Brandin Cooks

Buffalo Bills, Wide Receiver
Age: 32y-5m-10d (Sep 25, 1993)
Exp: 12 Years
Country: US
College: Oregon State
Drafted: Round 1 (#20 overall), 2014
Agent(s): Ryan Tollner (Excel Sports Management)
2026 Cash

$0

Career Earnings

$124,939,421

2025-2025 Free Agent

Brandin Cooks signed a 1 year, $1,255,000 contract with the Buffalo Bills, including an average annual salary of $1,255,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,255,000
Average Salary:
$1,255,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2025 32 $418,332 0.15% $418,332 $418,332 -
2026 33
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Cap Hit Cap % League Dead Cap
2025 32 $1,255,000 $418,332 0.15% -
2026 33
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2025 32 $418,332 $418,332 $418,332 $418,332
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2025-2026 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $13,000,000
Average Salary:
$6,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$4,800,000
GTD at Sign:
$7,750,000
Total GTD:
$7,750,000
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
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2022-2024 Extension

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $39,764,000
Average Salary:
$19,882,000
Signing Bonus:
$16,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$36,000,000
Total GTD:
$36,000,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2018-2022 Rookie Extension

Contract Terms:
5 yr(s) / $81,000,000
Average Salary:
$16,200,000
Signing Bonus:
$7,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$20,459,000
Total GTD:
$49,459,000
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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2014-2018 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $8,383,452
Average Salary:
$2,095,863
Signing Bonus:
$4,417,056
GTD at Sign:
$7,601,853
Total GTD:
$7,601,853
Free Agent:
2019 / UFA
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Seasons

12 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$132,578,857

Earnings w/ Different Teams

6 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2014 21
Injured
Injured
$4,837,056
$4,837,056
$4,837,056
$9,674,112
2015 22
Active
$860,798
$10,534,910
2016 23
Active
Active
$1,239,182
$1,239,182
$11,774,092
$13,013,274
2017 24
Active
Active
$1,563,198
$1,563,198
$14,576,472
$16,139,670
2018 25
Active
$11,000,000
$27,139,670
2019 26
Active
$27,459,000
$54,598,670
2020 27
Active
Retained
$8,017,022
$4,000,000
$62,615,692
$66,615,692
2021 28
Active
$13,141,168
$79,756,860
2022 29
Active
$18,352,932
$98,109,792
2023 30
Active
Retained
$12,000,000
$6,000,000
$110,109,792
$116,109,792
2024 31
Active
$8,000,000
$124,109,792
2025 32
Active
Retained
$418,332
$8,050,733
$124,528,124
$132,578,857
Total      
$132,578,857
$124,528,124
$132,578,857
Total
$132,578,857

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $6,955,330 $13,634,112 - - $6,623 $173,832 $21,064,007
1 $1,563,198 - $1,563,198 - - - $3,126,396
3 $5,000,000 $7,000,000 $13,459,000 - - - $42,459,000
4 $17,668,889 $16,000,000 $494,100 $10,831,111 $500,000 $17,022 $45,511,122
2 $12,000,000 - - $8,000,000 - - $20,000,000
1 $418,332 - - - - - $418,332
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2014
21
$420,000
$420,000
$4,417,056
$4,417,056
$4,837,056
$4,837,056
$4,837,056
$9,674,112
2015
22
$801,066
$59,732
$860,798
$10,534,910
2016
23
$1,182,132
$1,182,132
$57,050
$57,050
$1,239,182
$1,239,182
$11,774,092
$13,013,274
2017
24
$781,599
$781,599
$781,599
$781,599
$1,563,198
$1,563,198
$14,576,472
$16,139,670
2018
25
$4,000,000
$7,000,000
$11,000,000
$27,139,670
2019
26
$1,000,000
$9,459,000
$17,000,000
$27,459,000
$54,598,670
2020
27
$8,000,000
$4,000,000
$17,022
$8,017,022
$4,000,000
$62,615,692
$66,615,692
2021
28
$2,500,000
$10,000,000
$141,168
$500,000
$13,141,168
$79,756,860
2022
29
$1,168,889
$16,000,000
$831,111
$352,932
$18,352,932
$98,109,792
2023
30
$4,000,000
$6,000,000
$8,000,000
$12,000,000
$6,000,000
$110,109,792
$116,109,792
2024
31
$8,000,000
$8,000,000
$124,109,792
2025
32
$418,332
$2,950,000
$4,800,000
$6,623
$418,332
$8,050,733
$124,528,124
$132,578,857
Total
$43,605,749
$36,634,112
$18,831,111
$15,516,298
$17,000,000
$506,623
$190,854
$132,578,857
$124,528,124
$132,578,857
Total
$43,605,749
$36,634,112
$18,831,111
$15,516,298
$17,000,000
$506,623
$190,854
$132,578,857

