Tanzel Smart
New York Jets, Defensive Tackle
Age: 31y-4m-0d (Nov 06, 1994)
Exp: 4 Years
Country: US
College: Tulane
Drafted: Round 6 (#189 overall), 2017
Agent(s): Cliff Brady (Capital Sports Advisors)
INACTIVE
2024-2024
Tanzel Smart signed a 1 year, $1,125,000 contract with the New York Jets, including an average annual salary of $1,125,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,125,000
Average Salary:
$1,125,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
| Year | Age | Status | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
30 |
Voided
|
$985,000 | 0.39% | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | - | ||
| 2025 |
|
31 |
UFA |
|||||||
| Accrued Dead Cap | ||||||||||
| 2024 |
|
30 | $8,505 | 0.00% | $8,505 | - | - | |||
| Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League | Dead Cap | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
30 |
Voided
|
$1,125,000 | $985,000 | 0.39% | - | |||
| 2025 |
|
31 |
UFA |
|||||||
| Accrued Dead Cap | ||||||||||
| 2024 |
|
30 | - | $8,505 | 0.00% | - | ||||
| Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
30 |
Voided |
$1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | $8,505 | |||||
| Retained/Dead Cash | ||||||||||||
| 2024 |
|
30 | - | - | $8,505 | - | $8,505 | |||||
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
2022-2022
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,035,000
Average Salary:
$1,035,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
2020-2021
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,740,000
Average Salary:
$870,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
2017-2020 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,564,783
Average Salary:
$641,196
Signing Bonus:
$164,783
GTD at Sign:
$164,783
Total GTD:
$164,783
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
Seasons
4 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$5,852,348
Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23 |
|
Active
Active
|
$629,783 $629,783 |
$629,783 $1,259,566 |
|
| 2018 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$555,000 |
$1,814,566 |
|
| 2019 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$645,000 |
$2,459,566 |
|
| 2020 | 26 |
|
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
Active
Active
|
$24,000 $24,000 $228,247 $228,247 $228,247 $44,118 $44,118 |
$2,483,566 $2,507,566 $2,735,813 $2,964,060 $3,192,307 $3,236,425 $3,280,543 |
|
| 2021 | 27 |
|
Reserve
Reserve
Reserve
|
$165,600 $165,600 $165,600 |
$3,446,143 $3,611,743 $3,777,343 |
|
| 2022 | 28 |
|
Reserve
Retained
Reserve
Retained
Reserve
Retained
|
$358,200 $172,500 $358,200 $172,500 $358,200 $172,500 |
$4,135,543 $4,308,043 $4,666,243 $4,838,743 $5,196,943 $5,369,443 |
|
| 2023 | 29 |
|
Retained
Retained
Injured
Retained
|
$200,500 $120,000 $112,700 $41,200 |
$5,569,943 $5,689,943 $5,802,643 $5,843,843 |
|
| 2024 | 30 |
|
Retained
|
$8,505 |
$5,852,348 |
|
| Total |
$5,852,348 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$2,130,000 | $329,566 | - | - | - | - | $2,459,566 |
| 1 |
|
$48,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $48,000 |
| 5 |
|
$3,336,277 | - | - | - | $8,505 | - | $3,344,782 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |
|
23 |
$465,000 $465,000
|
$164,783 $164,783 |
$629,783 $629,783 |
$629,783 $1,259,566 |
|||||
| 2018 |
|
24 |
$555,000
|
$555,000 |
$1,814,566 |
||||||
| 2019 |
|
25 |
$645,000
|
$645,000 |
$2,459,566 |
||||||
| 2020 |
|
26 |
$24,000 $24,000 $228,247 $228,247 $228,247 $44,118 $44,118
|
$24,000 $24,000 $228,247 $228,247 $228,247 $44,118 $44,118 |
$2,483,566 $2,507,566 $2,735,813 $2,964,060 $3,192,307 $3,236,425 $3,280,543 |
||||||
| 2021 |
|
27 |
$165,600 $165,600 $165,600
|
$165,600 $165,600 $165,600 |
$3,446,143 $3,611,743 $3,777,343 |
||||||
| 2022 |
|
28 |
$358,200 $172,500 $358,200 $172,500 $358,200 $172,500
|
$358,200 $172,500 $358,200 $172,500 $358,200 $172,500 |
$4,135,543 $4,308,043 $4,666,243 $4,838,743 $5,196,943 $5,369,443 |
||||||
| 2023 |
|
29 |
$200,500 $120,000 $112,700 $41,200
|
$200,500 $120,000 $112,700 $41,200 |
$5,569,943 $5,689,943 $5,802,643 $5,843,843 |
||||||
| 2024 |
|
30 |
$8,505 |
$8,505 |
$5,852,348 |
||||||
| Total |
$5,514,277 |
$329,566 |
$8,505 |
$5,852,348 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$2,130,000 | $329,566 | - | - | - | - | $2,459,566 |
| 1 |
|
$48,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $48,000 |
| 5 |
|
$3,336,277 | - | - | - | $8,505 | - | $3,344,782 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
|
16 - 16 | COVID-19 |
-
Aug 27, 2024
Released by New York (NYJ)
-
Jan 09, 2024
Signed a reserve/future contract with New York (NYJ)
-
Nov 22, 2023
Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
-
Nov 20, 2023
Waived by New York (NYJ)
-
Nov 18, 2023
Signed to the active roster by New York (NYJ)
-
Nov 15, 2023
Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
-
Nov 13, 2023
Waived by New York (NYJ)
-
Oct 31, 2023
Signed to the active roster by New York (NYJ)
-
Sep 30, 2023
Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
-
Aug 30, 2023
Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
-
Aug 29, 2023
Released by New York (NYJ)
-
Jan 10, 2023
Signed a reserve/future contract with New York (NYJ)
-
Aug 31, 2022
Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
-
Aug 30, 2022
Released by New York (NYJ), clearing $895,000 of cap
-
Jan 10, 2022
Signed a reserve/future contract with New York (NYJ)
-
Sep 02, 2021
Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
-
Aug 31, 2021
Waived by New York (NYJ)
-
Jan 02, 2021
Signed to the active roster by New York (NYJ)
-
Dec 20, 2020
Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
-
Dec 19, 2020
Signed to the active roster by New York (NYJ)
-
Nov 10, 2020
Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
-
Nov 09, 2020
Signed to the active roster by New York (NYJ)
-
Oct 14, 2020
Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
-
Sep 11, 2020
Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Sep 05, 2020
Waived by Buffalo (BUF)
-
Aug 16, 2020
Signed a contract with Buffalo (BUF)
-
May 15, 2020
Waived by Los Angeles (LAR)
-
Jun 20, 2017
Signed a 4 year $2.56 million contract with Los Angeles (LA)
-
Apr 29, 2017
Drafted by Los Angeles (LA): Round 6 (#189 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NYJ | 4 | 0 | 63 | 5.73 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NYJ | 3 | 0 | 49 | 4.41 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NYJ | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2.63 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | LAR | 13 | 0 | 174 | 15.70 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | LAR | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | LAR | 16 | 4 | 310 | 29.40 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
