D’Ernest Johnson

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Jaguars, RB Age: 28-38d Exp: 4 Years
Undrafted: 2019, Browns College: South Florida Agent(s): Rosenhaus Sports

 
  • Current Contract

    D’Ernest Johnson signed a 1 year, $1,275,000 contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, including a $25,000 signing bonus, $225,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,275,000. In 2024, Johnson will earn a base salary of $1,125,000, a signing bonus of $25,000, a roster bonus of $100,000 and a workout bonus of $25,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,135,000 and a dead cap value of $225,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,275,000
    Signing Bonus $25,000
    Average Salary $1,275,000
    Total Guarantees $225,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $225,000
    Free Agent: 2025 / UFA
      Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details  
    Year   Age Base Salary Signing Roster Workout Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV
    2024 Contract details by year 28 $1,125,000 $25,000 $100,000 $25,000 $1,135,000 $225,000 $1,275,000($1,275,000) $1,275,000
    Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $225,000 2024 Cap Savings: $910,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $125,000 2024 Cap Savings: $1,010,000 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $225,000 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $910,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $125,000 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $1,010,000
    2025 Free Agent Year 29 UFA  
    Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

    Previous Contracts

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    2023-2023

    D’Ernest Johnson signed a 1 year, $1,232,500 contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, including a $50,000 signing bonus, $50,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,232,500. In 2024, Johnson will earn a base salary of $1,125,000, a signing bonus of $25,000, a roster bonus of $100,000 and a workout bonus of $25,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,135,000 and a dead cap value of $225,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,232,500
    Signing Bonus $50,000
    Average Salary $1,232,500
    Total Guarantees $50,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $50,000
    Free Agent: 2024 / UFA

    2022-2022

    D’Ernest Johnson signed a 1 year, $1,216,500 contract with the Cleveland Browns, including a $151,500 signing bonus, $729,125 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,216,500. In 2024, Johnson will earn a base salary of $1,125,000, a signing bonus of $25,000, a roster bonus of $100,000 and a workout bonus of $25,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,135,000 and a dead cap value of $225,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,216,500
    Signing Bonus $151,500
    Average Salary $1,216,500
    Total Guarantees $729,125
    Guaranteed at Signing $729,125
    Free Agent: 2023 / UFA

    2019-2021Entry Level

    D’Ernest Johnson signed a 3 year, $1,755,000 contract with the Cleveland Browns, including an average annual salary of $585,000. In 2024, Johnson will earn a base salary of $1,125,000, a signing bonus of $25,000, a roster bonus of $100,000 and a workout bonus of $25,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,135,000 and a dead cap value of $225,000.
    Contract: 3 yr(s) / $1,755,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $585,000
    Total Guarantees -
    Guaranteed at Signing -
    Free Agent: 2022 / RFA
  • Estimated Career Earnings

    Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings
    2019 Player Cash Earnings $495,000 - - - - - $127,544 $622,544
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $675,000 - - - - - $142,649 $817,649
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $850,000 - - - - - - $850,000
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $1,065,000 $151,500 - - - - - $1,216,500
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $1,080,000 $50,000 - - - - - $1,232,500
    5 seasons $4,165,000 $201,500 - - - - $270,193 $4,739,193
    2024 Player Cash Earnings $1,125,000 $25,000 $100,000 $25,000 - - - $1,275,000
    $5,290,000 $226,500 $100,000 $25,000 - - $270,193 $6,014,193
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    4 seasons Player Cash Earnings $3,085,000 $151,500 - - - - $270,193 $3,506,693
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings $1,080,000 $50,000 - - - - - $1,232,500
  • Transactions

    Mar 12 2024Signed a 1 year $1.27 million contract with Jacksonville (JAC)
    Mar 22 2023Signed a 1 year $1.232 million contract with Jacksonville (JAC)
    Jun 14 2022Signed a 1 year $1.2 million restructured contract with Cleveland (CLE)
    Mar 11 2022Assigned a 1 year $2.443 million tender by Cleveland (CLE)
    May 16 2019Signed a contract with Cleveland (CLE)
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    Statistics

    Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Rush Att Rush Yds Yds/Att Rush TD Rec Rec Yds Rec TD Fum Prod Pts
    2023 JAX 17 17 179 17.4 41 108 2.6 0 10 140 0 0 24.8
    2022 CLE 15 15 35 3.4 4 17 4.2 0 3 7 0 0 2.4
    2021 CLE 17 17 2 331 29.9 100 534 5.3 3 19 137 0 1 85.1
    2020 CLE 16 16 81 7.6 33 166 5 0 3 14 0 1 18
    2019 CLE 16 16 48 4.5 4 21 5.2 0 6 71 0 0 9.2
    Totals 81 81 2 674 - 182 846 4.6 3 41 369 0 2 139.50