Dawson Knox

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Bills, TE Age: 27-141d Exp: 4 Years
Drafted: Round 3 (#96 overall), 2019 College: Mississippi Agent(s): Chase Callahan, Bruce Tollner, Ryan Tollner (Rep 1 Sports)

 
  • Current Contract

    Dawson Knox signed a 3 year, $29,500,000 contract with the Buffalo Bills, including a $5,840,000 signing bonus, $17,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $9,833,333. In 2024, Knox will earn a base salary of $2,410,000, a signing bonus of $5,840,000 and a workout bonus of $250,000, while carrying a cap hit of $7,728,000 and a dead cap value of $24,450,000.
    Contract: 3 yr(s) / $29,500,000
    Signing Bonus $5,840,000
    Average Salary $9,833,333
    Total Guarantees $17,000,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $12,750,000
    Free Agent: 2027 / UFA
      Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details  
    Year   Age Base Salary Signing Roster Roster/Gm Option Workout Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV
    2024 Contract details by year 28 $2,410,000 $2,568,000 - - $2,500,000 $250,000 $7,728,000 $24,450,000 $8,500,000($8,500,000) $8,500,000
    Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $24,450,000 2024 Cap Savings: $-16,722,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $17,540,000 2024 Cap Savings: $-9,812,000 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $11,978,000 2025 Dead Cap: $12,472,000 2024 Cap Savings: $-4,250,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $5,068,000 2025 Dead Cap: $12,472,000 2024 Cap Savings: $2,660,000
    2025 Contract details by year 29 $8,750,000 $2,568,000 - - $2,500,000 $250,000 $14,068,000 $16,972,000 $9,000,000($17,500,000) $8,750,000
    Pre-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $16,972,000 2025 Cap Savings: $-2,904,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $12,472,000 2025 Cap Savings: $1,596,000 Post-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $9,568,000 2026 Dead Cap: $7,404,000 2025 Cap Savings: $4,500,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $5,068,000 2026 Dead Cap: $7,404,000 2025 Cap Savings: $9,000,000

    Potential Out: 2026, 2 yr, $17,500,000; $7,404,000 dead cap

    2026 Contract details by year 30 $9,910,000 $2,568,000 $1,500,000 $340,000 $2,500,000 $250,000 $17,068,000 $7,404,000 $12,000,000($29,500,000) $9,833,333
    Pre-6/1 Release 2026 Dead Cap: $7,404,000 2026 Cap Savings: $9,664,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2026 Dead Cap: $7,404,000 2026 Cap Savings: $9,664,000 Post-6/1 Release 2026 Dead Cap: $5,068,000 2027 Dead Cap: $2,336,000 2026 Cap Savings: $12,000,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2026 Dead Cap: $5,068,000 2027 Dead Cap: $2,336,000 2026 Cap Savings: $12,000,000
    2027 Contract details by year 31 - $1,168,000 - - - - $1,168,000 $2,336,000 -
    Pre-6/1 Release 2027 Dead Cap: $2,336,000 2027 Cap Savings: $-1,168,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2027 Dead Cap: $2,336,000 2027 Cap Savings: $-1,168,000 Post-6/1 Release 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $2,336,000 2027 Cap Savings: $1,168,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $2,336,000 2027 Cap Savings: $1,168,000
    2028 Contract details by year 32 - $1,168,000 - - - - $1,168,000 - -
    Pre-6/1 Release 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Cap Savings: $1,168,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Cap Savings: $1,168,000 Post-6/1 Release 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Cap Savings: $1,168,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Cap Savings: $1,168,000
    2027 Free Agent Year 33 UFA  
    Contract Notes:
    • $12.75M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2024 salary + $4.5M of 2025 salary)
    • Remaining $4.25M of 2025 salary fully guarantees the 5th league day of 2025
    Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

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    2022-2026

    Dawson Knox signed a 4 year, $52,000,000 contract with the Buffalo Bills, including a $7,000,000 signing bonus, $31,200,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $13,000,000. In 2024, Knox will earn a base salary of $2,410,000, a signing bonus of $5,840,000 and a workout bonus of $250,000, while carrying a cap hit of $7,728,000 and a dead cap value of $24,450,000.
    Contract: 4 yr(s) / $52,000,000
    Signing Bonus $7,000,000
    Average Salary $13,000,000
    Total Guarantees $31,200,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $19,920,000
    Free Agent: 2027 / UFA

    2019-2022Entry Level

    Dawson Knox signed a 4 year, $3,521,600 contract with the Buffalo Bills, including a $822,180 signing bonus, $822,180 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $880,400. In 2024, Knox will earn a base salary of $2,410,000, a signing bonus of $5,840,000 and a workout bonus of $250,000, while carrying a cap hit of $7,728,000 and a dead cap value of $24,450,000.
    Contract: 4 yr(s) / $3,521,600
    Signing Bonus $822,180
    Average Salary $880,400
    Total Guarantees $822,180
    Guaranteed at Signing $822,180
    Free Agent: 2023 / UFA
  • Estimated Career Earnings

    Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings
    2019 Player Cash Earnings $495,000 $822,180 - - - - $260,438 $1,577,618
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $513,236 - - $30,000 - - $288,820 $832,056
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $850,000 - - $30,000 - - - $880,000
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $965,000 $7,000,000 - $30,000 - - - $7,995,000
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $1,955,000 - - $250,000 - $10,000,000 - $12,445,000
    5 seasons $4,778,236 $7,822,180 - $340,000 - $10,000,000 $549,258 $23,729,674
    2024 Player Cash Earnings $2,410,000 $5,840,000 - $250,000 - - - $8,500,000
    2025 Player Cash Earnings $8,750,000 - - $250,000 - - - $9,000,000
    2026 Player Cash Earnings $9,910,000 - $1,500,000 $250,000 - - - $12,000,000
    $25,848,236 $13,662,180 $1,500,000 $1,090,000 - $10,000,000 $549,258 $53,229,674
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    5 seasons Player Cash Earnings $4,778,236 $7,822,180 - $340,000 - $10,000,000 $549,258 $23,729,674
  • Fines

    • Player contract details by year 09/20/2019, $28,075

      Blindside block against New York (NYG)


    • TOTAL: $28,075

  • Transactions

    Sep 7 2022Signed a 4 year $52 million contract extension with Buffalo (BUF)
    Sep 20 2019Fined $28,075 Blindside block against New York (NYG)
    Jun 14 2019Signed a 4 year $3.5 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)
    Apr 26 2019Drafted by Buffalo (BUF): Round 3 (#96 overall)
  • 2024 Player Rankings

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    Statistics

    Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Tgt Rec Rec Yds Yds/Rec Rec TD Fum Prod Pts
    2023 BUF 12 12 11 450 41.4 36 22 186 8.5 2 0 32.6
    2022 BUF 15 15 15 825 80.4 65 48 517 10.8 6 0 87.7
    2021 BUF 15 15 14 917 76.5 71 49 587 12 9 0 115.1
    2020 BUF 12 12 7 487 44.8 44 24 288 12 3 2 42.8
    2019 BUF 15 15 10 659 60.1 50 28 388 13.9 2 0 51.7
    Totals 69 69 57 3,338 - 266 171 1,966 11.5 22 2 329.90