Justin Shorter

Wide Receiver

Age: 25
Free Agency: 2026 (RFA)
Accrued Seasons: 2
  • 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $960,000 (0.31% of cap)
  • 2025 Cash Payout: $960,000 (0.40% of spending)
  • 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.00
  • Contract Value: $1,755,000 ($877,500 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $0
  • Contract Ranking: 266/290 at WR

Current Contract

(SFA, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202424$795,000$441,6670.2%
202525$960,000$960,0000.3%
Total$1,755,000$1,401,667

Contract Notes

Justin Shorter signed a four year contract worth $4,163,948 with the Bills on May 9, 2023. The contract has $323,948 in guarantees. He received a signing bonus worth $323,948.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$0.9M
$1.8M
20242025
Cash Due$795,000$960,000
Running Cash$795,000$1,755,000
Career Earnings: $1,378,949
Career APY: $689,475
Potential Earnings: $2,175,615
Total Guarantees: $323,948
Largest Cash Payment: $960,000 (2025)
Largest Cap Number: $960,000 (2025)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
BillsDraftedTerminated20234$4,163,948$1,040,987$323,948$773,94818.6%$773,948
RaidersPracticeElevated20241$256,667$256,667$0$00.0%$0
RaidersPracticeElevated20241$225,000$225,000$0$00.0%$0
RaidersPracticeRenegotiated20241$288,334$288,334$0$00.0%$0
RaidersSFAActive20242$1,755,000$877,500$0$441,66725.2%$441,667
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Bills1$773,948$773,948$530,9870.0%$242,9610.0%
Raiders1$605,001$605,001$441,6670.0%$163,3340.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2023Bills$750,000$80,987$530,9870.2%$773,948
2024Raiders$795,000$0$441,6670.2%$441,667
2025Raiders$960,000$0$960,0000.3%$960,000
Total$2,505,000$80,987$1,932,654$2,175,615
Dead Money History
TeamYearCap ChargeCash Paid
Bills2024$80,987$0
Raiders2024$163,334$163,334
Bills2025$161,974$0
Total$406,295$163,334

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnapsRushingReceivingFumbles
InjuredHealthyOffenseSpecialAttYardsAvgTDRecYardsAvgTDTotalLost
202410012.2%26.5%000.00000.0000

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$285,000$877,500
Injury Adjusted$285,000$877,500
test
OTC Valuation $5.6M $11.1M $16.7M $22.3M $27.9M APY $6.7M $13.4M $20.1M $26.8M $33.5M $9,699,000 $6,500,000

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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