Age: 29
Free Agency: 2030 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 8
- Height: 6'0"
- Weight: 210
- College: Maryland
- Entry: 2018 Draft, Round 1, #24 overall (Panthers)
- 2026 Salary Cap Charge: $6,752,000 (2.25% of cap)
- 2026 Cash Payout: $24,500,000 (7.51% of spending)
- 2026 Cash to Cap Ratio: 3.63
- Contract Value: $110,000,000 ($27,500,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $43,650,000
- Contract Ranking: 14/275 at WR
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026
March 13: $15.5M of 2027 salary is guaranteed
| 29 | $1,300,000 | $4,437,000 | $765,000 | $250,000 | $1,300,000 | $6,752,000 | 2.2% | |||||
| 2027 | 30 | $23,485,000 | $4,437,000 | $765,000 | $250,000 | $15,500,000 | $28,937,000 | 8.8% | |||||
| 2028 | 31 | $23,485,000 | $4,437,000 | $765,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $28,937,000 | 8.2% | |||||
| 2029 | 32 | $23,485,000 | $4,437,000 | $765,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $28,937,000 | -- | |||||
| 2030 | 33 | Void | $4,437,000 | Void | Void | Void | $4,437,000 | -- | |||||
| Total | $71,755,000 | $22,185,000 | $3,060,000 | $1,000,000 | $16,800,000 | $98,000,000 | |||||||
Contract Notes
DJ Moore signed a four year, $110 million contract extension with the Bears on July 31, 2024. The contract has $82.635 million in injury guarantees of which $66.6 million is a new guarantee. $43.65 million of the contract is fully guaranteed at signing, including a $20 million signing bonus. The contract also contains annual per game and workout bonuses. The extension reduced Moore\'s salary cap number in 2024 by $8.85 million and increased his 2025 salary cap number by that same amount.
Following a trade to the Bills, the Bills restructured his contract for cap relief, converting $22.185 million to a bonus to reduce Moore's cap number by $17.748 million. His cap number increases by $4.437 million per year. A void year was also added.
Cash Flows
| Old Money | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $12,000,000 | $24,500,000 | $24,500,000 | $24,500,000 | $24,500,000 |
| Running Cash | $36,500,000 | $61,000,000 | $85,500,000 | $110,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $96,171,314
Career APY: $12,021,414
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | Drafted | Extended | 2018 | 4 | $11,171,314 | $2,792,829 | $10,870,809 | $11,171,314 | 100.0% | $2,792,829 |
| Bears | Extension | Extended | 2022 | 3 | $61,884,000 | $20,628,000 | $41,610,000 | $20,165,000 | 32.6% | $20,165,000 |
| Panthers | Extension | Traded | 2022 | 3 | $61,884,000 | $20,628,000 | $41,610,000 | $20,735,000 | 33.5% | $20,735,000 |
| Bears | Extension | Traded | 2024 | 4 | $110,000,000 | $27,500,000 | $43,650,000 | $44,100,000 | 40.1% | $22,050,000 |
| Bills | Extension | Active | 2024 | 4 | $110,000,000 | $27,500,000 | $43,650,000 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 5 | $31,906,314 | $6,381,263 | $17,281,314 | 0.0% | $14,625,000 | 0.0% |
| Bears | 3 | $64,265,000 | $21,421,667 | $52,265,000 | 0.0% | $12,000,000 | 0.0% |
| Bills | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Panthers | $480,000 | $1,551,148 | $0 | $0 | $480,000 | $2,031,148 | 1.1% | $6,684,592 | ||
| 2019 | Panthers | $987,787 | $1,551,148 | $0 | $0 | $987,787 | $2,538,935 | 1.3% | $987,787 | ||
| 2020 | Panthers | $1,495,574 | $1,551,148 | $0 | $0 | $1,495,574 | $3,046,722 | 1.5% | $1,495,574 | ||
| 2021 | Panthers | $2,003,361 | $1,551,148 | $0 | $0 | $1,702,856 | $3,554,509 | 1.9% | $2,003,361 | ||
| 2022 | Panthers | $1,035,000 | $4,875,000 | $0 | $200,000 | $1,035,000 | $6,110,000 | 2.9% | $20,735,000 | ||
| 2023 | Bears | $19,965,000 | $0 | $0 | $200,000 | $19,965,000 | $20,165,000 | 8.7% | $20,165,000 | ||
| 2024 | Bears | $3,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $200,000 | $3,000,000 | $7,200,000 | 2.8% | $23,200,000 | ||
| 2025 | Bears | $20,650,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $20,650,000 | $24,900,000 | 8.7% | $20,900,000 | ||
| 2026 | Bills | $1,300,000 | $4,437,000 | $765,000 | $250,000 | $1,300,000 | $6,752,000 | 2.2% | $24,500,000 | ||
| 2027 | Bills | $23,485,000 | $4,437,000 | $765,000 | $250,000 | $15,500,000 | $28,937,000 | 8.8% | $24,500,000 | ||
| 2028 | Bills | $23,485,000 | $4,437,000 | $765,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $28,937,000 | 8.2% | $24,500,000 | ||
| 2029 | Bills | $23,485,000 | $4,437,000 | $765,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $28,937,000 | -- | $24,500,000 | ||
| 2030 | Bills | $0 | $4,437,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,437,000 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $121,371,722 | $41,264,592 | $3,060,000 | $1,850,000 | $66,116,217 | $167,546,314 | $194,171,314 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | |||
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 69.3% | 20.8% | 13 | 172 | 13.2 | 0 | 55 | 788 | 14.3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1 | 81.8% | 3.5% | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 87 | 1175 | 13.5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | 80.8% | 1.2% | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 66 | 1193 | 18.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 86.3% | 1.3% | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 0 | 93 | 1157 | 12.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 96.3% | 1.7% | 10 | 53 | 5.3 | 0 | 63 | 888 | 14.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 18 | 0 | 91.9% | 4.1% | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 1 | 96 | 1364 | 14.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 | 93.8% | 0.5% | 14 | 75 | 5.4 | 0 | 98 | 966 | 9.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 0 | 84.8% | 0.4% | 15 | 79 | 5.3 | 1 | 50 | 682 | 13.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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 | $16,867,000 | $27,500,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $16,867,000 | $27,500,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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