
Zach Ertz
Tight End
Career Earnings: $80,799,868
Career APY: $6,215,374
Total Guarantees: $52,344,908
Largest Cash Payment: $10,647,059 (2022)
Largest Cap Number: $12,481,500 (2020)
- Date of Birth: November 10, 1990
- Height: 6'5"
- Weight: 250
- College: Stanford
- Entry: 2013 Draft, Round 2, #35 overall (Eagles)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Drafted | Extended | 2013 | 4 | $5,379,198 | $1,344,800 | $3,657,854 | $4,240,671 | 78.8% | $1,413,557 |
| Eagles | Extension | Traded | 2016 | 5 | $42,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $13,318,527 | $37,518,527 | 88.3% | $7,503,705 |
| Cardinals | Extension | Expired | 2016 | 5 | $42,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $13,318,527 | $5,666,667 | 13.3% | $5,666,667 |
| Cardinals | UFA | Terminated | 2022 | 3 | $31,650,000 | $10,550,000 | $14,500,000 | $10,647,059 | 33.6% | $10,647,059 |
| Lions | Practice | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $289,800 | $289,800 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Commanders | SFA | Expired | 2024 | 1 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $1,960,000 | $3,750,000 | 125.0% | $3,750,000 |
| Commanders | UFA | Expired | 2025 | 1 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | $5,590,000 | $6,130,000 | 98.1% | $6,130,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 8 | $44,592,531 | $5,574,066 | $33,709,698 | 0.0% | $10,602,833 | 0.0% |
| Cardinals | 2 | $26,327,337 | $13,163,669 | $10,416,667 | 0.0% | $16,013,611 | 0.0% |
| Lions | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Commanders | 2 | $9,880,000 | $4,940,000 | $9,250,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Eagles | $405,000 | $573,036 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $405,000 | $978,036 | 0.7% | $2,697,144 | ||
| 2014 | Eagles | $649,509 | $573,036 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $649,509 | $1,222,545 | 0.8% | $649,509 | ||
| 2015 | Eagles | $894,018 | $573,036 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $311,201 | $1,467,054 | 0.9% | $894,018 | ||
| 2016 | Eagles | $1,138,527 | $2,173,036 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,138,527 | $3,311,563 | 2.0% | $9,318,527 | ||
| 2017 | Eagles | $775,000 | $2,245,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $775,000 | $3,020,000 | 1.7% | $4,100,000 | ||
| 2018 | Eagles | $790,000 | $4,047,500 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $4,937,500 | 2.8% | $8,100,000 | ||
| 2019 | Eagles | $805,000 | $5,486,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,291,500 | 3.2% | $8,000,000 | ||
| 2020 | Eagles | $6,660,000 | $5,821,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,481,500 | 5.6% | $8,000,000 | ||
| 2021 | Cardinals | $8,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,666,667 | 3.0% | $5,666,667 | ||
| 2022 | Cardinals | $2,500,000 | $2,000,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,500,000 | $4,750,000 | 2.3% | $10,647,059 | ||
| 2023 | Lions | $289,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| 2024 | Commanders | $1,210,000 | $750,000 | $1,000,000 | $40,000 | $0 | $1,210,000 | $3,000,000 | 1.1% | $3,750,000 | ||
| 2025 | Commanders | $2,090,000 | $3,500,000 | $510,000 | $150,000 | $0 | $2,090,000 | $6,250,000 | 2.1% | $6,130,000 | ||
| Total | $26,706,854 | $27,742,644 | $1,760,000 | $190,000 | $100,000 | $9,079,237 | $53,376,365 | $67,952,924 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | |||
| 2013 | 16 | 0 | 40.8% | 34.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 36 | 469 | 13.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 50.0% | 40.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 58 | 702 | 12.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 15 | 1 | 68.2% | 16.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 75 | 853 | 11.4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 14 | 2 | 75.1% | 31.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 78 | 816 | 10.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14 | 2 | 68.8% | 18.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 72 | 800 | 11.1 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 91.6% | 0.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 116 | 1163 | 10.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1 | 80.5% | 0.7% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 88 | 916 | 10.4 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 | 56.2% | 2.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 36 | 335 | 9.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1 | 73.2% | 0.2% | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 18 | 189 | 10.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 47.7% | 0.7% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 47 | 406 | 8.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 26.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 27 | 187 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 | 66.3% | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 66 | 654 | 9.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | 52.3% | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 50 | 504 | 10.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |