Age: 28
Free Agency: 2025 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 4
- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 218
- College: Northern Illinois
- Entry: 2017 Draft, Round 3, #96 overall (Lions)
- 2021 Salary Cap Charge: $4,473,529 (2.42% of cap)
- 2021 Cash Payout: $18,250,000 (9.17% of spending)
- 2021 Cash to Cap Ratio: 4.08
- Contract Value: $72,000,000 ($18,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $28,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 8/313 at WR
Current Contract
(UFA, signed 2021)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | $1,000,000 | $3,400,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $4,473,529 | 2.4% | |||||
| 2022
March 19: $3 million base guarantee; roster bonus due; 2023 roster bonus is guaranteed
| 29 | $13,000,000 | $3,400,000 | $4,500,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $10,000,000 | $21,150,000 | 10.0% | |||||
| 2023
March 19: Roster bonus due (guaranteed)
| 30 | $13,250,000 | $3,400,000 | $4,500,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $21,400,000 | 9.5% | |||||
| 2024
March 19: Roster bonus due
| 31 | $14,250,000 | $3,400,000 | $3,500,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $21,400,000 | 8.4% | |||||
| 2025
February 10: Contract voids
| 32 | Void | $3,400,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $3,400,000 | -- | |||||
| Total | $41,500,000 | $17,000,000 | $12,500,000 | $250,000 | $750,000 | $11,000,000 | $71,823,529 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Kenny Golladay signed a 4 year contract worth $72 million with the Giants. Golladay's contract has $40 million in guarantees of which $28 million is fully guaranteed at signing. Golladay received a $17 million signing bonus and his 2021 base salary and $10 million of his 2022 salary are guaranteed. If on the roster on the 3rd day of the league year in 2022 another $3 million in salary becomes guaranteed and a guaranteed roster bonus is due. On the 3rd day of the 2023 league year there is another guaranteed roster bonus. There is also a roster bonus due on the 3rd day of the 2024 league year. The final year of the contract is a void year and will void five days after the Super Bowl.
Cash Flows
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $18,250,000 | $17,750,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 |
| Running Cash | $18,250,000 | $36,000,000 | $54,000,000 | $72,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $21,578,824
Career APY: $5,394,706
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | Drafted | Expired | 2017 | 4 | $3,196,324 | $799,081 | $718,824 | $4,578,824 | 143.3% | $1,144,706 |
| Giants | UFA | Active | 2021 | 4 | $72,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $28,000,000 | $17,000,000 | 23.6% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | 4 | $4,578,824 | $1,144,706 | $4,578,824 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Giants | 0 | $17,000,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Lions | $465,000 | $179,706 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $644,706 | 0.4% | $1,183,824 | ||
| 2018 | Lions | $586,000 | $179,706 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $765,706 | 0.4% | $586,000 | ||
| 2019 | Lions | $676,000 | $179,706 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $855,706 | 0.4% | $676,000 | ||
| 2020 | Lions | $2,133,000 | $179,706 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,312,706 | 1.1% | $2,133,000 | ||
| 2021 | Giants | $1,000,000 | $3,400,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $4,473,529 | 2.4% | $18,250,000 | ||
| 2022 | Giants | $13,000,000 | $3,400,000 | $4,500,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $10,000,000 | $21,150,000 | 10.0% | $17,750,000 | ||
| 2023 | Giants | $13,250,000 | $3,400,000 | $4,500,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $21,400,000 | 9.5% | $18,000,000 | ||
| 2024 | Giants | $14,250,000 | $3,400,000 | $3,500,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $21,400,000 | 8.4% | $18,000,000 | ||
| 2025 | Giants | $0 | $3,400,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,400,000 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $45,360,000 | $17,718,824 | $12,500,000 | $250,000 | $750,000 | $11,000,000 | $76,402,353 | $76,578,824 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Missed | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2017 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 45.7% | 0.2% | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 26 | 397 | 15.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 84.0% | 0.5% | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 70 | 1063 | 15.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 86.9% | 0.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 65 | 1190 | 18.3 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 21.5% | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 20 | 338 | 16.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84.6% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $12,044,000 | $18,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $12,044,000 | $18,000,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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