
Sammy Watkins
Wide Receiver
Career Earnings: $69,649,721
Career APY: $7,738,858
Total Guarantees: $84,571,206
Largest Cash Payment: $21,800,000 (2018)
Largest Cap Number: $19,200,000 (2019)
- Date of Birth: June 14, 1993
- Height: 6'1"
- Weight: 205
- College: Clemson
- Entry: 2014 Draft, Round 1, #4 overall (Bills)
Contract History
Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bills | Drafted | Traded | 2014 | 4 | $19,935,603 | $4,983,901 | $19,935,603 | $16,797,112 | 84.3% | $5,599,037 |
Rams | Drafted | Expired | 2014 | 4 | $19,935,603 | $4,983,901 | $19,935,603 | $690,000 | 3.5% | $690,000 |
Chiefs | UFA | Renegotiated | 2018 | 3 | $48,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $30,000,000 | $34,000,000 | 70.8% | $17,000,000 |
Chiefs | Other | Expired | 2020 | 1 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 100.0% | $9,000,000 |
Ravens | UFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 100.0% | $5,000,000 |
Packers | UFA | Claimed | 2022 | 1 | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | $350,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Ravens | UFA | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | $350,000 | $186,667 | 10.1% | $186,667 |
Earnings By Team
Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bills | 3 | $19,245,603 | $6,415,201 | $13,592,457 | 0.0% | $5,653,146 | 0.0% |
Rams | 1 | $690,000 | $690,000 | $690,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Chiefs | 3 | $43,000,000 | $14,333,333 | $42,875,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Ravens | 2 | $5,186,667 | $2,593,334 | $5,186,667 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Packers | 0 | $1,527,451 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $1,527,451 | 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 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Bills | $420,000 | $3,204,655 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $420,000 | $3,624,655 | 2.4% | $13,238,620 | ||
2015 | Bills | $510,000 | $3,204,655 | $816,164 | $0 | $0 | $1,326,164 | $4,530,819 | 3.1% | $1,326,164 | ||
2016 | Bills | $600,000 | $3,204,655 | $1,632,328 | $0 | $0 | $2,232,328 | $5,436,983 | 3.5% | $2,232,328 | ||
2017 | Rams | $690,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $690,000 | $690,000 | 0.4% | $690,000 | ||
2018 | Chiefs | $790,000 | $7,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $10,000 | $790,000 | $7,800,000 | 4.4% | $21,800,000 | ||
2019 | Chiefs | $11,950,000 | $7,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $8,210,000 | $19,200,000 | 10.1% | $12,200,000 | ||
2020 | Chiefs | $7,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $7,000,000 | $15,875,000 | 7.1% | $9,000,000 | ||
2021 | Ravens | $1,250,000 | $3,750,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,250,000 | $5,000,000 | 2.7% | $5,000,000 | ||
2022 | Ravens | $1,120,000 | $0 | $0 | $330,000 | $0 | $0 | $186,667 | 0.1% | $186,667 | ||
Total | $24,330,000 | $35,363,965 | $2,448,492 | $1,330,000 | $260,000 | $21,918,492 | $62,344,124 | $65,673,779 |
Statistics
Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 96.7% | 0.4% | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 65 | 982 | 15.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
2015 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 66.5% | 0.9% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 60 | 1047 | 17.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 35.8% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 28 | 430 | 15.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 74.7% | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39 | 593 | 15.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 44.1% | 0.0% | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 40 | 519 | 13.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 70.2% | 0.0% | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 52 | 673 | 12.9 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
2020 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 47.8% | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 37 | 421 | 11.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 36.9% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 27 | 394 | 14.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 32.6% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 16 | 325 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |