Christian Darrisaw

Left Tackle

Age: 26
Free Agency: 2030 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 4
  • 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $9,681,765 (3.41% of cap)
  • 2025 Cash Payout: $24,670,000 (6.87% of spending)
  • 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 2.55
  • Contract Value: $104,000,000 ($26,000,000 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $43,725,000
  • Contract Ranking: 2/131 at LT

Current Contract

(Extension, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated BonusPer Game Roster BonusWorkout BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
SigningOption
202425$1,055,000$5,416,572$0$0$0$1,055,000$6,471,5722.5%
2025 📝
March 15: 2026 salary is guaranteed
26$1,170,000$3,650,000$4,450,000$1,000,000$250,000$1,170,000$9,681,7653.4%
2026 📝
March 15: $8.46M of 2027 salary is guaranteed
27$13,291,929$3,650,000$4,450,000$1,500,000$250,000$15,041,929$23,141,9297.8%
2027 📝
March 15: $2M of salary is guaranteed
28$15,000,000$3,650,000$4,450,000$1,500,000$250,000$0$24,850,0008.0%
202829$21,250,000$3,650,000$4,450,000$1,500,000$250,000$0$31,100,000--
202930$22,250,000$0$4,450,000$1,500,000$250,000$0$28,450,000--
Total$74,016,929$20,016,572$22,250,000$7,000,000$1,250,000$17,266,929$123,695,266

Contract Notes

Christian Darrisaw signed a four year, $76 million contract extension with the Vikings on July 24, 2024. Darrisaw received $77.5 million of guarantees of which $59 million is a new guarantee. $43.725 million of the total is fully guaranteed at signing. The full guarantee consists of an $18 million signing bonus, $22.25 million option bonus due in 2025, and his 2025 and 2026 base salaries. If on the roster on the 3rd day of the league year in 2025, Darrisaw will have his 2026 salary fully guaranteed. On the 3rd day of the 2026 league year, half of his 2027 salary will be fully guaranteed and the remainder will be fully guaranteed in 2027. There is a $2 million guarantee in 2028. The contract has annual per game and workout bonuses. An additional $9 million in incentives are available. The extension increases Darrisaw's 2024 cap number by $2.17 million and decreases his 2025 cap number by $5.57 million.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$26M
$52M
$78M
$104M
202420252026202720282029
Cash Due$16,575,071$8,633,000$15,041,929$16,750,000$23,000,000$24,000,000
Running Cash$16,575,071$25,208,071$40,250,000$57,000,000$80,000,000$104,000,000
Career Earnings: $52,171,217
Career APY: $13,042,804
Potential Earnings: $133,383,146
Total Guarantees: $57,071,146
Largest Cash Payment: $24,670,000 (2025)
Largest Cap Number: $31,100,000 (2028)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
VikingsDraftedExtended20214$13,346,146$3,336,537$13,346,146$10,866,21781.4%$3,622,072
VikingsExtensionActive20244$104,000,000$26,000,000$43,725,000$41,305,00039.7%$41,305,000
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Vikings4$52,171,217$13,042,804$15,571,2170.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusOption BonusPer Game Roster BonusWorkout BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2021Vikings$660,000$1,766,572$0$0$0$660,000$2,426,5721.3%$7,726,288
2022Vikings$1,266,643$1,766,572$0$0$0$1,266,643$3,033,2151.4%$1,266,643
2023Vikings$1,873,286$1,766,572$0$0$0$1,873,286$3,639,8581.6%$1,873,286
2024Vikings$1,055,000$5,416,572$0$0$0$1,055,000$6,471,5722.5%$19,055,000
2025Vikings$1,170,000$3,650,000$4,450,000$1,000,000$250,000$1,170,000$9,681,7653.4%$24,670,000
2026Vikings$13,291,929$3,650,000$4,450,000$1,500,000$250,000$15,041,929$23,141,9297.8%$15,041,929
2027Vikings$15,000,000$3,650,000$4,450,000$1,500,000$250,000$0$24,850,0008.0%$16,750,000
2028Vikings$21,250,000$3,650,000$4,450,000$1,500,000$250,000$0$31,100,000--$23,000,000
2029Vikings$22,250,000$0$4,450,000$1,500,000$250,000$0$28,450,000--$24,000,000
Total$77,816,858$25,316,288$22,250,000$7,000,000$1,250,000$21,066,858$132,794,911$133,383,146

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnaps
InjuredHealthyOffenseSpecial
2021122357.2%10.2%
2022141273.0%12.8%
2023150187.6%13.8%
202470035.1%7.1%

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 ValuationAPY
Regular$2,513,000$26,000,000
Injury Adjusted$2,513,000$26,000,000
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OTC Valuation $3.9M $7.9M $11.8M $15.7M $19.7M APY $4.6M $9.2M $13.8M $18.4M $23M $7,848,000 $15,000,000

Weekly Valuation Trends

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