Dawson Knox
2024 Cap Hit
$7,728,000
2024 Cash
$19,000,000
Career Earnings
$23,729,674
2024-2026 (CURRENT)
Dawson Knox signed a 3 year , $29,500,000 contract with the Buffalo Bills, including $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.
Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 28 | $7,728,000 | 3.03% | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $24,450,000 | ||||||||
2025 | 29 | $14,068,000 | 5.15% | $9,000,000 | $17,500,000 | $16,972,000 | ||||||||
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $17,500,000; $7,404,000 DEAD CAP | ||||||||||||||
2026 | 30 | $17,068,000 | 5.84% | $12,000,000 | $29,500,000 | $7,404,000 | ||||||||
2027 | 31 | $1,168,000 | 0.37% | - | - | $2,336,000 | ||||||||
2028 | 32 | $1,168,000 | 0.35% | - | - | - | ||||||||
2027 | 33 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 28 | $2,410,000 | $5,840,000 | - | $250,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $9,833,333 | |
2025 | 29 | $8,750,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $9,000,000 | $17,500,000 | $8,750,000 | $10,500,000 | |
2026 | 30 | $9,910,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $250,000 | $12,000,000 | $29,500,000 | $9,833,333 | $12,000,000 | |
2027 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
2028 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- $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
2022-2026 Extension
Dawson Knox signed a 4 year , $52,000,000 contract with the Buffalo Bills, including $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 $4,910,000, a roster bonus of $5,000,000 and a workout bonus of $250,000, while carrying a cap hit of $14,300,000 and a dead cap value of $20,280,000.
2019-2022 Rookie
Dawson Knox signed a 4 year , $3,521,600 contract with the Buffalo Bills, including $822,180 signing bonus, $822,180 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $880,400.
Career Earnings thru 2024
$23,729,674
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | 23 |
Active
|
$1,577,618 |
$1,577,618 |
||
2020 | 24 |
Active
|
$832,056 |
$2,409,674 |
||
2021 | 25 |
Active
|
$880,000 |
$3,289,674 |
||
2022 | 26 |
Active
|
$7,995,000 |
$11,284,674 |
||
2023 | 27 |
Active
|
$12,445,000 |
$23,729,674 |
||
Total |
$32,229,674 |
$23,729,674 |
||||
2024 | 28 |
Active
|
$8,500,000 |
$32,229,674 |
||
2025 | 29 |
Active
|
$9,000,000 |
$41,229,674 |
||
2026 | 30 |
Active
|
$12,000,000 |
$53,229,674 |
||
Total |
$53,229,674 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 |
|
23 |
$495,000
|
$822,180 |
$260,438 |
$1,577,618 |
$1,577,618 |
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2020 |
|
24 |
$513,236
|
$30,000 |
$288,820 |
$832,056 |
$2,409,674 |
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2021 |
|
25 |
$850,000
|
$30,000 |
$880,000 |
$3,289,674 |
|||||
2022 |
|
26 |
$965,000
|
$7,000,000 |
$30,000 |
$7,995,000 |
$11,284,674 |
||||
2023 |
|
27 |
$1,955,000
|
$10,000,000 |
$250,000 |
$12,445,000 |
$23,729,674 |
||||
2024 |
|
28 |
$2,410,000
|
$5,840,000 |
$250,000 |
$8,500,000 |
$32,229,674 |
||||
Total |
$7,188,236 |
$13,662,180 |
$10,000,000 |
$590,000 |
$549,258 |
$32,229,674 |
$32,229,674 |
||||
2025 |
|
29 |
$8,750,000
|
$250,000 |
$9,000,000 |
$41,229,674 |
|||||
2026 |
|
30 |
$9,910,000
|
$1,500,000 |
$250,000 |
$12,000,000 |
$53,229,674 |
||||
Total |
$25,848,236 |
$13,662,180 |
$1,500,000 |
$10,000,000 |
$1,090,000 |
$549,258 |
$53,229,674 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | $4,778,236 | $7,822,180 | - | - | $340,000 | $549,258 | $23,729,674 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | BUF | 7 - 8 | COVID-19 |
2023 | BUF | 8 - 13 | Wrist |
Fines
Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 20, 2019 | Blindside block against New York (NYG) | $28,075 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Receiving Targets | Receiving Receptions | Receiving Yards | Receiving Yards/Rec | Receiving Yards/Gm | Receiving Touchdowns | Fum |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | BUF | 12 | 11 | 450 | 61.30 | 36 | 22 | 186 | 8.5 | 15.5 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | BUF | 15 | 15 | 825 | 76.00 | 65 | 48 | 517 | 10.8 | 34.5 | 6 | 0 |
2021 | BUF | 15 | 14 | 917 | 76.50 | 71 | 49 | 587 | 12.0 | 39.1 | 9 | 0 |
2020 | BUF | 12 | 7 | 487 | 44.80 | 44 | 24 | 288 | 12.0 | 24.0 | 3 | 2 |
2019 | BUF | 15 | 10 | 659 | 60.10 | 50 | 28 | 388 | 13.9 | 25.9 | 2 | 0 |