Chris Godwin

Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Wide Receiver
Age: 28-235d (Feb 27, 1996)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: US
College: Penn State
Drafted: Round 3 (#84 overall), 2017
Agent(s): Tory Dandy, Jimmy Sexton (CAA Football)
2024 Cap Hit

$27,534,000

2024 Cash

$20,000,000

Career Earnings

$80,631,664

2022-2024 Franchise Tag Extension (CURRENT)

Chris Godwin signed a 3 year , $60,000,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including $18,750,000 signing bonus, $40,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $20,000,000. In 2024, Godwin will earn a base salary of $20,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $27,534,000 and a dead cap value of $26,386,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $60,000,000
Average Salary:
$20,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$18,750,000
GTD at Sign:
$40,000,000
Total GTD:
$40,000,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Status Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2022 26 $5,000,000 2.40% $20,000,000 $20,000,000 $40,000,000
2023 27 $8,614,000 3.83% $20,000,000 $40,000,000 $35,000,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2024, 2 YR, $40,000,000; $26,386,000 DEAD CAP
2024 28 $27,534,000 10.78% $20,000,000 $60,000,000 $26,386,000
2025 29
Void
UFA
 $18,852,000 6.90% - $60,000,000 $18,852,000
2026
Void
 $7,534,000 2.58% - $60,000,000 -
2027
Void
 $3,784,000 1.21% - $60,000,000 -
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Restructure Proration Cap Hit Cap % League Cap Dead Cap
2022 26 $1,250,000 $3,750,000 - $5,000,000 2.40% $40,000,000
2023 27 $1,080,000 $3,750,000 $3,784,000 $8,614,000 3.83% $35,000,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2024, 2 YR, $40,000,000; $26,386,000 DEAD CAP
2024 28 $20,000,000 $3,750,000 $3,784,000 $27,534,000 10.78% $26,386,000
2025 29
Void
UFA
 - $3,750,000 $3,784,000 $18,852,000 6.90% $18,852,000
2026
Void
 - $3,750,000 $3,784,000 $7,534,000 2.58% -
2027
Void
 - - $3,784,000 $3,784,000 1.21% -
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Restructure Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2022 26 $1,250,000 $18,750,000 - $20,000,000 $20,000,000 $20,000,000 $20,000,000
2023 27 $1,080,000 - $18,920,000 $20,000,000 $40,000,000 $20,000,000 $20,000,000
2024 28 $20,000,000 - - $20,000,000 $60,000,000 $20,000,000 $20,000,000
2025 29
Void
 - - - - $60,000,000 - -
2026 30
Void
 - - - - $60,000,000 - -
2027 31
Void
 - - - - $60,000,000 - -
Contract Notes
  • $40M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2022 salary + 2023 salary)
  • 2025-2026 automatically void
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2022-2022 Franchise Tag

Chris Godwin signed a 1 year , $19,179,600 contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including an average annual salary of $19,179,600.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $19,179,600
Average Salary:
$19,179,600
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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2021-2021 Franchise Tag

Chris Godwin signed a 1 year , $15,983,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including $15,983,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $15,983,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $15,983,000
Average Salary:
$15,983,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
$15,983,000
Total GTD:
$15,983,000
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
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2017-2020 Rookie

Chris Godwin signed a 4 year , $3,284,164 contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including $792,164 signing bonus, $792,164 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $821,041.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $3,284,164
Average Salary:
$821,041
Signing Bonus:
$792,164
GTD at Sign:
$792,164
Total GTD:
$792,164
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
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Seasons

7 Years

Career Earnings thru 2024

$80,631,664

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2017 21
Active
$1,257,164
$1,257,164
2018 22
Active
$581,500
$1,838,664
2019 23
Active
$677,000
$2,515,664
2020 24
Active
$2,133,000
$4,648,664
 Champion
2021 25
Injured / Franchise Tag
$15,983,000
$20,631,664
2022 26
Active
$20,000,000
$40,631,664
2023 27
Active
$20,000,000
$60,631,664
2024 28
Active
$20,000,000
$80,631,664
Total      
$80,631,664
$80,631,664
Total
$80,631,664

