Hunter Henry

Tight End

Age: 32
Free Agency: 2027 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 10
  • 2026 Salary Cap Charge: $11,750,000 (3.35% of cap)
  • 2026 Cash Payout: $8,500,000 (3.61% of spending)
  • 2026 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.72
  • Contract Value: $27,000,000 ($9,000,000 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $15,800,000
  • Contract Ranking: 18/163 at TE

Current Contract

(UFA, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusPer Game Roster BonusWorkout BonusOther BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202430$1,650,000$2,500,000$1,000,000$350,000$0$1,650,000$5,441,1762.1%
202531$6,650,000$2,500,000$1,000,000$350,000$1,000,000$6,650,000$11,500,0003.6%
202632$7,150,000$2,500,000$1,000,000$350,000$750,000$0$11,750,0003.4%
Total$15,450,000$7,500,000$3,000,000$1,050,000$1,750,000$8,300,000$28,691,176

Contract Notes

Hunter Henry signed a 3 year contract with the New England Patriots worth $27 million with $15.8 million guaranteed at signing. An additional $3 million is available through performance incentives.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$9M
$18M
$27M
202420252026
Cash Due$10,500,000$8,000,000$8,500,000
Running Cash$10,500,000$18,500,000$27,000,000
Career Earnings: $74,502,013
Career APY: $7,450,201
Potential Earnings: $83,002,013
Total Guarantees: $55,437,238
Largest Cash Payment: $17,000,000 (2021)
Largest Cap Number: $15,500,000 (2023)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
ChargersDraftedExpired20164$6,380,308$1,595,077$4,030,238$6,380,308100.0%$1,595,077
ChargersFranchiseExpired20201$10,607,000$10,607,000$10,607,000$10,607,000100.0%$10,607,000
PatriotsUFAExpired20213$37,500,000$12,500,000$25,000,000$37,323,52999.5%$12,441,176
PatriotsUFAActive20243$27,000,000$9,000,000$15,800,000$20,191,17674.8%$10,095,588
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Chargers5$16,987,308$3,397,462$16,987,3080.0%$00.0%
Patriots5$57,514,705$11,502,941$54,264,7050.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusPer Game Roster BonusWorkout BonusOther BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2016Chargers$450,000$710,056$0$0$0$450,000$1,160,0560.7%$3,290,224
2017Chargers$740,014$710,056$0$0$0$740,014$1,450,0700.9%$740,014
2018Chargers$880,028$710,056$0$150,000$0$0$1,740,0841.0%$1,030,028
2019Chargers$1,170,042$710,056$0$150,000$0$0$2,030,0981.1%$1,320,042
2020Chargers$10,607,000$0$0$0$0$10,607,000$10,607,0005.2%$10,607,000
2021Patriots$1,000,000$5,000,000$1,000,000$0$0$1,000,000$6,823,5293.3%$17,000,000
2022Patriots$9,000,000$5,000,000$1,000,000$0$0$9,000,000$15,000,0007.1%$10,000,000
2023Patriots$9,500,000$5,000,000$1,000,000$0$0$0$15,500,0007.0%$10,323,529
2024Patriots$1,650,000$2,500,000$1,000,000$350,000$0$1,650,000$5,441,1762.1%$11,441,176
2025Patriots$6,650,000$2,500,000$1,000,000$350,000$1,000,000$6,650,000$11,500,0003.6%$8,750,000
2026Patriots$7,150,000$2,500,000$1,000,000$350,000$750,000$0$11,750,0003.4%$8,500,000
Total$48,797,084$25,340,224$6,000,000$1,350,000$1,750,000$30,097,014$83,002,013$83,002,013

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnapsRushingReceivingFumbles
OffenseSpecialAttYardsAvgTDRecYardsAvgTDTotalLost
201615153.8%13.6%000.003647813.3811
201714256.2%5.4%000.004557912.9400
201912458.0%0.5%000.005565211.9511
202014077.8%3.3%000.006061310.2400
202117067.8%10.3%000.005060312.1900
202217075.8%5.3%000.004150912.4200
202314263.2%1.2%000.004241910.0600
202416176.4%0.0%000.006667410.2200
202517079.4%1.7%000.006076812.8700

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 ValuationAPY
Regular$13,663,000$9,000,000
Injury Adjusted$13,663,000$9,000,000
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OTC Valuation $2.7M $5.4M $8M $10.7M $13.4M APY $3.2M $6.4M $9.6M $12.7M $15.9M $9,790,000 $9,833,333

Weekly Valuation Trends

The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.

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