Zaire Barnes
MIKE #46 · Panthers · OVR 66 · Compare
Drafted: Madden 27 Fantasy Draft, Round 49, Pick 24 (#1560 overall) by CAR · 66 OVR then
Also in Madden 26: Zaire Barnes · 67 OVR →
Player Info
- Age
- 26
- Height / Weight
- 73" / 232 lbs
- College
- W. Michigan
- Hometown
- Mundelein
- Years Pro
- 3
- Draft
- Round 50, Pick 25 (2022)
Contract
- Cap Hit
- $0.8M
- Salary
- $0.8M
- Bonus
- $0.0M
- Years Left
- 1 of 1
Trade Value
11
overall 4.5 × normal 1 × age 26 1 × MIKE 0.85 × contract 1.1
A bargain: $0.8M against the $1.4M a player this good usually costs. Expiring, so it barely moves the number.
This league's own model, not Madden's — EA publishes no trade value. It prices the contract as well as the player, because a team trading for him takes the number on too. How it works.
Market Value
Going rate
—/yr
no comparable player is negotiating right now
Currently paid
$0.8M/yr
median of 34 comparable contracts, including rookie deals still running
His deal
$0.8M/yr
not in a negotiating window
Going rate drawn from same position, any rating, what is paid from same position, ±5 OVR, same age group. Each group widens until it holds at least five players, so a small count means this profile is rare in the league and the figure deserves less weight. Annual value is total salary plus bonus over the length of the deal — not the cap hit, which Madden back-loads.
Ratings
Progression
Tracking began Oct 4, 2026 at 66 OVR. Changes will show here as later imports arrive.
Season 9 · Madden 27
Preseason only -- exhibition games, never counted toward season totals or records
Game Log
| Wk | Opp | Result | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ BUF | 20-24 | DEF1 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 INT |