Make a two-person shop look like a 20-person department.
Contract surplus, realized cap liabilities, a recursive trade ledger, and a calibrated market line — all computed off free public data (nflverse + Over The Cap). Zero paid API keys. Every headline number validated against a known public total.
The toolkit
Four metric families, one automated pipeline.Contract Surplus
Every graded skill player's on-field production converted to open-market dollars, minus what he's actually paid. Bargains at the top, albatrosses at the bottom.
Drake Maye leads at $53.1M surplus
Cap Liabilities
Realized dead cap — money paid to players no longer on the roster — and next year's already-committed book, for all 32 teams, with a per-contract drill-down.
Miami carries $186.9M dead — an NFL record
Trade Tracker
A recursive ledger that resolves every traded pick to the player it became, then grades each side by the value that player delivered years later.
1,675 trades graded, 2002–2026
O-Line Unit Index
Pass protection adjusted for hold time, plus run-blocking yards before contact — a defensible unit grade where no free source grades individual linemen.
ARI grades out #1 in 2024
Team Outlooks
A one-, two-, and three-year read on every team's cap — where they sit, when they go over the line, and which contracts force the next decisions.
Baltimore Ravens most capped-out: −$45.9M in 2027
The Linderbaum Decision
Two centers from the 2022 draft, two paths. Baltimore spent the higher pick and paid record center money; Philadelphia got Cam Jurgens cheaper. All four metric families converge on one question every GM faces: pay him, or replace him?
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