Age: 30
Free Agency: 2027 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 7
- Height: 6'0"
- Weight: 201
- College: Baylor
- Entry: 2016 Draft, Round 2, #38 overall (Dolphins)
- 2023 Salary Cap Charge: $10,071,281 (4.47% of cap)
- 2023 Cash Payout: $18,250,000 (7.34% of spending)
- 2023 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.81
- Contract Value: $90,000,000 ($18,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $36,300,000
- Contract Ranking: 7/286 at CB
Current Contract
(Other, signed 2022)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 29 | $1,035,000 | $5,409,281 | $3,345,000 | $100,000 | $4,380,000 | $9,889,281 | 4.6% | |||||
| 2023 | 30 | $1,165,000 | $8,806,281 | $0 | $100,000 | $1,165,000 | $10,071,281 | 4.5% | |||||
| 2024
March 18: $4 million is guaranteed; roster bonus due
| 31 | $15,400,000 | $7,406,284 | $3,000,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $25,906,284 | 9.9% | |||||
| 2025
March 18: roster bonus due
| 32 | $13,650,000 | $6,151,000 | $3,000,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $22,901,000 | 8.1% | |||||
| 2026
March 18: roster bonus due
| 33 | $15,150,000 | $6,151,000 | $3,000,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $24,401,000 | 7.9% | |||||
| 2027
February 10: Contract voids
| 34 | Void | $3,397,000 | Void | Void | Void | $3,397,000 | -- | |||||
| Total | $46,400,000 | $37,320,846 | $12,345,000 | $500,000 | $5,545,000 | $96,565,846 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Xavien Howard signed a new five year contract worth $90 million with the Dolphins. The contract has $40 million in guarantees of which $36 million is guaranteed at signing. Under his previous contract Howard had three years remaining and the new money average for this contract is $25.35 million but it seems clear that they agreed to disregard that contract and sign this one as a new contract supersede the original one. Howard received a $13.77 million signing bonus and has a fully guaranteed option of $16.985 million in 2023. There is a void year for salary cap purposes.
Cash Flows
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $19,250,000 | $18,250,000 | $18,500,000 | $16,750,000 | $18,250,000 |
| Running Cash | $18,250,000 | $36,500,000 | $55,000,000 | $71,750,000 | $90,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $66,903,038
Career APY: $9,557,577
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | Drafted | Renegotiated | 2016 | 4 | $6,128,038 | $1,532,010 | $3,835,303 | $4,842,397 | 79.0% | $1,614,132 |
| Dolphins | Extension | Extended | 2019 | 5 | $75,250,000 | $15,050,000 | $27,185,641 | $42,810,641 | 56.9% | $14,270,214 |
| Dolphins | Other | Active | 2022 | 5 | $90,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $36,300,000 | $19,250,000 | 21.4% | $19,250,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | 7 | $66,903,038 | $9,557,577 | $49,161,767 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dolphins | $450,000 | $664,189 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $450,000 | $1,114,189 | 0.7% | $3,106,756 | ||
| 2017 | Dolphins | $728,547 | $664,189 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $728,547 | $1,392,736 | 0.8% | $728,547 | ||
| 2018 | Dolphins | $1,007,094 | $664,189 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,671,283 | 0.9% | $1,007,094 | ||
| 2019 | Dolphins | $1,285,641 | $2,064,189 | $7,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $8,285,641 | $10,349,830 | 5.3% | $15,285,641 | ||
| 2020 | Dolphins | $11,900,000 | $1,400,000 | $0 | $25,000 | $0 | $11,900,000 | $13,325,000 | 6.1% | $11,925,000 | ||
| 2021 | Dolphins | $7,764,167 | $2,655,281 | $0 | $25,000 | $1,000,000 | $7,764,167 | $11,419,448 | 5.8% | $15,600,000 | ||
| 2022 | Dolphins | $1,035,000 | $5,409,281 | $3,345,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $4,380,000 | $9,889,281 | 4.6% | $19,250,000 | ||
| 2023 | Dolphins | $1,165,000 | $8,806,281 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $1,165,000 | $10,071,281 | 4.5% | $18,250,000 | ||
| 2024 | Dolphins | $15,400,000 | $7,406,284 | $3,000,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $25,906,284 | 9.9% | $18,500,000 | ||
| 2025 | Dolphins | $13,650,000 | $6,151,000 | $3,000,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $22,901,000 | 8.1% | $16,750,000 | ||
| 2026 | Dolphins | $15,150,000 | $6,151,000 | $3,000,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $24,401,000 | 7.9% | $18,250,000 | ||
| 2027 | Dolphins | $0 | $3,397,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,397,000 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $69,535,449 | $45,432,883 | $19,345,000 | $550,000 | $1,000,000 | $34,673,355 | $135,838,332 | $138,653,038 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
| 2016 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 45.2% | 0.9% | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 97.2% | 6.2% | 39 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 73.6% | 6.5% | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 28.8% | 6.2% | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 84.6% | 11.9% | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 91.1% | 1.1% | 39 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 85.6% | 0.0% | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98.7% | 0.0% | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | $14,985,000 | $18,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $14,985,000 | $18,000,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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