Age: 30
Free Agency: 2027 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 8
- Height: 5'10"
- Weight: 214
- College: Tennessee
- Entry: 2017 Draft, Round 3, #67 overall (Saints)
- 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $10,123,471 (3.68% of cap)
- 2025 Cash Payout: $2,990,000 (1.59% of spending)
- 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.30
- Contract Value: $24,500,000 ($12,250,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $19,233,333
- Contract Ranking: 4/159 at RB
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | 29 | $4,710,000 | $9,971,471 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $100,000 | $1,743,333 | $16,193,236 | 6.3% | |||||
| 2025
March 17: $3M of 2026 salary is guaranteed
| 30 | $2,990,000 | $7,133,471 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,990,000 | $10,123,471 | 3.7% | |||||
| 2026 | 31 | $11,500,000 | $7,133,471 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,633,471 | 6.4% | |||||
| 2027
March 15: Contract voids on the last day of the 2026 league year
| 32 | Void | $5,040,471 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $8,140,471 | 2.6% | |||||
| 2028 | 33 | Void | $3,100,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $0 | -- | |||||
| 2029 | 34 | Void | $0 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $0 | -- | |||||
| 2030 | 35 | Void | $0 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $0 | -- | |||||
| Total | $19,200,000 | $32,378,884 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $100,000 | $4,733,333 | $53,090,649 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Alvin Kamara signed a two year, $23.5 million contract extension with the Saints on October 24, 2024. $22.23 million is guaranteed of which $12 million is newly guaranteed money. Kamara received a $15.5 million signing bonus and his 2025 salary is fully guaranteed. Kamara's 2024 salary cap number decreased by $2.39 million following the extension. His 2025 salary cap figure remains virtually identical to the salary cap number the Saints would have had remaining in dead money on Kamara's prior contract.
Cash Flows
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $21,810,000 | $2,990,000 | $11,500,000 |
| Running Cash | $10,010,000 | $13,000,000 | $24,500,000 |
Career Earnings: $64,655,037
Career APY: $8,081,880
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints | Drafted | Extended | 2017 | 4 | $3,857,772 | $964,443 | $972,772 | $2,880,272 | 74.7% | $960,091 |
| Saints | Extension | Extended | 2020 | 5 | $75,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $17,833,000 | $40,153,000 | 53.5% | $10,038,250 |
| Saints | Extension | Active | 2024 | 2 | $24,500,000 | $12,250,000 | $19,233,333 | $21,621,765 | 88.3% | $21,621,765 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints | 8 | $64,655,037 | $8,081,880 | $42,011,508 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Saints | $465,000 | $243,193 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $708,193 | 0.4% | $1,437,772 | ||
| 2018 | Saints | $635,000 | $243,193 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $878,193 | 0.5% | $635,000 | ||
| 2019 | Saints | $807,500 | $243,193 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,050,693 | 0.6% | $807,500 | ||
| 2020 | Saints | $833,000 | $3,243,193 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $833,000 | $4,076,193 | 2.1% | $15,833,000 | ||
| 2021 | Saints | $2,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 2.7% | $2,000,000 | ||
| 2022 | Saints | $1,035,000 | $5,093,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,035,000 | $6,128,000 | 3.0% | $11,500,000 | ||
| 2023 | Saints | $1,080,000 | $7,077,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,080,000 | $7,977,000 | 3.6% | $10,820,000 | ||
| 2024 | Saints | $4,710,000 | $9,971,471 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $100,000 | $1,743,333 | $16,193,236 | 6.3% | $21,621,765 | ||
| 2025 | Saints | $2,990,000 | $7,133,471 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,990,000 | $10,123,471 | 3.7% | $2,990,000 | ||
| 2026 | Saints | $11,500,000 | $7,133,471 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,633,471 | 6.4% | $11,500,000 | ||
| 2027 | Saints | $1,345,000 | $5,040,471 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,140,471 | 2.6% | $0 | ||
| 2028 | Saints | $1,390,000 | $3,100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
| 2029 | Saints | $20,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
| 2030 | Saints | $20,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $68,790,500 | $51,521,656 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $100,000 | $9,681,333 | $78,908,921 | $79,145,037 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 44.7% | 8.7% | 111 | 684 | 6.2 | 7 | 75 | 742 | 9.9 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 62.5% | 10.0% | 194 | 883 | 4.6 | 14 | 81 | 709 | 8.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 58.7% | 2.2% | 171 | 797 | 4.7 | 5 | 81 | 533 | 6.6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 61.2% | 1.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 57.5% | 0.9% | 240 | 898 | 3.7 | 4 | 47 | 439 | 9.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 61.0% | 0.2% | 223 | 897 | 4.0 | 2 | 57 | 490 | 8.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 48.2% | 0.0% | 180 | 694 | 3.9 | 5 | 75 | 466 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 58.9% | 0.0% | 228 | 950 | 4.2 | 6 | 68 | 543 | 8.0 | 2 | 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 | $8,617,000 | $12,250,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $8,617,000 | $12,250,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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