Justin Shorter

Wide Receiver

Age: 24
Free Agency: 2027 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 1
  • 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $875,987 (0.34% of cap)
  • 2024 Cash Payout: $795,000 (0.33% of spending)
  • 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.91
  • Contract Value: $4,163,948 ($1,040,987 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $323,948
  • Contract Ranking: 183/302 at WR

Current Contract

(Drafted, signed 2023)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202323$750,000$80,987$530,9870.2%
202424$795,000$80,987$875,9870.3%
202525$1,030,000$80,987$1,110,9870.4%
202626$1,145,000$80,987$1,225,9870.4%
Total$3,720,000$323,948$3,743,948

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

- old money
- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$1M
$2.1M
$3.1M
$4.2M
Old Money2023202420252026
Cash Due$420,000$773,948$795,000$1,030,000$1,145,000
Running Cash$1,193,948$1,988,948$3,018,948$4,163,948
Career Earnings: $773,948
Career APY: $773,948
Potential Earnings: $3,743,948
Total Guarantees: $323,948
Largest Cash Payment: $1,145,000 (2026)
Largest Cap Number: $1,225,987 (2026)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
BillsDraftedActive20234$4,163,948$1,040,987$323,948$773,94818.6%$773,948
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Bills1$773,948$773,948$530,9870.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2023Bills$750,000$80,987$530,9870.2%$773,948
2024Bills$795,000$80,987$875,9870.3%$795,000
2025Bills$1,030,000$80,987$1,110,9870.4%$1,030,000
2026Bills$1,145,000$80,987$1,225,9870.4%$1,145,000
Total$3,720,000$323,948$3,743,948$3,743,948

Statistics

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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 $4.3M $8.7M $13M $17.4M $21.7M APY $5M $10M $15M $20M $25M $9,208,000 $6,000,000

Weekly Valuation Trends

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