Brandon Zylstra
Wide Receiver
Career Earnings: $4,067,300
Career APY: $813,460
Total Guarantees: $1,047,500
Largest Cash Payment: $920,000 (2021)
Largest Cap Number: $920,000 (2021)
- Date of Birth: March 25, 1993
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 215
- College: Concordia
- Entry: 2016 Undrafted Free Agent (Vikings)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | UDFA | Expired | 2018 | 3 | $1,710,000 | $570,000 | $0 | $1,320,000 | 77.2% | $660,000 |
| Vikings | SFA | Terminated | 2018 | 3 | $1,710,000 | $570,000 | $0 | $480,000 | 28.1% | $480,000 |
| Panthers | RFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $920,000 | $920,000 | $0 | $920,000 | 100.0% | $920,000 |
| Panthers | UFA | Terminated | 2022 | 1 | $1,187,500 | $1,187,500 | $1,047,500 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Lions | Practice | Elevated | 2022 | 1 | $277,200 | $277,200 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Lions | Practice | Elevated | 2022 | 1 | $277,200 | $277,200 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Lions | Practice | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $299,800 | $299,800 | $0 | $299,800 | 100.0% | $299,800 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 3 | $3,287,500 | $1,095,833 | $2,240,000 | 0.0% | $1,047,500 | 0.0% |
| Vikings | 1 | $480,000 | $480,000 | $480,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Lions | 1 | $299,800 | $299,800 | $284,244 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Vikings | $480,000 | $480,000 | 0.3% | $480,000 | |
| 2019 | Panthers | $570,000 | $570,000 | 0.3% | $570,000 | |
| 2020 | Panthers | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.4% | $750,000 | |
| 2021 | Panthers | $920,000 | $920,000 | 0.5% | $920,000 | |
| 2022 | Lions | $277,200 | $284,244 | 0.1% | $299,800 | |
| Total | $2,997,200 | $3,004,244 | $3,019,800 | |||
Dead Money History
| Team | Year | Cap Charge | Cash Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 2022 | $1,047,500 | $1,047,500 | Total | $1,047,500 | $1,047,500 |
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | |||
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 1.6% | 58.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | 6.0% | 18.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 106 | 13.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 12.1% | 58.0% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 29.0% | 42.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 18 | 250 | 13.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |