Odafe Oweh Contract Details, Salary Cap Charges, Bonus Money, and Contract History

Odafe Oweh

Edge Rusher

Age: 28

Free Agency: 2030 (Void)

Accrued Seasons: 5

Height: 6'5"
Weight: 252
College: Penn State
Entry: 2021 Draft, Round 1, #31 overall (Ravens)

2026 Salary Cap Charge: $9,200,000 (2.81% of cap)
2026 Cash Payout: $30,000,000 (8.57% of spending)
2026 Cash to Cap Ratio: 3.26

Contract Value: $96,000,000 ($24,000,000 APY)
Fully Guaranteed Money: $50,600,000
Contract Ranking: 17/270 at EDGE

2025 OTC Valuation: $9,611,000

Current Contract

(UFA, signed 2026)

(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)

Year	Age	Base Salary	Prorated Signing Bonus	Roster Bonus		Workout Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Dead Money & Cap Savings
Year	Age	Base Salary	Prorated Signing Bonus	Regular	Per Game	Workout Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Dead Money & Cap Savings
2026	28	$3,300,000	$5,200,000	$0	$510,000	$190,000	$3,300,000	$9,200,000	2.8%	$50,600,000 $29,800,000 $26,000,000 $5,200,000 $0 $0	($41,400,000) ($20,600,000) ($16,800,000) $4,000,000 $1,820,000 $1,820,000
2027 📝 March 15: $17.4 million becomes guaranteed	29	$21,300,000	$5,200,000	$0	$510,000	$190,000	$21,300,000	$27,200,000	8.3%	$42,100,000 $26,500,000 $20,800,000 $5,200,000 $0 $0	($14,900,000) $700,000 $6,400,000 $22,000,000 $15,172,500 $16,184,000
2028	30	$21,300,000	$5,200,000	$0	$510,000	$190,000	$0	$27,200,000	7.7%	$15,600,000 $5,200,000 $15,600,000 $5,200,000 $0 $0	$11,600,000 $22,000,000 $11,600,000 $22,000,000 $13,456,667 $16,148,000
2029 📝 April 1: Roster bonus due	31	$20,300,000	$5,200,000	$1,000,000	$510,000	$190,000	$0	$27,200,000	--	$10,400,000 $5,200,000 $10,400,000 $5,200,000 $0 $0	$16,800,000 $22,000,000 $16,800,000 $22,000,000 $10,070,000 $16,112,000
2030 📝 February 9: Contract voids on the 4th day waiver period	32	Void	$5,200,000	Void	Void	Void	Void	$5,200,000	--	$5,200,000 $5,200,000 $5,200,000 $5,200,000 $0 $0	$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 ($1,116,000)
Total		$66,200,000	$26,000,000	$1,000,000	$2,040,000	$760,000	$24,600,000	$96,000,000

Contract Notes

Odafe Oweh signed a four year, $96 million contract with the Commanders. $68 million is guaranteed of which $50.6 million is fully guaranteed at signing. Oweh received a $26 million signing boinus and his 2026 and 2027 salaries are fully guaranteed. There are annual per game bonuses in the contract. There is one void year for salary cap purposes.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money

- unearned or partially earned money

$24M

$48M

$72M

$96M

	2026	2027	2028	2029
Cash Due	$30,000,000	$22,000,000	$22,000,000	$22,000,000
Running Cash	$30,000,000	$52,000,000	$74,000,000	$96,000,000

Career Earnings: $50,593,390

Career APY: $10,118,678

Potential Earnings: $116,912,557

Total Guarantees: $72,571,402

Largest Cash Payment: $30,000,000 (2026)

Largest Cap Number: $27,200,000 (2027)

Contract History

Team	Contract Type	Status	Year Signed	Yrs	Total	APY	Guarantees	Amount Earned	% Earned	Effective APY
Ravens	Drafted	Traded	2021	4	$11,342,390	$2,835,597	$10,985,701	$11,342,390	100.0%	$2,835,598
Chargers	Drafted	Expired	2021	4	$11,342,390	$2,835,598	$10,985,701	$9,570,167	84.4%	$9,570,167
Commanders	UFA	Active	2026	4	$96,000,000	$24,000,000	$50,600,000	$26,000,000	27.1%	$0

Earnings By Team

Team	Yrs	Salary	APY	Paid on Cap	% Paid on Cap	Paid as Dead Money	% Paid as Dead Money
Ravens	4	$15,023,223	$3,755,806	$11,342,390	0.0%	$3,680,833	0.0%
Chargers	1	$9,570,167	$9,570,167	$9,570,167	0.0%	$0	0.0%
Commanders	0	$26,000,000	$0	$0	0.0%	$0	0.0%

Season History

Year	Team	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Per Game Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Cash Paid
2021	Ravens	$660,000	$1,402,253	$0	$0	$0	$660,000	$2,062,253	1.1%	$6,269,012
2022	Ravens	$1,175,563	$1,402,253	$0	$0	$0	$1,175,563	$2,577,816	1.3%	$1,175,563
2023	Ravens	$1,691,126	$1,402,253	$0	$0	$0	$1,691,126	$3,093,379	1.4%	$1,691,126
2024	Ravens	$2,206,689	$1,402,253	$0	$0	$0	$2,206,689	$3,608,942	1.4%	$2,206,689
2025	Chargers	$13,251,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,570,167	3.4%	$9,570,167
2026	Commanders	$3,300,000	$5,200,000	$0	$510,000	$190,000	$3,300,000	$9,200,000	2.8%	$30,000,000
2027	Commanders	$21,300,000	$5,200,000	$0	$510,000	$190,000	$21,300,000	$27,200,000	8.3%	$22,000,000
2028	Commanders	$21,300,000	$5,200,000	$0	$510,000	$190,000	$0	$27,200,000	7.7%	$22,000,000
2029	Commanders	$20,300,000	$5,200,000	$1,000,000	$510,000	$190,000	$0	$27,200,000	--	$22,000,000
2030	Commanders	$1,480,000	$5,200,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,200,000	--	$0
Total		$86,664,378	$31,609,012	$1,000,000	$2,040,000	$760,000	$30,333,378	$116,912,557		$116,912,557

Dead Money History

Team	Year	Cap Charge	Cash Paid
Ravens	2025	$3,680,833	$3,680,833
Total		$3,680,833	$3,680,833

Statistics

Year	Games Played	Games Inactive	Snaps		Tackles		Negative Plays					Interceptions		Fumbles			TD
Year	Games Played	Games Inactive	Defense	Special	Solo	Assist	Sacks	Yards	TFL	QB Hits	Pass Def.	INT	Yards	Forced	Rec.	Yards	TD
2021	15	2	56.5%	0.8%	23	10	5	25	5	15	1	0	0	3	2	0	0
2022	18	0	63.6%	5.1%	30	13	3	23.5	7	11	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
2023	13	4	37.7%	0.0%	20	3	5	32	4	12	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
2024	17	0	56.1%	0.2%	25	14	10	74	9	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2025	17	0	48.7%	4.7%	20	18	7.5	41	9	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Valuation Diamond

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	OTC Valuation	APY
Regular	$9,556,000	$24,000,000
Injury Adjusted	$9,556,000	$24,000,000

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Weekly Valuation Trends

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