Elgton Jenkins

Cleveland Browns, Center

Age: 30y-2m-17d (Dec 26, 1995)

Exp: 7 Years

Country: US

College: Mississippi State

Drafted: Round 2 (#44 overall), 2019

Agent(s): Damarius Bilbo, Kelton Crenshaw (Klutch Sports Group)

2026 Cap Hit

$4,320,000

2026 Cash

$12,000,000

Career Earnings

$57,083,965

2026-2027 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Elgton Jenkins signed a 2 year, $24,000,000 contract with the Cleveland Browns, including $9,600,000 signing bonus, $20,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $12,000,000. In 2026, Jenkins will earn a base salary of $1,300,000, a signing bonus of $9,600,000 and a workout bonus of $100,000, while carrying a cap hit of $4,320,000 and a dead cap value of $10,900,000.

Contract Terms:

2 yr(s) / $24,000,000

Average Salary:

$12,000,000

Signing Bonus:

$9,600,000

GTD at Sign:

Total GTD:

$20,000,000

Free Agent:

2028 / UFA

MANAGE CONTRACT

Year	Age	Status	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2026	31	Estimate	$4,320,000	1.43%	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	$10,900,000
2027	32	Estimate	$6,276,000	1.94%	$12,000,000	$24,000,000	$7,680,000
2028	33	Void UFA	$3,831,000	1.08%	-	$24,000,000	$5,760,000
2029		Void	$3,831,000	1.02%	-	$24,000,000	-
2030		Void	$3,831,000	0.96%	-	$24,000,000	-
2031		Void	$1,911,000	0.44%	-	$24,000,000	-

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Active/GM Roster Bonus	Option Proration	Workout Bonus	Cap Hit	Cap % League	Dead Cap
2026	31	Estimate	$1,300,000	$1,920,000	$1,000,000	-	$100,000	$4,320,000	1.43%	$10,900,000	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $10,900,000 2026 Savings: $-6,580,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $9,600,000 2026 Savings: $-5,280,000 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: $3,220,000 2027 Dead Cap: $7,680,000 2026 Savings: $1,100,000 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: $3,220,000 2027 Dead Cap: $7,680,000 2026 Savings: $1,100,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $1,920,000 2027 Dead Cap: $7,680,000 2026 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.
2027	32	Estimate	$1,345,000	$1,920,000	$1,000,000	$1,911,000	$100,000	$6,276,000	1.94%	$7,680,000	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $7,680,000 2027 Savings: $-1,404,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $7,680,000 2027 Savings: $-1,404,000 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: $1,920,000 2028 Dead Cap: $5,760,000 2027 Savings: $4,356,000 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: $1,920,000 2028 Dead Cap: $5,760,000 2027 Savings: $4,356,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $1,920,000 2028 Dead Cap: $5,760,000 2027 Savings: $4,356,000 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	Void UFA	-	$1,920,000	-	$1,911,000	-	$3,831,000	1.08%	$5,760,000	2028 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $5,760,000 2028 Savings: $-1,929,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $5,760,000 2028 Savings: $-1,929,000 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: $5,760,000 2028 Savings: $3,831,000 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: $5,760,000 2028 Savings: $3,831,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $5,760,000 2028 Savings: $3,831,000 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	-	$1,920,000	-	$1,911,000	-	$3,831,000	1.02%	-	2029 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $3,831,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $3,831,000 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: $3,831,000 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: $3,831,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $3,831,000 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		Void	-	$1,920,000	-	$1,911,000	-	$3,831,000	0.96%	-	2030 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $3,831,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $3,831,000 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: $3,831,000 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: $3,831,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $3,831,000 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	-	-	-	$1,911,000	-	$1,911,000	0.44%	-	2031 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Savings: $1,911,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Savings: $1,911,000 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 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2032 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Savings: $1,911,000 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 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2032 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Savings: $1,911,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2032 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Savings: $1,911,000 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	Active/Gm Roster Bonus	Option Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Cash Remaining
2026	31	Estimate	$1,300,000	$9,600,000	$1,000,000	-	$100,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	$24,000,000
2027	32	Estimate	$1,345,000	-	$1,000,000	$9,555,000	$100,000	$12,000,000	$24,000,000	$12,000,000
2028	33	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$24,000,000	-
2029	34	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$24,000,000	-
2030	35	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$24,000,000	-
2031	36	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$24,000,000	-

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2022-2026 Rookie Extension

Contract Terms:

4 yr(s) / $68,000,000

Average Salary:

$17,000,000

Signing Bonus:

$24,000,000

GTD at Sign:

$24,000,000

Total GTD:

$24,000,000

Free Agent:

2027 / UFA

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2019-2022 Rookie

Contract Terms:

4 yr(s) / $6,767,140

Average Salary:

