Demario Davis

Linebacker

Age: 35
Free Agency: 2026 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 12
  • 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $6,193,000 (2.41% of cap)
  • 2024 Cash Payout: $9,000,000 (4.20% of spending)
  • 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.45
  • Contract Value: $17,250,000 ($8,625,000 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $13,250,000
  • Contract Ranking: 13/212 at LB

Current Contract

(Other, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusRoster BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202435$1,300,000$7,733,000$0$1,300,000$6,193,0002.4%
202536$6,500,000$4,233,000$1,750,000$4,250,000$12,483,0004.8%
202637Void$4,233,000VoidVoid$8,730,0003.1%
202738Void$2,957,000VoidVoid$2,957,0000.9%
202839Void$1,540,000VoidVoid$1,540,000--
202940Void$0VoidVoid$0--
Total$7,800,000$20,696,000$1,750,000$5,550,000$31,903,000

Contract Notes

Demario Davis signed a three year contract extension with the New Orleans Saints on September 12, 2020.  The extension is worth $27 million in new money with $14.75 million guaranteed at signing including a $11 million signing bonus.  Total guarantee value is $18.35 million.  Davis has full guaranteed salaries in 2020 and 2021, and is due a $3.6 million roster bonus on the 5th day of the 2021 league year.  The final year of the contract is voidable.  New Orleans gained $1.8 million in cap room for 2020 with the extension.

Davis signed a one year extension worth $12 million with the Saints in 2022. We are valuing this as a new three year contract. The contract carries a max value of $34 million over three years. Davis' 2022 and 2023 salary cap charges remain unchanged.

Davis restructured his contract with the Saints on March 6, 2021. We are estimating that Davis dropped his salary to the minimum and converted $5.225 million to a signing bonus. The move created $3,918,750 in cap space for the Saints. Davis' cap number will increase by $1.3 million in each of the next three years.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$8.6M
$17.3M
20242025
Cash Due$9,000,000$8,625,000
Running Cash$8,625,000$17,250,000
Career Earnings: $70,524,960
Career APY: $5,877,080
Potential Earnings: $80,449,960
Total Guarantees: $61,757,960
Largest Cash Payment: $12,300,000 (2020)
Largest Cap Number: $12,483,000 (2025)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
JetsDraftedExpired20124$2,817,960$704,490$577,960$3,649,960129.5%$912,490
BrownsUFATerminated20162$8,000,000$4,000,000$4,100,000$4,200,00052.5%$4,200,000
JetsOtherExpired20171$1,000,000$1,000,000$100,000$2,225,000222.5%$2,225,000
SaintsUFARenegotiated20183$24,000,000$8,000,000$18,000,000$16,400,00068.3%$8,200,000
SaintsExtensionExtended20203$27,000,000$9,000,000$18,350,000$18,600,00068.9%$9,300,000
SaintsOtherRenegotiated20223$28,000,000$9,333,333$7,380,000$17,750,00063.4%$8,875,000
SaintsOtherActive20242$17,250,000$8,625,000$13,250,000$7,700,00044.6%$0
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Jets5$5,874,960$1,174,992$5,874,9600.0%$00.0%
Browns1$4,200,000$4,200,000$3,200,0000.0%$1,000,0000.0%
Saints6$60,450,000$10,075,000$38,004,0000.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusRoster BonusWorkout BonusOther BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2012Jets$390,000$144,490$0$0$0$0$534,4900.4%$967,960
2013Jets$480,000$144,490$0$40,000$0$0$664,4900.5%$520,000
2014Jets$570,000$144,490$0$50,000$0$0$764,4900.6%$620,000
2015Jets$1,492,000$144,490$0$50,000$0$0$1,686,4901.1%$1,542,000
2016Browns$2,100,000$1,000,000$0$100,000$0$2,100,000$3,200,0001.8%$4,200,000
2017Jets$900,000$100,000$0$0$1,225,000$0$2,225,0001.3%$2,225,000
2018Saints$850,000$2,300,000$0$150,000$0$850,000$3,300,0001.8%$10,200,000
2019Saints$5,950,000$2,300,000$0$250,000$0$5,950,000$8,500,0004.5%$6,200,000
2020Saints$1,050,000$4,500,000$0$250,000$0$1,050,000$5,800,0002.9%$12,300,000
2021Saints$1,100,000$5,800,000$0$0$0$1,100,000$6,900,0003.7%$6,300,000
2022Saints$1,120,000$4,776,000$0$0$0$0$5,896,0002.9%$8,750,000
2023Saints$1,165,000$6,193,000$0$250,000$0$0$7,608,0003.4%$9,000,000
2024Saints$1,300,000$7,733,000$0$0$0$1,300,000$6,193,0002.4%$9,000,000
2025Saints$6,500,000$4,233,000$1,750,000$0$0$4,250,000$12,483,0004.8%$8,625,000
2026Saints$0$4,233,000$0$0$0$0$8,730,0003.1%$0
2027Saints$0$2,957,000$0$0$0$0$2,957,0000.9%$0
2028Saints$0$1,540,000$0$0$0$0$1,540,000--$0
2029Saints$0$0$0$0$0$0$0--$0
Total$24,967,000$48,242,960$1,750,000$1,140,000$1,225,000$16,600,000$78,981,960$80,449,960
Dead Money History
TeamYearCap ChargeCash Paid
Browns2017$1,000,000$0
Total$1,000,000$0

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnapsTacklesNegative PlaysInterceptionsFumblesTD
InjuredHealthyDefenseSpecialSoloAssistSacksYardsTFLQB HitsPass Def.INTYardsForcedRec.Yards
201216----29.0%80.0%315001000001-40
2013160095.1%33.5%634313551100000
2014160098.9%29.0%79373.533555000200
2015160080.8%23.4%5733214792000100
2016160070.7%18.2%5940220752001000
2017160099.8%23.1%8935521.5111430001120
2018160085.1%0.0%743654311114002100
2019160092.9%2.0%872443711912110000
2020160098.7%1.3%0000000000000
2021160092.8%1.3%703531613107000000
20221700100.0%0.9%54556.541.51086100100
2023170097.1%0.6%74476.548.512114001100

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$18,320,000$8,625,000
Injury Adjusted$18,320,000$8,625,000
test
OTC Valuation $3.1M $6.1M $9.2M $12.2M $15.3M APY $3.3M $6.7M $10M $13.3M $16.7M $4,826,000 $2,200,000

Weekly Valuation Trends

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