Tua Tagovailoa

Quarterback

Age: 26
Free Agency: 2029 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 5
  • 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $9,525,000 (3.72% of cap)
  • 2024 Cash Payout: $43,125,000 (14.67% of spending)
  • 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 4.53
  • Contract Value: $212,400,000 ($53,100,000 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $93,171,000
  • Contract Ranking: 5/110 at QB

Current Contract

(Extension, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated BonusRoster BonusWorkout BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
SigningOptionRegularPer Game
202426$1,125,000$8,400,000$0$0$0$0$1,125,000$9,525,0003.7%
2025 📝
March 15: 2026 salary is guaranteed
27$25,046,000$8,400,000$5,000,000$0$750,000$250,000$50,046,000$39,181,29414.2%
2026 📝
March 15: $3 million of 2027 salary is guaranteed
28$39,000,000$8,400,000$8,000,000$0$750,000$250,000$0$56,400,00019.4%
2027 📝
March 15: $5 million roster bonus due; $17 million is guaranteed
29$31,000,000$8,400,000$8,000,000$5,000,000$750,000$250,000$0$53,400,00017.0%
2028 📝
March 15: $7 million roster bonus due
30$41,400,000$8,400,000$8,000,000$7,000,000$750,000$250,000$0$65,800,000--
202931Void$0$8,000,000VoidVoidVoidVoid$11,000,000--
203032Void$0$3,000,000VoidVoidVoidVoid$0--
Total$137,571,000$42,000,000$40,000,000$12,000,000$3,000,000$1,000,000$51,171,000$235,306,294

Contract Notes

Tua Tagovailoa signed a four year contract extension with the Miami Dolphins worth $212.4 million in new money with a potential upside of $221.4 million. Tagovailoa received $93.171 million fully guaranteed and total guarantee package of $167.171 million. The signing bonus is $42 million and Tuas 2025 base salary and option bonus are fully guaranteed. Tua's 2026 salary will be guaranteed in 2025. On the 3rd day of the 2026 league year, $3 million of his 2027 salary is guaranteed with another $17 million guaranteed in 2027. Tua will receive roster bonuses of $5 million and $7 million in 2027 and 2028 on the 3rd day of the league year in each season. There are also annual per game and workout bonuses in the contract. The final two years are void years for salary cap purposes.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$53.1M
$106.2M
$159.3M
$212.4M
20242025202620272028
Cash Due$19,954,000$51,046,000$55,000,000$37,000,000$49,400,000
Running Cash$19,954,000$71,000,000$126,000,000$163,000,000$212,400,000
Career Earnings: $73,400,436
Career APY: $14,680,087
Potential Earnings: $265,846,436
Total Guarantees: $123,446,436
Largest Cash Payment: $55,000,000 (2026)
Largest Cap Number: $65,800,000 (2028)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
DolphinsDraftedExtended20204$30,275,436$7,568,859$30,275,436$30,275,436100.0%$7,568,859
DolphinsExtensionActive20244$212,400,000$53,100,000$93,171,000$43,125,00020.3%$43,125,000
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Dolphins5$73,400,436$14,680,087$39,800,4360.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusOption BonusRoster BonusPer Game Roster BonusWorkout BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2020Dolphins$610,000$4,894,625$0$0$0$0$610,000$5,504,6252.5%$20,188,500
2021Dolphins$780,000$4,894,625$0$1,206,156$0$0$1,986,156$6,880,7813.5%$1,986,156
2022Dolphins$895,000$4,894,625$0$2,467,312$0$0$3,362,312$8,256,9373.9%$3,362,312
2023Dolphins$1,010,000$4,894,625$0$3,728,468$0$0$4,738,468$9,633,0934.3%$4,738,468
2024Dolphins$1,125,000$8,400,000$0$0$0$0$1,125,000$9,525,0003.7%$43,125,000
2025Dolphins$25,046,000$8,400,000$5,000,000$0$750,000$250,000$50,046,000$39,181,29414.2%$51,046,000
2026Dolphins$39,000,000$8,400,000$8,000,000$0$750,000$250,000$0$56,400,00019.4%$55,000,000
2027Dolphins$31,000,000$8,400,000$8,000,000$5,000,000$750,000$250,000$0$53,400,00017.0%$37,000,000
2028Dolphins$41,400,000$8,400,000$8,000,000$7,000,000$750,000$250,000$0$65,800,000--$49,400,000
2029Dolphins$53,100,000$0$8,000,000$0$0$0$0$11,000,000--$0
2030Dolphins$53,100,000$0$3,000,000$0$0$0$0$0--$0
Total$247,066,000$61,578,500$40,000,000$19,401,936$3,000,000$1,000,000$61,867,936$265,581,730$265,846,436

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnapsPassingRushingFumbles
InjuredHealthyOffenseSpecialComp/AttPctYardsTDINTSackedRatingAttYardsAvgTDTotalLost
2020101053.6%0.0%186/29064.1%18141152087.1361093.0300
2021130067.3%0.0%263/38867.8%265316102090.1421283.0300
2022133166.7%0.0%259/40064.8%354825821105.524702.9000
2023170095.2%0.0%388/56069.3%4624291429101.135742.1000
2024110263.0%0.0%291/39972.9%286719721101.417492.9000

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 ValuationAPY
Regular$15,437,000$53,100,000
Injury Adjusted$15,437,000$53,100,000
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OTC Valuation $8.7M $17.4M $26.1M $34.8M $43.5M APY $10M $20M $30M $40M $50M $30,127,000 $37,500,000

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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