Derrick Henry

Baltimore Ravens, Running Back

Age: 32y-2m-1d (Jan 04, 1994)

Exp: 10 Years

Country: US

College: Alabama

Drafted: Round 2 (#45 overall), 2016

Agent(s): Todd France (Athletes First)

2026 Cap Hit

$5,589,000

2026 Cash

$11,000,000

Career Earnings

$81,472,749

2025-2027 Extension (CURRENT)

Derrick Henry signed a 2 year, $30,000,000 contract with the Baltimore Ravens, including $11,745,000 signing bonus, $24,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $15,000,000. In 2026, Henry will earn a base salary of $1,300,000 and a signing bonus of $9,700,000, while carrying a cap hit of $5,589,000 and a dead cap value of $20,396,000.

Contract Terms:

2 yr(s) / $30,000,000

Average Salary:

$15,000,000

Signing Bonus:

$11,745,000

GTD at Sign:

$24,000,000

Total GTD:

$24,000,000

Free Agent:

2028 / UFA

MANAGE CONTRACT

Year	Age	Status	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2025	31		$8,499,000	3.04%	$14,000,000	$14,000,000	$28,895,000
2026	32		$5,589,000	1.84%	$11,000,000	$25,000,000	$20,396,000
2027	33		$16,289,000	5.11%	$12,000,000	$37,000,000	$14,807,000
2028	34	Void UFA	$10,518,000	3.14%	-	$37,000,000	$10,518,000
2029		Void	-	-	-	$37,000,000	-
2030		Void	-	-	-	$37,000,000	-

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Roster Bonus	Option Proration	Cap Hit	Cap % League	Dead Cap
2025	31		$1,255,000	$6,244,000	$1,000,000	-	$8,499,000	3.04%	$28,895,000
2026	32		$1,300,000	$2,349,000	-	$1,940,000	$5,589,000	1.84%	$20,396,000	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE Today → 03/15/2026 2026 Dead Cap: $20,396,000 2026 Cap Savings: $-14,807,000 03/15/2026 → 06/01/2026 2026 Dead Cap: $30,096,000 2026 Cap Savings: $-24,507,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $19,096,000 2026 Savings: $-13,507,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2026 Dead Cap: $5,589,000 2027 Dead Cap: $14,807,000 2026 Savings: $0 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 03/15/2026 → 06/01/2026 2026 Dead Cap: $15,289,000 2027 Dead Cap: $14,807,000 2026 Cap Savings: $-9,700,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $13,989,000 2027 Dead Cap: $14,807,000 2026 Savings: $-8,400,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2027	33		$11,000,000	$2,349,000	$1,000,000	$1,940,000	$16,289,000	5.11%	$14,807,000	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $14,807,000 2027 Savings: $1,482,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $14,807,000 2027 Savings: $1,482,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2027 Dead Cap: $4,289,000 2028 Dead Cap: $10,518,000 2027 Savings: $12,000,000 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $4,289,000 2028 Dead Cap: $10,518,000 2027 Savings: $12,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $4,289,000 2028 Dead Cap: $10,518,000 2027 Savings: $12,000,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2028	34	Void UFA	-	$2,349,000	-	$1,940,000	$10,518,000	3.14%	$10,518,000	2028 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $10,518,000 2028 Savings: $0 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $10,518,000 2028 Savings: $0 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $10,518,000 2028 Savings: $10,518,000 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $10,518,000 2028 Savings: $10,518,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $10,518,000 2028 Savings: $10,518,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2029		Void	-	$2,349,000	-	$1,940,000	-	-	-	2029 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $0 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $0 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $0 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $0 POST-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $0 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2030		Void	-	-	-	$1,940,000	-	-	-	2030 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $0 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $0 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $0 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $0 POST-6/1 TRADE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $0 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Bonus	Roster Bonus	Option Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Cash Remaining
2025	31		$1,255,000	$11,745,000	$1,000,000	-	$14,000,000	$14,000,000	$37,000,000
2026	32		$1,300,000	-	-	$9,700,000	$11,000,000	$25,000,000	$23,000,000
2027	33		$11,000,000	-	$1,000,000	-	$12,000,000	$37,000,000	$12,000,000
2028	34	Void	-	-	-	-	-	$37,000,000	-
2029	35	Void	-	-	-	-	-	$37,000,000	-
2030	36	Void	-	-	-	-	-	$37,000,000	-

