Marquise Brown

Kansas City Chiefs, Wide Receiver
Age: 28y-9m-2d (Jun 04, 1997)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: US
College: Oklahoma
Drafted: Round 1 (#25 overall), 2019
Agent(s): Tory Dandy (CAA Football)
Career Earnings

$40,728,216

2025-2025 Pending Free Agent Extension

Marquise Brown signed a 1 year, $7,000,000 contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, including $3,000,000 signing bonus, $6,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $7,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $7,000,000
Average Salary:
$7,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$3,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$6,500,000
Total GTD:
$6,500,000
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2025 28 $6,985,294 2.50% $8,485,294 $8,485,294 $6,750,000
2026 29
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Active/GM Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Cap Hit Cap % League Dead Cap
2025 28 $3,500,000 $3,000,000 $235,294 $250,000 $6,985,294 2.50% $6,750,000
2026 29
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Active/Gm Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2025 28 $3,500,000 $3,000,000 $235,294 $250,000 $8,485,294 $8,485,294 $8,485,294
Contract Notes
  • $6.35M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2025 salary)
  • Per Game Active Bonus: $14,705 ($250,000)
  • Total Touchdowns (non-cumulative)
    5: $500,000
    6: $750,000
    7: $1M
  • Playing Time Incentive (non-cumulative)
    45%: $500,000
    52.5%: $625,000
    60%: $750,000
    75%: $1.5M
  • Receiving Yard Incentive (non-cumulative)
    500: $500,000
    625: $625,000
    750: $750,000
    1,000: $1.5M
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $7,000,000
Average Salary:
$7,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$3,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$6,500,000
Total GTD:
$6,500,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2019-2023 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $11,787,340
Average Salary:
$2,946,835
Signing Bonus:
$6,592,612
GTD at Sign:
$11,094,976
Total GTD:
$11,094,976
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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Seasons

7 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$40,728,216

Earnings w/ Different Teams

3 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 22
Active
$7,141,342
$7,141,342
2020 23
Active
$1,194,250
$8,335,592
2021 24
Active
$1,566,576
$9,902,168
2022 25
Active
$2,102,364
$12,004,532
2023 26
Injured / Club Exercised
$13,458,979
$25,463,511
2024 27
Active
$6,779,411
$32,242,922
2025 28
Active
$8,485,294
$40,728,216
Total      
$40,728,216
$40,728,216
Total
$40,728,216

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $3,092,364 $6,592,612 - - - $217,192 $9,902,168
2 $15,515,364 - - - - $45,979 $15,561,343
2 $7,000,000 $6,000,000 - - $500,000 $1,500,000 $15,264,705
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
22
$495,000
$6,592,612
$53,730
$7,141,342
$7,141,342
2020
23
$1,030,788
$163,462
$1,194,250
$8,335,592
2021
24
$1,566,576
$1,566,576
$9,902,168
2022
25
$2,102,364
$2,102,364
$12,004,532
2023
26
$13,413,000
$45,979
$13,458,979
$25,463,511
2024
27
$3,500,000
$3,000,000
$250,000
$6,779,411
$32,242,922
2025
28
$3,500,000
$3,000,000
$250,000
$1,500,000
$8,485,294
$40,728,216
Total
$25,607,728
$12,592,612
$500,000
$1,763,171
$40,728,216
$40,728,216
Total
$25,607,728
$12,592,612
$500,000
$1,763,171
$40,728,216

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $3,092,364 $6,592,612 - - - $217,192 $9,902,168
2 $15,515,364 - - - - $45,979 $15,561,343
2 $7,000,000 $6,000,000 - - $500,000 $1,500,000 $15,264,705

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2024 KC 2 - 15 Shoulder
2023 ARI 17 - 18 Heel
2022 ARI 7 - 11 Foot
2020 BAL 15 - 15 COVID-19
  • Oct 10, 2025 Fined $12,172 Striking/Kicking against Jacksonville (JAX)
  • Mar 08, 2025 Signed a 1 year $7 million contract extension with Kansas City (KC)
  • Mar 14, 2024 Signed a 1 year $7 million contract with Kansas City (KC)
  • Apr 28, 2022 Arizona (ARI) exercised a $13.4 million option for 2023
  • Apr 28, 2022 Traded to Arizona (ARI) from Baltimore (BAL) with 2022 3rd round pick (#100 Myjai Sanders) for 2022 1st round pick (#23 - traded)
  • Jun 05, 2019 Signed a 4 year $11.78 million contract with Baltimore (BAL)
  • Apr 25, 2019 Drafted by Baltimore (BAL): Round 1 (#25 overall)

Fines

Date Reason Fine Amount
Oct 10, 2025 Striking/Kicking against Jacksonville (JAX) $12,172
Fines: 1 $12,172
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Rec Receptions Rec Yards Rec Touchdowns Fum
2025 KC 16 6 551 49.51 49 587 5 1
2024 KC 2 1 45 3.92 9 91 0 0
2023 ARI 14 14 784 69.38 51 574 4 0
2022 ARI 12 10 783 65.09 67 709 3 1
2021 BAL 16 16 924 74.52 91 1,008 6 3
2020 BAL 16 14 802 78.17 58 769 8 0
2019 BAL 14 11 575 50.90 46 584 7 0

Calculated Market Value

$5.5M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 1 years, $5,521,415
  • Avg. Salary: $5,521,415
  • NFL Rank: 371
  • WR Rank: 37

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2026
  • Avg. Salary: $7,000,000

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Rashid Shaheed 1 $5,200,000 $5,200,000 25
Noah Brown 1 $3,250,000 $3,250,000 29
Curtis Samuel 3 $24,000,000 $8,000,000 27
Kalif Raymond 2 $10,500,000 $5,250,000 29
Averages 2 $10,737,500 $5,425,000 27.5

Base Calculated Value

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

Length Value Avg. Salary
1 $5,383,333 $5,383,333

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Brown 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
Rashid Shaheed
2022-2023
 79.41 46.90 4.04 2.74 44.70 0.26 12.15 0.07 74.90
Noah Brown
2023-2024
 61.76 52.40 5.29 3.24 48.57 0.14 14.76 0.33 72.50
Curtis Samuel
2022-2023
 97.06 61.50 5.55 3.82 38.45 0.24 16.91 0.21 70.10
Kalif Raymond
2021-2022
 97.06 57.95 4.09 2.88 36.12 0.12 14.97 0.09 66.30
Average 83.82 54.69 4.74 3.17 41.96 0.19 14.70 0.18 70.95
Marquise Brown
2024-2025
 52.94 36.60 4.94 3.22 37.67 0.28 13.11 0.06 73.15
Pct Change -36.84 -33.08 4.22 1.58 -10.22 47.37 -10.82 66.67 3.10
Median Prime % Change 1.58%
Average Prime % Change 3.55%

Calculated Market Value: Marquise Brown

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, $5,521,415 $5,521,415
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