Cleveland Browns / Deshaun Watson
Deshaun Watson
QB · Cleveland Browns · ACT · Clemson
2017 Rd 1 #12 · Texans · 00-0033537 · OTC 5596
2026 cap hit
$40.96M
APY
$46.00M
Guaranteed
$230.0M
Contract
5 yr · 2022
Total value $230.0M · APY was 22.1% of the cap at signing · OTC player page. Capster does not scrape that page; the link is attribution only.
Contract years
Year-by-year rows from nflverse season_history. Void / poison-pill tails (no cash after the last paid year) stay on the schedule for dead-cap math.
2022
CLE
Cap number
$9.40M
- Base
- $1.03M
- Prorated
- $8.99M
- Option
- $0
- Roster / other
- $0
- Gtd salary
- $403K
2023
CLE
Cap number
$19.06M
- Base
- $1.08M
- Prorated
- $17.98M
- Option
- $0
- Roster / other
- $0
- Gtd salary
- $1.08M
2024
CLE
Cap number
$27.94M
- Base
- $1.21M
- Prorated
- $26.73M
- Option
- $0
- Roster / other
- $0
- Gtd salary
- $1.21M
2025
CLE
Cap number
$35.97M
- Base
- $1.25M
- Prorated
- $34.72M
- Option
- $0
- Roster / other
- $0
- Gtd salary
- $1.25M
2026
CLE
Cap number
$40.96M
- Base
- $1.30M
- Prorated
- $39.66M
- Option
- $0
- Roster / other
- $0
- Gtd salary
- $1.30M
2027void
CLE
Cap number
$36.01M
- Base
- $1.34M
- Prorated
- $34.66M
- Option
- $0
- Roster / other
- $0
- Gtd salary
- $0
2028void
CLE
Cap number
$51.54M
- Base
- $1.39M
- Prorated
- $25.68M
- Option
- $0
- Roster / other
- $0
- Gtd salary
- $0
2029void
CLE
Cap number
$0
- Base
- $200.0M
- Prorated
- $16.92M
- Option
- $0
- Roster / other
- $0
- Gtd salary
- $0
2030void
CLE
Cap number
$0
- Base
- $1.48M
- Prorated
- $8.94M
- Option
- $0
- Roster / other
- $0
- Gtd salary
- $0
| Year | Team | Base | Prorated | Option | Roster / other | Gtd salary | Cap number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CLE | $1.03M | $8.99M | $0 | $0 | $403K | $9.40M |
| 2023 | CLE | $1.08M | $17.98M | $0 | $0 | $1.08M | $19.06M |
| 2024 | CLE | $1.21M | $26.73M | $0 | $0 | $1.21M | $27.94M |
| 2025 | CLE | $1.25M | $34.72M | $0 | $0 | $1.25M | $35.97M |
| 2026 | CLE | $1.30M | $39.66M | $0 | $0 | $1.30M | $40.96M |
| 2027void | CLE | $1.34M | $34.66M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $36.01M |
| 2028void | CLE | $1.39M | $25.68M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $51.54M |
| 2029void | CLE | $200.0M | $16.92M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2030void | CLE | $1.48M | $8.94M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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