Trey Flowers
Edge Rusher

Age: 27
Free Agency: 2024 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 6
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 266
- College: Arkansas
- Entry: 2015 Draft, Round 4, #101 overall (Patriots)
- 2020 Salary Cap Charge: $16,739,000 (7.81% of cap)
- 2020 Cash Payout: $11,125,000 (5.62% of spending)
- 2020 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.66
- Contract Value: $90,000,000 ($18,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $50,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 7/194 at EDGE
Current Contract
(UFA, signed 2019)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | 26 | $805,000 | $5,614,000 | $0 | $805,000 | $6,419,000 | 3.3% | |||||
2020 | 27 | $11,125,000 | $5,614,000 | $0 | $11,125,000 | $16,739,000 | 7.8% | |||||
2021
March 15: Full base salary becomes guaranteed; $1.625 million 2022 roster bonus becomes guaranteed
| 28 | $14,375,000 | $5,614,000 | $0 | $10,000,000 | $19,989,000 | 10.5% | |||||
2022
March 15: 3rd day of league year roster bonus due
| 29 | $16,000,000 | $5,614,000 | $1,625,000 | $0 | $23,239,000 | 10.2% | |||||
2023
March 15: 3rd day of league year roster bonus due
| 30 | $16,000,000 | $5,614,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $23,614,000 | 9.8% | |||||
Total | $58,305,000 | $28,070,000 | $3,625,000 | $21,930,000 | $90,000,000 |
Contract Notes
Trey Flowers signed a five year, $90 million contract with the Lions. Flowers' contract has $56 million in guarantees including $50 million guaranteed at signing. He received a $28.07 million signing bonus and has his 2019, 2020, and part of his 2021 salary guaranteed. If on the roster on the 3rd day of the 2021 league year he will receive a full guarantee on his 2021 salary and 2022 roster bonus.Career Earnings: $44,006,520
Career APY: $7,334,420
Potential Earnings: $94,006,520
Total Guarantees: $50,558,932
Largest Cash Payment: $28,875,000 (2019)
Largest Cap Number: $23,614,000 (2023)
Contract History
Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patriots | Drafted | Expired | 2015 | 4 | $2,838,932 | $709,733 | $558,932 | $4,006,520 | 141.1% | $1,001,630 |
Lions | UFA | Active | 2019 | 5 | $90,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $50,000,000 | $40,000,000 | 44.4% | $20,000,000 |
Earnings By Team
Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patriots | 4 | $4,006,520 | $1,001,630 | $4,006,520 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Lions | 2 | $40,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $23,158,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Salary Cap History
Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Patriots | $435,000 | $139,733 | $0 | $0 | $540,321 | 0.4% | $959,520 | ||
2016 | Patriots | $525,000 | $139,733 | $0 | $0 | $664,733 | 0.4% | $525,000 | ||
2017 | Patriots | $615,000 | $139,733 | $0 | $0 | $754,733 | 0.4% | $615,000 | ||
2018 | Patriots | $1,907,000 | $139,733 | $0 | $0 | $2,046,733 | 1.1% | $1,907,000 | ||
2019 | Lions | $805,000 | $5,614,000 | $0 | $805,000 | $6,419,000 | 3.3% | $28,875,000 | ||
2020 | Lions | $11,125,000 | $5,614,000 | $0 | $11,125,000 | $16,739,000 | 7.8% | $11,125,000 | ||
2021 | Lions | $14,375,000 | $5,614,000 | $0 | $10,000,000 | $19,989,000 | 10.5% | $14,375,000 | ||
2022 | Lions | $16,000,000 | $5,614,000 | $1,625,000 | $0 | $23,239,000 | 10.2% | $17,625,000 | ||
2023 | Lions | $16,000,000 | $5,614,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $23,614,000 | 9.8% | $18,000,000 | ||
Total | $61,787,000 | $28,628,932 | $3,625,000 | $21,930,000 | $94,006,520 | $94,006,520 |
Statistics
Year | Games Played | Games Missed | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
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Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
2015 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 54.0% | 0.7% | 23 | 22 | 7 | 45 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
2017 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 75.6% | 0.0% | 42 | 17 | 6.5 | 29.5 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 69.9% | 0.2% | 32 | 25 | 7.5 | 60 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 61.9% | 7.0% | 33 | 19 | 7 | 56 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27.5% | 3.4% | 12 | 10 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | |
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Regular | $1,285,000 | $18,000,000 |
Injury Adjusted | $1,285,000 | $18,000,000 |
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Weekly Valuation Trends
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