Hit
Dead Cap
2026
IND
—
$26,607,820
—
2027
IND
—
$7,200,000
— Void Year
2028
IND
—
$3,600,000
— Void Year