Courtland Sutton

Denver Broncos, Wide Receiver

Age: 30y-4m-26d (Oct 10, 1995)

Exp: 8 Years

Country: US

College: Southern Methodist

Drafted: Round 2 (#40 overall), 2018

Agent(s): Jacob Presser (Milk & Honey Sports)

2026 Cap Hit

$13,975,000

2026 Cash

$17,500,000

Career Earnings

$77,727,862

2025-2029 Extension (CURRENT)

Courtland Sutton signed a 4 year, $92,000,000 contract with the Denver Broncos, including $18,500,000 signing bonus, $41,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $23,000,000. In 2026, Sutton will earn a base salary of $4,735,000 and a signing bonus of $12,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $13,975,000 and a dead cap value of $39,425,000.

Contract Terms:

4 yr(s) / $92,000,000

Average Salary:

$23,000,000

Signing Bonus:

$18,500,000

GTD at Sign:

$40,000,000

Total GTD:

$41,000,000

Free Agent:

2030 / UFA

MANAGE CONTRACT

Year	Age	Status	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2025	30		$13,908,190	4.98%	$22,508,190	$22,508,190	$53,333,190
2026	31		$13,975,000	4.61%	$17,500,000	$40,008,190	$39,425,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $40,008,190; $15,850,000 DEAD CAP
2027	32		$28,475,000	8.94%	$20,000,000	$60,008,190	$15,850,000
2028	33		$29,975,000	8.96%	$21,500,000	$81,508,190	$9,775,000
2029	34		$30,600,000	8.39%	$24,500,000	$106,008,190	$3,700,000
2030	35	Void UFA	$2,400,000	0.60%	-	$106,008,190	-
2031		Void	-	-	-	$106,008,190	-

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Restructure Proration	Active/GM Roster Bonus	Option Proration	Workout Bonus	Cap Hit	Cap % League	Dead Cap
2025	30		$4,000,000	$4,900,000	$5,000,000	-	-	$8,190	$13,908,190	4.98%	$53,333,190
2026	31		$4,735,000	$3,700,000	$2,375,000	$765,000	$2,400,000	-	$13,975,000	4.61%	$39,425,000	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $39,425,000 2026 Savings: $-25,450,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $21,925,000 2026 Savings: $-7,950,000 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: $23,575,000 2027 Dead Cap: $15,850,000 2026 Savings: $-9,600,000 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: $23,575,000 2027 Dead Cap: $15,850,000 2026 Savings: $-9,600,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $18,075,000 2027 Dead Cap: $15,850,000 2026 Savings: $-4,100,000 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.
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $40,008,190; $15,850,000 DEAD CAP
2027	32		$19,235,000	$3,700,000	$2,375,000	$765,000	$2,400,000	-	$28,475,000	8.94%	$15,850,000	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $15,850,000 2027 Savings: $12,625,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $15,850,000 2027 Savings: $12,625,000 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: $6,075,000 2028 Dead Cap: $9,775,000 2027 Savings: $22,400,000 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: $6,075,000 2028 Dead Cap: $9,775,000 2027 Savings: $22,400,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $6,075,000 2028 Dead Cap: $9,775,000 2027 Savings: $22,400,000 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	33		$20,735,000	$3,700,000	$2,375,000	$765,000	$2,400,000	-	$29,975,000	8.96%	$9,775,000	2028 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $9,775,000 2028 Savings: $20,200,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $9,775,000 2028 Savings: $20,200,000 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 2028 Dead Cap: $6,075,000 2029 Dead Cap: $3,700,000 2028 Savings: $23,900,000 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: $6,075,000 2029 Dead Cap: $3,700,000 2028 Savings: $23,900,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $6,075,000 2029 Dead Cap: $3,700,000 2028 Savings: $23,900,000 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	34		$23,735,000	$3,700,000	-	$765,000	$2,400,000	-	$30,600,000	8.39%	$3,700,000	2029 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $3,700,000 2029 Savings: $26,900,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $3,700,000 2029 Savings: $26,900,000 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: $3,700,000 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $26,900,000 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: $3,700,000 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $26,900,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $3,700,000 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $26,900,000 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.
2030	35	Void UFA	-	-	-	-	$2,400,000	-	$2,400,000	0.60%	-	2030 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,400,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,400,000 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 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,400,000 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 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,400,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,400,000 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.
2031		Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2031 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Savings: $0 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Savings: $0 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 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2032 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Savings: $0 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 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2032 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Savings: $0 POST-6/1 TRADE 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2032 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Savings: $0 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	Active/Gm Roster Bonus	Option Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Cash Remaining
2025	30		$4,000,000	$18,500,000	-	-	$8,190	$22,508,190	$22,508,190	$106,008,190
2026	31		$4,735,000	-	$765,000	$12,000,000	-	$17,500,000	$40,008,190	$83,500,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $40,008,190; $15,850,000 DEAD CAP
2027	32		$19,235,000	-	$765,000	-	-	$20,000,000	$60,008,190	$66,000,000
2028	33		$20,735,000	-	$765,000	-	-	$21,500,000	$81,508,190	$46,000,000
2029	34		$23,735,000	-	$765,000	-	-	$24,500,000	$106,008,190	$24,500,000
2030	35	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$106,008,190	-
2031	36	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$106,008,190	-

