Elijah Molden

Los Angeles Chargers, Safety
Age: 27y-1m-7d (Jan 30, 1999)
Exp: 5 Years
Country: US
College: Washington
Drafted: Round 3 (#100 overall), 2021
Agent(s): Doug Hendrickson, C.J. Laboy (Wasserman)
2026 Cap Hit

$7,916,666

2026 Cash

$6,000,000

Career Earnings

$14,098,056

2025-2027 Pending Free Agent Extension (CURRENT)

Elijah Molden signed a 3 year, $18,500,000 contract with the Los Angeles Chargers, including $5,750,000 signing bonus, $13,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,166,667. In 2026, Molden will earn a base salary of $6,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $7,916,666 and a dead cap value of $9,833,335.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $18,500,000
Average Salary:
$6,166,667
Signing Bonus:
$5,750,000
GTD at Sign:
$13,500,000
Total GTD:
$13,500,000
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2025 26 $3,675,487 1.32% $7,508,820 $7,508,820 $13,508,820
2026 27 $7,916,666 2.61% $6,000,000 $13,508,820 $9,833,335
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $13,508,820; $1,916,668 DEAD CAP
2027 28 $7,166,668 2.25% $5,250,000 $18,758,820 $1,916,668
2028 29
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Workout Bonus Cap Hit Cap % League Dead Cap
2025 26 $1,750,000 $1,916,667 $8,820 $3,675,487 1.32% $13,508,820
2026 27 $6,000,000 $1,916,667 - $7,916,666 2.61% $9,833,335
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $13,508,820; $1,916,668 DEAD CAP
2027 28 $5,250,000 $1,916,668 - $7,166,668 2.25% $1,916,668
2028 29
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Workout Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2025 26 $1,750,000 $5,750,000 $8,820 $7,508,820 $7,508,820 $18,758,820
2026 27 $6,000,000 - - $6,000,000 $13,508,820 $11,250,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $13,508,820; $1,916,668 DEAD CAP
2027 28 $5,250,000 - - $5,250,000 $18,758,820 $5,250,000
Contract Notes

  • $13.5M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2025 salary + 2026 salary)

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2021-2024 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $4,785,852
Average Salary:
$1,196,463
Signing Bonus:
$840,620
GTD at Sign:
$840,620
Total GTD:
$840,620
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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Seasons

5 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$14,098,056

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2021 22
Active
$1,500,620
$1,500,620
2022 23
Injured
$877,539
$2,378,159
2023 24
Active
$1,095,077
$3,473,236
2024 25
Injured
$3,116,000
$6,589,236
2025 26
Active
$7,508,820
$14,098,056
Total      
$14,098,056
$14,098,056
2026 27
Active
$6,000,000
2027 28
Active
$5,250,000
Total
$25,348,056

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $2,632,616 $840,620 - - - - $3,473,236
2 $4,866,000 $5,750,000 - - $8,820 - $10,624,820
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2021
22
$660,000
$840,620
$1,500,620
$1,500,620
2022
23
$877,539
$877,539
$2,378,159
2023
24
$1,095,077
$1,095,077
$3,473,236
2024
25
$3,116,000
$3,116,000
$6,589,236
2025
26
$1,750,000
$5,750,000
$8,820
$7,508,820
$14,098,056
Total
$7,498,616
$6,590,620
$8,820
$14,098,056
$14,098,056
2026
27
$6,000,000
$6,000,000
2027
28
$5,250,000
$5,250,000
Total
$18,748,616
$6,590,620
$8,820
$25,348,056

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $2,632,616 $840,620 - - - - $3,473,236
2 $4,866,000 $5,750,000 - - $8,820 - $10,624,820

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2024 LAC 18 - 18 Shin
2022 TEN 1 - 9 Groin
2022 TEN 14 - 18 Groin
2021 TEN 16 - 16 COVID-19
  • Feb 20, 2025 Signed a 3 year $18.75 million contract extension with Los Angeles (LAC)
  • Aug 28, 2024 Traded to Los Angeles (LAC) from Tennessee (TEN) for 2026 7th round pick
  • Jul 23, 2021 Signed a 4 year $4.78 million contract with Tennessee (TEN)
  • Apr 30, 2021 Drafted by Tennessee (TEN): Round 3 (#100 overall)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2025 LAC 12 12 538 47.11 0 52 28 24 0 1
2024 LAC 15 12 760 71.29 0 72 40 32 0 3
2023 TEN 15 8 701 66.83 0 72 47 25 1 1
2022 TEN 2 1 82 7.93 0 5 4 1 0 0
2021 TEN 16 7 632 53.33 0 62 43 19 1 1
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