Baker Mayfield

Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Quarterback

Age: 30y-10m-22d (Apr 14, 1995)

Exp: 8 Years

Country: US

College: Oklahoma

Drafted: Round 1 (#1 overall), 2018

Agent(s): Thomas Mills (Capital Sports Advisors)

2026 Cap Hit

$52,975,000

2026 Cash

$40,000,000

Career Earnings

$131,760,454

2024-2026 Pending Free Agent Extension (CURRENT)

Baker Mayfield signed a 3 year, $100,000,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including $28,875,000 signing bonus, $50,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $33,333,333. In 2026, Mayfield will earn a base salary of $10,000,000 and a roster bonus of $30,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $52,975,000 and a dead cap value of $55,125,000.

Contract Terms:

3 yr(s) / $100,000,000

Average Salary:

$33,333,333

Signing Bonus:

$28,875,000

GTD at Sign:

$40,000,000

Total GTD:

$50,000,000

Free Agent:

2027 / UFA

MANAGE CONTRACT

Year	Age	Status	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2024	29		$6,900,000	2.70%	$32,500,000	$32,500,000	$40,125,000
2025	30		$26,478,780	9.48%	$44,003,780	$76,503,780	$79,103,780
2026	31		$52,975,000	17.46%	$40,000,000	$116,503,780	$55,125,000
2027	32	Void UFA	$11,975,000	3.76%	-	$116,503,780	$22,350,000
2028		Void	$11,975,000	3.58%	-	$116,503,780	-
2029		Void	$6,200,000	1.70%	-	$116,503,780	-

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Restructure Proration	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Incentives Likely	Cap Hit	Cap % League	Dead Cap
2024	29		$1,125,000	$5,775,000	-	-	-	-	$6,900,000	2.70%	$40,125,000
2025	30		$2,000,000	$5,775,000	$6,200,000	$10,000,000	$3,780	$2,500,000	$26,478,780	9.48%	$79,103,780
2026	31		$10,000,000	$5,775,000	$6,200,000	$30,000,000	-	$1,000,000	$52,975,000	17.46%	$55,125,000	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $55,125,000 2026 Savings: $-2,150,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $42,125,000 2026 Savings: $10,850,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2026 Dead Cap: $24,975,000 2027 Dead Cap: $30,150,000 2026 Savings: $28,000,000 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $24,975,000 2027 Dead Cap: $30,150,000 2026 Savings: $28,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $11,975,000 2027 Dead Cap: $30,150,000 2026 Savings: $41,000,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2027	32	Void UFA	-	$5,775,000	$6,200,000	-	-	-	$11,975,000	3.76%	$22,350,000	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $22,350,000 2027 Savings: $-10,375,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $22,350,000 2027 Savings: $-10,375,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $22,350,000 2027 Savings: $11,975,000 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $22,350,000 2027 Savings: $11,975,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $22,350,000 2027 Savings: $11,975,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2028		Void	-	$5,775,000	$6,200,000	-	-	-	$11,975,000	3.58%	-	2028 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $11,975,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $11,975,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $11,975,000 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $11,975,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $11,975,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2029		Void	-	-	$6,200,000	-	-	-	$6,200,000	1.70%	-	2029 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $6,200,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $6,200,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $6,200,000 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $6,200,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $6,200,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Bonus	Restructure Bonus	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Cash Remaining
2024	29		$1,125,000	$28,875,000	-	-	-	$32,500,000	$32,500,000	$116,503,780
2025	30		$2,000,000	-	$31,000,000	$10,000,000	$3,780	$44,003,780	$76,503,780	$84,003,780
2026	31		$10,000,000	-	-	$30,000,000	-	$40,000,000	$116,503,780	$40,000,000
2027	32	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$116,503,780	-
2028	33	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$116,503,780	-
2029	34	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$116,503,780	-