Contract Notes

$40M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2025 salary + 2026 compensation)
$1M of 2027 salary fully guarantees the 5th league day of 2027 (injury guaranteed at sign)
2026 Option Bonus: $12M
Per Game Active Bonus: $45,000 ($765,000)
2030-2031 years automatically void 10 days before the 2030 league year

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2021-2025 Rookie Extension

Contract Terms:

4 yr(s) / $60,800,000

Average Salary:

$15,200,000

Signing Bonus:

$6,000,000

GTD at Sign:

$18,000,000

Total GTD:

$34,900,000

Free Agent:

2026 / UFA

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2018-2021 Rookie

Contract Terms:

4 yr(s) / $6,841,920

Average Salary:

$1,710,480

Signing Bonus:

$3,055,942

GTD at Sign:

$3,846,938

Total GTD:

$3,846,938

Free Agent:

2022 / UFA

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Seasons

8 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$77,727,862

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Awards
2018	23	Active	$3,664,802	$3,664,802
2019	24	Active	$790,996	$4,455,798
2020	25	Injured	$1,110,298	$5,566,096
2021	26	Active	$8,183,000	$13,749,096
2022	27	Active	$12,000,000	$25,749,096
2023	28	Active	$14,470,576	$40,219,672
2024	29	Active	$15,000,000	$55,219,672
2025	30	Active	$22,508,190	$77,727,862	Afc Pro Bowl:WR
Total			$77,727,862	$77,727,862
2026	31	Active	$17,500,000
2027	32	Active	$20,000,000
2028	33	Active	$21,500,000
2029	34	Active	$24,500,000
Total			$161,227,862

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
8		$25,180,989	$27,555,942	-	$22,375,000	$8,190	$1,637,165	$77,727,862

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Roster	Option	Workout	Incentives	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2018	23	$480,000	$3,055,942				$128,860	$3,664,802	$3,664,802
2019	24	$790,996						$790,996	$4,455,798
2020	25	$1,101,993					$8,305	$1,110,298	$5,566,096
2021	26	$2,183,000	$6,000,000					$8,183,000	$13,749,096
2022	27	$1,500,000		$10,500,000				$12,000,000	$25,749,096
2023	28	$14,000,000						$14,470,576	$40,219,672
2024	29	$1,125,000		$11,875,000			$1,500,000	$15,000,000	$55,219,672
2025	30	$4,000,000	$18,500,000			$8,190		$22,508,190	$77,727,862
Total		$25,180,989	$27,555,942	$22,375,000		$8,190	$1,637,165	$77,727,862	$77,727,862
2026	31	$4,735,000			$12,000,000			$17,500,000
2027	32	$19,235,000						$20,000,000
2028	33	$20,735,000						$21,500,000
2029	34	$23,735,000						$24,500,000
Total		$93,620,989	$27,555,942	$22,375,000	$12,000,000	$8,190	$1,637,165	$161,227,862

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
8		$25,180,989	$27,555,942	-	$22,375,000	$8,190	$1,637,165	$77,727,862

Injuries

Year		Weeks	Reason
2020	DEN	3 - 17	Knee (ACL)

Jul 28, 2025 Signed a 4 year $92 million contract extension with Denver (DEN)
Sep 04, 2024 Converted $11.79M of 2024 salary into signing bonus, adding 3 void years, clearing $9.4M of cap with Denver (DEN)
Jul 25, 2024 Signed a renegotiated contract with Denver (DEN)
Nov 25, 2022 Fined $15,914 Blindside Block against Las Vegas (LV)
Sep 23, 2022 Fined $10,609 Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Houston (HOU)
Nov 22, 2021 Signed a 4 year $60.8 million contract extension with Denver (DEN)
May 10, 2018 Signed a 4 year $6.84 million contract with Denver (DEN)
Apr 27, 2018 Drafted by Denver (DEN): Round 2 (#40 overall)

Fines

Date	Reason	Fine Amount
Nov 25, 2022	Blindside Block against Las Vegas (LV)	$15,914
Sep 23, 2022	Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Houston (HOU)	$10,609
Fines: 2		$26,523

Year	Team	GP	GS	Snaps	Snaps%	Rec Receptions	Rec Yards	Rec Touchdowns	Fum
2025	DEN	17	16	975	85.45	74	1,017	7	0
2024	DEN	17	12	888	80.65	81	1,081	8	1
2023	DEN	16	14	782	72.95	59	772	10	3
2022	DEN	15	15	882	77.64	64	829	2	0
2021	DEN	17	16	920	85.11	58	776	2	0
2020	DEN	1	1	31	2.88	3	66	0	0
2019	DEN	16	14	943	92.00	72	1,112	6	2
2018	DEN	16	9	819	80.80	42	704	4	0

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