Jessie Bates III

Atlanta Falcons, Safety

Age: 29y-0m-8d (Feb 26, 1997)

Exp: 8 Years

Country: US

College: Wake Forest

Drafted: Round 2 (#54 overall), 2018

Agent(s): David Mulugheta (Athletes First)

2026 Cap Hit

$24,770,000

2026 Cash

$14,020,000

Career Earnings

$70,033,681

2023-2026 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Jessie Bates III signed a 4 year, $64,020,000 contract with the Atlanta Falcons, including $18,000,000 signing bonus, $36,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $16,005,000. In 2026, Bates III will earn a base salary of $13,020,000 and a roster bonus of $1,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $24,770,000 and a dead cap value of $18,250,000.

Contract Terms:

4 yr(s) / $64,020,000

Average Salary:

$16,005,000

Signing Bonus:

$18,000,000

GTD at Sign:

$36,000,000

Total GTD:

$36,000,000

Free Agent:

2027 / UFA

MANAGE CONTRACT

Year	Age	Status	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2023	26		$9,500,000	4.23%	$23,112,346	$23,112,346	$36,000,000
2024	27		$10,000,000	3.92%	$13,146,928	$36,259,274	$26,500,000
2025	28		$12,258,505	4.39%	$14,008,505	$50,267,779	$29,008,505
2026	29		$24,770,000	8.22%	$14,020,000	$64,287,779	$18,250,000
2027	30	Void UFA	$7,500,000	2.35%	-	$64,287,779	$7,500,000
2028		Void	-	-	-	$64,287,779	-
2029		Void	-	-	-	$64,287,779	-

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Restructure Proration	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cap Hit	Cap % League	Dead Cap
2023	26		$1,080,000	$4,500,000	-	$3,920,000	-	$9,500,000	4.23%	$36,000,000
2024	27		$1,750,000	$4,500,000	$3,750,000	-	-	$10,000,000	3.92%	$26,500,000
2025	28		$1,500,000	$4,500,000	$6,250,000	-	$8,505	$12,258,505	4.39%	$29,008,505
2026	29		$13,020,000	$4,500,000	$6,250,000	$1,000,000	-	$24,770,000	8.22%	$18,250,000	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE Today → 03/15/2026 2026 Dead Cap: $18,250,000 2026 Cap Savings: $6,520,000 03/15/2026 → 06/01/2026 2026 Dead Cap: $19,250,000 2026 Cap Savings: $5,520,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $18,250,000 2026 Savings: $6,520,000 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: $10,750,000 2027 Dead Cap: $7,500,000 2026 Savings: $14,020,000 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 03/15/2026 → 06/01/2026 2026 Dead Cap: $11,750,000 2027 Dead Cap: $7,500,000 2026 Cap Savings: $13,020,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $11,750,000 2027 Dead Cap: $7,500,000 2026 Savings: $13,020,000 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	30	Void UFA	-	-	$2,500,000	-	-	$7,500,000	2.35%	$7,500,000	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $7,500,000 2027 Savings: $0 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $7,500,000 2027 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 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $7,500,000 2027 Savings: $7,500,000 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: $7,500,000 2027 Savings: $7,500,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $7,500,000 2027 Savings: $7,500,000 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	-	-	$2,500,000	-	-	-	-	-	2028 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $0 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 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 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 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 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $0 POST-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 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.
2029		Void	-	-	$2,500,000	-	-	-	-	-	2029 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $0 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 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 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 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 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $0 POST-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 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	Restructure Bonus	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Cash Remaining
2023	26		$1,080,000	$18,000,000	-	$3,920,000	-	$23,112,346	$23,112,346	$64,287,779
2024	27		$1,750,000	-	$11,250,000	-	-	$13,146,928	$36,259,274	$41,175,433
2025	28		$1,500,000	-	$12,500,000	-	$8,505	$14,008,505	$50,267,779	$28,028,505
2026	29		$13,020,000	-	-	$1,000,000	-	$14,020,000	$64,287,779	$14,020,000
2027	30	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$64,287,779	-
2028	31	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$64,287,779	-
2029	32	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$64,287,779	-

Contract Notes

$36M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2023 salary + 2024 salary)
2026 Roster Bonus: $1M (5th league day of 2026)

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2022-2022 Franchise Tag

Contract Terms:

1 yr(s) / $12,911,000

Average Salary:

$12,911,000

Signing Bonus:

N/A

GTD at Sign:

$12,911,000

Total GTD:

$12,911,000

Free Agent:

2023 / UFA

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2018-2021 Rookie

Contract Terms:

4 yr(s) / $4,947,814

Average Salary:

$1,236,954

Signing Bonus:

$1,678,410

GTD at Sign:

$2,383,311

Total GTD:

$2,383,311

Free Agent:

2022 / UFA

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Seasons

8 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$70,033,681

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Awards
2018	21	Active	$2,158,410	$2,158,410
2019	22	Active	$913,149	$3,071,559
2020	23	Active	$1,350,343	$4,421,902
2021	24	Active	$2,433,000	$6,854,902
2022	25	Active	$12,911,000	$19,765,902
2023	26	Active	$23,112,346	$42,878,248	Nfc Pro Bowl:FS All NFL (2nd)
2024	27	Active	$13,146,928	$56,025,176
2025	28	Active	$14,008,505	$70,033,681	All NFL (2nd)
Total			$70,033,681	$70,033,681
2026	29	Active	$14,020,000
Total			$84,053,681

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
5		$17,458,702	$1,678,410	-	-	-	$628,790	$19,765,902
3		$4,330,000	$18,000,000	$3,920,000	$23,750,000	$8,505	$259,274	$50,267,779