Contract Notes

$40M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2024 salary + $10M of 2025 salary)
Additional $10M of 2025 compensation becomes fully guaranteed 3/16/2025 (injury guaranteed at sign)
$13M of 2026 salary was fully guaranteed per a 7/28/2025 renegotiation
2027-2028 years automatically void 23 days before the 2027 league year
Annual Performance Incentives
Top 5 Passer Rating: $500,000 (earned 2024)
Top 10 NFL or Top 5 NFC in Completion %: $500,000 (earned 2024)
Top 10 NFL or Top 5 NFC in Yards/Attempt: $500,000 (earned 2024)
Improved at Passer Rating, Comp. %, Int. %, Total Yards, Yards/Att, TD Passes AND Top 10 NFL or Top 5 NFC in TD Passes: $500,000 (earned 2024)
Improved at Passer Rating, Comp. %, Int. %, Total Yards, Yards/Att, TD Passes AND Top 10 NFL or Top 5 NFC in Passing Yards: $500,000 (earned 2024)
Annual Playoff Incentives (non-cumulative)
Team Improvement Yards/Rush + Wild Card Win (75% snaps): $500,000
Divisional Round Win (75% snaps): $1.25M
Conference Championship Win (75% snaps): $1.75M
Super Bowl Win (75% snaps): $2.5M

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2023 Free Agent

Contract Terms:

1 yr(s) / $4,000,000

Average Salary:

$4,000,000

Signing Bonus:

$2,875,000

GTD at Sign:

$4,000,000

Total GTD:

$4,000,000

Free Agent:

2024 / UFA

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2018-2022 Rookie

Contract Terms:

4 yr(s) / $32,682,980

Average Salary:

$8,170,745

Signing Bonus:

$21,849,440

GTD at Sign:

$32,682,980

Total GTD:

$32,682,980

Free Agent:

2023 / UFA

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Seasons

8 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$131,760,454

Earnings w/ Different Teams

4 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2018	23	Active	$22,329,440	$22,329,440
2019	24	Active	$1,996,971	$24,326,411
2020	25	Active	$3,615,494	$27,941,905
2021	26	Injured	$5,106,770	$33,048,675
2022	27	Retained Retained Active / Club Exercised	$10,500,000 $3,508,555 $1,349,444	$43,548,675 $47,057,230 $48,406,674
2023	28	Active	$6,850,000	$55,256,674
2024	29	Active	$32,500,000	$87,756,674
2025	30	Active	$44,003,780	$131,760,454
Total			$131,760,454	$131,760,454
2026	31	Active	$40,000,000
Total			$171,760,454

Earnings Per Team

Years	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
5	$13,220,000	$21,849,440	$8,373,540	-	-	$105,695	$43,548,675
1	$3,508,556	-	-	-	-	-	$3,508,555
1	$1,349,444	-	-	-	-	-	$1,349,444
3	$4,250,000	$31,750,000	$10,000,000	$31,000,000	$3,780	$6,350,000	$83,353,780

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Workout	Incentives	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2018	23	$480,000	$21,849,440					$22,329,440	$22,329,440
2019	24	$570,000			$1,395,590		$31,381	$1,996,971	$24,326,411
2020	25	$750,000			$2,791,180		$74,314	$3,615,494	$27,941,905
2021	26	$920,000			$4,186,770			$5,106,770	$33,048,675
2022	27	$10,500,000 $3,508,556 $1,349,444						$10,500,000 $3,508,555 $1,349,444	$43,548,675 $47,057,230 $48,406,674
2023	28	$1,125,000	$2,875,000				$2,850,000	$6,850,000	$55,256,674
2024	29	$1,125,000	$28,875,000				$2,500,000	$32,500,000	$87,756,674
2025	30	$2,000,000		$31,000,000	$10,000,000	$3,780	$1,000,000	$44,003,780	$131,760,454
Total		$22,328,000	$53,599,440	$31,000,000	$18,373,540	$3,780	$6,455,695	$131,760,454	$131,760,454
2026	31	$10,000,000			$30,000,000			$40,000,000
Total		$32,328,000	$53,599,440	$31,000,000	$48,373,540	$3,780	$6,455,695	$171,760,454

Earnings Per Team

Years	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
5	$13,220,000	$21,849,440	$8,373,540	-	-	$105,695	$43,548,675
1	$3,508,556	-	-	-	-	-	$3,508,555
1	$1,349,444	-	-	-	-	-	$1,349,444
3	$4,250,000	$31,750,000	$10,000,000	$31,000,000	$3,780	$6,350,000	$83,353,780

Injuries

Year		Weeks	Reason
2021	CLE	15 - 15	COVID-19
2021	CLE	18 - 18	Shoulder
2020	CLE	9 - 9	COVID-19

