Kwon Alexander
Linebacker
Age: 26
Free Agency: 2023 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 5
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 227
- College: LSU
- Entry: 2015 Draft, Round 4, #124 overall (Buccaneers)
- 2020 Salary Cap Charge: $4,572,769 (2.21% of cap)
- 2020 Cash Payout: $12,100,000 (5.22% of spending)
- 2020 Cash to Cap Ratio: 2.65
- Contract Value: $54,000,000 ($13,500,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $14,250,000
- Contract Ranking: 17/297 at LB
Current Contract
(UFA, signed 2019)
(📝: 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25 | $805,000 | $1,066,705 | $8,500,000 | $750,000 | $0 | $10,250,000 | $11,358,176 | 4.9% | |||||
| 2020
April 1: Base salary becomes fully guaranteed
| 26 | $976,325 | $3,121,444 | $0 | $750,000 | $100,000 | $976,325 | $4,572,769 | 2.2% | |||||
| 2021 | 27 | $12,550,000 | $3,121,444 | $0 | $750,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $16,521,440 | 8.8% | |||||
| 2022 | 28 | $12,650,000 | $3,121,444 | $0 | $750,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $16,621,440 | 7.3% | |||||
| 2023
February 15: 2023-2025 years void on the 5th day of 2020 waiver period.
| 29 | $0 | $2,121,444 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,121,444 | 0.9% | |||||
| 2024 | 30 | $0 | $2,054,735 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,054,735 | 0.8% | |||||
| 2025 | 31 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | |||||
| Total | $26,981,325 | $14,607,216 | $8,500,000 | $3,000,000 | $300,000 | $11,226,325 | $53,250,004 | |||||||
Contract Notes
On November 23, 2019 the 49ers and Kwon Alexander completed a contract restructure. The team pro-rated a small amount ($333,525) of Alexander's remaining 2019 salary to signing bonus. Alexander's 2020 was lowered from $11.25 million to $976,235 with the rest paid out as an option bonus on April 1, 2020. The team added three voidable years to the contract for salary cap purposes. Alexander's contract will now void on the 5th day of the 2023 waiver period. This will make Alexander an unrestricted free agent in 2023, same as he was scheduled based on the original contract.Kwon Alexander signed a four year, $54 million contract with the 49ers. Alexander received $27.5 million in injury guarantees, $14.25 million of which is guaranteed at signing. The full guarantee is made up of an $8.5 million roster bonus, $4 million signing bonus, and $1.75 million base salary in 2019. If Alexander is on the roster on April 1, 2020 his $11.25 million injury guaranteed salary will vest to a full guarantee. There are annual per game bonuses of $750,000.Career Earnings: $18,482,967
Career APY: $3,696,593
Potential Earnings: $57,482,967
Total Guarantees: $14,728,320
Largest Cash Payment: $14,625,000 (2019)
Largest Cap Number: $16,621,440 (2022)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | Drafted | Expired | 2015 | 4 | $2,758,320 | $689,580 | $478,320 | $3,857,967 | 139.9% | $964,492 |
| 49ers | UFA | Active | 2019 | 4 | $54,000,000 | $13,500,000 | $14,250,000 | $14,625,000 | 27.1% | $14,625,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | 4 | $3,857,967 | $964,492 | $3,843,899 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| 49ers | 1 | $14,625,000 | $14,625,000 | $11,358,176 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Salary Cap History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Buccaneers | $435,000 | $119,580 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $452,227 | 0.3% | $810,967 | ||
| 2016 | Buccaneers | $525,000 | $119,580 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $644,580 | 0.4% | $525,000 | ||
| 2017 | Buccaneers | $615,000 | $112,546 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $727,546 | 0.4% | $615,000 | ||
| 2018 | Buccaneers | $1,907,000 | $112,546 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,019,546 | 1.0% | $1,907,000 | ||
| 2019 | 49ers | $805,000 | $1,066,705 | $8,500,000 | $750,000 | $0 | $10,250,000 | $11,358,176 | 4.9% | $14,625,000 | ||
| 2020 | 49ers | $976,325 | $3,121,444 | $0 | $750,000 | $100,000 | $976,325 | $4,572,769 | 2.2% | $12,100,000 | ||
| 2021 | 49ers | $12,550,000 | $3,121,444 | $0 | $750,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $16,521,440 | 8.8% | $13,400,000 | ||
| 2022 | 49ers | $12,650,000 | $3,121,444 | $0 | $750,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $16,621,440 | 7.3% | $13,500,000 | ||
| 2023 | 49ers | $0 | $2,121,444 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,121,444 | 0.9% | $0 | ||
| 2024 | 49ers | $0 | $2,054,735 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,054,735 | 0.8% | $0 | ||
| 2025 | 49ers | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $30,463,325 | $15,071,468 | $8,500,000 | $3,000,000 | $300,000 | $11,226,325 | $57,093,903 | $57,482,967 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Missed | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
| 2015 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 74.1% | 14.1% | 59 | 34 | 3 | 21.5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 96.3% | 15.7% | 108 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2017 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 65.6% | 12.5% | 60 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 35.0% | 7.2% | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 35.4% | 1.4% | 22 | 12 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98.6% | 3.6% | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $7,774,000 | $13,500,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $7,774,000 | $13,500,000 |
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