Mike Evans
Wide Receiver
- 2019 Salary Cap Charge: $13,600,000
- % of 2019 Team Cap: 7.01%
- 2019 Cash Payout: $20,000,000
- % of 2019 Team Cash Spending: 10.55%
- 2019 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.47
- Total Contract Value: $82,500,000
- Annual Contract Value: $16,500,000
- Position Ranking: 5/291 at WR
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $38,258,000
- Age: 26
- Height: 6' 5"
- Weight: 231
- College: Texas A&M
- Accrued Seasons: 5
- Entry: 2014 Draft, Round 1, #7 overall (Buccaneers)
- Year Signed: 2018 (Extension)
- Free Agency: 2024 (UFA)
- 2019 OTC Valuation: $16,843,000
Contract Notes
Mike Evans signed a 5 year, $82.5 million extension with the Buccaneers on March 12, 2018. Evans received $55 million in guarantees, $38.258 million of which is guaranteed at signing. Evans guarantee consists of a $10 million 2018 roster bonus, a $8.258 million 2018 salary, and $20 million 2019 salary. If Evans is on the roster on the 5th day of the 2019 league year, $11.75 million of his 2020 salary will vest from injury to fully guaranteed. The balance becomes fully guaranteed on the 5th day of the 2020 league year. If Evans is on the roster on the 5th day of the 2023 league year he will receive a $1.5 million roster bonus.On June 14, 2019 the Buccaneers converted $4 million of Evans salary to a signing bonus. The move creates $3.2 million in 2019 salary cap space for the Buccaneers and increases his salary cap charge by $800,000 in each of the remaining years of his contract.
On September 4, 2019 the Buccaneers converted $2 million of Evans salary to a signing bonus, creating $1.6 million in 2019 cap space and increasing the remaining years of his contract by $400,000 each.
Current Contract
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25 | $8,258,000 | $0 | $10,000,000 | $18,258,000 | $18,258,000 | 10.3% | |||||
| 2019
March 17: $11.75 million of 2020 salary guaranteed for skill
| 26 | $9,000,000 | $1,600,000 | $3,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $13,600,000 | 7.2% | |||||
| 2020
March 22: Balance of salary guaranteed for skill
| 27 | $16,750,000 | $1,600,000 | $0 | $11,750,000 | $18,350,000 | 9.2% | |||||
| 2021 | 28 | $12,250,000 | $1,600,000 | $0 | $0 | $13,850,000 | -- | |||||
| 2022 | 29 | $14,000,000 | $1,600,000 | $0 | $0 | $15,600,000 | -- | |||||
| 2023 | 30 | $13,000,000 | $1,600,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $16,100,000 | -- | |||||
| Total | $73,258,000 | $8,000,000 | $14,500,000 | $44,008,000 | $95,758,000 | |||||||
Career Earnings: $48,790,090
Career APY: $9,758,018
Potential Earnings: $110,348,914
Total Guarantees: $52,889,052
Largest Cash Payment: $20,000,000 (2019)
Largest Cap Hit: $18,350,000 (2020)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | Drafted | Renegotiated | 2014 | 4 | $14,631,052 | $3,657,763 | $14,631,052 | $14,590,914 | 99.7% | $3,647,729 |
| Buccaneers | Extension | Active | 2018 | 5 | $82,500,000 | $16,500,000 | $38,258,000 | $34,199,176 | 41.5% | $34,199,176 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | 5 | $48,790,090 | $9,758,018 | $32,848,914 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Salary Cap History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Buccaneers | $420,000 | $2,240,273 | $0 | $420,000 | $2,660,273 | 2.0% | $9,381,092 | ||
| 2015 | Buccaneers | $510,000 | $2,240,273 | $575,068 | $1,085,068 | $3,325,341 | 2.3% | $1,085,068 | ||
| 2016 | Buccaneers | $600,000 | $2,240,273 | $1,150,137 | $1,750,137 | $3,990,410 | 2.6% | $1,750,137 | ||
| 2017 | Buccaneers | $690,000 | $2,240,273 | $1,725,205 | $2,415,205 | $4,614,890 | 2.8% | $2,374,617 | ||
| 2018 | Buccaneers | $8,258,000 | $0 | $10,000,000 | $18,258,000 | $18,258,000 | 10.3% | $18,258,000 | ||
| 2019 | Buccaneers | $9,000,000 | $1,600,000 | $3,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $13,600,000 | 7.2% | $20,000,000 | ||
| 2020 | Buccaneers | $16,750,000 | $1,600,000 | $0 | $11,750,000 | $18,350,000 | 9.2% | $16,750,000 | ||
| 2021 | Buccaneers | $12,250,000 | $1,600,000 | $0 | $0 | $13,850,000 | -- | $12,250,000 | ||
| 2022 | Buccaneers | $14,000,000 | $1,600,000 | $0 | $0 | $15,600,000 | -- | $14,000,000 | ||
| 2023 | Buccaneers | $13,000,000 | $1,600,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $16,100,000 | -- | $14,500,000 | ||
| Total | $75,478,000 | $16,961,092 | $17,950,410 | $49,678,410 | $110,348,914 | $110,348,914 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Snaps | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Special | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2014 | 15 | 77.4% | 0.0% | 68 | 1051 | 15.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 78.8% | 0.9% | 74 | 1206 | 16.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 16 | 83.5% | 0.2% | 96 | 1321 | 13.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14 | 80.6% | 0.0% | 66 | 946 | 14.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 84.2% | 0.7% | 86 | 1524 | 17.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 13 | 84.3% | 0.2% | 67 | 1157 | 17.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |