Tyler Kroft
Tight End

Age: 28
Free Agency: 2021 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 6
- Height: 6-5
- Weight: 246
- College: Rutgers
- Entry: 2015 Draft, Round 3, #85 overall (Bengals)
- 2020 Salary Cap Charge: $5,443,750 (2.46% of cap)
- 2020 Cash Payout: $4,000,000 (1.94% of spending)
- 2020 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.73
- Contract Value: $4,000,000 ($4,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $3,400,000
- Contract Ranking: 24/167 at TE
Current Contract
(Other, signed 2020)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 28 | $3,400,000 | $1,600,000 | $500,000 | $100,000 | $3,400,000 | $5,443,750 | 2.5% | |||||
Total | $3,400,000 | $1,600,000 | $500,000 | $100,000 | $3,400,000 | $5,443,750 |
Contract Notes
Tyler Kroft signed a 3 year contract with the Buffalo Bills on March 14, 2019 worth $18,750,000. The contract includes $6.3 million guaranteed at signing with a total guarantee of $8.3 million. Kroft has a $2 million (portion of P5 2020 salary) which guarantees into a full guarantee. Kroft will earn a $2.1 million, $750k, $750k roster bonuses on the 5th day of each league year.Career Earnings: $14,922,026
Career APY: $2,487,004
Potential Earnings: $14,922,026
Total Guarantees: $10,347,776
Largest Cash Payment: $6,743,750 (2019)
Largest Cap Number: $5,443,750 (2020)
Contract History
Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bengals | Drafted | Expired | 2015 | 4 | $3,001,276 | $750,319 | $647,776 | $4,178,276 | 139.2% | $1,044,569 |
Bills | UFA | Renegotiated | 2019 | 3 | $18,750,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,300,000 | $6,743,750 | 36.0% | $6,743,750 |
Bills | Other | Active | 2020 | 1 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $3,400,000 | $4,000,000 | 100.0% | $4,000,000 |
Earnings By Team
Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bengals | 4 | $4,178,276 | $1,044,569 | $4,178,276 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Bills | 2 | $10,743,750 | $5,371,875 | $10,400,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Salary Cap History
Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Bengals | $435,000 | $161,944 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $596,944 | 0.4% | $1,082,776 | ||
2016 | Bengals | $540,500 | $161,944 | $0 | $0 | $10,000 | $0 | $712,444 | 0.4% | $550,500 | ||
2017 | Bengals | $628,000 | $161,944 | $0 | $0 | $10,000 | $0 | $799,944 | 0.5% | $638,000 | ||
2018 | Bengals | $1,897,000 | $161,944 | $0 | $0 | $10,000 | $0 | $2,068,944 | 1.1% | $1,907,000 | ||
2019 | Bills | $1,800,000 | $800,000 | $2,100,000 | $500,000 | $100,000 | $3,900,000 | $4,956,250 | 2.5% | $6,743,750 | ||
2020 | Bills | $3,400,000 | $1,600,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $100,000 | $3,400,000 | $5,443,750 | 2.5% | $4,000,000 | ||
Total | $8,700,500 | $3,047,776 | $2,100,000 | $1,000,000 | $230,000 | $7,300,000 | $14,578,276 | $14,922,026 |
Statistics
Year | Games Played | Games Missed | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
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Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 32.9% | 67.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 | 129 | 11.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 34.5% | 48.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 10 | 92 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 85.7% | 12.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 36 | 351 | 9.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 11.7% | 10.8% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 23.1% | 16.7% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 27.4% | 20.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 12 | 119 | 9.9 | 3 | 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 | $2,101,000 | $4,000,000 |
Injury Adjusted | $2,101,000 | $4,000,000 |
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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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