The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are on track to spend like they never have before. Once they sign first-round draft pick Devin White, they’ll have committed about $215 million in cash to their 2019 roster.
Along with White, Jameis Winston, Mike Evans, Jason Pierre-Paul and Ali Marpet will be the highest earners. The full breakdown is below.
Note that the amounts listed are “cash” figures, or the actual dollars a player will receive. In some cases, the “cash” a player earns will differ from his “salary cap hit.” Take, for instance, Evans’ contract. He’ll earn $20 million this season in cash, but his cap hit will be only $16.8 million. Basically, it’s creative accounting. He’s getting a $13 million base salary, a $3 million roster bonus and a $4 million signing bonus. That signing bonus can be paid immediately but for cap purposes is prorated over the life of the contract, which in Evans’ case is five years. He gets the same amount, but Tampa Bay gains a little cap space.
Not all contracts are fully guaranteed. The Bucs could cut some of the players below at any time and have no further financial obligation.
Jameis Winston
Age (as of Dec. 31, 2019): 25
Position: Quarterback
2019 cash: $20,922,000
Mike Evans
Age: 26
Position: Receiver
2019 cash: $20,000,000
Devin White
Age: 21
Position: Inside linebacker
2019 cash: $19,700,000 (projected)
Jason Pierre-Paul
Age: 30
Position: Outside linebacker
2019 cash: $14,900,000
Ali Marpet
Age: 26
Position: Guard
2019 cash: $10,625,000
Ryan Jensen
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Position: Center
2019 cash: $10,000,000
Lavonte David
Age: 29
Position: Inside linebacker
2019 cash: $9,750,000
Ndamukong Suh
Age: 32
Position: Defensive tackle
2019 cash: $9,250,000
Donovan Smith
Age: 26
Position: Offensive tackle
2019 cash: $7,500,000
Cameron Brate
Age: 28
Position: Tight end
2019 cash: $7,000,000
Demar Dotson
Age: 34
Position: Offensive tackle
2019 cash: $4,803,125
Shaquil Barrett
Age: 27
Position: Outside linebacker
2019 cash: $4,000,000
Beau Allen
Age: 28
Position: Defensive lineman
2019 cash: $4,000,000
Breshad Perriman
Age: 26
Position: Receiver
2019 cash: $4,000,000
Sean Murphy-Bunting
Age: 22
Position: Cornerback
2019 cash: $3,879,369
William Gholston
Age: 28
Position: Defensive lineman
2019 cash: $3,750,000
Bradley Pinion
Age: 25
Position: Punter
2019 cash: $2,600,000
Deone Bucannon
Age: 27
Position: Linebacker/safety
2019 cash: $2,500,000
Vernon Hargreaves
Age: 24
Position: Cornerback
2019 cash: $2,383,317
Peyton Barber
Age: 25
Position: Running back
2019 cash: $2,125,000
Caleb Benenoch
Age: 25
Position: Running back
2019 cash: $2,025,000
Carl Nassib
Age: 26
Position: Outside linebacker
2019 cash: $2,025,000
Evan Smith
Age: 33
Position: Center/guard
2019 cash: $2,000,000
Blaine Gabbert
Age: 30
Position: Quarterback
2019 cash: $1,593,750
Ryan Smith
Age: 26
Position: Cornerback
2019 cash: $1,518,750 (was set to make $2,025,000 before announcement of four-game suspension)
O.J. Howard
Age: 25
Position: Tight end
2019 cash: $1,473,602
Mike Edwards
Age: 23
Position: Safety
2019 cash: $1,317,180
Noah Spence
Age: 25
Position: Outside linebacker
2019 cash: $1,273,132
Anthony Nelson
Age: 22
Position: Linebacker
2019 cash: $1,267,080
Ryan Griffin
Age: 30
Position: Quarterback
2019 cash: $1,255,000
Vita Vea
Age: 24
Position: Defensive tackle
2019 cash: $1,153,829
Cairo Santos
Age: 28
Position: Kicker
2019 cash: $1,000,000
Players who are set to make less than $1,000,000
Player | Age | Position | 2019 cash |
---|---|---|---|
Kentrell Brice | 25 | S | $975,000 |
Justin Evans | 24 | S | $937,663 |
Kevin Minter | 29 | ILB | $895,000 |
Rakeem Nunez-Roches | 26 | DL | $895,000 |
Earl Watford | 29 | G | $870,000 |
Matt Gay | 25 | K | $820,772 |
Andre Ellington | 30 | RB | $805,000 |
Corey Nelson | 22 | ILB | $805,000 |
Ronald Jones II | 22 | RB | $801,450 |
Devante Harris | 26 | CB | $720,000 |
M.J. Stewart | 24 | CB | $711,051 |
Carlton Davis | 23 | CB | $679,687 |
Chris Godwin | 23 | WR | $677,000 |
Antony Auclair | 26 | TE | $645,000 |
Devante Bond | 26 | ILB | $645,000 |
Isaiah Johnson | 27 | S | $645,000 |
Jordan Leggett | 24 | TE | $645,000 |
Michael Liedtke | 27 | G | $645,000 |
Bobo Wilson | 24 | WR | $645,000 |
Scott Miller | 22 | WR | $622,840 |
Alex Cappa | 24 | G | $615,000 |
Terry Beckner Jr. | 22 | DL | $607,316 |
Jordan Whitehead | 22 | S | $570,000 |
Justin Watson | 24 | WR | $570,000 |
Jack Cichy | 23 | ILB | $570,000 |
K.J. Brent | 26 | WR | $570,000 |
Demone Harris | 24 | OLB | $570,000 |
Tanner Hudson | 25 | TE | $570,000 |
Jeremiah Ledbetter | 25 | DL | $570,000 |
Pat O'Connor | 26 | OLB | $570,000 |
Zack Bailey | 24 | G | $517,500 |
Jalen Allison | 23 | CB | $495,000 |
Bruce Anderson | 22 | RB | $495,000 |
Cole Boozer | 25 | T | $495,000 |
Kahzin Daniels | 23 | OLB | $495,000 |
Lukas Denis | 22 | S | $495,000 |
D’Cota Dixon | 23 | S | $495,000 |
Donnie Ernsberger | 23 | TE | $495,000 |
Nick Fitzgerald | 23 | QB | $495,000 |
Ruben Holcomb | 25 | G | $495,000 |
Farrington Huguenin | 27 | OLB | $495,000 |
Anthony Johnson | 23 | WR | $495,000 |
David Kenney | 24 | OLB | $495,000 |
DaMarkus Lodge | 22 | WR | $495,000 |
Riley Mayfield | 24 | T | $495,000 |
Bryant Mitchell | 27 | WR | $495,000 |
Dare Odeyingbo | 23 | DL | $495,000 |
Dare Ogunbowale | 25 | RB | $495,000 |
Brock Ruble | 23 | T | $495,000 |
Spencer Schnell | 25 | WR | $495,000 |
Cortrelle Simpson | 22 | WR | $495,000 |
Emmanuel Smith | 24 | ILB | $495,000 |
Orion Stewart | 25 | CB | $495,000 |
Nate Trewyn | 23 | C | $495,000 |
Zach Triner | 28 | LS | $495,000 |
Xavier Ubosi | 25 | WR | $495,000 |
Contract figures are from Over The Cap and Spotrac. Contact Thomas Bassinger at tbassinger@tampabay.com. Follow @tometrics.