Age: 30
Free Agency: 2025 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 9
- Height: 6'1"
- Weight: 227
- College: LSU
- Entry: 2015 Draft, Round 4, #124 overall (Buccaneers)
- 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $328,333 (0.13% of cap)
- 2024 Cash Payout: $403,333 (0.13% of spending)
- 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.23
- Contract Value: $1,210,000 ($1,210,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $0
- Contract Ranking: 100/225 at LB
Current Contract
(SFA, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30 | $1,210,000 | $328,333 | 0.1% | ||||
| Total | $1,210,000 | $328,333 | ||||||
Contract Notes
On November 23, 2019 the 49ers and Kwon Alexander completed a contract restructure. The team pro-rated a small amount ($333,525) of Alexander's remaining 2019 salary to signing bonus. Alexander's 2020 was lowered from $11.25 million to $976,235 with the rest paid out as an option bonus on April 1, 2020. The team added three voidable years to the contract for salary cap purposes. Alexander's contract will now void on the 5th day of the 2023 waiver period. This will make Alexander an unrestricted free agent in 2023, same as he was scheduled based on the original contract.
Kwon Alexander signed a four year, $54 million contract with the 49ers. Alexander received $27.5 million in injury guarantees, $14.25 million of which is guaranteed at signing. The full guarantee is made up of an $8.5 million roster bonus, $4 million signing bonus, and $1.75 million base salary in 2019. If Alexander is on the roster on April 1, 2020 his $11.25 million injury guaranteed salary will vest to a full guarantee. There are annual per game bonuses of $750,000.
Cash Flows
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Cash Due | $1,210,000 |
| Running Cash | $1,210,000 |
Career Earnings: $34,126,128
Career APY: $3,791,792
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | Drafted | Expired | 2015 | 4 | $2,758,320 | $689,580 | $478,320 | $3,857,967 | 139.9% | $964,492 |
| Saints | UFA | Terminated | 2019 | 4 | $54,000,000 | $13,500,000 | $14,250,000 | $3,068,934 | 5.7% | $3,068,934 |
| 49ers | UFA | Traded | 2019 | 4 | $54,000,000 | $13,500,000 | $14,250,000 | $14,625,000 | 27.1% | $14,625,000 |
| Saints | SFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $1,127,500 | $1,127,500 | $387,500 | $995,556 | 88.3% | $995,556 |
| Jets | SFA | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $1,272,500 | $1,272,500 | $732,500 | $1,272,500 | 100.0% | $1,272,500 |
| Steelers | SFA | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $1,317,500 | $1,317,500 | $152,500 | $1,066,389 | 80.9% | $1,066,389 |
| Broncos | Practice | Elevated | 2024 | 1 | $302,422 | $302,422 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Broncos | Practice | Elevated | 2024 | 1 | $302,400 | $302,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Broncos | Practice | Terminated | 2024 | 1 | $403,266 | $403,266 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Broncos | Practice | Elevated | 2024 | 1 | $352,844 | $352,844 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Lions | SFA | Active | 2024 | 1 | $1,210,000 | $1,210,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | 4 | $3,857,967 | $964,492 | $3,843,899 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Saints | 2 | $4,064,490 | $2,032,245 | $3,970,740 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| 49ers | 1 | $23,562,316 | $23,562,316 | $11,358,176 | 0.0% | $11,767,364 | 0.0% |
| Jets | 1 | $1,272,500 | $1,272,500 | $1,047,500 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Steelers | 1 | $1,066,389 | $1,066,389 | $896,944 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Broncos | 0 | $302,466 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $264,966 | 0.0% |
| Lions | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Buccaneers | $435,000 | $119,580 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $452,227 | 0.3% | $810,967 | ||
| 2016 | Buccaneers | $525,000 | $119,580 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $644,580 | 0.4% | $525,000 | ||
| 2017 | Buccaneers | $615,000 | $112,546 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $727,546 | 0.4% | $615,000 | ||
| 2018 | Buccaneers | $1,907,000 | $112,546 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,019,546 | 1.0% | $1,907,000 | ||
| 2019 | 49ers | $805,000 | $1,066,705 | $8,500,000 | $750,000 | $10,250,000 | $11,358,176 | 4.9% | $14,625,000 | ||
| 2020 | Saints | $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $750,000 | $2,647,059 | $2,975,184 | 1.5% | $3,068,934 | ||
| 2021 | Saints | $990,000 | $137,500 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $995,556 | 0.5% | $995,556 | ||
| 2022 | Jets | $1,120,000 | $152,500 | $0 | $0 | $580,000 | $1,047,500 | 0.5% | $1,272,500 | ||
| 2023 | Steelers | $1,165,000 | $152,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $896,944 | 0.4% | $1,066,389 | ||
| 2024 | Lions | $1,210,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $328,333 | 0.1% | $403,333 | ||
| Total | $13,772,000 | $1,973,457 | $8,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $13,727,059 | $21,445,592 | $25,289,679 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
| 2015 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 74.1% | 14.1% | 59 | 34 | 3 | 21.5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 96.3% | 15.7% | 108 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2017 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 65.6% | 12.5% | 60 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 35.0% | 7.2% | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 35.4% | 1.4% | 22 | 12 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 64.1% | 2.0% | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 47.9% | 0.6% | 39 | 11 | 3.5 | 19.5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 49.1% | 2.2% | 42 | 27 | 0.5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 32.1% | 1.1% | 32 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $596,000 | $1,210,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $596,000 | $1,210,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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