Dakoda Shepley
Dallas Cowboys, Center
Age: 31y-2m-9d (Dec 27, 1994)
Exp: 1 Years
Country: CA
College: British Columbia
Drafted: Undrafted, NYJ, 2018
Agent(s): Ray Haija, Zeke Sandhu (Young Money APAA Sports)
INACTIVE
2025-2026 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $2,315,000
Average Salary:
$1,157,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
2024-2025
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $2,085,000
Average Salary:
$1,042,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2026 / RFA
2023-2024
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,995,000
Average Salary:
$997,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
2021-2022
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $660,000
Average Salary:
$660,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2023 / ERFA
2018-2020 Rookie
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $1,710,000
Average Salary:
$570,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2021 / RFA
Seasons
1 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$2,730,547
Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 26 |
|
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
|
$142,800 $71,764 $142,800 $71,764 $142,800 $71,764 |
$142,800 $214,564 $357,364 $429,128 $571,928 $643,692 |
|
| 2021 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$660,000 |
$1,303,692 |
|
| 2022 | 28 |
|
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
|
$195,500 $137,499 $195,500 $137,499 $49,722 $49,722 |
$1,499,192 $1,636,691 $1,832,191 $1,969,690 $2,019,412 $2,069,134 |
|
| 2023 | 29 |
|
Reserve
Retained
|
$120,000 $48,000 |
$2,189,134 $2,237,134 |
|
| 2024 | 30 |
|
Reserve
Retained
|
$225,000 $164,166 |
$2,462,134 $2,626,300 |
|
| 2025 | 31 |
|
Retained
|
$104,247 |
$2,730,547 |
|
| Total |
$2,730,547 |
$2,730,547 |
||||
| Total |
$2,730,547 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
$643,692 | - | - | - | - | - | $643,692 |
| 1 |
|
$660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 |
| 4 |
|
$1,368,775 | - | - | - | $10,080 | - | $1,378,855 |
| 1 |
|
$48,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $48,000 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
|
26 |
$142,800 $71,764 $142,800 $71,764 $142,800 $71,764
|
$142,800 $71,764 $142,800 $71,764 $142,800 $71,764 |
$142,800 $214,564 $357,364 $429,128 $571,928 $643,692 |
||||||
| 2021 |
|
27 |
$660,000
|
$660,000 |
$1,303,692 |
||||||
| 2022 |
|
28 |
$195,500 $137,499 $195,500 $137,499 $49,722 $49,722
|
$195,500 $137,499 $195,500 $137,499 $49,722 $49,722 |
$1,499,192 $1,636,691 $1,832,191 $1,969,690 $2,019,412 $2,069,134 |
||||||
| 2023 |
|
29 |
$120,000 $48,000
|
$120,000 $48,000 |
$2,189,134 $2,237,134 |
||||||
| 2024 |
|
30 |
$225,000 $164,166
|
$225,000 $164,166 |
$2,462,134 $2,626,300 |
||||||
| 2025 |
|
31 |
$94,167
|
$10,080 |
$104,247 |
$2,730,547 |
|||||
| Total |
$2,720,467 |
$10,080 |
$2,730,547 |
$2,730,547 |
|||||||
| Total |
$2,720,467 |
$10,080 |
$2,730,547 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
$643,692 | - | - | - | - | - | $643,692 |
| 1 |
|
$660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 |
| 4 |
|
$1,368,775 | - | - | - | $10,080 | - | $1,378,855 |
| 1 |
|
$48,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $48,000 |
-
Aug 12, 2025
Released by Dallas (DAL)
-
Mar 13, 2025
Signed a 2 year $2.315 million contract with Dallas (DAL)
-
Aug 28, 2024
Signed to the practice squad by Dallas (DAL)
-
Aug 27, 2024
Waived by Dallas (DAL)
-
Jan 16, 2024
Signed a reserve/future contract with Dallas (DAL)
-
Oct 31, 2023
Signed to the practice squad by Dallas (DAL)
-
Sep 21, 2023
Signed to the practice squad by Indianapolis (IND)
-
Aug 29, 2023
Waived by Indianapolis (IND)
-
Feb 13, 2023
Claimed off waivers by Indianapolis (IND)
-
Jan 09, 2023
\
-
Jan 07, 2023
Signed to the active roster by Dallas (DAL)
-
Sep 01, 2022
Signed to the practice squad by Dallas (DAL)
-
Aug 30, 2022
Waived by Seattle (SEA)
-
Sep 01, 2021
Claimed off waivers by Seattle (SEA)
-
Aug 31, 2021
Waived by San Francisco (SF)
-
Jan 04, 2021
Signed a reserve/future contract with San Francisco (SF)
-
Dec 20, 2020
Signed to the practice squad by San Francisco (SF)
-
Dec 19, 2020
Signed to the active roster by San Francisco (SF)
-
Dec 13, 2020
Signed to the practice squad by San Francisco (SF)
-
Dec 12, 2020
Signed to the active roster by San Francisco (SF)
-
Sep 06, 2020
Signed to the practice squad by San Francisco (SF)
-
Sep 05, 2020
Waived by San Francisco (SF)
-
Aug 29, 2020
Signed a contract with San Francisco (SF)
-
Aug 31, 2018
Waived by New York (NYJ)
-
May 04, 2018
Signed a contract with New York (NYJ)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DAL | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1.03 |
| 2022 | DAL | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1.21 |
| 2021 | SEA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | SF | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.46 |
