Age: 30
Free Agency: 2026 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 8
- Height: 5'11"
- Weight: 184
- College: Georgia State
- Entry: 2016 Undrafted Free Agent (Ravens)
- 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $2,860,000 (1.11% of cap)
- 2024 Cash Payout: $4,510,000 (1.98% of spending)
- 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.58
- Contract Value: $8,400,000 ($4,200,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $4,510,000
- Contract Ranking: 17/40 at K
Current Contract
(UFA, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30 | $1,210,000 | $1,650,000 | $0 | $1,210,000 | $2,860,000 | 1.1% | |||||
| 2025 | 31 | $3,635,000 | $1,650,000 | $255,000 | $0 | $5,540,000 | 2.0% | |||||
| Total | $4,845,000 | $3,300,000 | $255,000 | $1,210,000 | $8,400,000 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Wil Lutz signed a 5 year contract with the New Orleans Saints on March 14, 2019. The contract is worth $20,250,000 with $9,200,000 in guarantees.
Lutz restructured his contract on March 3, 2021 converting his 2021 salary and roster bonus into a signing bonus. The move creates $1.74 million in 2021 salary cap space for the Saints. Lutz' salary cap number will increase by $870,000 in 2022 and 2023.
In 2023 Lutz renegotiated his contract with the Saints, reducing his salary from $3.7 to $2.2 million. As part of the new contract Lutz received a $500,000 signing bonus. $450,000 is tied to per game bonuses. Another $750,000 in incentives can be earned to increase the contract to $2.95 million.
Cash Flows
| 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $4,510,000 | $3,890,000 |
| Running Cash | $4,510,000 | $8,400,000 |
Career Earnings: $23,672,500
Career APY: $2,959,063
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints | SFA | Expired | 2016 | 3 | $1,620,000 | $540,000 | $0 | $1,620,000 | 100.0% | $540,000 |
| Ravens | UDFA | Terminated | 2016 | 3 | $1,622,500 | $540,833 | $2,500 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Saints | UFA | Renegotiated | 2019 | 5 | $20,250,000 | $4,050,000 | $9,200,000 | $16,550,000 | 81.7% | $4,137,500 |
| Broncos | Other | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | $500,000 | $1,700,000 | 77.3% | $1,700,000 |
| Saints | Other | Traded | 2023 | 1 | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | $500,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Broncos | UFA | Active | 2024 | 2 | $8,400,000 | $4,200,000 | $4,510,000 | $3,300,000 | 39.3% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints | 7 | $18,670,000 | $2,667,143 | $16,250,000 | 0.0% | $2,420,000 | 0.0% |
| Ravens | 0 | $2,500 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $2,500 | 0.0% |
| Broncos | 1 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $1,700,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Saints | $450,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $450,000 | 0.3% | $450,000 | ||
| 2017 | Saints | $540,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $540,000 | 0.3% | $540,000 | ||
| 2018 | Saints | $630,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $630,000 | 0.4% | $630,000 | ||
| 2019 | Saints | $850,000 | $1,050,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $850,000 | $1,900,000 | 1.0% | $6,100,000 | ||
| 2020 | Saints | $3,100,000 | $1,050,000 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $3,100,000 | $4,200,000 | 2.1% | $3,150,000 | ||
| 2021 | Saints | $990,000 | $1,920,000 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $2,960,000 | 1.6% | $3,650,000 | ||
| 2022 | Saints | $3,400,000 | $1,920,000 | $200,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $200,000 | $5,570,000 | 2.7% | $3,650,000 | ||
| 2023 | Broncos | $1,250,000 | $0 | $0 | $450,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,700,000 | 0.7% | $1,700,000 | ||
| 2024 | Broncos | $1,210,000 | $1,650,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,210,000 | $2,860,000 | 1.1% | $4,510,000 | ||
| 2025 | Broncos | $3,635,000 | $1,650,000 | $0 | $255,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,540,000 | 2.0% | $3,890,000 | ||
| Total | $16,055,000 | $9,240,000 | $200,000 | $705,000 | $150,000 | $5,360,000 | $26,350,000 | $28,270,000 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Field Goals | PAT | Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Special | Made | Att. | Blk. | Long | Made | Att. | Blk. | |||
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 37.3% | 28 | 34 | 2 | 57 | 49 | 50 | 1 | 133 |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 36.9% | 31 | 36 | 0 | 53 | 47 | 50 | 2 | 140 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 43.5% | 28 | 30 | 1 | 54 | 52 | 53 | 0 | 136 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 35.7% | 32 | 36 | 0 | 58 | 48 | 49 | 0 | 144 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 40.3% | 23 | 28 | 0 | 53 | 57 | 58 | 0 | 126 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 31.1% | 23 | 31 | 2 | 60 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 102 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 32.0% | 30 | 34 | 1 | 52 | 29 | 31 | 0 | 119 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23.7% | 5 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
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 | $2,351,000 | $4,200,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $2,351,000 | $4,200,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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