Age: 31
Free Agency: 2027 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 9
- Height: 6'3"
- Weight: 310
- College: Alabama
- Entry: 2017 Draft, Round 2, #55 overall (Giants)
- 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $7,700,000 (2.63% of cap)
- 2025 Cash Payout: $14,500,000 (5.49% of spending)
- 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.88
- Contract Value: $29,000,000 ($14,500,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $13,500,000
- Contract Ranking: 24/247 at IDL
Current Contract
(SFA, signed 2025)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| 2025 | 31 | $5,000,000 | $1,700,000 | $0 | $950,000 | $50,000 | $5,000,000 | $7,700,000 | 2.6% | |||||
| 2026
March 15: Roster bonus due
| 32 | $12,740,000 | $1,700,000 | $1,000,000 | $710,000 | $50,000 | $0 | $16,200,000 | 5.4% | |||||
| 2027
February 15: Contract voids
| 33 | Void | $1,700,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $5,100,000 | 1.6% | |||||
| 2028 | 34 | Void | $1,700,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $0 | 0.0% | |||||
| 2029 | 35 | Void | $1,700,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $0 | -- | |||||
| Total | $17,740,000 | $8,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,660,000 | $100,000 | $5,000,000 | $29,000,000 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Dalvin Tomlinson signed a two year, $29 million contract with the Cardinals. $15.5 million is guaranteed including a $8.5 million signing bonus. Tomlinson's 2025 base salary is fully guaranteed. There is a $1 million roster bonus due in March of 2026. There are per game bonuses worth up to $950K in 2025 and $710K in 2026. There are three void years for cap purposes.
Cash Flows
| 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $14,500,000 | $14,500,000 |
| Running Cash | $14,500,000 | $29,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $68,042,690
Career APY: $7,560,299
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | Drafted | Expired | 2017 | 4 | $4,572,102 | $1,143,026 | $2,602,987 | $4,572,102 | 100.0% | $1,143,026 |
| Vikings | UFA | Expired | 2021 | 2 | $21,000,000 | $10,500,000 | $15,900,000 | $21,000,000 | 100.0% | $10,500,000 |
| Browns | UFA | June 1 Terminated | 2023 | 4 | $57,000,000 | $14,250,000 | $25,000,000 | $27,970,588 | 49.1% | $13,985,294 |
| Cardinals | SFA | Active | 2025 | 2 | $29,000,000 | $14,500,000 | $13,500,000 | $14,500,000 | 50.0% | $14,500,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | 4 | $4,572,102 | $1,143,026 | $4,572,102 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Vikings | 2 | $21,000,000 | $10,500,000 | $13,500,000 | 0.0% | $7,500,000 | 0.0% |
| Browns | 2 | $27,970,588 | $13,985,294 | $10,849,000 | 0.0% | $19,151,000 | 0.0% |
| Cardinals | 1 | $14,500,000 | $14,500,000 | $7,700,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Option Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Giants | $465,000 | $366,291 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $465,000 | $831,291 | 0.5% | $1,930,164 | ||
| 2018 | Giants | $672,823 | $366,291 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $672,823 | $1,039,114 | 0.6% | $672,823 | ||
| 2019 | Giants | $880,646 | $366,291 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,246,937 | 0.6% | $880,646 | ||
| 2020 | Giants | $1,088,469 | $366,291 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,454,760 | 0.7% | $1,088,469 | ||
| 2021 | Vikings | $1,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $0 | $2,400,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $3,400,000 | $6,000,000 | 3.2% | $16,000,000 | ||
| 2022 | Vikings | $4,900,000 | $2,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $4,900,000 | $7,500,000 | 3.6% | $5,000,000 | ||
| 2023 | Browns | $1,080,000 | $3,017,000 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $1,080,000 | $4,347,000 | 1.7% | $16,415,000 | ||
| 2024 | Browns | $1,210,000 | $3,017,000 | $2,025,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $1,210,000 | $6,502,000 | 2.2% | $11,555,588 | ||
| 2025 | Cardinals | $5,000,000 | $1,700,000 | $0 | $0 | $950,000 | $50,000 | $5,000,000 | $7,700,000 | 2.6% | $14,500,000 | ||
| 2026 | Cardinals | $12,740,000 | $1,700,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $710,000 | $50,000 | $0 | $16,200,000 | 5.4% | $14,500,000 | ||
| 2027 | Cardinals | $1,345,000 | $1,700,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,100,000 | 1.6% | $0 | ||
| 2028 | Cardinals | $1,390,000 | $1,700,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| 2029 | Cardinals | $1,435,000 | $1,700,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $33,206,938 | $20,999,164 | $2,025,000 | $3,400,000 | $2,160,000 | $300,000 | $16,727,823 | $57,921,102 | $82,542,690 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | ||||
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 53.3% | 25.2% | 27 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 57.2% | 29.9% | 28 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 53.3% | 35.7% | 23 | 26 | 3.5 | 24.5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 60.3% | 30.9% | 25 | 24 | 3.5 | 33.5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 53.1% | 16.4% | 17 | 22 | 2.5 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 4 | 47.5% | 7.3% | 20 | 22 | 2.5 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 58.7% | 15.7% | 12 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 1 | 56.3% | 12.9% | 13 | 13 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 0 | 48.4% | 5.1% | 13 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | $1,250,000 | $14,500,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $1,250,000 | $14,500,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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