Age: 32
Free Agency: 2028 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 9
- Height: 6'7"
- Weight: 310
- College: Ohio State
- Entry: 2016 Draft, Round 1, #16 overall (Lions)
- 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $23,098,000 (7.56% of cap)
- 2025 Cash Payout: $16,290,000 (7.47% of spending)
- 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.71
- Contract Value: $60,000,000 ($20,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $31,830,000
- Contract Ranking: 10/89 at LT
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | 31 | $1,210,000 | $8,548,000 | $500,000 | $510,000 | $250,000 | $1,710,000 | $10,958,000 | 4.3% | |||||
| 2025 | 32 | $14,880,000 | $7,048,000 | $0 | $1,360,000 | $50,000 | $14,880,000 | $23,098,000 | 7.6% | |||||
| 2026
March 17: Roster bonus due
| 33 | $14,900,000 | $3,148,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,700,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $21,348,000 | 7.2% | |||||
| 2027
March 17: Roster bonus due
| 34 | $17,700,000 | $3,148,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,700,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $24,148,000 | 7.8% | |||||
| 2028
February 15: Contract voids 5th day after SB
| 35 | Void | $3,148,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $3,148,000 | -- | |||||
| Total | $48,690,000 | $25,040,000 | $3,500,000 | $5,270,000 | $500,000 | $16,590,000 | $82,700,000 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Taylor Decker signed a three year, $60 million contract extension with the Lions on July 29, 2024. The contract has $31.83 million in guarantees of which $18.88 million is a new guarantee. Decker's 2024 and 2025 salaries are both fully guaranteed and he received a $15.74 million signing bonus. The contract has annual per game and workout bonuses. There are $1.5 million roster bonuses due on the 5th day of both the 2026 and 2027 league years. There is an additional void year used for salary cap purposes. The extension reduced Decker's 2024 salary cap number by $8.08 million.
Cash Flows
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $4,510,000 | $16,290,000 | $18,200,000 | $21,000,000 |
| Running Cash | $4,510,000 | $20,800,000 | $39,000,000 | $60,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $85,386,978
Career APY: $9,487,442
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | Drafted | Renegotiated | 2016 | 4 | $10,966,978 | $2,741,745 | $10,966,978 | $10,966,978 | 100.0% | $2,741,745 |
| Lions | Extension | Extended | 2020 | 4 | $59,650,000 | $14,912,500 | $29,000,000 | $56,300,000 | 94.4% | $14,075,000 |
| Lions | Extension | Active | 2024 | 3 | $60,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $31,830,000 | $18,120,000 | 30.2% | $18,120,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | 9 | $85,386,978 | $9,487,442 | $68,924,978 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Option Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lions | $450,000 | $1,543,996 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $450,000 | $1,993,996 | 1.3% | $6,625,984 | ||
| 2017 | Lions | $948,499 | $1,543,996 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $948,499 | $2,492,495 | 1.5% | $948,499 | ||
| 2018 | Lions | $1,446,998 | $1,543,996 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,446,998 | $2,990,994 | 1.6% | $1,446,998 | ||
| 2019 | Lions | $1,945,497 | $1,543,996 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,945,497 | $3,489,493 | 1.8% | $1,945,497 | ||
| 2020 | Lions | $6,850,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,850,000 | $8,350,000 | 3.9% | $14,350,000 | ||
| 2021 | Lions | $1,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $2,400,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $4,900,000 | 2.5% | $13,000,000 | ||
| 2022 | Lions | $8,750,000 | $3,000,000 | $2,400,000 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $14,400,000 | 6.6% | $15,000,000 | ||
| 2023 | Lions | $13,700,000 | $3,000,000 | $2,400,000 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $2,500,000 | $19,350,000 | 8.5% | $13,950,000 | ||
| 2024 | Lions | $1,210,000 | $8,548,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $510,000 | $250,000 | $1,710,000 | $10,958,000 | 4.3% | $18,120,000 | ||
| 2025 | Lions | $14,880,000 | $7,048,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,360,000 | $50,000 | $14,880,000 | $23,098,000 | 7.6% | $16,290,000 | ||
| 2026 | Lions | $14,900,000 | $3,148,000 | $0 | $1,500,000 | $1,700,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $21,348,000 | 7.2% | $18,200,000 | ||
| 2027 | Lions | $17,700,000 | $3,148,000 | $0 | $1,500,000 | $1,700,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $24,148,000 | 7.8% | $21,000,000 | ||
| 2028 | Lions | $1,390,000 | $3,148,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,148,000 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $85,170,994 | $40,215,984 | $7,200,000 | $3,500,000 | $5,270,000 | $1,000,000 | $31,730,994 | $140,666,978 | $140,876,978 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | ||
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 16.6% |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 45.4% | 4.3% |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 98.8% | 8.3% |
| 2019 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 94.3% | 8.7% |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 1.4% |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 48.0% | 0.5% |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.9% |
| 2023 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 88.5% | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 78.1% | 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 | $6,131,000 | $20,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $6,131,000 | $20,000,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.
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