Desmond King
Cornerback
Career Earnings: $14,001,088
Career APY: $1,750,136
Total Guarantees: $5,512,500
Largest Cash Payment: $3,500,000 (2022)
Largest Cap Number: $3,220,588 (2021)
- Date of Birth: December 14, 1994
- Height: 5'10"
- Weight: 201
- College: Iowa
- Entry: 2017 Draft, Round 5, #151 overall (Chargers)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titans | Drafted | Expired | 2017 | 4 | $2,680,000 | $670,000 | $280,000 | $1,129,235 | 42.1% | $1,129,235 |
| Chargers | Drafted | Traded | 2017 | 4 | $2,680,000 | $670,000 | $280,000 | $1,945,000 | 72.6% | $648,333 |
| Texans | UFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $500,000 | $3,470,588 | 115.7% | $3,470,588 |
| Texans | UFA | Terminated | 2022 | 2 | $7,000,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 50.0% | $3,500,000 |
| Steelers | SFA | Terminated | 2023 | 1 | $1,232,500 | $1,232,500 | $152,500 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Texans | Practice | Elevated | 2023 | 1 | $370,800 | $370,800 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Texans | Practice | Renegotiated | 2023 | 1 | $370,800 | $370,800 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Texans | SFA | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $1,080,000 | $1,080,000 | $0 | $360,000 | 33.3% | $360,000 |
| Texans | UFA | Terminated | 2024 | 1 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | $800,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Texans | Practice | Elevated | 2024 | 1 | $383,400 | $383,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Texans | Practice | Terminated | 2024 | 1 | $383,400 | $383,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Ravens | Practice | Expired | 2024 | 1 | $383,400 | $383,400 | $0 | $240,944 | 62.8% | $240,944 |
| Ravens | Practice | Elevated | 2024 | 1 | $383,400 | $383,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Ravens | Practice | Elevated | 2024 | 1 | $383,400 | $383,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titans | 1 | $1,129,235 | $1,129,235 | $1,129,235 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Chargers | 3 | $2,948,765 | $982,922 | $1,875,000 | 0.0% | $1,073,765 | 0.0% |
| Texans | 3 | $8,449,644 | $2,816,548 | $6,124,893 | 0.0% | $2,553,317 | 0.0% |
| Steelers | 0 | $1,232,500 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $1,092,500 | 0.0% |
| Ravens | 1 | $240,944 | $240,944 | $215,944 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Chargers | $465,000 | $70,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $535,000 | 0.3% | $745,000 | ||
| 2018 | Chargers | $555,000 | $70,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $625,000 | 0.3% | $555,000 | ||
| 2019 | Chargers | $645,000 | $70,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $715,000 | 0.4% | $645,000 | ||
| 2020 | Titans | $2,133,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,129,235 | 0.5% | $1,129,235 | ||
| 2021 | Texans | $2,000,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $3,220,588 | 1.7% | $3,470,588 | ||
| 2022 | Texans | $1,088,611 | $955,694 | $500,000 | $0 | $1,088,611 | $2,544,305 | 1.2% | $3,500,000 | ||
| 2023 | Texans | $1,080,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $360,000 | 0.2% | $360,000 | ||
| 2024 | Ravens | $383,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $215,944 | 0.1% | $240,944 | ||
| Total | $8,350,011 | $1,665,694 | $1,000,000 | $250,000 | $1,088,611 | $9,345,072 | $10,645,767 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 68.3% | 44.3% | 59 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 77.3% | 32.2% | 47 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 60.1% | 47.8% | 40 | 11 | 2.5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 65.2% | 20.6% | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 80.7% | 16.8% | 62 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 78.3% | 22.2% | 59 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 27.4% | 13.8% | 22 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.7% | 7.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |