Age: 29
Free Agency: 2026 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 7
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 220
- College: Washington State
- Entry: 2019 Draft, Round 6, #178 overall (Jaguars)
- 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $1,105,556 (0.39% of cap)
- 2025 Cash Payout: $1,105,556 (0.35% of spending)
- 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.00
- Contract Value: $1,170,000 ($1,170,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $0
- Contract Ranking: 75/110 at QB
Current Contract
(SFA, signed 2025)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | $1,170,000 | $1,105,556 | 0.4% | ||||
| Total | $1,170,000 | $1,105,556 | ||||||
Contract Notes
Gardner Minshew signed a two year, $25 million contract with the Raiders. $15 million is guaranteed including a $6 million signing bonus. There are three void years for salary cap purposes.
Cash Flows
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Cash Due | $1,170,000 |
| Running Cash | $1,170,000 |
Career Earnings: $25,731,616
Career APY: $3,675,945
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Drafted | Expired | 2019 | 4 | $2,711,616 | $677,904 | $191,616 | $3,390,000 | 125.0% | $1,695,000 |
| Jaguars | Drafted | Traded | 2019 | 4 | $2,711,616 | $677,904 | $191,616 | $1,361,616 | 50.2% | $680,808 |
| Colts | UFA | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 157.1% | $5,500,000 |
| Raiders | UFA | Terminated | 2024 | 2 | $25,000,000 | $12,500,000 | $15,000,000 | $12,320,000 | 49.3% | $12,320,000 |
| Chiefs | SFA | Active | 2025 | 1 | $1,170,000 | $1,170,000 | $0 | $1,105,556 | 94.5% | $1,105,556 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 2 | $3,390,000 | $1,695,000 | $3,390,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Jaguars | 2 | $1,361,616 | $680,808 | $1,265,808 | 0.0% | $95,808 | 0.0% |
| Colts | 1 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Raiders | 1 | $14,374,444 | $14,374,444 | $8,000,000 | 0.0% | $7,660,000 | 0.0% |
| Chiefs | 1 | $1,105,556 | $1,105,556 | $1,105,556 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jaguars | $495,000 | $47,904 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $542,904 | 0.3% | $686,616 | ||
| 2020 | Jaguars | $675,000 | $47,904 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $722,904 | 0.3% | $675,000 | ||
| 2021 | Eagles | $850,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $850,000 | 0.4% | $850,000 | ||
| 2022 | Eagles | $2,540,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,540,000 | 1.1% | $2,540,000 | ||
| 2023 | Colts | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,750,000 | $3,500,000 | 1.5% | $5,500,000 | ||
| 2024 | Raiders | $5,840,000 | $1,500,000 | $510,000 | $150,000 | $5,840,000 | $8,000,000 | 3.1% | $12,320,000 | ||
| 2025 | Chiefs | $1,170,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,105,556 | 0.4% | $1,105,556 | ||
| Total | $13,320,000 | $3,345,808 | $510,000 | $150,000 | $7,590,000 | $17,261,364 | $23,677,172 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Passing | Rushing | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Special | Comp/Att | Pct | Yards | TD | INT | Sacked | Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | |||
| 2019 | 14 | 0 | 83.0% | 0.0% | 0/0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9 | 4 | 53.8% | 0.0% | 216/327 | 66.1% | 2259 | 16 | 5 | 27 | 95.9 | 29 | 153 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 7 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 41/60 | 68.3% | 439 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 104.8 | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 44/76 | 57.9% | 663 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 83.4 | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 84.7% | 0.0% | 305/490 | 62.2% | 3305 | 15 | 9 | 34 | 84.6 | 34 | 100 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 50.2% | 0.0% | 203/306 | 66.3% | 2013 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 81.0 | 19 | 58 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 3.7% | 0.0% | 6/13 | 46.2% | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20.4 | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 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 | $1,461,000 | $1,170,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $1,461,000 | $1,170,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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