Contract Notes

$24M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2025 salary + 2026 salary/option bonus)
2026 Option Bonus: $9.7M (guaranteed, must be exercised by the 5th league day of 2026)
2027 Roster Bonus: $1M (5th league day of 2027)
2028-2030 years automatically void 10 days before the 2028 league year

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2025 Free Agent

Contract Terms:

2 yr(s) / $16,000,000

Average Salary:

$8,000,000

Signing Bonus:

$7,790,000

GTD at Sign:

$9,000,000

Total GTD:

$9,000,000

Free Agent:

2026 / UFA

To see the rest of the Derrick Henry's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here

2020-2023 Franchise Tag Extension

Contract Terms:

4 yr(s) / $50,000,000

Average Salary:

$12,500,000

Signing Bonus:

$12,000,000

GTD at Sign:

$25,500,000

Total GTD:

$25,500,000

Free Agent:

2024 / UFA

To see the rest of the Derrick Henry's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here

2020-2020 Franchise Tag

Contract Terms:

1 yr(s) / $10,278,000

Average Salary:

$10,278,000

Signing Bonus:

N/A

GTD at Sign:

$10,278,000

Total GTD:

$10,278,000

Free Agent:

2021 / UFA

To see the rest of the Derrick Henry's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here

2016-2019 Rookie

Contract Terms:

4 yr(s) / $5,407,928

Average Salary:

$1,351,982

Signing Bonus:

$2,133,038

GTD at Sign:

$2,828,853

Total GTD:

$2,828,853

Free Agent:

2020 / UFA

To see the rest of the Derrick Henry's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here

Seasons

10 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$81,472,749

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Awards
2016	22	Active	$2,583,038	$2,583,038
2017	23	Active	$695,815	$3,278,853
2018	24	Active	$941,630	$4,220,483
2019	25	Active	$1,187,445	$5,407,928
2020	26	Active	$15,500,000	$20,907,928	OPOY
2021	27	Active	$10,500,000	$31,407,928
2022	28	Active	$14,500,000	$45,907,928
2023	29	Active	$10,500,000	$56,407,928	Afc Pro Bowl:RB
2024	30	Active	$11,064,821	$67,472,749	Afc Pro Bowl:RB All NFL (2nd)
2025	31	Active	$14,000,000	$81,472,749
Total			$81,472,749	$81,472,749
2026	32	Active	$11,000,000
2027	33	Active	$12,000,000
Total			$104,472,749

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
8		$31,274,890	$14,133,038	$1,000,000	$9,000,000	-	$1,000,000	$56,407,928
2		$2,465,000	$19,535,000	$1,000,000	-	-	$2,064,821	$25,064,821

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2016	22	$450,000	$2,133,038					$2,583,038	$2,583,038
2017	23	$695,815						$695,815	$3,278,853
2018	24	$941,630						$941,630	$4,220,483
2019	25	$1,187,445						$1,187,445	$5,407,928
2020	26	$3,000,000	$12,000,000				$500,000	$15,500,000	$20,907,928
2021	27	$10,500,000						$10,500,000	$31,407,928
2022	28	$4,000,000		$9,000,000	$1,000,000		$500,000	$14,500,000	$45,907,928
2023	29	$10,500,000						$10,500,000	$56,407,928
2024	30	$1,210,000	$7,790,000				$2,064,821	$11,064,821	$67,472,749
2025	31	$1,255,000	$11,745,000		$1,000,000			$14,000,000	$81,472,749
Total		$33,739,890	$33,668,038	$9,000,000	$2,000,000		$3,064,821	$81,472,749	$81,472,749
2026	32	$1,300,000				$9,700,000		$11,000,000
2027	33	$11,000,000			$1,000,000			$12,000,000
Total		$46,039,890	$33,668,038	$9,000,000	$3,000,000	$9,700,000	$3,064,821	$104,472,749

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
8		$31,274,890	$14,133,038	$1,000,000	$9,000,000	-	$1,000,000	$56,407,928
2		$2,465,000	$19,535,000	$1,000,000	-	-	$2,064,821	$25,064,821

