Age: 29
Free Agency: 2031 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 8
- Height: 6'5"
- Weight: 233
- College: Wyoming
- Entry: 2018 Draft, Round 1, #7 overall (Bills)
- 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $36,335,281 (13.08% of cap)
- 2025 Cash Payout: $58,000,000 (17.43% of spending)
- 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.60
- Contract Value: $330,000,000 ($55,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $147,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 5/109 at QB
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2025)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signing | Option | |||||||||||||
| 2025 | 29 | $1,255,000 | $35,080,287 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,255,000 | $36,335,281 | 13.1% | |||||
| 2026
March 15: $18M of 2027 salary is guaranteed
| 30 | $16,500,000 | $31,788,000 | $7,600,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $54,500,000 | $56,388,000 | 19.0% | |||||
| 2027
March 17: 2028 salary is guaranteed
| 31 | $14,000,000 | $23,308,000 | $15,300,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $34,500,000 | $53,108,000 | 17.1% | |||||
| 2028
March 17: $14M of 2029 salary is guaranteed
| 32 | $18,500,000 | $18,024,000 | $22,300,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $59,324,000 | 18.1% | |||||
| 2029
March 17: Roster bonus due
| 33 | $17,000,000 | $11,349,000 | $22,300,000 | $35,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $86,149,000 | -- | |||||
| 2030
March 17: Roster bonus due
| 34 | $27,000,000 | $0 | $22,300,000 | $30,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $79,800,000 | -- | |||||
| 2031
February 20: Contract voids
| 35 | Void | $0 | $14,700,000 | Void | Void | Void | $21,700,000 | -- | |||||
| 2032 | 36 | Void | $0 | $7,000,000 | Void | Void | Void | $0 | -- | |||||
| 2033 | 37 | Void | $0 | $0 | Void | Void | Void | $0 | -- | |||||
| Total | $94,255,000 | $119,549,287 | $111,500,000 | $65,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $90,255,000 | $392,804,281 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Josh Allen signed a six year, $330 million contract with the Buffalo Bills, replacing his prior contract which had four years remaining. $250 million is guaranteed of which $147 million is fully guaranteed at signing. Allen received a signing bonus worth $56.745 million and his 2025 and 2026 salaries are fully guaranteed. $34.5 million of his 2027 salary is fully guaranteed at signing and the rest will be fully guaranteed on the 5th day of the 2026 league year. On the 5th day of the 2027 league year, Allen's $53.5 million salary in 2028 is fully guaranteed. If on the roster on the 5th day or the 2028 league year, $14 million of his 2029 roster bonus is guaranteed. On the 5th day or the 2029 league year Allen will receive a $35 million roster bonus. On the 5th day of the 2030 league year he will receive a $30 million roster bonus. The team has the right to convert salary to an option bonus in 2026, 2027, and 2028. The are three void years in the contract for salary cap purposes. Allen can also earn up to an additional $3 million in Super Bowl incentives.
Cash Flows
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $58,000,000 | $55,000,000 | $53,000,000 | $54,000,000 | $52,500,000 | $57,500,000 |
| Running Cash | $58,000,000 | $113,000,000 | $166,000,000 | $220,000,000 | $272,500,000 | $330,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $207,404,439
Career APY: $25,925,555
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bills | Drafted | Extended | 2018 | 4 | $21,183,034 | $5,295,759 | $21,183,034 | $17,904,439 | 84.5% | $5,968,146 |
| Bills | Extension | Extended | 2021 | 6 | $258,000,000 | $43,000,000 | $100,000,000 | $131,500,000 | 51.0% | $32,875,000 |
| Bills | Extension | Active | 2025 | 6 | $330,000,000 | $55,000,000 | $147,000,000 | $58,000,000 | 17.6% | $58,000,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bills | 8 | $207,404,439 | $25,925,555 | $126,435,439 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Option Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bills | $480,000 | $3,371,461 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $480,000 | $3,851,461 | 2.0% | $13,965,844 | ||
| 2019 | Bills | $570,000 | $3,371,461 | $0 | $872,865 | $0 | $1,442,865 | $4,814,326 | 2.4% | $1,442,865 | ||
| 2020 | Bills | $750,000 | $3,371,461 | $0 | $1,745,730 | $0 | $2,405,730 | $5,867,191 | 2.7% | $2,495,730 | ||
| 2021 | Bills | $920,000 | $6,663,742 | $0 | $2,618,595 | $0 | $3,538,595 | $10,202,337 | 5.4% | $20,000,000 | ||
| 2022 | Bills | $4,100,000 | $3,292,281 | $8,480,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $4,100,000 | $16,372,281 | 7.8% | $47,000,000 | ||
| 2023 | Bills | $1,080,000 | $8,579,281 | $8,480,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $1,080,000 | $18,636,281 | 8.2% | $28,000,000 | ||
| 2024 | Bills | $1,125,000 | $20,251,281 | $8,480,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $1,125,000 | $30,356,281 | 11.9% | $36,500,000 | ||
| 2025 | Bills | $1,255,000 | $35,080,287 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,255,000 | $36,335,281 | 13.1% | $58,000,000 | ||
| 2026 | Bills | $16,500,000 | $31,788,000 | $7,600,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $54,500,000 | $56,388,000 | 19.0% | $55,000,000 | ||
| 2027 | Bills | $14,000,000 | $23,308,000 | $15,300,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $34,500,000 | $53,108,000 | 17.1% | $53,000,000 | ||
| 2028 | Bills | $18,500,000 | $18,024,000 | $22,300,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $59,324,000 | 18.1% | $54,000,000 | ||
| 2029 | Bills | $17,000,000 | $11,349,000 | $22,300,000 | $35,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $86,149,000 | -- | $52,500,000 | ||
| 2030 | Bills | $27,000,000 | $0 | $22,300,000 | $30,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $79,800,000 | -- | $57,500,000 | ||
| 2031 | Bills | $0 | $0 | $14,700,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21,700,000 | -- | $0 | ||
| 2032 | Bills | $0 | $0 | $7,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
| 2033 | Bills | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $103,280,000 | $168,450,255 | $136,940,000 | $70,237,190 | $4,000,000 | $104,427,190 | $482,904,439 | $479,404,439 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Passing | Rushing | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Special | Comp/Att | Pct | Yards | TD | INT | Sacked | Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | |||
| 2018 | 12 | 4 | 67.9% | 0.0% | 169/320 | 52.8% | 2074 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 67.9 | 89 | 631 | 7.1 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 92.6% | 0.0% | 271/461 | 58.8% | 3089 | 20 | 9 | 38 | 85.3 | 109 | 510 | 4.7 | 9 | 14 | 4 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 95.1% | 0.0% | 396/572 | 69.2% | 4544 | 37 | 10 | 26 | 107.2 | 102 | 421 | 4.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 96.9% | 0.0% | 409/646 | 63.3% | 4407 | 36 | 15 | 26 | 92.2 | 122 | 763 | 6.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | 97.8% | 0.0% | 359/567 | 63.3% | 4283 | 35 | 14 | 33 | 96.6 | 124 | 762 | 6.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 96.7% | 0.0% | 385/579 | 66.5% | 4306 | 29 | 18 | 24 | 92.2 | 111 | 524 | 4.7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 | 89.0% | 0.0% | 307/483 | 63.6% | 3731 | 28 | 6 | 14 | 101.4 | 102 | 531 | 5.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 0 | 91.3% | 0.0% | 319/460 | 69.3% | 3668 | 25 | 10 | 40 | 102.2 | 112 | 579 | 5.2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $40,415,000 | $55,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $40,415,000 | $55,000,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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