Laremy Tunsil

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

This Laremy Tunsil deal screams significant overpay, earning a dismal F CVI that should have front offices questioning basic roster construction principles. Paying $30.1M annually for an unproven tackle — regardless of pedigree or past flashes — represents a catastrophic misallocation of salary cap resources that could cripple a team's competitive window. At 30 years old, Tunsil's best days are likely behind him, making this two-year commitment feel more like desperation than strategic planning. The $52.7M in guaranteed money only amplifies the risk, essentially handcuffing the signing team to replacement-level production at elite tackle prices. While the shorter term length prevents this from being a decade-long anchor, any franchise willing to bet this heavily on unproven offensive line play is setting themselves up for buyer's remorse and limited roster flexibility. This contract exemplifies everything wrong with modern NFL free agency — paying for potential rather than proven production at the league's most cap-sensitive positions.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

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Performance Analysis

Laremy Tunsil produces at a tier that grades a B+ performance mark for Free Agent. At 31 years old and ten seasons into his career, Tunsil remains an established veteran left tackle whose reliability in pass protection has defined his professional identity—most notably his remarkable track record of allowing just one pressure across 40 matchups against elite edge rusher Myles Garrett since 2018, a testament to technical mastery in high-leverage situations. His 2025 season yielded 14 games of action, which represents a limited on-field window that constrains the statistical foundation for his grade; the gap between his strong reputation and recent production availability is notable and will require regular-season volume to validate. At this stage of his career, Tunsil functions as a stabilizing, Pro Bowl-caliber starter whose decade-long resume of consistency and institutional credibility outweigh the absence of individual All-Pro accolades or Pro Bowl honors on his resume. The recent extension making him the NFL's first $30 million AAV offensive lineman reflects organizational confidence in his elite-tier left tackle play, though entering 2026 his performance trajectory will be closely watched—his reputation is currently running ahead of recent production, and a full season of work will determine whether that narrative holds or requires recalibration.

How Laremy Compares at the Position

Laremy Tunsil ranks 1st of 189 graded offensive tackles by performance. Laremy grades out ahead of names like Jc Latham (B).

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Current Sentiment

Laremy Tunsil's public perception scores an A sentiment grade as fan and media tone converge. The narrative driving his elite standing is Washington's historic decision to make him the NFL's first $30 million offensive lineman on a two-year extension—a move framed across coverage as organizational confidence in proven, elite-tier left tackle play rather than an overpay, with particular emphasis on his remarkable technical consistency, exemplified by allowing just one pressure in 40 matchups against elite edge rusher Myles Garrett since 2018. That A-grade sentiment sits in marked tension with his F performance grade, which reflects a limited 2025 season of just 14 games, meaning his reputation is currently running well ahead of recent production—a gap that will matter once the regular season begins in 91 days. The extension headlines have dominated the recent news cycle with almost universal positivity, and even retrospective examination of the draft capital involved has directed criticism at roster construction philosophy rather than at Tunsil himself, preserving his personal standing as a dependable cornerstone rather than a declining veteran. At 31 and 10 seasons into his career, Tunsil carries the institutional credibility of a decade-long pass protection track record, and the current narrative positions him as a franchise stabilizer secured—though the performance arrow will need to point upward once play begins for that story to hold.