Joel Heath
Interior Defensive Line
Age: 27
Free Agency: 2021 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 3
- Height: 6-6
- Weight: 293
- College: Michigan State
- Entry: 2016 Undrafted Free Agent (Texans)
- 2020 Salary Cap Charge: $750,000 (0.35% of cap)
- 2020 Cash Payout: $910,000 (0.49% of spending)
- 2020 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.21
- Contract Value: $910,000 ($910,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $0
- Contract Ranking: 115/249 at IDL
Current Contract
(SFA, signed 2020)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 27 | $910,000 | $750,000 | 0.4% | ||||
| Total | $910,000 | $750,000 | ||||||
Career Earnings: $1,631,000
Career APY: $407,750
Potential Earnings: $2,541,000
Total Guarantees: $111,000
Largest Cash Payment: $910,000 (2020)
Largest Cap Number: $750,000 (2020)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texans | UDFA | Expired | 2016 | 3 | $1,631,000 | $543,667 | $11,000 | $1,631,000 | 100.0% | $543,667 |
| Texans | RFA | Terminated | 2019 | 1 | $1,170,000 | $1,170,000 | $100,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Broncos | SFA | Expired | 2019 | 2 | $720,000 | $720,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Texans | SFA | Terminated | 2019 | 1 | $720,000 | $720,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Broncos | SFA | Active | 2020 | 1 | $910,000 | $910,000 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texans | 3 | $1,631,000 | $543,667 | $1,631,000 | 0.0% | $396,471 | 0.0% |
| Broncos | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Salary Cap History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Texans | $450,000 | $3,666 | $453,666 | 0.3% | $461,000 | |
| 2017 | Texans | $540,000 | $3,666 | $543,666 | 0.3% | $540,000 | |
| 2018 | Texans | $630,000 | $3,668 | $633,668 | 0.3% | $630,000 | |
| 2019 | Broncos | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | |
| 2020 | Broncos | $910,000 | $0 | $750,000 | 0.4% | $910,000 | |
| Total | $2,530,000 | $11,000 | $2,381,000 | $2,541,000 | |||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Missed | 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 | |||
| 2016 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 23.1% | 2.7% | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 31.6% | 9.1% | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 4.1% | 4.5% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3.3% | 2.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $0 | $0 |
| Injury Adjusted | $0 | $0 |
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Weekly Valuation Trends
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