Age: 32
Free Agency: 2026 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 8
- Height: 5'8"
- Weight: 185
- College: Sacramento State
- Entry: 2015 Undrafted Free Agent (Ravens)
- 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $1,197,500 (0.37% of cap)
- 2025 Cash Payout: $1,422,500 (0.49% of spending)
- 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.19
- Contract Value: $1,422,500 ($1,422,500 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $767,500
- Contract Ranking: 110/290 at WR
Current Contract
(UFA, signed 2025)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | $1,255,000 | $167,500 | $600,000 | $1,197,500 | 0.4% | |||||
| Total | $1,255,000 | $167,500 | $600,000 | $1,197,500 | |||||||
Contract Notes
DeAndre Carter signed a 1 year one contract with the Houston Texans on March 11, 2020.
Cash Flows
- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$1.4M
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Cash Due | $1,422,500 |
| Running Cash | $1,422,500 |
Career Earnings: $7,575,565
Career APY: $841,729
Potential Earnings: $8,074,406
Total Guarantees: $2,772,500
Largest Cash Payment: $1,735,000 (2022)
Largest Cap Number: $1,500,000 (2023)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49ers | SFA | Terminated | 2017 | 1 | $1,020,000 | $510,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| 49ers | Practice | Expired | 2017 | 1 | $122,400 | $122,400 | $0 | $122,400 | 100.0% | $122,400 |
| 49ers | SFA | Terminated | 2018 | 2 | $1,050,000 | $525,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Eagles | SFA | Terminated | 2018 | 1 | $480,000 | $480,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Eagles | Practice | Renegotiated | 2018 | 1 | $153,000 | $153,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Eagles | SFA | Terminated | 2018 | 1 | $480,000 | $480,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Texans | SFA | Expired | 2018 | 1 | $480,000 | $480,000 | $0 | $225,882 | 47.1% | $225,882 |
| Texans | ERFA | Expired | 2019 | 1 | $570,000 | $570,000 | $0 | $570,000 | 100.0% | $570,000 |
| Texans | ERFA | Claimed | 2020 | 1 | $660,000 | $660,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | ERFA | Expired | 2020 | 1 | $660,000 | $660,000 | $0 | $308,824 | 46.8% | $308,824 |
| Washington | SFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $970,000 | $970,000 | $200,000 | $970,000 | 100.0% | $970,000 |
| Chargers | UFA | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $1,135,000 | $1,135,000 | $100,000 | $1,735,000 | 152.9% | $1,735,000 |
| Raiders | UFA | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,255,000 | $1,500,000 | 100.0% | $1,500,000 |
| Bears | SFA | Expired | 2024 | 1 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $450,000 | $1,200,000 | 100.0% | $1,200,000 |
| Browns | UFA | Active | 2025 | 1 | $1,422,500 | $1,422,500 | $767,500 | $167,500 | 11.8% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriots | 1 | $19,800 | $19,800 | $19,800 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| 49ers | 1 | $122,400 | $122,400 | $122,400 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Eagles | 0 | $234,883 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $234,883 | 0.0% |
| Texans | 2 | $1,237,058 | $618,529 | $795,882 | 0.0% | $441,176 | 0.0% |
| Bears | 2 | $1,508,824 | $754,412 | $1,368,824 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Commanders | 1 | $970,000 | $970,000 | $970,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Chargers | 1 | $1,735,000 | $1,735,000 | $1,135,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Raiders | 1 | $1,572,600 | $1,572,600 | $1,500,000 | 0.0% | $72,600 | 0.0% |
| Browns | 0 | $167,500 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Ravens | $7,500 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $7,500 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Patriots | $112,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $19,800 | 0.0% | $19,800 | ||
| 2017 | 49ers | $122,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $122,400 | 0.1% | $122,400 | ||
| 2018 | Texans | $480,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $225,882 | 0.1% | $225,882 | ||
| 2019 | Texans | $570,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $570,000 | 0.3% | $570,000 | ||
| 2020 | Bears | $750,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $308,824 | 0.1% | $308,824 | ||
| 2021 | Washington | $920,000 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $150,000 | $970,000 | 0.5% | $970,000 | ||
| 2022 | Chargers | $1,035,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,135,000 | 0.5% | $1,735,000 | ||
| 2023 | Raiders | $1,080,000 | $175,000 | $170,000 | $75,000 | $1,080,000 | $1,500,000 | 0.6% | $1,500,000 | ||
| 2024 | Bears | $1,125,000 | $75,000 | $0 | $0 | $375,000 | $1,060,000 | 0.4% | $1,200,000 | ||
| 2025 | Browns | $1,255,000 | $167,500 | $0 | $0 | $600,000 | $1,197,500 | 0.4% | $1,422,500 | ||
| Total | $7,449,600 | $567,500 | $170,000 | $75,000 | $2,205,000 | $7,109,406 | $8,074,406 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2018 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 26.0% | 21.2% | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 22 | 216 | 9.8 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 19.5% | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 | 162 | 14.7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3.5% | 20.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 44.8% | 35.8% | 10 | 89 | 8.9 | 0 | 24 | 296 | 12.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 58.6% | 33.3% | 2 | -15 | -7.5 | 0 | 46 | 538 | 11.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 9.8% | 37.6% | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12.1% | 24.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 | 72 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.
| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $310,000 | $1,422,500 |
| Injury Adjusted | $310,000 | $1,422,500 |
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Weekly Valuation Trends
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