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
8 $42,169,500 $19,542,164 - $18,920,000 - - $80,631,664
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2017
21
$465,000
$792,164
$1,257,164
$1,257,164
2018
22
$581,500
$581,500
$1,838,664
2019
23
$677,000
$677,000
$2,515,664
2020
24
$2,133,000
$2,133,000
$4,648,664
2021
25
$15,983,000
$15,983,000
$20,631,664
2022
26
$1,250,000
$18,750,000
$20,000,000
$40,631,664
2023
27
$1,080,000
$18,920,000
$20,000,000
$60,631,664
2024
28
$20,000,000
$20,000,000
$80,631,664
Total
$42,169,500
$19,542,164
$18,920,000
$80,631,664
$80,631,664
Total
$42,169,500
$19,542,164
$18,920,000
$80,631,664

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
8 $42,169,500 $19,542,164 - $18,920,000 - - $80,631,664

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2021 TB 16 - 18 Knee (ACL)
  • Mar 10, 2023 Converted $18.92M of 2023 salary into signing bonus, adding one void year, clearing $15.136M of cap with Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Mar 16, 2022 Signed a 3 year $60 million contract extension with Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Mar 08, 2022 Offered a 1 year $19.1 million franchise tag by Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Mar 09, 2021 Signed a 1 year $15.983 million franchise tag by Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Jun 01, 2017 Signed a 4 year contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Apr 28, 2017 Drafted by Tampa Bay (TB): Round 3 (#84 overall)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Receiving Receptions Receiving Yards Receiving Touchdowns Fum
2024 TB 5 5 257 86.00 32 386 3 1
2023 TB 17 16 842 81.10 83 1,024 2 0
2022 TB 15 13 880 72.40 104 1,023 3 2
2021 TB 14 14 833 84.80 98 1,103 5 2
2020 TB 12 11 675 62.80 65 840 7 1
2019 TB 14 14 957 82.60 86 1,333 9 0
2018 TB 16 5 717 64.20 59 842 7 4
2017 TB 16 2 449 41.00 34 525 1 0

Calculated Market Value

$18.9M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 3 years, $56,760,717
  • Avg. Salary: $18,920,239
  • NFL Rank: 104
  • WR Rank: 24

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2025
  • Avg. Salary: $20,000,000
  • NFL Rank: 84
  • WR Rank: 22

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Michael Pittman Jr. 3 $70,000,000 $23,333,333 26
Terry McLaurin 3 $68,364,000 $22,788,000 26
Jakobi Meyers 3 $33,000,000 $11,000,000 26
Jerry Jeudy 3 $52,500,000 $17,500,000 24
Averages 3 $55,966,000 $18,655,333 25.5

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Godwin's current age (28), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
1 $18,655,333 $18,655,333

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Godwin 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
Michael Pittman Jr.
2022-2023
 96.97 9.28 6.50 64.91 0.25 26.91 0.31 74.15
Terry McLaurin
2020-2021
 96.97 8.25 5.12 67.84 0.28 25.77 0.16 78.10
Jakobi Meyers
2021-2022
 91.18 7.16 4.84 53.87 0.26 15.23 0.13 75.25
Jerry Jeudy
2022-2023
 93.94 6.03 3.90 55.81 0.26 23.71 0.32 73.10
Average 94.77 7.68 5.09 60.61 0.26 22.91 0.23 75.15
Chris Godwin
2023-2024
 105.88 7.67 5.06 61.50 0.17 24.06 0.22 84.35
Pct Change 11.72 -0.13 -0.59 1.47 -34.62 5.02 4.35 12.24
Median Prime % Change 2.91%
Average Prime % Change -0.07%

Calculated Market Value: Chris Godwin

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
3 years, $56,760,717 $18,920,239

TRANSACTIONS

Mar 10, 2023
Converted $18.92M of 2023 salary into signing bonus, adding one void year, clearing $15.136M of cap with Tampa Bay (TB)
Mar 16, 2022
Signed a 3 year $60 million contract extension with Tampa Bay (TB)
Mar 08, 2022
Offered a 1 year $19.1 million franchise tag by Tampa Bay (TB)
Mar 09, 2021
Signed a 1 year $15.983 million franchise tag by Tampa Bay (TB)
Jun 01, 2017
Signed a 4 year contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
Apr 28, 2017
Drafted by Tampa Bay (TB): Round 3 (#84 overall)

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