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Workout	Incentives	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2018	21	$480,000	$1,678,410					$2,158,410	$2,158,410
2019	22	$704,901					$208,248	$913,149	$3,071,559
2020	23	$929,801					$420,542	$1,350,343	$4,421,902
2021	24	$2,433,000						$2,433,000	$6,854,902
2022	25	$12,911,000						$12,911,000	$19,765,902
2023	26	$1,080,000	$18,000,000		$3,920,000		$112,346	$23,112,346	$42,878,248
2024	27	$1,750,000		$11,250,000			$146,928	$13,146,928	$56,025,176
2025	28	$1,500,000		$12,500,000		$8,505		$14,008,505	$70,033,681
Total		$21,788,702	$19,678,410	$23,750,000	$3,920,000	$8,505	$888,064	$70,033,681	$70,033,681
2026	29	$13,020,000			$1,000,000			$14,020,000
Total		$34,808,702	$19,678,410	$23,750,000	$4,920,000	$8,505	$888,064	$84,053,681

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
5		$17,458,702	$1,678,410	-	-	-	$628,790	$19,765,902
3		$4,330,000	$18,000,000	$3,920,000	$23,750,000	$8,505	$259,274	$50,267,779

Dec 26, 2025 Fined $17,389 Hit on a Defenseless Receiver against Arizona (ARI)
Nov 14, 2025 Fined $11,593 Taunting against Indianapolis (IND)
Aug 29, 2025 Converted $12.5M of 2025 salary into signing bonus, adding 3 void year, clearing $10M of cap with Atlanta (ATL)
Nov 01, 2024 Fined $11,255 Taunting against Tampa Bay (TB)
Sep 04, 2024 Converted $11.25M of 2024 salary into signing bonus, clearing $7.5M of cap with Houston (HOU)
Nov 03, 2023 Fined $21,855 Impermissible Use of the Helmet against Tennessee (TEN)
Mar 13, 2023 Signed a 4 year $64.02 million contract with Atlanta (ATL)
Dec 09, 2022 Fined $50,000 Faking an injury against Kansas City (KC)
Mar 07, 2022 Signed a 1 year $12.911 million franchise tag by Cincinnati (CIN)
Nov 06, 2020 Fined $20,000 Hit to a defensless receiver against Adam Humphries (TEN)
Nov 01, 2019 Fined $28,075 Hit to a defenseless receiver against Brandin Cooks (LAR)
May 12, 2018 Signed a 4 year $4.94 million contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
Apr 27, 2018 Drafted by Cincinnati (CIN): Round 2 (#54 overall)

Fines

Date	Reason	Fine Amount
Dec 26, 2025	Hit on a Defenseless Receiver against Arizona (ARI)	$17,389
Nov 14, 2025	Taunting against Indianapolis (IND)	$11,593
Nov 01, 2024	Taunting against Tampa Bay (TB)	$11,255
Nov 03, 2023	Impermissible Use of the Helmet against Tennessee (TEN)	$21,855
Dec 09, 2022	Faking an injury against Kansas City (KC)	$50,000
Nov 06, 2020	Hit to a defensless receiver against Adam Humphries (TEN)	$20,000
Nov 01, 2019	Hit to a defenseless receiver against Brandin Cooks (LAR)	$28,075
Fines: 7		$160,167

Year	Team	GP	GS	Snaps	Snaps%	Sack	Tackles Total	Tackles Solo	Tackles Assisted	FFum	Int
2025	ATL	17	17	1,092	99.64	0	98	57	41	1	3
2024	ATL	17	17	1,095	95.80	1	102	62	40	4	4
2023	ATL	17	17	1,133	100.44	0	132	89	43	3	6
2022	CIN	16	16	1,017	91.95	0	71	38	33	1	4
2021	CIN	15	9	953	86.79	0	88	67	21	0	1
2020	CIN	16	0	1,050	97.58	0	109	78	31	1	3
2019	CIN	16	0	1,083	99.40	0	99	70	29	1	3
2018	CIN	16	0	1,114	99.90	0	111	73	38	0	3

Calculated Market Value

$16.7M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

3 years, $50,201,964
Avg. Salary: $16,733,988
NFL Rank: 162
S Rank: 8

Current Contract

Free Agent: 2027
Avg. Salary: $16,005,000
NFL Rank: 166
S Rank: 9

Comparable Players

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

Player	Length	Value	Avg. Salary	Age When Signed
Kyle Dugger	4	$58,000,000	$14,500,000	28
Amani Hooker	3	$40,500,000	$13,500,000	27
Josh Metellus	3	$36,000,000	$12,000,000	27
Budda Baker	3	$54,000,000	$18,000,000	28
Averages	3	$47,125,000	$14,500,000	27.5

Base Calculated Value

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

Length	Value	Avg. Salary
3	$45,090,909	$15,030,303

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Bates III statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, Snaps %, Tackles/Gm, Int/Gm, Catch Rate/Yr, Rating

Player	GP%	Snaps %	Tackles/Gm	Int/Gm	Catch Rate/Yr	Rating
Kyle Dugger 2022-2023	94.12	88.90	3.66	0.16	70.95	70.05
Amani Hooker 2023-2024	79.41	80.22	4.11	0.22	74.30	66.30
Josh Metellus 2023-2024	100.00	89.13	4.03	0.09	82.25	68.85
Budda Baker 2022-2023	79.41	74.04	4.93	0.07	70.25	69.65
Average	88.24	83.07	4.18	0.14	74.44	68.71
Jessie Bates III 2024-2025	100.00	97.72	3.50	0.21	69.60	72.35
Pct Change	13.33	17.64	-16.27	50.00	6.50	5.30
Median Prime % Change						9.92%
Average Prime % Change						12.75%

Calculated Market Value: Jessie Bates III

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
3 years, $50,201,964	$16,733,988

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