Age: 26
Free Agency: 2029 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 5
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 191
- College: Oklahoma
- Entry: 2020 Draft, Round 1, #17 overall (Cowboys)
- 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $15,332,353 (5.01% of cap)
- 2025 Cash Payout: $27,850,000 (8.98% of spending)
- 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.82
- Contract Value: $136,000,000 ($34,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $67,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 3/399 at WR
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signing | Option | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | 25 | $1,150,000 | $7,600,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,150,000 | $8,750,000 | 3.4% | |||||
| 2025
March 17: 2026 salary is guaranteed
| 26 | $1,850,000 | $12,600,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $2,850,000 | $15,332,353 | 5.0% | |||||
| 2026
March 17: $7 million of 2027 salary is guaranteed
| 27 | $25,000,000 | $12,600,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $26,000,000 | $38,600,000 | 13.1% | |||||
| 2027 | 28 | $28,000,000 | $12,600,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $41,600,000 | 13.4% | |||||
| 2028
September 1: Option due
| 29 | $1,991,000 | $12,600,000 | $5,800,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $21,391,000 | -- | |||||
| 2029
February 20: Contract voids
| 30 | Void | $5,000,000 | $5,800,000 | Void | Void | $28,200,000 | -- | |||||
| 2030 | 31 | Void | $0 | $5,800,000 | Void | Void | $0 | -- | |||||
| 2031 | 32 | Void | $0 | $5,800,000 | Void | Void | $0 | -- | |||||
| 2032 | 33 | Void | $0 | $5,800,000 | Void | Void | $0 | -- | |||||
| Total | $57,991,000 | $63,000,000 | $29,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $30,000,000 | $153,873,353 | |||||||
Contract Notes
CeeDee Lamb signed a four year, $136 million contract extension with the Cowboys on August 27, 2024. $100 million is guaranteed of which $82 million is a new guarantee. $67 million is fully guaranteed at signing, including a $38 million signing bonus and Lamb\'s salaries in 2024 and 2025. Per PFT, Lamb's 2026 salary will become fully guaranteed in March 0f 2025 and another $7 million of 2027 salary will be guaranteed in March of 2026. There are annual per game bonuses of $1 million in the contract.
Per Todd Archer, the Cowboys converted $25 million of Lamb's 2025 salary into a signing bonus. The move lowered his salary cap number in 2025 by $20 million and increased his salary cap number from 2026 to 2029 by $5 million in each season.
Cash Flows
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $21,159,000 | $27,850,000 | $26,000,000 | $29,000,000 | $31,991,000 |
| Running Cash | $21,159,000 | $49,009,000 | $75,009,000 | $104,009,000 | $136,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $53,160,014
Career APY: $10,632,003
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | Drafted | Extended | 2020 | 4 | $14,010,014 | $3,502,504 | $14,010,014 | $14,010,014 | 100.0% | $3,502,504 |
| Cowboys | Extension | Active | 2024 | 4 | $136,000,000 | $34,000,000 | $67,000,000 | $39,150,000 | 28.8% | $39,150,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 5 | $53,160,014 | $10,632,003 | $22,760,014 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Option Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cowboys | $610,000 | $1,937,275 | $0 | $0 | $610,000 | $2,547,275 | 1.2% | $8,359,100 | ||
| 2021 | Cowboys | $1,246,819 | $1,937,275 | $0 | $0 | $1,246,819 | $3,184,094 | 1.5% | $1,246,819 | ||
| 2022 | Cowboys | $1,883,638 | $1,937,275 | $0 | $0 | $1,883,638 | $3,820,913 | 1.7% | $1,883,638 | ||
| 2023 | Cowboys | $2,520,457 | $1,937,275 | $0 | $0 | $2,520,457 | $4,457,732 | 1.9% | $2,520,457 | ||
| 2024 | Cowboys | $1,150,000 | $7,600,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,150,000 | $8,750,000 | 3.4% | $39,150,000 | ||
| 2025 | Cowboys | $1,850,000 | $12,600,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $2,850,000 | $15,332,353 | 5.0% | $27,850,000 | ||
| 2026 | Cowboys | $25,000,000 | $12,600,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $26,000,000 | $38,600,000 | 13.1% | $26,000,000 | ||
| 2027 | Cowboys | $28,000,000 | $12,600,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $41,600,000 | 13.4% | $29,000,000 | ||
| 2028 | Cowboys | $1,991,000 | $12,600,000 | $5,800,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $21,391,000 | -- | $31,991,000 | ||
| 2029 | Cowboys | $34,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,800,000 | $0 | $0 | $28,200,000 | -- | $0 | ||
| 2030 | Cowboys | $34,000,000 | $0 | $5,800,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
| 2031 | Cowboys | $34,000,000 | $0 | $5,800,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
| 2032 | Cowboys | $34,000,000 | $0 | $5,800,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $200,251,914 | $70,749,100 | $29,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $36,260,914 | $167,883,367 | $168,001,014 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 63.8% | 9.0% | 10 | 82 | 8.2 | 1 | 74 | 935 | 12.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 71.8% | 9.6% | 9 | 76 | 8.4 | 0 | 79 | 1102 | 13.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 85.8% | 0.2% | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 0 | 107 | 1359 | 12.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 83.7% | 0.2% | 14 | 113 | 8.1 | 2 | 135 | 1749 | 13.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 70.5% | 0.4% | 14 | 70 | 5.0 | 0 | 101 | 1194 | 11.8 | 6 | 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 | $15,450,000 | $34,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $15,450,000 | $34,000,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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