Injuries

Year		Weeks	Reason
2021	TEN	9 - 18	Foot

May 14, 2025 Signed a 2 year $30 million contract extension with Baltimore (BAL)
Mar 12, 2024 Signed a 2 year $16 million contract with Baltimore (BAL)
Sep 01, 2022 Signed a restructured contract with Tennessee (TEN), clearing $5.2M of cap space
Jul 15, 2020 Signed a 4 year $50 million contract extension with Tennessee (TEN)
Mar 16, 2020 Signed a 1 year $10.278 million franchise tag by Tennessee (TEN)
Sep 13, 2019 Fined $10,527 Excessive face mask against Cleveland (CLE)
May 09, 2016 Signed a 4 year $5.4 million contract with Tennessee (TEN)
Apr 29, 2016 Drafted by Tennessee (TEN): Round 2 (#45 overall)

Fines

Date		Reason		Fine Amount
Sep 13, 2019		Excessive face mask against Cleveland (CLE)		$10,527
Fines: 1				$10,527

Year	Team	GP	GS	Snaps	Snaps%	Rush Attempts	Rush Yards	Rush Yards/Gm	Rush Touchdowns	Rec Targets	Rec Receptions	Rec Yards	Rec Yards/Rec	Rec Yards/Gm	Rec Touchdowns	Fum
2025	BAL	17	17	555	54.73	307	1,595	93.8	16	21	15	150	10.0	8.8	0	4
2024	BAL	17	17	635	57.21	325	1,921	113.0	16	22	19	193	10.2	11.4	2	3
2023	TEN	17	17	558	53.19	280	1,167	68.6	12	36	28	214	7.6	12.6	0	0
2022	TEN	16	16	648	62.67	349	1,538	96.1	13	41	33	398	12.1	24.9	0	6
2021	TEN	8	8	411	34.68	219	937	117.1	10	20	18	154	8.6	19.3	0	1
2020	TEN	16	16	704	65.67	378	2,027	126.7	17	31	19	114	6.0	7.1	0	3
2019	TEN	15	15	602	59.20	303	1,540	102.7	16	24	18	206	11.4	13.7	2	5
2018	TEN	16	12	403	40.90	215	1,059	66.2	12	18	15	99	6.6	6.2	0	1
2017	TEN	16	2	411	40.10	176	744	46.5	5	17	11	136	12.4	8.5	1	1
2016	TEN	15	2	270	25.40	110	490	32.7	5	15	13	137	10.5	9.1	0	0

TRENDING PLAYERS

1 Stefon Diggs (WR, NE)
2 Kyler Murray (QB, ARI)
3 Trent McDuffie (CB, LAR)
4 Darnell Mooney (WR, ATL)
5 Drew Dalman (C, CHI)
6 Maxx Crosby (DE, LV)
7 A.J. Brown (WR, PHI)
8 Dak Prescott (QB, DAL)
9 Patrick Mahomes (QB, KC)
10 Jonnu Smith (TE, PIT)
11 Kirk Cousins (QB, ATL)
12 Robert Nkemdiche (DE, SF)
13 D.J. Moore (WR, CHI)
14 Trey Hendrickson (DE, CIN)
15 Jonathan Allen (DT, MIN)

TRENDING PAGES

1 2026 San Francisco 49ers Free Agents
2 NFL Transactions
3 NFL Cap Tracker
4 2023 NFL Total Guaranteed Rankings
5 Chicago Bears Contracts

Home

Teams

Popular Pages

Transactions

Trending Players

AFC East

AFC North

AFC South

AFC West

NFC East

NFC North

NFC South

NFC West

Home

Teams

Popular Pages

Transactions

Trending Players

Atlantic

Central

Southeast

Northwest

Pacific

Southwest

Home

Teams

Popular Pages

Transactions

Trending Players

AL East

AL Central

AL West

NL East

NL Central

NL West

Home

Teams

Popular Pages

Transactions

Trending Players

Atlantic

Metropolitan

Central

Pacific

Home

Teams

Popular Pages

Transactions

Trending Players

Eastern

Western

Home

Teams

Popular Pages

Transactions

Trending Players

Home

Teams

Popular Pages

Transactions

Trending Players

Eastern

Western

Home

Teams

Popular Pages

Transactions

Trending Players

Home

Popular Pages

Trending Players

Home

Teams

Popular Pages

Transactions

AFC East

AFC North

AFC South

AFC West

NFC East