Active (Knee)
Jones was limited in practice on Wednesday heading into Week 5 versus the Bills.
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Current Contract
Zay Jones signed a 3 year, $24,000,000 contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, including a $5,500,000 signing bonus, $14,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $8,000,000. In 2023, Jones will earn a base salary of $1,080,000, a restructure bonus of $5,920,000 and a workout bonus of $500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $5,817,909 and a dead cap value of $11,166,668.Contract: 3 yr(s) / $24,000,000 Signing Bonus $5,500,000 Average Salary $8,000,000 Total Guarantees $14,000,000 Guaranteed at Signing $14,000,000 Free Agent: 2025 / UFA Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details Year Age Base Salary Signing Roster Roster/Gm Workout Restructure Misc. Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV 2022 27 $1,500,000 $1,833,333 $500,000 - $500,000 - - $4,333,333 $14,500,000 $8,720,576($8,720,576) $8,720,576 Pre-6/1 Release 2022 Dead Cap: $14,500,000 2022 Cap Savings: $-10,166,667 Pre-6/1 Trade 2022 Dead Cap: $6,000,000 2022 Cap Savings: $-1,666,667 Post-6/1 Release 2022 Dead Cap: $10,833,333 2023 Dead Cap: $3,666,667 2022 Cap Savings: $-6,500,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2022 Dead Cap: $2,333,333 2023 Dead Cap: $3,666,667 2022 Cap Savings: $2,000,000 2023 28 $1,080,000 $1,833,333 - $470,576 $500,000 $1,184,000 $750,000 $5,817,909 $11,166,668 $8,000,000($16,720,576) $8,360,288 Pre-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $11,166,668 2023 Cap Savings: $-5,348,759 Pre-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $10,086,668 2023 Cap Savings: $-4,268,759 Post-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $4,597,334 2024 Dead Cap: $6,569,334 2023 Cap Savings: $1,220,575 Post-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $3,517,334 2024 Dead Cap: $6,569,334 2023 Cap Savings: $2,300,575 Potential Out: 2024, 2 yr, $16,720,576; $6,569,334 dead cap
2024 29 $7,000,000 $1,833,334 - $500,000 $500,000 $1,184,000 - $11,017,334 $6,569,334 $8,000,000($24,720,576) $8,240,192 Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $6,569,334 2024 Cap Savings: $4,448,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $6,569,334 2024 Cap Savings: $4,448,000 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $3,017,334 2025 Dead Cap: $3,552,000 2024 Cap Savings: $8,000,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $3,017,334 2025 Dead Cap: $3,552,000 2024 Cap Savings: $8,000,000 2025 30 - - - - - $1,184,000 - $3,552,000 $3,552,000 - Pre-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $3,552,000 2025 Cap Savings: $0 Pre-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $3,552,000 2025 Cap Savings: $0 Post-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Dead Cap: $3,552,000 2025 Cap Savings: $3,552,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Dead Cap: $3,552,000 2025 Cap Savings: $3,552,000 2026 31 - - - - - $1,184,000 - $1,184,000 - - Pre-6/1 Release 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $1,184,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $1,184,000 Post-6/1 Release 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $1,184,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $1,184,000 2027 32 - - - - - $1,184,000 - $1,184,000 - - Pre-6/1 Release 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Cap Savings: $1,184,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Cap Savings: $1,184,000 Post-6/1 Release 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Cap Savings: $1,184,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Cap Savings: $1,184,000 2025 33 UFA Contract Notes:- $14M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2022 salary + 2023 salary)
