Melvin Ingram
Edge Rusher
Career Earnings: $89,364,014
Career APY: $7,447,001
Total Guarantees: $50,818,248
Largest Cash Payment: $22,750,000 (2017)
Largest Cap Number: $19,625,000 (2019)
- Date of Birth: April 26, 1989
- Height: 6'1"
- Weight: 265
- College: South Carolina
- Entry: 2012 Draft, Round 1, #18 overall (Chargers)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chargers | Drafted | Expired | 2012 | 5 | $16,149,250 | $3,229,850 | $7,648,248 | $16,149,248 | 100.0% | $3,229,850 |
| Chargers | Franchise | Expired | 2017 | 4 | $64,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $34,000,000 | $65,000,000 | 101.6% | $16,250,000 |
| Steelers | SFA | Traded | 2021 | 1 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $2,925,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chiefs | SFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $2,925,000 | $597,222 | 14.9% | $597,222 |
| Dolphins | UFA | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $3,320,000 | $4,000,000 | 100.0% | $4,000,000 |
| Dolphins | Practice | Elevated | 2023 | 1 | $370,800 | $370,800 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Dolphins | Practice | Elevated | 2023 | 1 | $370,800 | $370,800 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Dolphins | Practice | Elevated | 2023 | 1 | $370,800 | $370,800 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Dolphins | Practice | Renegotiated | 2023 | 1 | $370,800 | $370,800 | $0 | $214,766 | 57.9% | $214,766 |
| Dolphins | SFA | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $1,165,000 | $1,165,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chargers | 9 | $81,149,248 | $9,016,583 | $81,149,248 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Steelers | 0 | $3,402,778 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $3,402,778 | 0.0% |
| Chiefs | 1 | $597,222 | $597,222 | $597,222 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Dolphins | 3 | $4,214,766 | $1,404,922 | $4,177,266 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Chargers | $390,000 | $1,136,955 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,526,955 | 1.3% | $4,937,820 | ||
| 2013 | Chargers | $771,738 | $1,136,955 | $0 | $0 | $771,738 | $1,908,693 | 1.6% | $771,738 | ||
| 2014 | Chargers | $1,153,476 | $1,136,955 | $0 | $0 | $1,153,476 | $2,290,431 | 1.7% | $1,153,476 | ||
| 2015 | Chargers | $785,214 | $1,136,955 | $750,000 | $0 | $785,214 | $2,672,169 | 1.9% | $1,535,214 | ||
| 2016 | Chargers | $7,751,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,751,000 | $7,751,000 | 4.9% | $7,751,000 | ||
| 2017 | Chargers | $5,000,000 | $2,625,000 | $7,250,000 | $0 | $12,250,000 | $14,875,000 | 9.1% | $22,750,000 | ||
| 2018 | Chargers | $11,250,000 | $2,625,000 | $0 | $0 | $11,250,000 | $13,875,000 | 7.7% | $11,250,000 | ||
| 2019 | Chargers | $17,000,000 | $2,625,000 | $0 | $0 | $8,000,000 | $19,625,000 | 10.5% | $17,000,000 | ||
| 2020 | Chargers | $14,000,000 | $2,625,000 | $0 | $0 | $14,000,000 | $16,625,000 | 8.2% | $14,000,000 | ||
| 2021 | Chiefs | $1,075,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $597,222 | 0.3% | $597,222 | ||
| 2022 | Dolphins | $1,670,000 | $1,650,000 | $0 | $680,000 | $1,670,000 | $4,000,000 | 1.9% | $4,000,000 | ||
| 2023 | Dolphins | $1,165,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| Total | $62,382,228 | $16,697,820 | $8,000,000 | $680,000 | $57,631,428 | $85,923,736 | $85,961,236 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | 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 | |||
| 2012 | 16 | -- | -- | 43.6% | 42.2% | 27 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 47.5% | 2.0% | 21 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 95.9% | 17.0% | 52 | 13 | 10.5 | 73.5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 89.7% | 11.1% | 46 | 14 | 8 | 62 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 84.9% | 5.1% | 41 | 12 | 10 | 84.5 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 1 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 84.1% | 9.2% | 28 | 15 | 7 | 54.5 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 68.8% | 2.9% | 39 | 9 | 7 | 42.5 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 34.8% | 1.1% | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 52.0% | 2.7% | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 44.8% | 0.2% | 15 | 7 | 6 | 48.5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |