Taron Johnson

Buffalo Bills, Cornerback

Age: 29y-7m-9d (Jul 27, 1996)

Exp: 8 Years

Country: US

College: Weber State

Drafted: Round 4 (#121 overall), 2018

Agent(s): Jason Chayut (SportStars)

2026 Cap Hit

$11,408,333

2026 Cash

$8,760,000

Career Earnings

$41,136,929

2024-2027 Extension (CURRENT)

Taron Johnson signed a 3 year, $30,750,000 contract with the Buffalo Bills, including $7,250,000 signing bonus, $17,825,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $10,250,000. In 2026, Johnson will earn a base salary of $8,100,000 and a workout bonus of $150,000, while carrying a cap hit of $11,408,333 and a dead cap value of $9,503,332.

Contract Terms:

3 yr(s) / $30,750,000

Average Salary:

$10,250,000

Signing Bonus:

$7,250,000

GTD at Sign:

$17,825,000

Total GTD:

$17,825,000

Free Agent:

2028 / UFA

MANAGE CONTRACT

Year	Age	Status	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2024	28		$8,447,500	3.31%	$9,466,386	$9,466,386	$22,537,500
2025	29		$6,316,666	2.26%	$10,020,000	$19,486,386	$15,399,998
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $19,486,386; $9,503,332 DEAD CAP
2026	30		$11,408,333	3.76%	$8,760,000	$28,246,386	$9,503,332
2027	31		$12,780,666	4.01%	$10,042,333	$38,288,719	$6,764,999
2028	32	Void UFA	$2,738,333	0.82%	-	$38,288,719	$4,026,666
2029		Void	$1,288,333	0.35%	-	$38,288,719	$1,288,333

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Restructure Proration	Roster Bonus	Active/GM Roster Bonus	Option Proration	Workout Bonus	Cap Hit	Cap % League	Dead Cap
2024	28		$1,125,000	$2,450,000	$2,212,500	$500,000	$510,000	$1,500,000	$150,000	$8,447,500	3.31%	$22,537,500
2025	29		$3,008,333	$1,450,000	$438,333	-	$420,000	$850,000	$150,000	$6,316,666	2.26%	$15,399,998
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $19,486,386; $9,503,332 DEAD CAP
2026	30		$8,100,000	$1,450,000	$438,333	-	$420,000	$850,000	$150,000	$11,408,333	3.76%	$9,503,332	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE Today → 03/15/2026 2026 Dead Cap: $9,503,332 2026 Cap Savings: $1,905,001 03/15/2026 → 06/01/2026 2026 Dead Cap: $10,678,332 2026 Cap Savings: $730,001 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $9,503,332 2026 Savings: $1,905,001 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: $2,738,333 2027 Dead Cap: $6,764,999 2026 Savings: $8,670,000 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: $2,738,333 2027 Dead Cap: $6,764,999 2026 Savings: $8,670,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $2,738,333 2027 Dead Cap: $6,764,999 2026 Savings: $8,670,000 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	31		$9,032,333	$1,450,000	$438,333	-	$510,000	$850,000	$500,000	$12,780,666	4.01%	$6,764,999	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $6,764,999 2027 Savings: $6,015,667 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $6,764,999 2027 Savings: $6,015,667 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: $2,738,333 2028 Dead Cap: $4,026,666 2027 Savings: $10,042,333 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: $2,738,333 2028 Dead Cap: $4,026,666 2027 Savings: $10,042,333 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $2,738,333 2028 Dead Cap: $4,026,666 2027 Savings: $10,042,333 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	32	Void UFA	-	$1,450,000	$438,333	-	-	$850,000	-	$2,738,333	0.82%	$4,026,666	2028 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $4,026,666 2028 Savings: $-1,288,333 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $4,026,666 2028 Savings: $-1,288,333 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: $2,738,333 2029 Dead Cap: $1,288,333 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: $2,738,333 2029 Dead Cap: $1,288,333 2028 Savings: $0 POST-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $2,738,333 2029 Dead Cap: $1,288,333 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	-	-	$438,333	-	-	$850,000	-	$1,288,333	0.35%	$1,288,333	2029 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $1,288,333 2029 Savings: $0 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $1,288,333 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: $1,288,333 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: $1,288,333 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $0 POST-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $1,288,333 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	Active/Gm Roster Bonus	Option Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Cash Remaining
2024	28		$1,125,000	$7,250,000	-	$500,000	$360,000	-	$150,000	$9,466,386	$9,466,386	$38,288,719
2025	29		$3,008,333	-	$2,191,667	-	$420,000	$4,250,000	$150,000	$10,020,000	$19,486,386	$28,822,333
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $19,486,386; $9,503,332 DEAD CAP
2026	30		$8,100,000	-	-	-	$510,000	-	$150,000	$8,760,000	$28,246,386	$18,802,333
2027	31		$9,032,333	-	-	-	$510,000	-	$500,000	$10,042,333	$38,288,719	$10,042,333
2028	32	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$38,288,719	-
2029	33	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$38,288,719	-

