David DeCastro
Right Guard

Age: 31
Free Agency: 2022 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 9
- Height: 6-5
- Weight: 316
- College: Stanford
- Entry: 2012 Draft, Round 1, #24 overall (Steelers)
- 2021 Salary Cap Charge: $14,297,500 (7.66% of cap)
- 2021 Cash Payout: $8,750,000 (5.88% of spending)
- 2021 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.61
- Contract Value: $50,000,000 ($10,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $16,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 5/72 at RG
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2016)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 26 | $2,070,000 | $3,200,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,270,000 | 3.4% | |||||
2017 | 27 | $1,100,000 | $3,200,000 | $6,750,000 | $6,750,000 | $11,050,000 | 6.5% | |||||
2018 | 28 | $790,000 | $4,897,500 | $0 | $0 | $5,687,500 | 3.1% | |||||
2019 | 29 | $7,070,000 | $4,897,500 | $0 | $0 | $11,967,500 | 5.8% | |||||
2020 | 30 | $1,050,000 | $8,747,500 | $0 | $0 | $9,797,500 | 4.9% | |||||
2021 | 31 | $8,750,000 | $5,547,500 | $0 | $0 | $14,297,500 | 7.7% | |||||
Total | $20,830,000 | $30,490,000 | $6,750,000 | $6,750,000 | $58,070,000 |
Contract Notes
The Steelers signed David DeCastro to a five year, $50 million contract extension. DeCastro received a $16 million signing bonus. If he is on the roster on the 3rd day of the 2016 and 2017 League Year he will receive roster bonuses of $6.75 and $3.79 million.
On February 8, 2018 Decastro converted $6.79 million of his 2018 base salary and offseason roster bonus into a signing bonus. The move created $5.092 million in cap space for the Steelers in 2018. Decastro's future salary cap numbers will each increase by $1.6975 million.
Cash Flows
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash Due | $10,000,000 | $7,850,000 | $7,580,000 | $7,070,000 | $8,750,000 | $8,750,000 |
Running Cash | $10,000,000 | $17,850,000 | $25,430,000 | $32,500,000 | $41,250,000 | $50,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $57,133,898
Career APY: $6,348,211
Contract History
Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | Drafted | Renegotiated | 2012 | 5 | $7,813,998 | $1,953,475 | $6,358,367 | $7,813,898 | 100.0% | $1,953,475 |
Steelers | Extension | Active | 2016 | 5 | $50,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $49,320,000 | 98.6% | $9,864,000 |
Earnings By Team
Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 9 | $57,133,898 | $6,348,211 | $51,586,398 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Steelers | $390,000 | $1,030,709 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,420,709 | 1.2% | $4,512,836 | ||
2013 | Steelers | $745,177 | $1,030,709 | $0 | $0 | $745,177 | $1,775,886 | 1.4% | $745,177 | ||
2014 | Steelers | $1,100,354 | $1,030,709 | $0 | $0 | $1,100,354 | $2,131,063 | 1.6% | $1,100,354 | ||
2015 | Steelers | $1,030,531 | $1,030,709 | $325,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $2,486,240 | 1.7% | $1,455,531 | ||
2016 | Steelers | $2,070,000 | $3,200,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,270,000 | 3.4% | $18,070,000 | ||
2017 | Steelers | $1,100,000 | $3,200,000 | $6,750,000 | $0 | $6,750,000 | $11,050,000 | 6.5% | $7,850,000 | ||
2018 | Steelers | $790,000 | $4,897,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,687,500 | 3.1% | $7,580,000 | ||
2019 | Steelers | $7,070,000 | $4,897,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11,967,500 | 5.8% | $7,070,000 | ||
2020 | Steelers | $1,050,000 | $8,747,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,797,500 | 4.9% | $8,750,000 | ||
2021 | Steelers | $8,750,000 | $5,547,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,297,500 | 7.7% | $8,750,000 | ||
Total | $24,096,062 | $34,612,836 | $7,075,000 | $100,000 | $8,595,531 | $65,883,898 | $65,883,898 |
Statistics
Year | Games Played | Games Missed | Snaps | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | ||
2012 | 4 | -- | -- | 12.7% | 2.7% |
2013 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 90.2% | 13.9% |
2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 16.8% |
2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 17.5% |
2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 99.8% | 15.1% |
2017 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 94.7% | 16.9% |
2018 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 85.9% | 13.5% |
2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 14.0% |
2020 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 77.0% | 6.9% |
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 | $7,904,000 | $10,000,000 |
Injury Adjusted | $9,567,990 | $8,125,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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