Age: 26
Free Agency: 2022 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 4
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 201
- College: East Carolina
- Entry: 2017 Draft, Round 2, #37 overall (Bills)
- 2021 Salary Cap Charge: $2,500,000 (1.32% of cap)
- 2021 Cash Payout: $2,500,000 (1.38% of spending)
- 2021 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.00
- Contract Value: $2,500,000 ($2,500,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $0
- Contract Ranking: 65/317 at WR
Current Contract
(UFA, signed 2021)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | $1,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,500,000 | 1.3% | |||||
| Total | $1,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,500,000 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Zay Jones signed a one year, $2.5 million contract with the Raiders. The contract is fully guaranteed.
Cash Flows
- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$2.5M
| 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Cash Due | $2,500,000 |
| Running Cash | $2,500,000 |
Career Earnings: $8,704,470
Career APY: $2,176,118
Potential Earnings: $8,926,461
Total Guarantees: $8,617,866
Largest Cash Payment: $3,535,760 (2017)
Largest Cap Number: $2,500,000 (2021)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raiders | Drafted | Expired | 2017 | 4 | $6,779,798 | $1,694,950 | $4,308,933 | $2,117,528 | 31.2% | $1,058,764 |
| Bills | Drafted | Traded | 2017 | 4 | $6,779,798 | $1,694,950 | $4,308,933 | $4,308,933 | 63.6% | $2,154,467 |
| Raiders | UFA | Active | 2021 | 1 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $0 | $1,500,000 | 60.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raiders | 2 | $3,617,528 | $1,808,764 | $2,117,528 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Bills | 2 | $5,086,942 | $2,543,471 | $2,773,553 | 0.0% | $2,313,389 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bills | $465,000 | $767,690 | $0 | $465,000 | $1,232,690 | 0.7% | $3,535,760 | ||
| 2018 | Bills | $773,173 | $767,690 | $0 | $773,173 | $1,540,863 | 0.8% | $773,173 | ||
| 2019 | Raiders | $1,031,346 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $728,009 | 0.4% | $728,009 | ||
| 2020 | Raiders | $1,339,519 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $1,389,519 | 0.6% | $1,389,519 | ||
| 2021 | Raiders | $1,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $2,500,000 | 1.3% | $2,500,000 | ||
| Total | $4,609,038 | $3,035,380 | $50,000 | $2,238,173 | $7,391,081 | $8,926,461 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Missed | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2017 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 75.2% | 0.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 25 | 291 | 11.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 88.9% | 0.5% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 56 | 652 | 11.6 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 61.1% | 3.3% | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 27 | 216 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 26.6% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 14 | 154 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.3% | 31.7% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 1 | 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 | $1,446,000 | $2,500,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $1,446,000 | $2,500,000 |
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Weekly Valuation Trends
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