Contract Notes

$17.825M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2024 salary + 2025 salary + 2025 option bonus)
2025 Option Bonus: $4.25M (guaranteed)
$1.175M of 2026 salary guaranteed for injury fully guarantees the 5th league day of 2026
Per Game Active Bonus: $30,000 ($510,000)
2028-2029 seasons automatically void 23 days before the start of the 2028 league year
Annual Incentives (non-cumulative)
Interceptions
3: $250,000
4: $375,000
5: $500,000

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2021-2024 Rookie Extension

Contract Terms:

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

Average Salary:

$8,000,000

Signing Bonus:

$4,000,000

GTD at Sign:

$10,505,555

Total GTD:

$13,750,555

Free Agent:

2025 / UFA

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2018-2021 Rookie

Contract Terms:

4 yr(s) / $3,106,068

Average Salary:

$776,517

Signing Bonus:

$646,068

GTD at Sign:

$646,068

Total GTD:

$646,068

Free Agent:

2022 / UFA

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Seasons

8 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$41,136,929

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Awards
2018	22	Injured	$1,105,414	$1,105,414
2019	23	Active	$765,713	$1,871,127
2020	24	Active	$1,328,749	$3,199,876
2021	25	Active	$5,200,667	$8,400,543
2022	26	Active	$6,500,000	$14,900,543
2023	27	Active	$6,750,000	$21,650,543	All NFL (2nd)
2024	28	Active	$9,466,386	$31,116,929
2025	29	Active	$10,020,000	$41,136,929
Total			$41,136,929	$41,136,929
2026	30	Active	$8,760,000
2027	31	Active	$10,042,333
Total			$59,939,262

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
8		$9,483,346	$11,896,068	$1,560,000	$6,616,667	$600,000	$855,848	$41,136,929

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Workout	Incentives	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2018	22	$459,346	$646,068						$1,105,414	$1,105,414
2019	23	$570,000						$195,713	$765,713	$1,871,127
2020	24	$750,000						$578,749	$1,328,749	$3,199,876
2021	25	$1,200,667	$4,000,000						$5,200,667	$8,400,543
2022	26	$1,290,000			$560,000	$4,500,000	$150,000		$6,500,000	$14,900,543
2023	27	$1,080,000		$4,425,000	$500,000		$150,000		$6,750,000	$21,650,543
2024	28	$1,125,000	$7,250,000		$500,000		$150,000	$81,386	$9,466,386	$31,116,929
2025	29	$3,008,333		$2,191,667		$4,250,000	$150,000		$10,020,000	$41,136,929
Total		$9,483,346	$11,896,068	$6,616,667	$1,560,000	$8,750,000	$600,000	$855,848	$41,136,929	$41,136,929
2026	30	$8,100,000					$150,000		$8,760,000
2027	31	$9,032,333					$500,000		$10,042,333
Total		$26,615,679	$11,896,068	$6,616,667	$1,560,000	$8,750,000	$1,250,000	$855,848	$59,939,262

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
8		$9,483,346	$11,896,068	$1,560,000	$6,616,667	$600,000	$855,848	$41,136,929

Injuries

Year		Weeks	Reason
2018	BUF	15 - 17	Shoulder

Nov 03, 2025 Converted $2.19M of 2025 salary into signing bonus, creating $1.75M of cap with Buffalo (BUF)
Oct 25, 2024 Fined $16,883 Hit to a Defenseless Receiver against Tennessee (TEN)
Oct 18, 2024 Fined $11,817 Low Block against New York (NYJ)
Mar 18, 2024 Signed a 3 year $30.75 million contract extension with Buffalo (BUF)
Dec 29, 2023 Fined $21,855 Helmet to Helmet hit against Los Angeles (LAC)
Sep 05, 2023 Converted $4.425M of 2023 salary into signing bonus, clearing $2.21M of cap with Buffalo (BUF)
Oct 09, 2021 Signed a 3 year $24 million contract extension with Buffalo (BUF)
May 11, 2018 Signed a 4 year $3.1 million contract extension with Buffalo (BUF)
Apr 28, 2018 Drafted by Buffalo (BUF): Round 4 (#121 overall)

Fines

Date	Reason	Fine Amount
Jan 17, 2025	Impermissible use of the helmet against Denver (DEN)	$14,305
Oct 25, 2024	Hit to a Defenseless Receiver against Tennessee (TEN)	$16,883
Oct 18, 2024	Low Block against New York (NYJ)	$11,817
Dec 29, 2023	Helmet to Helmet hit against Los Angeles (LAC)	$21,855
Fines: 4		$64,860

Year	Team	GP	GS	Snaps	Snaps%	Sack	Tackles Total	Tackles Solo	Tackles Assisted	FFum	Int
2025	BUF	13	8	570	50.35	0	57	34	23	0	0
2024	BUF	12	12	647	59.58	1	65	42	23	1	2
2023	BUF	17	17	955	82.12	1	98	72	26	3	0
2022	BUF	16	15	969	89.64	0	89	67	22	0	1
2021	BUF	16	15	878	73.29	3	76	53	23	1	1
2020	BUF	16	10	825	75.69	1	94	70	24	1	1
2019	BUF	12	7	498	47.50	1	50	39	11	1	0
2018	BUF	11	2	405	39.90	1	42	34	8	1	1

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