- Per Game Active Bonus: $29,411 ($500,000, 16 LTBE in 2023)
- Annual Incentives: $1M
80 receptions: $250,000 (earned 2022)
Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Previous Contracts
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2021-2021
Zay Jones signed a 1 year, $2,500,000 contract with the Las Vegas Raiders, including a $1,500,000 signing bonus, $2,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,500,000. In 2023, Jones will earn a base salary of $1,080,000, a restructure bonus of $5,920,000 and a workout bonus of $500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $5,817,909 and a dead cap value of $11,166,668.Contract: 1 yr(s) / $2,500,000 Signing Bonus $1,500,000 Average Salary $2,500,000 Total Guarantees $2,500,000 Guaranteed at Signing $2,500,000 Free Agent: 2022 / UFA 2017-2020Entry Level
Zay Jones signed a 4 year, $6,779,831 contract with the Buffalo Bills, including a $3,070,786 signing bonus, $3,843,960 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,694,958. In 2023, Jones will earn a base salary of $1,080,000, a restructure bonus of $5,920,000 and a workout bonus of $500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $5,817,909 and a dead cap value of $11,166,668.Contract: 4 yr(s) / $6,779,831 Signing Bonus $3,070,786 Average Salary $1,694,958 Total Guarantees $3,843,960 Guaranteed at Signing $3,843,960 Free Agent: 2021 / UFA -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings 2017 $465,000 $3,070,786 - - - - - $3,535,786 2018 $773,174 - - - - - - $773,174 2019 $728,009 - - - - - $17,646 $745,655 2019 $303,337 - - $50,000 - - - $353,337 2020 $1,339,522 - - $50,000 - - $135,603 $1,525,125 2021 $1,000,000 $1,500,000 - - - - - $2,500,000 2022 $1,500,000 $5,500,000 $470,576 $500,000 - - $750,000 $8,720,576 2023 $1,080,000 - - $500,000 $5,920,000 - - $8,000,000 7 seasons $7,189,042 $10,070,786 $470,576 $1,100,000 $5,920,000 - $903,249 $26,153,653 2024 $7,000,000 - - $500,000 - - - $8,000,000 $14,189,042 $10,070,786 $470,576 $1,600,000 $5,920,000 - $903,249 $34,153,653 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash 3 seasons $1,541,511 $3,070,786 - $50,000 - - - $4,662,297 1 seasons $728,009 - - - - - $17,646 $745,655 2 seasons $2,339,522 $1,500,000 - $50,000 - - $135,603 $4,025,125 2 seasons $2,580,000 $5,500,000 $470,576 $1,000,000 $5,920,000 - $750,000 $16,720,576 -
Fines
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10/05/2020, $15,000
Conduct Detrimental to the league
TOTAL: $15,000
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Transactions
Feb 28 2023Converted $5.92M of 2023 salary into signing bonus, adding 3 void years, clearing $4.73M of cap with Jacksonville (JAC)Mar 14 2022Signed a 3 year $24 million contract with Jacksonville (JAC)Mar 17 2021Signed a 1 year $2.5 million contract extension with Las Vegas (LV)Oct 5 2020Fined $15,000 Conduct Detrimental to the leagueOct 7 2019Traded to Oakland (OAK) from Buffalo (BUF) for 2021 5th round pick (#161 Tommy Doyle)May 18 2017Signed a 4 year $6.77 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)Apr 28 2017Drafted by Buffalo (BUF): Round 2 (#37 overall) -
2023 Player Rankings
A visual look at how Zay Jones ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.
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Statistics
Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Tgt Rec Rec Yds Yds/Rec Yds/Gm Rec TD Fum Drops Prod Pts 2023 JAX 2 2 2 106 50.7 13 5 55 11 27.50 1 0 0 11.5 2022 JAX 16 16 13 884 78.7 121 82 823 10 51.44 5 0 8 116.1 2021 LV 17 17 9 640 56.1 70 47 546 11.6 32.12 1 1 1 58.9 2020 LV 16 16 2 288 26.6 20 14 154 11 9.63 1 0 2 22.56 2019 OAK 15 15 9 643 45 27 216 8 14.40 0 0 0 21.9 2018 BUF 16 16 15 941 88.9 102 56 652 11.6 40.75 7 1 3 109.2 2017 BUF 15 15 10 793 75.2 74 27 316 11.7 21.07 2 0 5 43.6 Totals 97 97 60 4,295 - 445 258 2,762 10.7 28.47 17 2 19 383.76