Apr 03, 2025 Converted $18M of 2025 salary into signing bonus creating $14.4M of cap with Tampa Bay (TB)
Oct 25, 2024 Fined $11,255 Excessive Facemask against Baltimore (BAL)
Mar 10, 2024 Signed a 3 year $100 million contract extension with Tampa Bay (TB)
Mar 15, 2023 Signed a 1 year $4 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
Dec 06, 2022 Claimed off waivers by Los Angeles (LAR)
Dec 05, 2022 Waived by Carolina (CAR)
Jul 06, 2022 Traded to Carolina (CAR) from Cleveland (CLE) for 2024 5th round pick (#136 - traded)
Apr 23, 2021 Cleveland (CLE) exercised an $18.858 million option for 2022
Jul 24, 2018 Signed a 4 year $32.6 million contract with Cleveland (CLE)
Apr 26, 2018 Drafted by Cleveland (CLE): Round 1 (#1 overall)

Fines

Date	Reason	Fine Amount
Dec 05, 2025	Obscene Gesture against Arizona (ARI)	$14,491
Oct 25, 2024	Excessive Facemask against Baltimore (BAL)	$11,255
Dec 28, 2018	Taunting against Cincinnati (CIN)	$10,026
Fines: 3		$35,772

Year	Team	GP	GS	Snaps	Snaps%	Pass Attempts	Pass Completions	Pass Completion %	Pass Yards	Pass Yards/Gm	Pass Touchdowns	Pass Interceptions	Pass Rating	Rush Attempts	Rush Yards	Rush Touchdowns	Fum
2025	TB	17	17	1,099	96.83	543	343	63.2	3,693	217.2	26	11	90.58	55	382	1	11
2024	TB	17	17	1,123	98.51	570	407	71.4	4,500	264.7	41	16	106.76	60	378	3	12
2023	TB	17	17	1,100	99.82	566	364	64.3	4,044	237.9	28	10	94.57	62	163	1	8
2022	LAR	12	10	649	63.38	335	201	60.0	2,163	180.3	10	8	78.99	31	89	1	9
2021	CLE	14	14	877	79.22	418	253	60.5	3,010	215.0	17	13	83.12	37	134	1	6
2020	CLE	16	16	1,046	98.59	486	305	62.8	3,563	222.7	26	8	95.90	54	165	1	8
2019	CLE	16	16	1,062	99.30	534	317	59.4	3,827	239.2	22	21	78.76	28	141	3	6
2018	CLE	14	13	907	83.10	486	310	63.8	3,725	266.1	27	14	93.69	39	131	0	7

Calculated Market Value

$53.6M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

4 years, $214,412,080
Avg. Salary: $53,603,020
NFL Rank: 5
QB Rank: 5

Current Contract

Free Agent: 2027
Avg. Salary: $33,333,333
NFL Rank: 30
QB Rank: 20

Comparable Players

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

Player	Length	Value	Avg. Salary	Age When Signed
Dak Prescott	4	$240,000,000	$60,000,000	31
Jared Goff	4	$212,000,000	$53,000,000	29
Kirk Cousins	4	$180,000,000	$45,000,000	35
Matthew Stafford	2	$84,000,000	$42,000,000	37
Averages	4	$179,000,000	$50,000,000	33.0

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Mayfield's current age (30), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length	Value	Avg. Salary
7	$322,285,712	$46,040,816

Statistical Comparisons

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

Player	GP%	Pass Yds/Gm	Pass TD/Gm	Pass INT/Gm	Pass Comp%	Pass Rat	Rush Yds/Gm	Rating
Dak Prescott 2022-2023	85.29	254.34	2.03	0.83	67.85	98.50	14.62	81.40
Jared Goff 2022-2023	100.00	265.09	1.74	0.56	66.20	98.62	2.76	78.40
Kirk Cousins 2022-2023	73.53	275.12	1.88	0.76	67.70	98.12	4.88	81.75
Matthew Stafford 2023-2024	91.18	249.26	1.42	0.61	64.20	93.07	3.42	80.30
Average	87.50	260.95	1.77	0.69	66.49	97.08	6.42	80.46
Baker Mayfield 2024-2025	100.00	240.97	1.97	0.79	67.30	98.67	22.35	78.00
Pct Change	14.29	-7.66	11.30	-14.49	1.22	1.64	248.13	-3.06
Median Prime % Change								1.43%
Average Prime % Change								31.42%

Calculated Market Value: Baker Mayfield

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
4 years, $214,412,080	$53,603,020

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