Age: 30
Free Agency: 2025 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 8
- Height: 6'7"
- Weight: 292
- College: Oregon
- Entry: 2015 Draft, Round 1, #17 overall (49ers)
- 2023 Salary Cap Charge: $23,755,883 (10.04% of cap)
- 2023 Cash Payout: $16,740,000 (6.52% of spending)
- 2023 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.70
- Contract Value: $85,000,000 ($17,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $34,150,000
- Contract Ranking: 13/283 at IDL
Current Contract
(UFA, signed 2020)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 27 | $2,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,500,000 | $6,000,000 | 2.9% | |||||
| 2021 | 28 | $6,650,000 | $5,000,000 | $750,000 | $100,000 | $6,650,000 | $12,500,000 | 6.4% | |||||
| 2022
April 1: $5.85M of salary becomes guaranteed
| 29 | $1,120,000 | $7,606,000 | $750,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $9,576,000 | 4.5% | |||||
| 2023 | 30 | $15,890,000 | $7,368,824 | $750,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $23,755,883 | 10.0% | |||||
| 2024 | 31 | $17,410,000 | $7,368,824 | $750,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $25,628,824 | 10.0% | |||||
| 2025
February 13: Contract voids on 5th day of waiver period
| 32 | Void | $4,106,000 | Void | Void | Void | $6,712,000 | 2.4% | |||||
| 2026 | 33 | Void | $2,606,000 | Void | Void | Void | $0 | 0.0% | |||||
| Total | $43,570,000 | $37,555,648 | $3,000,000 | $400,000 | $9,150,000 | $84,172,707 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Arik Armstead signed a five year, $85 million contract with the 49ers on March 16, 2020. Armstead received $45.85 million in guarantees, $34.15 million of which is guaranteed at signing. His initial guarantee is made up of his 2020 and 2021 base salaries, a $17.5 million signing bonus, and a protected $7.5 million 2021 option bonus. If Armstead is on the roster on April 1, 2022 another $5.85 million becomes fully guaranteed. There are $750,000 in per game bonuses in the final four contract years. The 2025 season is a void contract year used for the purposes of lowering cap charges during the contract. The contract voids if no extension is reached by the fifth day of the 2025 waiver period.
Cash Flows
| Old Money | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $352,941 | $20,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $14,647,059 | $16,740,000 | $18,260,000 |
| Running Cash | $20,352,941 | $35,352,941 | $50,000,000 | $66,740,000 | $85,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $68,535,687
Career APY: $8,566,961
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Drafted | Expired | 2015 | 4 | $9,842,628 | $2,460,657 | $9,842,628 | $18,888,628 | 191.9% | $3,777,726 |
| 49ers | UFA | Active | 2020 | 5 | $85,000,000 | $17,000,000 | $34,150,000 | $49,647,059 | 58.4% | $16,549,020 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49ers | 8 | $68,535,687 | $8,566,961 | $46,964,628 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 49ers | $435,000 | $1,354,569 | $0 | $0 | $435,000 | $1,789,569 | 1.2% | $5,853,276 | ||
| 2016 | 49ers | $882,392 | $1,354,569 | $0 | $0 | $882,392 | $2,236,961 | 1.3% | $882,392 | ||
| 2017 | 49ers | $1,329,784 | $1,354,569 | $0 | $0 | $1,329,784 | $2,684,353 | 1.3% | $1,329,784 | ||
| 2018 | 49ers | $1,777,176 | $1,354,569 | $0 | $0 | $1,777,176 | $3,131,745 | 1.3% | $1,777,176 | ||
| 2019 | 49ers | $9,046,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,046,000 | $9,046,000 | 3.9% | $9,046,000 | ||
| 2020 | 49ers | $2,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,500,000 | $6,000,000 | 2.9% | $20,000,000 | ||
| 2021 | 49ers | $6,650,000 | $5,000,000 | $750,000 | $100,000 | $6,650,000 | $12,500,000 | 6.4% | $15,000,000 | ||
| 2022 | 49ers | $1,120,000 | $7,606,000 | $750,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $9,576,000 | 4.5% | $14,647,059 | ||
| 2023 | 49ers | $15,890,000 | $7,368,824 | $750,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $23,755,883 | 10.0% | $16,740,000 | ||
| 2024 | 49ers | $17,410,000 | $7,368,824 | $750,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $25,628,824 | 10.0% | $18,260,000 | ||
| 2025 | 49ers | $0 | $4,106,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,712,000 | 2.4% | $0 | ||
| 2026 | 49ers | $0 | $2,606,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| Total | $57,040,352 | $42,973,924 | $3,000,000 | $400,000 | $22,620,352 | $103,061,335 | $103,535,687 | ||||
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 | |||
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 33.0% | 23.5% | 14 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 28.9% | 1.6% | 9 | 6 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 27.0% | 6.0% | 8 | 8 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 56.6% | 14.3% | 33 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 75.7% | 35.4% | 32 | 22 | 10 | 73 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 72.3% | 36.2% | 29 | 20 | 3.5 | 25.5 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 75.6% | 34.9% | 29 | 34 | 6 | 43 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32.7% | 0.4% | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $961,000 | $17,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $2,522,250 | $11,687,500 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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