D.J. Moore

Wide Receiver

Age: 28
Free Agency: 2030 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 7
  • 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $24,900,000 (8.97% of cap)
  • 2025 Cash Payout: $20,900,000 (12.26% of spending)
  • 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.84
  • Contract Value: $110,000,000 ($27,500,000 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $43,650,000
  • Contract Ranking: 9/309 at WR

Current Contract

(Extension, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusPer Game Roster BonusWorkout BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202427$3,000,000$4,000,000$0$200,000$3,000,000$7,200,0002.8%
2025 📝
March 15: 2026 salary becomes fully guaranteed
28$20,650,000$4,000,000$0$250,000$20,650,000$24,900,0009.0%
2026 📝
March 18: $15.5 million of 2027 salary becomes fully guaranteed
29$23,485,000$4,000,000$765,000$250,000$0$28,500,0009.8%
202730$23,485,000$4,000,000$765,000$250,000$0$28,500,0009.1%
202831$23,485,000$4,000,000$765,000$250,000$0$28,500,000--
202932$23,485,000$0$765,000$250,000$0$24,500,000--
Total$117,590,000$20,000,000$3,060,000$1,450,000$23,650,000$142,100,000

Contract Notes

DJ Moore signed a four year, $110 million contract extension with the Bears on July 31, 2024. The contract has $82.635 million in injury guarantees of which $66.6 million is a new guarantee. $43.65 million of the contract is fully guaranteed at signing, including a $20 million signing bonus. The contract also contains annual per game and workout bonuses. The extension reduced Moore's salary cap number in 2024 by $8.85 million and increased his 2025 salary cap number by that same amount.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$27.5M
$55M
$82.5M
$110M
202420252026202720282029
Cash Due$7,150,000$4,850,000$24,500,000$24,500,000$24,500,000$24,500,000
Running Cash$7,150,000$12,000,000$36,500,000$61,000,000$85,500,000$110,000,000
Career Earnings: $75,271,314
Career APY: $10,753,045
Potential Earnings: $194,171,314
Total Guarantees: $137,740,809
Largest Cash Payment: $24,500,000 (2026)
Largest Cap Number: $28,500,000 (2026)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
PanthersDraftedExtended20184$11,171,314$2,792,829$10,870,809$11,171,314100.0%$2,792,829
BearsExtensionExtended20223$61,884,000$20,628,000$41,610,000$20,165,00032.6%$20,165,000
PanthersExtensionTraded20223$61,884,000$20,628,000$41,610,000$20,735,00033.5%$20,735,000
BearsExtensionActive20244$110,000,000$27,500,000$43,650,000$23,200,00021.1%$23,200,000
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Panthers5$31,906,314$6,381,263$17,281,3140.0%$14,625,0000.0%
Bears2$43,365,000$21,682,500$27,365,0000.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusPer Game Roster BonusWorkout BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2018Panthers$480,000$1,551,148$0$0$480,000$2,031,1481.1%$6,684,592
2019Panthers$987,787$1,551,148$0$0$987,787$2,538,9351.3%$987,787
2020Panthers$1,495,574$1,551,148$0$0$1,495,574$3,046,7221.5%$1,495,574
2021Panthers$2,003,361$1,551,148$0$0$1,702,856$3,554,5091.9%$2,003,361
2022Panthers$1,035,000$4,875,000$0$200,000$1,035,000$6,110,0002.9%$20,735,000
2023Bears$19,965,000$0$0$200,000$19,965,000$20,165,0008.7%$20,165,000
2024Bears$3,000,000$4,000,000$0$200,000$3,000,000$7,200,0002.8%$23,200,000
2025Bears$20,650,000$4,000,000$0$250,000$20,650,000$24,900,0009.0%$20,900,000
2026Bears$23,485,000$4,000,000$765,000$250,000$0$28,500,0009.8%$24,500,000
2027Bears$23,485,000$4,000,000$765,000$250,000$0$28,500,0009.1%$24,500,000
2028Bears$23,485,000$4,000,000$765,000$250,000$0$28,500,000--$24,500,000
2029Bears$23,485,000$0$765,000$250,000$0$24,500,000--$24,500,000
Total$143,556,722$31,079,592$3,060,000$1,850,000$49,316,217$179,546,314$194,171,314
Dead Money History
TeamYearCap ChargeCash Paid
Panthers2023$14,625,000$0
Total$14,625,000$0

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnapsRushingReceivingFumbles
InjuredHealthyOffenseSpecialAttYardsAvgTDRecYardsAvgTDTotalLost
2018160069.3%20.8%1317213.205578814.3243
2019151081.8%3.5%6406.7087117513.5421
2020150080.8%1.2%22211.0066119318.1400
2021170086.3%1.3%8486.0093115712.4400
2022170096.3%1.7%10535.306388814.1700
2023180091.9%4.1%4215.3196136414.2800
2024170093.8%0.5%14755.40989669.9600

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$17,985,000$27,500,000
Injury Adjusted$17,985,000$27,500,000
test
OTC Valuation $5.6M $11.1M $16.7M $22.3M $27.9M APY $5.8M $11.7M $17.5M $23.3M $29.2M $10,657,000 $7,625,000

Weekly Valuation Trends

The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.

To see interactive and more in-depth use of OTC Valuation data, subscribe to OTC Premium.