Age: 27
Free Agency: 2025 (SFA)
Accrued Seasons: 3
- Height: 6'3"
- Weight: 225
- College: Baylor
- Entry: 2020 Undrafted Free Agent (Vikings)
- 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $293,811 (0.11% of cap)
- 2024 Cash Payout: $293,811 (0.13% of spending)
- 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.00
- Contract Value: $302,400 ($302,400 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $0
- Contract Ranking: 207/234 at LB
Current Contract
(Practice, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27 | $302,400 | $293,811 | 0.1% | ||||
| Total | $302,400 | $293,811 | ||||||
Contract Notes
Blake Lynch signed a one year contract worth $940,000 with the Chargers on July 28, 2023.
Cash Flows
- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$0.3M
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Cash Due | $302,400 |
| Running Cash | $302,400 |
Career Earnings: $1,668,674
Career APY: $417,169
Potential Earnings: $1,604,514
Total Guarantees: $40,000
Largest Cash Payment: $780,000 (2021)
Largest Cap Number: $780,000 (2021)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings | UDFA | Terminated | 2020 | 3 | $2,295,000 | $765,000 | $40,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Vikings | Practice | Elevated | 2020 | 1 | $142,800 | $142,800 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Vikings | Practice | Renegotiated | 2020 | 1 | $170,282 | $170,282 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Vikings | SFA | Terminated | 2020 | 3 | $2,285,000 | $761,667 | $0 | $887,647 | 38.8% | $443,824 |
| Cardinals | Practice | Terminated | 2022 | 1 | $207,000 | $207,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Cardinals | Practice | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $207,000 | $207,000 | $0 | $57,500 | 27.8% | $57,500 |
| Cardinals | SFA | Terminated | 2023 | 1 | $940,000 | $940,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chargers | SFA | Terminated | 2023 | 1 | $940,000 | $940,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chargers | Practice | Renegotiated | 2023 | 1 | $216,000 | $216,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chargers | SFA | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $940,000 | $940,000 | $0 | $365,556 | 38.9% | $365,556 |
| Seahawks | SFA | Terminated | 2024 | 1 | $1,055,000 | $1,055,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chargers | Practice | Elevated | 2024 | 1 | $302,400 | $302,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chargers | Practice | Active | 2024 | 1 | $302,400 | $302,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings | 2 | $1,096,062 | $548,031 | $887,647 | 0.0% | $238,415 | 0.0% |
| Cardinals | 1 | $103,500 | $103,500 | $57,500 | 0.0% | $46,000 | 0.0% |
| Chargers | 1 | $469,112 | $469,112 | $365,556 | 0.0% | $103,556 | 0.0% |
| Seahawks | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
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 | |||
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.2% | 13.7% | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 18.0% | 69.9% | 19 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 28.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 19.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $0 | $0 |
| Injury Adjusted | $0 | $0 |
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