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $6,955,330 $13,634,112 - - $6,623 $173,832 $21,064,007
1 $1,563,198 - $1,563,198 - - - $3,126,396
3 $5,000,000 $7,000,000 $13,459,000 - - - $42,459,000
4 $17,668,889 $16,000,000 $494,100 $10,831,111 $500,000 $17,022 $45,511,122
2 $12,000,000 - - $8,000,000 - - $20,000,000
1 $418,332 - - - - - $418,332

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2024 DAL 5 - 12 Knee
2021 HOU 16 - 16 COVID-19
  • Nov 25, 2025 Signed a contract with Buffalo (BUF)
  • Nov 22, 2025 Waived by New Orleans (NO)
  • Mar 21, 2025 Signed a 2 year $13 million contract with New Orleans (NO)
  • Mar 20, 2023 Converted $8M of 2023 salary into signing bonus, adding two void years, clearing $6M of cap with Dallas (DAL)
  • Mar 19, 2023 Traded to Dallas (DAL) from Houston (HOU) for 2023 5th round pick (#161 - traded) and 2024 6th round pick (#200 - traded)
  • Sep 20, 2022 Converted $831,111 of 2022 salary into signing bonus, clearing $554,074 of cap with Houston (HOU)
  • Apr 07, 2022 Signed a 2 year $39.764 millioncontract extension with Houston (HOU)
  • Mar 11, 2021 Converted $10M of 2021 salary into bonus, clearing $6.53M of cap space with Houston (HOU)
  • Apr 09, 2020 Traded to Houston (HOU) from Los Angeles (LAR) with 2022 4th round pick (#137 - traded) for 2020 2nd round pick (#57 Van Jefferson)
  • Jul 17, 2018 Signed a 5 year $80 million contract extension with Los Angeles (LA)
  • Apr 03, 2018 Traded to Los Angeles (LAR) from New England (NE) with 2018 4th round pick (#136 - traded) for 2018 1st round pick (#23 Isaiah Wynn) and 2018 6th round pick (#198 - traded)
  • Apr 29, 2017 New England (NE) exercised an $8.459 million 5th-year option for 2018
  • Mar 10, 2017 Traded to New England (NE) from New Orleans (NO) with 2017 4th round pick [forfeited/Deflategate] (#118 forfeited/Deflategate) for 2017 1st round pick (#32 Ryan Ramczyk) and 2017 3rd round pick (#103 Trey Hendrickson)
  • May 18, 2014 Signed a 4 year $8.383 million contract with New Orleans (NO)
  • May 08, 2014 Drafted by New Orleans (NO): Round 1 (#20 overall)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Rec Receptions Rec Yards Rec Touchdowns Fum
2025 BUF 15 5 537 47.44 24 279 0 0
2024 DAL 10 9 471 40.33 26 259 3 0
2023 DAL 16 15 809 68.33 54 657 8 1
2022 HOU 13 13 657 61.92 57 699 3 0
2021 HOU 16 16 831 77.96 90 1,037 6 0
2020 HOU 15 15 802 81.92 81 1,150 6 0
2019 LAR 14 11 718 63.30 42 583 2 0
2018 LAR 16 16 989 89.90 80 1,204 5 1
2017 NE 16 15 1,058 92.70 65 1,082 7 0
2016 NO 16 12 880 76.50 78 1,173 8 1
2015 NO 16 12 961 82.80 84 1,138 9 1
2014 NO 10 6 534 46.80 53 550 3 1

Calculated Market Value

$3.0M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 1 years, $2,988,287
  • Avg. Salary: $2,988,287
  • NFL Rank: 533
  • WR Rank: 53

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2026
  • Avg. Salary: $1,255,000

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Allen Robinson 1 $1,210,000 $1,210,000 31
Mack Hollins 2 $8,400,000 $4,200,000 31
David Moore 1 $1,422,500 $1,422,500 30
Marquise Goodwin 1 $1,700,000 $1,700,000 32
Averages 1 $3,183,125 $2,133,125 31.0

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Cooks's current age (32), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
1 $3,018,929 $3,018,929

Statistical Comparisons

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

Player GP% Snaps % Rec Tgt/Gm Rec/Gm Rec Yds/Gm Rec TD/Gm YAC/GM Drops/Gm Rating
Allen Robinson
2022-2023
 79.41 63.50 3.74 2.48 22.93 0.11 5.22 0.07 58.90
Mack Hollins
2023-2024
 88.24 48.49 2.67 1.63 20.97 0.17 5.07 0.03 62.45
David Moore
2023-2024
 70.59 32.26 2.67 1.54 18.54 0.17 5.33 0.17 64.85
Marquise Goodwin
2021-2022
 79.41 36.80 3.04 1.74 25.93 0.19 7.56 0.07 63.50
Average 79.41 45.26 3.03 1.85 22.09 0.16 5.80 0.09 62.43
Brandin Cooks
2024-2025
 73.53 43.88 3.60 2.00 21.52 0.12 3.96 0.04 60.20
Pct Change -7.40 -3.05 18.81 8.11 -2.58 -25.00 -31.72 55.56 -3.57
Median Prime % Change -3.05%
Average Prime % Change 1.02%

Calculated Market Value: Brandin Cooks

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, $2,988,287 $2,988,287
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