Talanoa Hufanga

Denver Broncos, Safety

Age: 27y-1m-3d (Feb 02, 1999)

Exp: 5 Years

Country: US

College: Southern California

Drafted: Round 5 (#180 overall), 2021

Agent(s): Chris Cabott (Equity Sports)

2026 Cap Hit

$13,500,000

2026 Cash

$12,000,000

Career Earnings

$18,267,583

2025-2027 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Talanoa Hufanga signed a 3 year, $39,000,000 contract with the Denver Broncos, including $7,500,000 signing bonus, $20,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $13,000,000. In 2026, Hufanga will earn a base salary of $11,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $13,500,000 and a dead cap value of $17,000,000.

Contract Terms:

3 yr(s) / $39,000,000

Average Salary:

$13,000,000

Signing Bonus:

$7,500,000

GTD at Sign:

$20,000,000

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
2025	26		$4,008,505	1.44%	$10,008,505	$10,008,505	$20,008,505
2026	27		$13,500,000	4.45%	$12,000,000	$22,008,505	$17,000,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $22,008,505; $4,500,000 DEAD CAP
2027	28		$6,708,000	2.11%	$17,000,000	$39,008,505	$4,500,000
2028	29	Void UFA	$14,792,000	4.42%	-	$39,008,505	$3,000,000
2029		Void	$4,448,000	1.22%	-	$39,008,505	-
2030		Void	$2,948,000	0.74%	-	$39,008,505	-
2031		Void	$2,948,000	0.68%	-	$39,008,505	-
2032		Void	-	-	-	$39,008,505	-

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Active/GM Roster Bonus	Option Proration	Workout Bonus	Cap Hit	Cap % League	Dead Cap
2025	26		$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,000,000	-	$8,505	$4,008,505	1.44%	$20,008,505
2026	27		$11,000,000	$1,500,000	$1,000,000	-	-	$13,500,000	4.45%	$17,000,000	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $17,000,000 2026 Savings: $-3,500,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $6,000,000 2026 Savings: $7,500,000 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: $12,500,000 2027 Dead Cap: $4,500,000 2026 Savings: $1,000,000 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: $12,500,000 2027 Dead Cap: $4,500,000 2026 Savings: $1,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $1,500,000 2027 Dead Cap: $4,500,000 2026 Savings: $12,000,000 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, $22,008,505; $4,500,000 DEAD CAP
2027	28		$1,260,000	$1,500,000	$1,000,000	$2,948,000	-	$6,708,000	2.11%	$4,500,000	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $4,500,000 2027 Savings: $2,208,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $4,500,000 2027 Savings: $2,208,000 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: $1,500,000 2028 Dead Cap: $3,000,000 2027 Savings: $5,208,000 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: $1,500,000 2028 Dead Cap: $3,000,000 2027 Savings: $5,208,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $1,500,000 2028 Dead Cap: $3,000,000 2027 Savings: $5,208,000 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	29	Void UFA	-	$1,500,000	-	$2,948,000	-	$14,792,000	4.42%	$3,000,000	2028 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $3,000,000 2028 Savings: $11,792,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $3,000,000 2028 Savings: $11,792,000 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: $3,000,000 2028 Savings: $14,792,000 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: $3,000,000 2028 Savings: $14,792,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $3,000,000 2028 Savings: $14,792,000 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	-	$1,500,000	-	$2,948,000	-	$4,448,000	1.22%	-	2029 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $4,448,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $4,448,000 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: $4,448,000 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: $4,448,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $4,448,000 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	-	-	-	$2,948,000	-	$2,948,000	0.74%	-	2030 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,948,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,948,000 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: $2,948,000 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: $2,948,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,948,000 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	-	-	-	$2,948,000	-	$2,948,000	0.68%	-	2031 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Savings: $2,948,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Savings: $2,948,000 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: $2,948,000 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: $2,948,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2032 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Savings: $2,948,000 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.
2032		Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2032 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2032 Dead Cap: $0 2032 Savings: $0 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2032 Dead Cap: $0 2032 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 2032 Dead Cap: $0 2033 Dead Cap: $0 2032 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 2032 Dead Cap: $0 2033 Dead Cap: $0 2032 Savings: $0 POST-6/1 TRADE 2032 Dead Cap: $0 2033 Dead Cap: $0 2032 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	26		$1,500,000	$7,500,000	$1,000,000	-	$8,505	$10,008,505	$10,008,505	$39,008,505
2026	27		$11,000,000	-	$1,000,000	-	-	$12,000,000	$22,008,505	$29,000,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $22,008,505; $4,500,000 DEAD CAP
2027	28		$1,260,000	-	$1,000,000	$14,740,000	-	$17,000,000	$39,008,505	$17,000,000
2028	29	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$39,008,505	-
2029	30	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$39,008,505	-
2030	31	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$39,008,505	-
2031	32	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$39,008,505	-
2032	33	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$39,008,505	-

