Wil Lutz

Kicker

Age: 30
Free Agency: 2026 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 8
  • 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $2,860,000 (1.11% of cap)
  • 2024 Cash Payout: $4,510,000 (1.99% of spending)
  • 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.58
  • Contract Value: $8,400,000 ($4,200,000 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $4,510,000
  • Contract Ranking: 13/42 at K

Current Contract

(UFA, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusPer Game Roster BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202430$1,210,000$1,650,000$0$1,210,000$2,860,0001.1%
202531$3,635,000$1,650,000$255,000$0$5,540,0002.1%
Total$4,845,000$3,300,000$255,000$1,210,000$8,400,000

Contract Notes

Wil Lutz signed a 5 year contract with the New Orleans Saints on March 14, 2019.  The contract is worth $20,250,000 with $9,200,000 in guarantees.

Lutz restructured his contract on March 3, 2021 converting his 2021 salary and roster bonus into a signing bonus. The move creates $1.74 million in 2021 salary cap space for the Saints. Lutz' salary cap number will increase by $870,000 in 2022 and 2023.

In 2023 Lutz renegotiated his contract with the Saints, reducing his salary from $3.7 to $2.2 million. As part of the new contract Lutz received a $500,000 signing bonus. $450,000 is tied to per game bonuses. Another $750,000 in incentives can be earned to increase the contract to $2.95 million.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$4.2M
$8.4M
20242025
Cash Due$4,510,000$3,890,000
Running Cash$4,510,000$8,400,000
Career Earnings: $23,672,500
Career APY: $2,959,063
Potential Earnings: $28,270,000
Total Guarantees: $14,712,500
Largest Cash Payment: $6,100,000 (2019)
Largest Cap Number: $5,570,000 (2022)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
SaintsSFAExpired20163$1,620,000$540,000$0$1,620,000100.0%$540,000
RavensUDFATerminated20163$1,622,500$540,833$2,500$00.0%$0
SaintsUFARenegotiated20195$20,250,000$4,050,000$9,200,000$16,550,00081.7%$4,137,500
BroncosOtherExpired20231$2,200,000$2,200,000$500,000$1,700,00077.3%$1,700,000
SaintsOtherTraded20231$2,200,000$2,200,000$500,000$00.0%$0
BroncosUFAActive20242$8,400,000$4,200,000$4,510,000$3,300,00039.3%$0
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Saints7$18,670,000$2,667,143$16,250,0000.0%$2,420,0000.0%
Ravens0$2,500$0$00.0%$2,5000.0%
Broncos1$5,000,000$5,000,000$1,700,0000.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusRoster BonusPer Game Roster BonusWorkout BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2016Saints$450,000$0$0$0$0$0$450,0000.3%$450,000
2017Saints$540,000$0$0$0$0$0$540,0000.3%$540,000
2018Saints$630,000$0$0$0$0$0$630,0000.4%$630,000
2019Saints$850,000$1,050,000$0$0$0$850,000$1,900,0001.0%$6,100,000
2020Saints$3,100,000$1,050,000$0$0$50,000$3,100,000$4,200,0002.1%$3,150,000
2021Saints$990,000$1,920,000$0$0$50,000$0$2,960,0001.6%$3,650,000
2022Saints$3,400,000$1,920,000$200,000$0$50,000$200,000$5,570,0002.7%$3,650,000
2023Broncos$1,250,000$0$0$450,000$0$0$1,700,0000.7%$1,700,000
2024Broncos$1,210,000$1,650,000$0$0$0$1,210,000$2,860,0001.1%$4,510,000
2025Broncos$3,635,000$1,650,000$0$255,000$0$0$5,540,0002.1%$3,890,000
Total$16,055,000$9,240,000$200,000$705,000$150,000$5,360,000$26,350,000$28,270,000
Dead Money History
TeamYearCap ChargeCash Paid
Ravens2016$833$2,500
Ravens2017$1,667$0
Saints2023$2,420,000$500,000
Total$2,422,500$502,500

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnapsField GoalsPATPoints
InjuredHealthySpecialMadeAtt.Blk.LongMadeAtt.Blk.
2016160037.3%283425749501133
2017160036.9%313605347502140
2018160043.5%283015452530136
2019160035.7%323605848490144
2020160040.3%232805357580126
2022170031.1%233126033330102
2023170032.0%303415229310119

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 ValuationAPY
Regular$4,471,000$4,200,000
Injury Adjusted$4,471,000$4,200,000
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OTC Valuation $1.1M $2.2M $3.3M $4.4M $5.5M APY $1M $2M $3M $4M $5M $4,191,000 $3,900,000

Weekly Valuation Trends

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