Zach Cunningham
Linebacker
Career Earnings: $37,339,091
Career APY: $5,334,156
Total Guarantees: $57,938,999
Largest Cash Payment: $15,074,783 (2020)
Largest Cap Number: $5,822,826 (2020)
- Date of Birth: December 2, 1994
- Height: 6'3"
- Weight: 234
- College: Vanderbilt
- Entry: 2017 Draft, Round 2, #57 overall (Texans)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texans | Drafted | Extended | 2017 | 4 | $4,471,738 | $1,117,935 | $2,525,433 | $3,396,955 | 76.0% | $1,132,318 |
| Texans | Extension | Claimed | 2020 | 4 | $58,000,000 | $14,500,000 | $23,574,783 | $15,074,783 | 26.0% | $15,074,783 |
| Titans | Extension | Renegotiated | 2020 | 4 | $58,000,000 | $14,500,000 | $23,574,783 | $392,647 | 0.7% | $392,647 |
| Titans | Other | Terminated | 2022 | 3 | $33,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $8,250,000 | $8,338,235 | 25.3% | $8,338,235 |
| Eagles | SFA | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $1,775,000 | $1,775,000 | $14,000 | $1,617,353 | 91.1% | $1,617,353 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texans | 4 | $26,990,856 | $6,747,714 | $8,871,738 | 0.0% | $18,119,118 | 0.0% |
| Titans | 2 | $8,730,882 | $4,365,441 | $4,388,529 | 0.0% | $4,500,000 | 0.0% |
| Eagles | 1 | $1,617,353 | $1,617,353 | $1,617,353 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Texans | $465,000 | $348,043 | $0 | $0 | $465,000 | $813,043 | 0.5% | $1,857,172 | ||
| 2018 | Texans | $668,261 | $348,043 | $0 | $0 | $668,261 | $1,016,304 | 0.5% | $668,261 | ||
| 2019 | Texans | $871,522 | $348,043 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,219,565 | 0.6% | $871,522 | ||
| 2020 | Texans | $1,074,783 | $2,748,043 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $3,074,783 | $5,822,826 | 2.7% | $15,074,783 | ||
| 2021 | Titans | $990,000 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $990,000 | $392,647 | 0.2% | $392,647 | ||
| 2022 | Titans | $1,500,000 | $2,250,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $1,500,000 | $3,995,882 | 1.9% | $8,338,235 | ||
| 2023 | Eagles | $1,080,000 | $25,000 | $0 | $670,000 | $0 | $1,617,353 | 0.7% | $1,617,353 | ||
| Total | $6,649,566 | $6,067,172 | $2,000,000 | $1,420,000 | $6,698,044 | $14,877,620 | $28,819,973 | ||||
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 | |||
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 79.4% | 43.2% | 44 | 34 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 70.4% | 14.6% | 73 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 87.3% | 31.4% | 99 | 43 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 85.3% | 27.3% | 105 | 58 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 57.0% | 4.0% | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17.6% | 2.5% | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 61.7% | 4.9% | 54 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |