Hunter Henry

New England Patriots, Tight End
Age: 29-148d (Dec 07, 1994)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: US
College: Arkansas
Drafted: Round 2 (#35 overall), 2016
2024 Cap Hit

$5,323,522

2024 Cash

$10,500,000

Career Earnings

$64,860,070

2024-2026 Extension (CURRENT)

Hunter Henry signed a 3 year , $27,000,000 contract with the New England Patriots, including $7,500,000 signing bonus, $15,800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $9,000,000. In 2024, Henry will earn a base salary of $1,650,000, a signing bonus of $7,500,000 and a workout bonus of $350,000, while carrying a cap hit of $5,323,522 and a dead cap value of $15,800,000.

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $27,000,000
Average Salary:
$9,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$7,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$15,800,000
Total GTD:
$15,800,000
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
Year Age Base P5 SalarySalary Signing Proration Roster/Gm Bonus Workout Bonus Cap Hit Cap % League Cap Dead Cap
2024 30 $1,650,000 $2,500,000 $823,522 $350,000 $5,323,522 2.08% $15,800,000
2025 31 $6,650,000 $2,500,000 $1,000,000 $350,000 $10,500,000 3.84% $11,650,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $18,500,000; $2,500,000 DEAD CAP
2026 32 $7,150,000 $2,500,000 $1,000,000 $350,000 $11,000,000 3.76% $2,500,000
2027 33
UFA
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Workout Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024 30 $1,650,000 $7,500,000 $350,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $9,000,000
2025 31 $6,650,000 - $350,000 $8,000,000 $18,500,000 $9,250,000 $8,250,000
2026 32 $7,150,000 - $350,000 $8,500,000 $27,000,000 $9,000,000 $8,500,000
Contract Notes
  • $15.8M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2024 salary + 2025 salary)
  • Per Game Active Bonus: $58,823 ($1M)
  • Annual Incentives: $1M (receptions)
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2021-2023 Free Agent

Hunter Henry signed a 3 year , $37,500,000 contract with the New England Patriots, including $15,000,000 signing bonus, $25,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $12,500,000.

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $37,500,000
Average Salary:
$12,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$15,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$25,000,000
Total GTD:
$25,000,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2020-2020 Franchise Tag

Hunter Henry signed a 1 year , $10,607,000 contract with the Los Angeles Chargers, including $10,607,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $10,607,000.

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $10,607,000
Average Salary:
$10,607,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
$10,607,000
Total GTD:
$10,607,000
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
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2016-2019 Rookie

Hunter Henry signed a 4 year , $6,380,307 contract with the San Diego Chargers, including $2,840,223 signing bonus, $3,981,034 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,595,077.

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $6,380,307
Average Salary:
$1,595,077
Signing Bonus:
$2,840,223
GTD at Sign:
$3,981,034
Total GTD:
$3,981,034
Free Agent:
2020 / UFA
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Career Earnings thru 2024

$64,860,070

Career Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2016 22
Active
$3,290,223
$3,290,223
2017 23
Injured
$740,014
$4,030,237
2018 24
Active
$1,030,028
$5,060,265
2019 25
Active
$1,320,042
$6,380,307
2020 26
Active
$10,656,241
$17,036,548
2021 27
Active
$17,000,000
$34,036,548
2022 28
Active
$10,000,000
$44,036,548
2023 29
Injured
$10,323,522
$54,360,070
2024 30
Active
$10,500,000
$64,860,070
Total      
$64,860,070
$64,860,070
2025 31
Active
$8,000,000
$72,860,070
2026 32
Active
$8,500,000
$81,360,070
Total
$81,360,070
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2016
22
$450,000
$2,840,223
$3,290,223
$3,290,223
2017
23
$740,014
$740,014
$4,030,237
2018
24
$880,028
$150,000
$1,030,028
$5,060,265
2019
25
$1,170,042
$150,000
$1,320,042
$6,380,307
2020
26
$10,607,000
$49,241
$10,656,241
$17,036,548
2021
27
$1,000,000
$15,000,000
$1,000,000
$17,000,000
$34,036,548
2022
28
$9,000,000
$1,000,000
$10,000,000
$44,036,548
2023
29
$9,500,000
$10,323,522
$54,360,070
2024
30
$1,650,000
$7,500,000
$350,000
$10,500,000
$64,860,070
Total
$34,997,084
$25,340,223
$2,000,000
$650,000
$49,241
$64,860,070
$64,860,070
2025
31
$6,650,000
$350,000
$8,000,000
$72,860,070
2026
32
$7,150,000
$350,000
$8,500,000
$81,360,070
Total
$48,797,084
$25,340,223
$2,000,000
$1,350,000
$49,241
$81,360,070