$1,691,785

Signing Bonus:

$2,952,812

GTD at Sign:

$3,744,153

Total GTD:

$3,744,153

Free Agent:

2023 / UFA

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Seasons

7 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$57,083,965

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2019	24	Active	$3,447,812	$3,447,812
2020	25	Active	$1,183,497	$4,631,309
2021	26	Injured	$1,111,602	$5,742,911
2022	27	Active	$27,482,500	$33,225,411
2023	28	Active	$2,140,907	$35,366,318
2024	29	Active	$9,700,000	$45,066,318
2025	30	Injured	$12,017,647	$57,083,965
Total			$57,083,965	$57,083,965
2026	31	Active / estimate	$12,000,000
2027	32	Active / estimate	$12,000,000
Total			$81,083,965

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
7		$22,229,670	$26,952,812	$5,100,000	-	$1,000,000	$380,900	$57,083,965

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Restructure	Option	Workout	Incentives	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2019	24	$495,000	$2,952,812					$3,447,812	$3,447,812
2020	25	$802,597					$380,900	$1,183,497	$4,631,309
2021	26	$1,111,602						$1,111,602	$5,742,911
2022	27	$3,482,500	$24,000,000					$27,482,500	$33,225,411
2023	28	$1,137,971				$500,000		$2,140,907	$35,366,318
2024	29	$3,500,000		$5,100,000		$500,000		$9,700,000	$45,066,318
2025	30	$11,700,000						$12,017,647	$57,083,965
Total		$22,229,670	$26,952,812	$5,100,000		$1,000,000	$380,900	$57,083,965	$57,083,965
2026	31	$1,300,000	$9,600,000			$100,000		$12,000,000
2027	32	$1,345,000			$9,555,000	$100,000		$12,000,000
Total		$24,874,670	$36,552,812	$5,100,000	$9,555,000	$1,200,000	$380,900	$81,083,965

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
7		$22,229,670	$26,952,812	$5,100,000	-	$1,000,000	$380,900	$57,083,965

Injuries

Year		Weeks	Reason
2025	GB	11 - 18	Leg
2021	GB	12 - 18	Knee (ACL)
2021	GB	17 - 17	COVID-19

Mar 10, 2026 Signed a 2 year $24 million contract with Cleveland (CLE)
Mar 10, 2026 Released by Green Bay (GB), clearing $19.5M of cap
Dec 23, 2022 Signed a 4 year $68 million contract extension with Green Bay (GB)
May 13, 2019 Signed a 4 year $6.76 million contract with Green Bay (GB)
Apr 26, 2019 Drafted by Green Bay (GB): Round 2 (#44 overall)

Year	Team	GP	GS	Snaps	Snaps%
2025	GB	9	9	537	51.19
2024	GB	17	16	1,006	94.73
2023	GB	15	15	903	82.39
2022	GB	15	15	960	87.75
2021	GB	8	8	496	44.44
2020	GB	16	16	1,038	99.90
2019	GB	16	14	988	89.20

Calculated Market Value

$15.2M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

4 years, $60,751,624
Avg. Salary: $15,187,906
NFL Rank: 186
C Rank: 3

Current Contract

Free Agent: 2028
Avg. Salary: $12,000,000
NFL Rank: 252
C Rank: 6

Comparable Players

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

Player	Length	Value	Avg. Salary	Age When Signed
Drew Dalman	3	$42,000,000	$14,000,000	26
Cam Jurgens	4	$68,000,000	$17,000,000	25
Lloyd Cushenberry	4	$50,000,000	$12,500,000	26
Creed Humphrey	4	$72,000,000	$18,000,000	25
Averages	4	$58,000,000	$15,375,000	25.5

Base Calculated Value

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

Length	Value	Avg. Salary
4	$62,175,440	$15,543,860

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Jenkins statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, Snaps %, QB Hurries Allowed/Gm, QB Sacks Allowed/Gm, Rating

Player	GP%	Snaps %	QB Hurries Allowed/Gm	QB Sacks Allowed/Gm	Rating
Drew Dalman 2023-2024	67.65	65.58	1.22	0.17	80.55
Cam Jurgens 2023-2024	79.41	86.95	1.48	0.15	65.05
Lloyd Cushenberry 2022-2023	73.53	96.70	0.56	0.08	64.70
Creed Humphrey 2022-2023	100.00	97.75	0.74	0.12	84.10
Average	80.15	86.75	1.00	0.13	73.60
Elgton Jenkins 2024-2025	76.47	72.00	0.73	0.12	64.00
Pct Change	-4.59	-17.00	27.00	7.69	-13.04
Median Prime % Change					-4.59%
Average Prime % Change					0.01%

Calculated Market Value: Elgton Jenkins

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, $60,751,624	$15,187,906

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