Age: 32
Free Agency: 2026 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 9
- Height: 6'6"
- Weight: 249
- College: Western Kentucky
- Entry: 2016 Draft, Round 4, #110 overall (Rams)
- 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $8,777,757 (3.13% of cap)
- 2025 Cash Payout: $7,500,000 (3.88% of spending)
- 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.85
- Contract Value: $17,000,000 ($8,500,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $11,075,980
- Contract Ranking: 17/136 at TE
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2023)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | 30 | $2,012,500 | $3,526,286 | $0 | $0 | $900,000 | $970,833 | $6,438,786 | 2.9% | |||||
| 2024
March 18: 2024 base salary and 2025 roster bonus guaranteed
| 31 | $3,000,000 | $2,101,286 | $5,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,125,000 | $8,500,000 | $12,608,639 | 4.9% | |||||
| 2025 | 32 | $4,500,000 | $2,101,286 | $2,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $8,777,757 | 3.1% | |||||
| 2026
February 20: Contract voids
| 33 | Void | $2,101,289 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $2,101,289 | 0.7% | |||||
| Total | $9,512,500 | $9,830,147 | $7,500,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,025,000 | $11,470,833 | $29,926,471 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Tyler Higbee signed a two year, $17 million extension with the Rams on September 29, 2023. The contract contains $16.1 million in guarantees of which $10.5 million is a new guarantee. Higbee has a 2024 roster bonus that is fully guaranteed at signing. If on the roster on the 5th day of the 2024 league year Higbee will have his 2024 salary and a 2025 roster bonus fully guaranteed. There are annual per game bonuses worth $1 million. The extension reduced Higbee's salary cap number in 2023 by $2.69 million. The final year of the contract is a void year for salary cap purposes.
Cash Flows
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $0 | $9,500,000 | $7,500,000 |
| Running Cash | $0 | $9,500,000 | $17,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $44,294,978
Career APY: $4,921,664
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rams | Drafted | Renegotiated | 2016 | 4 | $2,920,860 | $730,215 | $580,860 | $2,200,860 | 75.3% | $733,620 |
| Rams | Extension | Extended | 2019 | 4 | $29,000,000 | $7,250,000 | $10,025,000 | $26,150,000 | 90.2% | $6,537,500 |
| Rams | Extension | Active | 2023 | 2 | $17,000,000 | $8,500,000 | $11,075,980 | $15,944,118 | 93.8% | $7,972,059 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rams | 9 | $44,294,978 | $4,921,664 | $42,048,285 | 0.0% | $0 | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rams | $450,000 | $145,215 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $595,215 | 0.4% | $1,030,860 | ||
| 2017 | Rams | $540,000 | $145,215 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $685,215 | 0.4% | $540,000 | ||
| 2018 | Rams | $630,000 | $145,215 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $775,215 | 0.4% | $630,000 | ||
| 2019 | Rams | $1,000,000 | $745,215 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $1,745,215 | 0.9% | $4,500,000 | ||
| 2020 | Rams | $2,000,000 | $600,000 | $6,025,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $8,025,000 | $9,125,000 | 4.5% | $8,400,000 | ||
| 2021 | Rams | $1,025,000 | $1,425,000 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $375,000 | $3,000,000 | $5,825,000 | 3.1% | $6,500,000 | ||
| 2022 | Rams | $1,500,000 | $2,375,000 | $0 | $0 | $375,000 | $0 | $4,250,000 | 2.1% | $6,750,000 | ||
| 2023 | Rams | $2,012,500 | $3,526,286 | $0 | $0 | $900,000 | $970,833 | $6,438,786 | 2.9% | $7,267,647 | ||
| 2024 | Rams | $3,000,000 | $2,101,286 | $5,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,125,000 | $8,500,000 | $12,608,639 | 4.9% | $8,676,471 | ||
| 2025 | Rams | $4,500,000 | $2,101,286 | $2,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $8,777,757 | 3.1% | $7,500,000 | ||
| 2026 | Rams | $7,500,000 | $2,101,289 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,101,289 | 0.7% | $0 | ||
| Total | $24,157,500 | $15,411,007 | $16,525,000 | $2,000,000 | $3,275,000 | $23,495,833 | $52,927,331 | $51,794,978 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 40.0% | 4.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 70.6% | 26.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 25 | 295 | 11.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 71.6% | 10.7% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 24 | 292 | 12.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 62.6% | 8.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 69 | 734 | 10.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 72.8% | 8.8% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 44 | 521 | 11.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 81.1% | 15.8% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 61 | 560 | 9.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 86.8% | 3.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 72 | 620 | 8.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 75.4% | 1.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 47 | 495 | 10.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 66 | 8.3 | 2 | 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 | $841,000 | $8,500,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $841,000 | $8,500,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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