Josh Ball

Left Tackle

Age: 27
Free Agency: 2026 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 3
  • 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $960,000 (0.34% of cap)
  • 2025 Cash Payout: $960,000 (0.39% of spending)
  • 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.00
  • Contract Value: $1,875,000 ($937,500 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $0
  • Contract Ranking: 74/94 at LT

Current Contract

(SFA, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202426$915,000$50,8330.0%
202527$960,000$960,0000.3%
Total$1,875,000$1,010,833

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$0.9M
$1.9M
20242025
Cash Due$915,000$960,000
Running Cash$915,000$1,875,000
Career Earnings: $2,972,277
Career APY: $743,069
Potential Earnings: $3,570,177
Total Guarantees: $499,344
Largest Cash Payment: $960,000 (2025)
Largest Cap Number: $1,064,836 (2023)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
CowboysDraftedTerminated20214$3,979,344$994,836$499,344$2,559,34464.3%$853,115
CowboysPracticeTerminated20241$383,400$383,400$0$00.0%$0
SaintsSFAActive20242$1,875,000$937,500$0$50,8332.7%$50,833
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Cowboys3$2,921,444$973,815$2,434,5080.0%$486,9360.0%
Saints1$50,833$50,833$50,8330.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2021Cowboys$660,000$124,836$539,8360.3%$914,344
2022Cowboys$705,000$124,836$829,8360.4%$705,000
2023Cowboys$940,000$124,836$1,064,8360.5%$940,000
2024Saints$915,000$0$50,8330.0%$50,833
2025Saints$960,000$0$960,0000.3%$960,000
Total$4,180,000$374,508$3,445,341$3,570,177
Dead Money History
TeamYearCap ChargeCash Paid
Cowboys2024$124,836$0
Cowboys2024$362,100$362,100
Total$486,936$362,100

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnaps
InjuredHealthyOffenseSpecial
202213003.5%13.4%

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 ValuationAPY
Regular$0$0
Injury Adjusted$0$0
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OTC Valuation $3.9M $7.9M $11.8M $15.7M $19.7M APY $4.6M $9.2M $13.8M $18.4M $23M $8,159,000 $15,000,000

Weekly Valuation Trends

The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.

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