Age: 30
Free Agency: 2029 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 7
- Height: 6'4"
- Weight: 250
- College: Mississippi
- Entry: 2019 Draft, Round 3, #96 overall (Bills)
- 2026 Salary Cap Charge: $8,551,333 (2.84% of cap)
- 2026 Cash Payout: $7,650,000 (2.19% of spending)
- 2026 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.89
- Contract Value: $20,000,000 ($6,666,667 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $10,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 24/173 at TE
Current Contract
(Other, signed 2026)
(📝: 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 | |||||||||||||
| 2026 | 30 | $1,300,000 | $7,151,333 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $1,300,000 | $8,551,333 | 2.8% | |||||
| 2027
February 10: Salary is guaranteed 5th day after SB
| 31 | $5,910,000 | $3,251,333 | $0 | $340,000 | $100,000 | $2,450,000 | $9,601,333 | 2.9% | |||||
| 2028
March 17: Roster bonus due
| 32 | $4,560,000 | $3,251,334 | $1,000,000 | $340,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $9,251,334 | 2.6% | |||||
| Total | $11,770,000 | $13,654,000 | $1,000,000 | $680,000 | $300,000 | $3,750,000 | $27,404,000 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Dawson Knox signed a four year, $52 million contract extension with the Bills. Knox received $31.2M in guarantees. Know will earn a $7 million signing bonus and his 2022 and 2023 salaries are fully guaranteed. There is also a guaranteed $10 million option bonus due in 2023. $340,000 per year is tied to being active on gameday. Knox agreed to a renegotiated contract in 2024, reducing his compensation from 2024 to 2026 by $4.5 million in return for $17 million in guarantees. The new contract reduced Knox\\\'s 2024 salary cap number by $6.57 million. Knox has a partial guarantee on his 2025 salary and he will earn a full guarantee on the entire salary if on the roster on the 5th day of the 2025 league year.
In 2026 Knox agreed to a new three year contract that replaced the existing year of his prior contract. The new contract is worth $20 million over three years with $13.46 million in guaranteed salary of which $10 million is fully guaranteed at signing. Knox received a $6.25 million signing bonus. If on the roster on the 5th day of the 2027 league year he will earn a $3.46 million guarantee. If on the roster on the 5th day of the 2028 league year he will earn a $1 million roster bonus. There are annual per game and workout bonuses as part of the contract. An additional $2.5 million in incentives are available to maximize the contract value at $22.5 million.
Cash Flows
| 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $7,650,000 | $6,350,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Running Cash | $7,650,000 | $14,000,000 | $20,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $48,392,180
Career APY: $6,913,169
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bills | Drafted | Extended | 2019 | 4 | $3,521,600 | $880,400 | $822,180 | $2,902,180 | 82.4% | $967,393 |
| Bills | Extension | Renegotiated | 2022 | 4 | $52,000,000 | $13,000,000 | $19,920,000 | $20,440,000 | 39.3% | $10,220,000 |
| Bills | Other | Renegotiated | 2024 | 3 | $29,500,000 | $9,833,333 | $12,750,000 | $18,800,000 | 63.7% | $9,400,000 |
| Bills | Other | Active | 2026 | 3 | $20,000,000 | $6,666,667 | $10,000,000 | $6,250,000 | 31.3% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bills | 7 | $48,392,180 | $6,913,169 | $34,018,180 | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Bills | $495,000 | $205,545 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $700,545 | 0.4% | $1,317,180 | ||
| 2020 | Bills | $675,000 | $205,545 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $30,000 | $0 | $910,545 | 0.4% | $705,000 | ||
| 2021 | Bills | $850,000 | $205,545 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $30,000 | $0 | $1,085,545 | 0.6% | $880,000 | ||
| 2022 | Bills | $965,000 | $1,605,545 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $30,000 | $965,000 | $2,600,545 | 1.2% | $7,995,000 | ||
| 2023 | Bills | $1,955,000 | $1,400,000 | $2,500,000 | $0 | $340,000 | $250,000 | $1,955,000 | $6,425,000 | 2.8% | $12,445,000 | ||
| 2024 | Bills | $2,410,000 | $5,068,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $2,410,000 | $7,728,000 | 3.0% | $9,000,000 | ||
| 2025 | Bills | $9,250,000 | $5,068,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $8,750,000 | $14,568,000 | 5.2% | $9,800,000 | ||
| 2026 | Bills | $1,300,000 | $7,151,333 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $1,300,000 | $8,551,333 | 2.8% | $7,650,000 | ||
| 2027 | Bills | $5,910,000 | $3,251,333 | $0 | $0 | $340,000 | $100,000 | $2,450,000 | $9,601,333 | 2.9% | $6,350,000 | ||
| 2028 | Bills | $4,560,000 | $3,251,334 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $340,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $9,251,334 | 2.6% | $6,000,000 | ||
| Total | $28,370,000 | $27,412,180 | $2,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,020,000 | $1,140,000 | $17,830,000 | $61,422,180 | $62,142,180 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | |||
| 2019 | 15 | 1 | 60.0% | 18.4% | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 28 | 388 | 13.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 2 | 44.8% | 8.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 24 | 288 | 12.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 2 | 76.5% | 4.1% | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 49 | 587 | 12.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1 | 76.0% | 1.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 48 | 517 | 10.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 41.8% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 22 | 186 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 | 56.8% | 0.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 22 | 311 | 14.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 0 | 57.7% | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 36 | 417 | 11.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $8,267,000 | $6,666,667 |
| Injury Adjusted | $8,267,000 | $6,666,667 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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