Contract Notes

$20M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2025 salary + 2026 salary)
Per Game Active Bonus: $58,823 ($1M)
Annual Interceptions (non-cumulative)
3: $250,000
4: $500,000
5: $1M
Annual 1st Team All-Pro: $500,000
2027 Playing Time (non-cumulative)
80%: $250,000
90%: $500,000
2027 Honors Escalator (max $1M)
$500,000 for each 1st Team All-Pro

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2021-2024 Rookie

Contract Terms:

4 yr(s) / $3,720,152

Average Salary:

$930,038

Signing Bonus:

$240,152

GTD at Sign:

$240,152

Total GTD:

$240,152

Free Agent:

2025 / UFA

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Seasons

5 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$18,267,583

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Awards
2021	22	Active	$900,152	$900,152
2022	23	Active	$1,528,926	$2,429,078	All NFL (1st)
2023	24	Injured	$940,000	$3,369,078
2024	25	Active	$4,890,000	$8,259,078
2025	26	Active	$10,008,505	$18,267,583	All NFL (2nd)
Total			$18,267,583	$18,267,583
2026	27	Active	$12,000,000
2027	28	Active	$17,000,000
Total			$47,267,583

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
4		$7,315,000	$240,152	-	-	-	$703,926	$8,259,078
1		$1,500,000	$7,500,000	-	-	$8,505	-	$10,008,505

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Option	Workout	Incentives	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2021	22	$660,000	$240,152				$900,152	$900,152
2022	23	$825,000				$703,926	$1,528,926	$2,429,078
2023	24	$940,000					$940,000	$3,369,078
2024	25	$4,890,000					$4,890,000	$8,259,078
2025	26	$1,500,000	$7,500,000		$8,505		$10,008,505	$18,267,583
Total		$8,815,000	$7,740,152		$8,505	$703,926	$18,267,583	$18,267,583
2026	27	$11,000,000					$12,000,000
2027	28	$1,260,000		$14,740,000			$17,000,000
Total		$21,075,000	$7,740,152	$14,740,000	$8,505	$703,926	$47,267,583

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
4		$7,315,000	$240,152	-	-	-	$703,926	$8,259,078
1		$1,500,000	$7,500,000	-	-	$8,505	-	$10,008,505

Injuries

Year		Weeks	Reason
2024	SF	6 - 13	Wrist
2023	SF	12 - 18	Knee (ACL)

Dec 19, 2025 Fined $11,593 Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Green Bay (GB)
Mar 10, 2025 Signed a 3 year $39 million contract with Denver (DEN)
May 13, 2021 Signed a 4 year $3.72 million contract with San Francisco (SF)
May 01, 2021 Drafted by San Francisco (SF): Round 5 (#180 overall)

Fines

Date		Reason		Fine Amount
Dec 19, 2025		Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Green Bay (GB)		$11,593
Fines: 1				$11,593

Year	Team	GP	GS	Snaps	Snaps%	Sack	Tackles Total	Tackles Solo	Tackles Assisted	FFum	Int
2025	DEN	17	17	1,083	94.92	2	106	67	39	1	0
2024	SF	7	6	283	26.23	0	38	20	18	0	0
2023	SF	10	10	577	54.13	0	51	39	12	0	3
2022	SF	17	17	1,029	93.72	2	95	65	30	2	4
2021	SF	15	3	395	36.14	0	32	24	8	0	0

TRANSACTIONS

Dec 19, 2025

Fined $11,593 Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Green Bay (GB)

Mar 10, 2025

Signed a 3 year $39 million contract with Denver (DEN)

May 13, 2021

Signed a 4 year $3.72 million contract with San Francisco (SF)

May 01, 2021

Drafted by San Francisco (SF): Round 5 (#180 overall)

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