There is a DRASTIC difference between the 2023 QB Cap landscape and the 2024 QB Cap landscape. From 2023 to 2024 there is an 88.97% increase to the averaged QB top 10 cap hits. In 2023 the avg (of the top 10) cap hit is 25.4M and then it BOOMS to 48M in 2024. The top QB Cap hit in 2023 would rank as #8 in 2024. ALL of the top 10 QBs have a higher dead cap than their cap hit. How do we see this changing the team landscapes with such a large cap hit going to one position? (Projected 2024 Cap is 240.5M)
2023 QB Cap Hits
- Patrick Mahomes - 37.1M
- Ryan Tannehill - 36.6M
- Jared Goff - 30.9M
- Dak Prescott - 26.8M
- Lamar Jackson - 22.1M
- Russell Wilson - 22M
- Kirk Cousins - 20.2M
- Matthew Stafford - 20M
- Joe Burrow - 19.5M
- Deshaun Watson - 19M
Average: 25.4M
2024 QB Cap Hits
- Deshaun Watson - 63.9M
- Dak Prescott - 59.4M
- Patrick Mahomes - 57.3M
- Kyler Murray - 51.8M
- Matthew Stafford - 49.5M
- Daniel Jones - 47.1M
- Josh Allen - 47M
- Derek Carr - 35.7M
- Russell Wilson - 35.4M
- Lamar Jackson - 32.4M
Average: 48.0M
How much is Cousins worth coming off his Achilles injury? He was playing at a top-5ish level prior to the injury. But, guys like Rivers, Ryan, and Carr(kinda) have shown it’s not a given FA QB’s in their late 30’s are the answer.