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $13,847,084 $2,840,223 - - $300,000 $49,241 $17,036,548
3 $19,500,000 $15,000,000 $2,000,000 - - - $37,323,522
  • Mar 08, 2024 Signed a 3 year $27 million contract extension with New England (NE)
  • Mar 16, 2021 Signed a 3 year $37.5 million contract with New England (NE)
  • Mar 13, 2020 Signed a 1 year $10.607 million franchise tag by Los Angeles (LAC)
  • Jun 02, 2016 Signed a 4 year $6.38 million contract with San Diego (SD)
  • Apr 29, 2016 Drafted by San Diego (SD): Round 2 (#35 overall)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Receiving Targets Receiving Receptions Receiving Yards Receiving Yards/Rec Receiving Yards/Gm Receiving Touchdowns Fum
2023 NE 14 10 664 66.80 61 42 419 10.0 29.9 6 1
2022 NE 17 14 797 75.80 59 41 509 12.4 29.9 2 0
2021 NE 17 10 749 67.80 75 50 603 12.1 35.5 9 0
2020 LAC 14 14 913 77.80 93 60 613 10.2 43.8 4 0
2019 LAC 12 12 621 58.00 76 55 652 11.9 54.3 5 1
2017 LAC 14 13 598 64.90 62 45 579 12.9 41.4 4 0
2016 SD 15 10 575 53.80 53 36 478 13.3 31.9 8 1

Calculated Market Value

$7.6M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 1 years, $7,550,914
  • Avg. Salary: $7,550,914
  • NFL Rank: 319
  • TE Rank: 17

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2027
  • Avg. Salary: $9,000,000
  • NFL Rank: 270
  • TE Rank: 15

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Hunter Henry to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Jonnu Smith 4 $50,000,000 $12,500,000 25
Cole Kmet 4 $50,000,000 $12,500,000 24
Logan Thomas 3 $24,065,000 $8,021,667 29
Hayden Hurst 3 $21,750,000 $7,250,000 29
Averages 4 $36,453,750 $10,067,917 26.8

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Henry's current age (29), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
1 $7,891,842 $7,891,842

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Henry statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, Rec Tgt/Gm, Rec/Gm, Rec Yds/Gm, Rec TD/Gm, YAC/GM, Drops/Gm, Rating

Player GP% Rec Tgt/Gm Rec/Gm Rec Yds/Gm Rec TD/Gm YAC/GM Drops/Gm Rating
Jonnu Smith
2019-2020
 96.88 3.52 2.45 28.61 0.35 17.13 0.10 73.70
Cole Kmet
2021-2022
 100.00 4.76 3.24 34.00 0.21 15.85 0.21 65.50
Logan Thomas
2019-2020
 100.00 4.31 2.75 26.34 0.22 11.13 0.19 59.75
Hayden Hurst
2021-2022
 78.79 3.81 3.00 24.42 0.19 10.85 0.08 60.15
Average 93.92 4.10 2.86 28.34 0.24 13.74 0.15 64.78
Hunter Henry
2022-2023
 93.94 3.87 2.68 29.94 0.26 9.10 0.16 63.70
Pct Change 0.02 -5.61 -6.29 5.65 8.33 -33.77 -6.67 -1.67
Median Prime % Change -3.64%
Average Prime % Change -5.00%

Calculated Market Value: Hunter Henry

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms Avg. Salary
1 years, $7,550,914 $7,550,914

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Mar 08, 2024
Signed a 3 year $27 million contract extension with New England (NE)
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Signed a 3 year $37.5 million contract with New England (NE)
Mar 13, 2020
Signed a 1 year $10.607 million franchise tag by Los Angeles (LAC)
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Signed a 4 year $6.38 million contract with San Diego (SD)
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Drafted by San Diego (SD): Round 2 (#35 overall)

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