Dez Bryant
Wide Receiver
Career Earnings: $57,928,618
Career APY: $5,792,862
Total Guarantees: $40,625,000
Largest Cash Payment: $23,000,000 (2015)
Largest Cap Number: $17,000,000 (2017)
- Date of Birth: November 4, 1988
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 222
- College: Oklahoma State
- Entry: 2010 Draft, Round 1, #24 overall (Cowboys)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | Drafted | Expired | 2010 | 5 | $11,810,500 | $2,362,100 | $8,625,000 | $11,810,500 | 100.0% | $2,362,100 |
| Cowboys | Franchise | Terminated | 2015 | 5 | $70,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $32,000,000 | $45,000,000 | 64.3% | $15,000,000 |
| Saints | SFA | Expired | 2018 | 1 | $1,275,000 | $1,275,000 | $0 | $600,000 | 47.1% | $600,000 |
| Ravens | Practice | Elevated | 2020 | 1 | $204,000 | $204,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Ravens | Practice | Renegotiated | 2020 | 1 | $204,000 | $204,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Ravens | SFA | Expired | 2020 | 1 | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | $0 | $370,588 | 35.3% | $370,588 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 8 | $56,810,500 | $7,101,313 | $48,810,500 | 0.0% | $8,000,000 | 0.0% |
| Saints | 1 | $600,000 | $600,000 | $600,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Ravens | 1 | $518,118 | $518,118 | $264,706 | 0.0% | $147,530 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Cowboys | $320,000 | $390,000 | $570,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,280,000 | -- | $2,840,000 | ||
| 2011 | Cowboys | $1,112,500 | $640,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,752,500 | 1.5% | $2,112,500 | ||
| 2012 | Cowboys | $1,335,000 | $1,118,500 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $2,703,500 | 2.2% | $3,020,500 | ||
| 2013 | Cowboys | $1,557,500 | $1,118,500 | $0 | $250,000 | $1,557,500 | $2,926,000 | 2.5% | $1,807,500 | ||
| 2014 | Cowboys | $1,780,000 | $1,118,500 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $3,148,500 | 2.3% | $2,030,000 | ||
| 2015 | Cowboys | $3,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 4.7% | $23,000,000 | ||
| 2016 | Cowboys | $9,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $9,000,000 | $13,000,000 | 8.3% | $9,000,000 | ||
| 2017 | Cowboys | $13,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $13,000,000 | $17,000,000 | 10.1% | $13,000,000 | ||
| 2018 | Saints | $1,275,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $600,000 | 0.3% | $600,000 | ||
| 2020 | Ravens | $1,050,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $264,706 | 0.1% | $370,588 | ||
| Total | $33,430,000 | $16,385,500 | $570,000 | $750,000 | $26,557,500 | $49,675,206 | $57,781,088 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2011 | 15 | -- | -- | 72.5% | 0.0% | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 63 | 928 | 14.7 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | 16 | -- | -- | 83.6% | 5.4% | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 92 | 1382 | 15.0 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 2013 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 93.7% | 1.0% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 93 | 1233 | 13.3 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 84.7% | 1.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 88 | 1320 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 43.6% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 31 | 401 | 12.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 64.9% | 0.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 50 | 796 | 15.9 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 83.7% | 0.5% | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 66 | 815 | 12.3 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |