Kareem Hunt

Kansas City Chiefs, Running Back
Age: 29y-6m-11d (Aug 06, 1995)
Exp: 8 Years
Country: US
College: Toledo
Drafted: Round 3 (#86 overall), 2017
Agent(s): Dan Saffron, Samantha Sankovich (Equity Sports)
Career Earnings

$19,488,465

2024-2024

Kareem Hunt signed a 1 year, $1,210,000 contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, including an average annual salary of $1,210,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,210,000
Average Salary:
$1,210,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2024 29 $820,833 0.32% $1,008,333 $1,008,333 -
2025 30
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Cap Hit Cap % League Cap Dead Cap
2024 29 $1,210,000 $820,833 0.32% -
2025 30
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2024 29 $1,008,333 $1,008,333 $1,008,333 $1,008,333
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2023 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,350,000
Average Salary:
$1,350,000
Signing Bonus:
$225,000
GTD at Sign:
$725,000
Total GTD:
$725,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2020-2022 Extension

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $12,000,000
Average Salary:
$6,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
$5,509,000
Total GTD:
$5,509,000
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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2020-2020

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,259,000
Average Salary:
$3,259,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
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2019-2019

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,100,000
Average Salary:
$1,100,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2020 / RFA
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2017-2020 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $3,285,722
Average Salary:
$821,431
Signing Bonus:
$775,952
GTD at Sign:
$775,952
Total GTD:
$775,952
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
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Seasons

8 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$19,488,465

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

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Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2017 22
Active
$1,240,952
$1,240,952
2018 23
Retained
$448,897
$1,689,849
2019 24
Active
$674,163
$2,364,012
2020 25
Active
$4,099,320
$6,463,332
2021 26
Active
$4,500,000
$10,963,332
2022 27
Active
$6,250,000
$17,213,332
2023 28
Active
$1,250,000
$18,463,332
2024 29
Active
Retained
$1,008,333
$16,800
$19,471,665
$19,488,465
Total      
$19,488,465
$19,471,665
$19,488,465
Total
$19,488,465

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $1,930,030 $775,952 - - $9,000 - $2,714,982
5 $7,800,471 $225,000 $8,300,000 - $55,000 $168,012 $16,773,483
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2017
22
$465,000
$775,952
$1,240,952
$1,240,952
2018
23
$439,897
$9,000
$448,897
$1,689,849
2019
24
$341,471
$200,000
$55,000
$77,692
$674,163
$2,364,012
2020
25
$4,009,000
$90,320
$4,099,320
$6,463,332
2021
26
$1,300,000
$3,200,000
$4,500,000
$10,963,332
2022
27
$1,350,000
$4,900,000
$6,250,000
$17,213,332
2023
28
$800,000
$225,000
$1,250,000
$18,463,332
2024
29
$1,008,333
$16,800
$1,008,333
$16,800
$19,471,665
$19,488,465
Total
$9,730,501
$1,000,952
$8,300,000
$64,000
$168,012
$19,488,465
$19,471,665
$19,488,465
Total
$9,730,501
$1,000,952
$8,300,000
$64,000
$168,012
$19,488,465

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $1,930,030 $775,952 - - $9,000 - $2,714,982
5 $7,800,471 $225,000 $8,300,000 - $55,000 $168,012 $16,773,483

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2021 CLE 7 - 11 Calf
2021 CLE 15 - 16 COVID-19
  • Sep 24, 2024 Signed to the active roster by Kansas City (KC)
  • Sep 18, 2024 Signed to the practice squad by Kansas City (KC)
  • Sep 20, 2023 Signed a 1 year $1.35 million contract with Cleveland (CLE)
  • Sep 08, 2020 Signed a 2 year $10.83 million contract extension with Cleveland (CLE)
  • Mar 16, 2020 Assigned a 1 year $3.259 million second-round tender by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Mar 15, 2019 Suspended 8 games for violating the league's Domestic Violence policy, forfeiting $503,529 in 2019 salary & bonus with Cleveland (CLE)
  • Feb 11, 2019 Signed a 1 year $1.1 million contract with Cleveland (CLE)
  • Nov 30, 2018 Waived by Kansas City (KC)
  • Nov 02, 2018 Fined $10,026 Crack Back Block against Denver (DEN)
  • Oct 05, 2018 Fined $26,739 Unnecessary Roughness (lowering the helmet) against Denver (DEN)
  • Jun 05, 2017 Signed a 4 year $3.28 million contract with Kansas City (KC)
  • Apr 28, 2017 Drafted by Kansas City (KC): Round 3 (#86 overall)

Fines

Date Reason Fine Amount
Nov 02, 2018 Crack Back Block against Denver (DEN) $10,026
Oct 05, 2018 Unnecessary Roughness (lowering the helmet) against Denver (DEN) $26,739
Fines: 2 $36,765

Suspensions

Date Reason Games Suspended Fine Amount
Mar 15, 2019 Domestic Violence 8 $503,529
Suspensions: 1 $503,529
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Rush Attempts Rush Yards Rush Yards/Gm Rush Touchdowns Rec Targets Rec Receptions Rec Yards Rec Yards/Rec Rec Yards/Gm Rec Touchdowns Fum
2024 KC 13 8 477 51.80 200 728 56.0 7 32 23 176 7.7 13.5 0 0
2023 CLE 15 2 339 31.40 135 411 27.4 9 21 15 84 5.6 5.6 0 0
2022 CLE 17 0 492 41.90 123 468 27.5 3 44 35 210 6.0 12.4 1 1
2021 CLE 8 1 234 29.40 78 386 48.3 5 27 22 174 7.9 21.8 0 0
2020 CLE 16 5 548 51.60 198 841 52.6 6 51 38 304 8.0 19.0 5 2
2019 CLE 8 3 313 59.50 43 179 22.4 2 44 37 285 7.7 35.6 1 1
2018 KC 11 11 505 64.20 181 824 74.9 7 35 26 378 14.5 34.4 7 0
2017 KC 16 16 670 64.90 272 1,327 82.9 8 63 53 455 8.6 28.4 3 1

Calculated Market Value

Market Value

  • 1 years, $2,592,991
  • Avg. Salary: $2,592,991
  • NFL Rank: 555
  • RB Rank: 27

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2025
  • Avg. Salary: $1,210,000

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Kareem Hunt to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Latavius Murray 1 $1,317,500 $1,317,500 33
Gus Edwards 2 $6,500,000 $3,250,000 28
Melvin Gordon 1 $1,165,000 $1,165,000 30
Cordarrelle Patterson 2 $6,000,000 $3,000,000 33
Averages 2 $3,745,625 $2,183,125 31.0

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Hunt's current age (29), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
4 $9,021,060 $2,255,265

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Hunt statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, Rush Yds/Gm, Rush TD/Gm, Rec/Gm, Fum/Gm, Rating

Player GP% Rush Yds/Gm Rush TD/Gm Rec/Gm Fum/Gm Rating
Latavius Murray
2021-2022
79.41 46.70 0.44 1.37 0.04 74.05
Gus Edwards
2022-2023
76.47 47.81 0.62 0.46 0.15 77.80
Melvin Gordon
2021-2022
76.47 47.54 0.38 2.04 0.31 63.45
Cordarrelle Patterson
2022-2023
79.41 32.44 0.30 1.11 0.07 71.85
Average 77.94 43.62 0.44 1.25 0.14 71.79
Kareem Hunt
2023-2024
82.35 40.68 0.57 1.36 0.00 71.10
Pct Change 5.66 -6.74 29.55 8.80 100.00 -0.96
Median Prime % Change 7.23%
Average Prime % Change 22.72%

Calculated Market Value: Kareem Hunt

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms Avg. Salary
1 years, $2,592,991 $2,592,991
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