Age: 31
Free Agency: 2025 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 8
- Height: 6'1"
- Weight: 260
- College: Colorado State
- Entry: 2014 Undrafted Free Agent (Broncos)
- 2023 Salary Cap Charge: $10,784,941 (4.75% of cap)
- 2023 Cash Payout: $15,000,000 (7.46% of spending)
- 2023 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.39
- Contract Value: $68,000,000 ($17,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $34,500,000
- Contract Ranking: 15/222 at EDGE
Current Contract
(UFA, signed 2021)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | $1,250,000 | $3,750,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,250,000 | $5,000,000 | 2.8% | |||||
| 2022 | 30 | $1,500,000 | $6,650,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,150,000 | 4.0% | |||||
| 2023 | 31 | $1,165,000 | $9,267,000 | $750,000 | $0 | $0 | $10,784,941 | 4.8% | |||||
| 2024 | 32 | $1,210,000 | $9,267,000 | $750,000 | $3,008,000 | $0 | $14,235,000 | 5.5% | |||||
| 2025
February 25: Contract voids
| 33 | Void | $9,267,000 | Void | $3,008,000 | Void | $29,433,000 | 10.4% | |||||
| 2026 | 34 | Void | $5,517,000 | Void | $3,008,000 | Void | $0 | 0.0% | |||||
| 2027 | 35 | Void | $2,617,000 | Void | $3,008,000 | Void | $0 | -- | |||||
| 2028 | 36 | Void | $0 | Void | $3,008,000 | Void | $0 | -- | |||||
| Total | $5,125,000 | $46,335,000 | $1,500,000 | $15,040,000 | $1,250,000 | $67,602,941 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Shaq Barrett signed a four year, $68.5 million contract with the Buccaneers. Barrett received $34.75 million in fully guaranteed salary at signing. He received $18.75 million in roster bonuses in the first year of the contract, his 2021 salary is guaranteed, and $14.75 million of his 2022 salary is guaranteed. There are per game bonuses in the final two years of the contract and another $4 million in escalators tied to sacks. The Buccaneers included a void year for cap purposes. They have the right to exercise that void at any time between now and 2025. If they fail to exercise that option it will automatically void.
In 2022 the team converted $14.5 million to a signing bonus to lower his cap number by $11.6 million. His cap number in future years increased by $2.9 million per year.
In 2023 the Buccaneers converted $13.085 million to a signing bonus to lower Barrett's cap number by $10.468 million. His cap number will increase by $2.617 in each future year of the contract. In addition they added one more void year for cap purposes.
Cash Flows
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $20,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $17,000,000 |
| Running Cash | $20,000,000 | $36,000,000 | $51,000,000 | $68,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $62,824,506
Career APY: $6,980,501
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broncos | UDFA | Terminated | 2014 | 3 | $1,540,000 | $513,333 | $10,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Broncos | Practice | Renegotiated | 2014 | 1 | $107,100 | $107,100 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Broncos | SFA | Terminated | 2014 | 3 | $1,530,000 | $510,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Broncos | Practice | Expired | 2014 | 1 | $107,100 | $107,100 | $0 | $63,000 | 58.8% | $63,000 |
| Broncos | SFA | Expired | 2015 | 2 | $960,000 | $480,000 | $0 | $960,000 | 100.0% | $480,000 |
| Broncos | ERFA | Expired | 2017 | 1 | $615,000 | $615,000 | $0 | $615,000 | 100.0% | $615,000 |
| Broncos | RFA | Expired | 2018 | 1 | $2,914,000 | $2,914,000 | $0 | $2,914,000 | 100.0% | $2,914,000 |
| Buccaneers | UFA | Expired | 2019 | 1 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 125.0% | $5,000,000 |
| Buccaneers | Franchise | Expired | 2020 | 1 | $15,828,000 | $15,828,000 | $15,828,000 | $17,200,000 | 108.7% | $17,200,000 |
| Buccaneers | UFA | Active | 2021 | 4 | $68,000,000 | $17,000,000 | $34,500,000 | $36,000,000 | 52.9% | $18,000,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broncos | 5 | $4,624,506 | $924,901 | $4,552,000 | 0.0% | $72,506 | 0.0% |
| Buccaneers | 4 | $58,200,000 | $14,550,000 | $32,978,000 | 0.0% | $1,372,000 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Broncos | $107,100 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $63,000 | 0.0% | $63,000 | ||
| 2015 | Broncos | $435,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $435,000 | 0.3% | $435,000 | ||
| 2016 | Broncos | $525,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $525,000 | 0.3% | $525,000 | ||
| 2017 | Broncos | $615,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $615,000 | 0.4% | $615,000 | ||
| 2018 | Broncos | $2,914,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,914,000 | 1.5% | $2,914,000 | ||
| 2019 | Buccaneers | $1,000,000 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 2.1% | $5,000,000 | ||
| 2020 | Buccaneers | $15,828,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,828,000 | $15,828,000 | 7.8% | $17,200,000 | ||
| 2021 | Buccaneers | $1,250,000 | $3,750,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,250,000 | $5,000,000 | 2.8% | $20,000,000 | ||
| 2022 | Buccaneers | $1,500,000 | $6,650,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,150,000 | 4.0% | $16,000,000 | ||
| 2023 | Buccaneers | $1,165,000 | $9,267,000 | $0 | $750,000 | $0 | $0 | $10,784,941 | 4.8% | $15,000,000 | ||
| 2024 | Buccaneers | $1,210,000 | $9,267,000 | $0 | $750,000 | $3,008,000 | $0 | $14,235,000 | 5.5% | $17,000,000 | ||
| 2025 | Buccaneers | $0 | $9,267,000 | $0 | $0 | $3,008,000 | $0 | $29,433,000 | 10.4% | $0 | ||
| 2026 | Buccaneers | $0 | $5,517,000 | $0 | $0 | $3,008,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| 2027 | Buccaneers | $0 | $2,617,000 | $0 | $0 | $3,008,000 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
| 2028 | Buccaneers | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,008,000 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $26,549,100 | $46,335,000 | $3,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $15,040,000 | $20,078,000 | $91,982,941 | $94,752,000 | ||||
Dead Money History
| Team | Year | Cap Charge | Cash Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broncos | 2014 | $65,839 | $72,506 |
| Broncos | 2015 | $6,667 | $0 |
| Buccaneers | 2021 | $1,372,000 | $0 | Total | $1,444,506 | $72,506 |
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 | |||
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 45.5% | 65.6% | 35 | 16 | 5.5 | 39 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 36.4% | 58.6% | 23 | 13 | 1.5 | 14.5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 67.2% | 33.6% | 28 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 25.6% | 56.2% | 22 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 78.6% | 13.3% | 45 | 13 | 19.5 | 138.5 | 19 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 77.3% | 9.8% | 43 | 14 | 8 | 57 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 67.2% | 1.9% | 37 | 14 | 10 | 58.5 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34.1% | 2.0% | 20 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 62.9% | 1.3% | 29 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 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 | $12,216,000 | $17,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $12,216,000 | $17,000,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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