Age: 28
Free Agency: 2025 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 6
- Height: 6'4"
- Weight: 198
- College: LSU
- Entry: 2018 Draft, Round 2, #61 overall (Jaguars)
- 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $0 (0.00% of cap)
- 2024 Cash Payout: $0 (0.00% of spending)
- 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0
- Contract Value: $0 ($0 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $0
- Contract Ranking: 317/317 at WR
Current Contract
(SFA, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | ||||
| Total | $0 | $0 | ||||||
Contract Notes
D.J. Chark signed a one year, $5 million contract with the Panthers. The contract is fully guaranteed. There are four void years included for salary cap purposes.
Cash Flows
| Cash Due |
| Running Cash |
Career Earnings: $20,543,789
Career APY: $3,423,965
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaguars | Drafted | Expired | 2018 | 4 | $4,447,230 | $1,111,808 | $2,259,731 | $5,543,789 | 124.7% | $1,385,947 |
| Lions | UFA | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 100.0% | $10,000,000 |
| Panthers | UFA | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 100.0% | $5,000,000 |
| Chargers | SFA | Active | 2024 | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaguars | 4 | $5,543,789 | $1,385,947 | $5,543,789 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Lions | 1 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $4,023,333 | 0.0% | $5,976,667 | 0.0% |
| Panthers | 1 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $1,864,000 | 0.0% | $3,136,000 | 0.0% |
| Chargers | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Jaguars | $480,000 | $328,587 | $480,000 | $808,587 | 0.4% | $1,794,348 | ||
| 2019 | Jaguars | $682,147 | $328,587 | $465,383 | $1,010,734 | 0.5% | $682,147 | ||
| 2020 | Jaguars | $884,294 | $328,587 | $0 | $1,212,881 | 0.6% | $884,294 | ||
| 2021 | Jaguars | $2,183,000 | $328,587 | $0 | $2,511,587 | 1.2% | $2,183,000 | ||
| 2022 | Lions | $1,035,000 | $2,988,333 | $1,035,000 | $4,023,333 | 1.8% | $10,000,000 | ||
| 2023 | Panthers | $1,080,000 | $784,000 | $1,080,000 | $1,864,000 | 0.8% | $5,000,000 | ||
| 2024 | Chargers | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| Total | $6,344,441 | $5,086,681 | $3,060,383 | $11,431,122 | $20,543,789 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2018 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 28.0% | 38.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 14 | 174 | 12.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 78.0% | 9.1% | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 73 | 1008 | 13.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 67.7% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 53 | 706 | 13.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 154 | 22.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 46.8% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 30 | 502 | 16.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 67.1% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 35 | 525 | 15.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.
| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $6,084,000 | $0 |
| Injury Adjusted | $7,194,259 | $0 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.
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