Taylor Heinicke
Quarterback
Career Earnings: $18,919,852
Career APY: $2,102,206
Total Guarantees: $12,470,000
Largest Cash Payment: $6,960,000 (2023)
Largest Cap Number: $5,700,000 (2023)
- Date of Birth: March 15, 1993
- Height: 6'1"
- Weight: 210
- College: Old Dominion
- Entry: 2015 Undrafted Free Agent (Vikings)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings | UDFA | Terminated | 2015 | 3 | $1,585,000 | $528,333 | $10,000 | $754,159 | 47.6% | $377,080 |
| Patriots | Practice | Terminated | 2017 | 1 | $255,000 | $255,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Texans | Practice | Renegotiated | 2017 | 1 | $122,400 | $122,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Texans | SFA | Terminated | 2017 | 2 | $1,320,000 | $660,000 | $0 | $108,529 | 8.2% | $108,529 |
| Panthers | SFA | Expired | 2017 | 2 | $1,320,000 | $660,000 | $0 | $689,000 | 52.2% | $689,000 |
| Panthers | RFA | Terminated | 2019 | 1 | $805,000 | $805,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Washington | Practice | Renegotiated | 2020 | 1 | $204,000 | $204,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Washington | SFA | Expired | 2020 | 1 | $910,000 | $910,000 | $0 | $160,588 | 17.6% | $160,588 |
| Washington | RFA | Expired | 2021 | 2 | $4,750,000 | $2,375,000 | $1,500,000 | $5,625,000 | 118.4% | $2,812,500 |
| Falcons | UFA | Renegotiated | 2023 | 2 | $14,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $6,320,000 | $6,960,000 | 49.7% | $6,960,000 |
| Falcons | Other | Traded | 2024 | 1 | $2,530,000 | $2,530,000 | $1,320,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chargers | Other | Expired | 2024 | 1 | $2,530,000 | $2,530,000 | $1,320,000 | $1,210,000 | 47.8% | $1,210,000 |
| Chargers | UFA | Terminated | 2025 | 1 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,000,000 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings | 2 | $790,335 | $395,168 | $750,825 | 0.0% | $39,510 | 0.0% |
| Patriots | 0 | $30,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $30,000 | 0.0% |
| Texans | 1 | $122,929 | $122,929 | $108,529 | 0.0% | $14,400 | 0.0% |
| Panthers | 1 | $689,000 | $689,000 | $689,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Commanders | 3 | $5,797,588 | $1,932,529 | $5,757,353 | 0.0% | $12,000 | 0.0% |
| Falcons | 1 | $8,280,000 | $8,280,000 | $5,700,000 | 0.0% | $3,320,000 | 0.0% |
| Chargers | 1 | $3,210,000 | $3,210,000 | $1,210,000 | 0.0% | $2,000,000 | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Vikings | $435,000 | $3,333 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $438,333 | 0.3% | $445,000 | ||
| 2016 | Vikings | $525,000 | $3,333 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $312,492 | 0.2% | $309,159 | ||
| 2017 | Texans | $615,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $108,529 | 0.1% | $108,529 | ||
| 2018 | Panthers | $705,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $689,000 | 0.4% | $689,000 | ||
| 2020 | Washington | $910,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $132,353 | 0.1% | $160,588 | ||
| 2021 | Washington | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $2,000,000 | 1.0% | $3,375,000 | ||
| 2022 | Commanders | $1,500,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $750,000 | $875,000 | $0 | $3,625,000 | 1.7% | $2,250,000 | ||
| 2023 | Falcons | $1,320,000 | $2,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $680,000 | $700,000 | $2,320,000 | $5,700,000 | 2.5% | $6,960,000 | ||
| 2024 | Chargers | $1,210,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,210,000 | 0.5% | $1,210,000 | ||
| Total | $8,220,000 | $3,006,666 | $1,000,000 | $1,930,000 | $1,575,000 | $2,820,000 | $14,215,707 | $15,507,276 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Passing | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Comp/Att | Pct | Yards | TD | INT | Sacked | Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0/0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 35/57 | 61.4% | 320 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 60.6 | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.3% | 0.0% | 12/19 | 63.2% | 137 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 102.3 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 90.4% | 0.0% | 321/494 | 65% | 3419 | 20 | 15 | 38 | 85.9 | 60 | 313 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 51.6% | 0.0% | 161/259 | 62.2% | 1859 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 89.6 | 28 | 96 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24.0% | 0.0% | 74/136 | 54.4% | 890 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 74.7 | 15 | 124 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2.1% | 0.0% | 3/5 | 60% | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75.4 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |