Eli Apple
Cornerback
Career Earnings: $24,493,644
Career APY: $3,499,092
Total Guarantees: $38,554,640
Largest Cash Payment: $9,669,868 (2016)
Largest Cap Number: $3,750,000 (2022)
- Date of Birth: August 9, 1995
- Height: 6'1"
- Weight: 199
- College: Ohio State
- Entry: 2016 Draft, Round 1, #10 overall (Giants)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | Drafted | Traded | 2016 | 4 | $15,152,320 | $3,788,080 | $15,152,320 | $10,741,625 | 70.9% | $5,370,813 |
| Saints | Drafted | Expired | 2016 | 4 | $15,152,320 | $3,788,080 | $15,152,320 | $3,591,217 | 23.7% | $1,795,609 |
| Panthers | SFA | Terminated | 2020 | 1 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $750,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bengals | SFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $0 | $1,600,000 | 133.3% | $1,600,000 |
| Bengals | UFA | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $3,470,588 | 99.2% | $3,470,588 |
| Dolphins | SFA | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | $500,000 | $1,556,471 | 97.3% | $1,556,471 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | 2 | $11,494,118 | $5,747,059 | $6,131,691 | 0.0% | $5,362,427 | 0.0% |
| Saints | 2 | $3,591,217 | $1,795,609 | $3,591,217 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% | |
| Panthers | 0 | $2,781,250 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $2,781,250 | 0.0% |
| Bengals | 2 | $5,070,588 | $2,535,294 | $4,761,765 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Dolphins | 1 | $1,556,471 | $1,556,471 | $1,589,118 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Giants | $450,000 | $2,304,967 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $450,000 | $2,754,967 | 1.7% | $9,669,868 | ||
| 2017 | Giants | $1,138,742 | $2,304,967 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,138,742 | $3,376,724 | 2.0% | $1,071,757 | ||
| 2018 | Saints | $1,827,484 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,074,991 | 0.6% | $1,074,991 | ||
| 2019 | Saints | $2,516,226 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,516,226 | 1.3% | $2,516,226 | ||
| 2021 | Bengals | $1,000,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,011,765 | 0.5% | $1,600,000 | ||
| 2022 | Bengals | $1,900,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $100,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $3,750,000 | 1.8% | $3,470,588 | ||
| 2023 | Dolphins | $1,165,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $185,000 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $1,589,118 | 0.7% | $1,556,471 | ||
| Total | $9,997,452 | $5,859,934 | $100,000 | $785,000 | $100,000 | $250,000 | $1,838,742 | $16,073,791 | $20,959,901 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
| 2016 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 63.2% | 21.7% | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 58.7% | 16.6% | 41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 86.0% | 11.7% | 62 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 88.1% | 2.6% | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.6% | 1.4% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 87.2% | 7.6% | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 87.6% | 2.1% | 35 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 49.9% | 0.0% | 37 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |