Buddy Howell
Running Back

Age: 24
Free Agency: 2021 (RFA)
Accrued Seasons: 3
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 215
- College: Florida Atlantic
- Entry: 2018 Undrafted Free Agent (Dolphins)
- 2020 Salary Cap Charge: $750,000 (0.34% of cap)
- 2020 Cash Payout: $750,000 (0.32% of spending)
- 2020 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.00
- Contract Value: $1,717,500 ($572,500 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $12,500
- Contract Ranking: 150/151 at RB
Current Contract
(UDFA, signed 2018)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)Year | Age | Base Salary | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 22 | $480,000 | $5,000 | $480,000 | 0.3% | |||||
2019 | 23 | $570,000 | $0 | $570,000 | 0.3% | |||||
2020 | 24 | $750,000 | $0 | $750,000 | 0.3% | |||||
Total | $1,800,000 | $5,000 | $1,800,000 |
Contract Notes
Sept 2, 2018: Howell was claimed off waivers to the Houston Texans.Career Earnings: $1,807,500
Career APY: $602,500
Potential Earnings: $1,800,000
Total Guarantees: $20,000
Largest Cash Payment: $750,000 (2020)
Largest Cap Number: $750,000 (2020)
Contract History
Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dolphins | UDFA | Terminated | 2018 | 3 | $1,717,500 | $572,500 | $7,500 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Texans | UDFA | Active | 2018 | 3 | $1,717,500 | $572,500 | $12,500 | $1,800,000 | 104.8% | $600,000 |
Earnings By Team
Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dolphins | 0 | $7,500 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $7,500 | 0.0% |
Texans | 3 | $1,800,000 | $600,000 | $1,800,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Salary Cap History
Statistics
Year | Games Played | Games Missed | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3.3% | 65.1% | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4.8% | 55.8% | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 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 | $722,000 | $572,500 |
Injury Adjusted | $750,116 | $500,938 |
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Weekly Valuation Trends
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