DJ Chark
Atlanta Falcons, Wide Receiver
Age: 29y-5m-12d (Sep 23, 1996)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: US
College: Louisiana State
Drafted: Round 2 (#61 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Todd France (Athletes First)
INACTIVE
2025-2025 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,300,000
Average Salary:
$1,300,000
Signing Bonus:
$45,000
GTD at Sign:
$45,000
Total GTD:
$45,000
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
2024-2024 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,000,000
Average Salary:
$3,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$565,000
GTD at Sign:
$2,065,000
Total GTD:
$2,065,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
2023-2023 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,000,000
Average Salary:
$5,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$3,920,000
GTD at Sign:
$5,000,000
Total GTD:
$5,000,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
2022-2022 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $10,000,000
Average Salary:
$10,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$8,965,000
GTD at Sign:
$10,000,000
Total GTD:
$10,000,000
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
2018-2021 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $4,447,229
Average Salary:
$1,111,807
Signing Bonus:
$1,314,349
GTD at Sign:
$1,779,732
Total GTD:
$1,779,732
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
Seasons
7 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$27,944,755
Earnings w/ Different Teams
5 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 22 |
|
Active
Active
|
$1,794,349 $1,794,349 |
$1,794,349 $3,588,698 |
|
| 2019 | 23 |
|
Active
Active
|
$682,147 $682,147 |
$4,270,845 $4,952,992 |
|
| 2020 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$1,130,763 |
$6,083,755 |
|
| 2021 | 25 |
|
Injured
Injured
|
$2,183,000 $2,183,000 |
$8,266,755 $10,449,755 |
|
| 2022 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$10,000,000 |
$20,449,755 |
|
| 2023 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$5,000,000 |
$25,449,755 |
|
| 2024 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$2,450,000 |
$27,899,755 |
|
| 2025 | 29 |
|
Retained
|
$45,000 |
$27,944,755 |
|
| Total |
$27,944,755 |
$27,944,755 |
||||
| Total |
$27,944,755 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$7,574,588 | $2,628,698 | - | - | - | $246,469 | $10,449,755 |
| 1 |
|
$1,035,000 | $8,965,000 | - | - | - | - | $10,000,000 |
| 1 |
|
$1,080,000 | $3,920,000 | - | - | - | - | $5,000,000 |
| 1 |
|
$1,500,000 | $565,000 | - | - | - | - | $2,450,000 |
| 1 |
|
- | $45,000 | - | - | - | - | $45,000 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |
|
22 |
$480,000 $480,000
|
$1,314,349 $1,314,349 |
$1,794,349 $1,794,349 |
$1,794,349 $3,588,698 |
|||||
| 2019 |
|
23 |
$682,147 $682,147
|
$682,147 $682,147 |
$4,270,845 $4,952,992 |
||||||
| 2020 |
|
24 |
$884,294
|
$246,469 |
$1,130,763 |
$6,083,755 |
|||||
| 2021 |
|
25 |
$2,183,000 $2,183,000
|
$2,183,000 $2,183,000 |
$8,266,755 $10,449,755 |
||||||
| 2022 |
|
26 |
$1,035,000
|
$8,965,000 |
$10,000,000 |
$20,449,755 |
|||||
| 2023 |
|
27 |
$1,080,000
|
$3,920,000 |
$5,000,000 |
$25,449,755 |
|||||
| 2024 |
|
28 |
$1,500,000
|
$565,000 |
$2,450,000 |
$27,899,755 |
|||||
| 2025 |
|
29 |
$45,000 |
$45,000 |
$27,944,755 |
||||||
| Total |
$11,189,588 |
$16,123,698 |
$246,469 |
$27,944,755 |
$27,944,755 |
||||||
| Total |
$11,189,588 |
$16,123,698 |
$246,469 |
$27,944,755 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$7,574,588 | $2,628,698 | - | - | - | $246,469 | $10,449,755 |
| 1 |
|
$1,035,000 | $8,965,000 | - | - | - | - | $10,000,000 |
| 1 |
|
$1,080,000 | $3,920,000 | - | - | - | - | $5,000,000 |
| 1 |
|
$1,500,000 | $565,000 | - | - | - | - | $2,450,000 |
| 1 |
|
- | $45,000 | - | - | - | - | $45,000 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
1 - 8 | Hip |
| 2022 |
|
7 - 10 | Ankle |
| 2021 |
|
5 - 18 | Ankle |
-
Aug 18, 2025
Released by Atlanta (ATL)
-
Jul 26, 2025
Signed a 1 year $1.3 million contract with Atlanta (ATL)
-
May 03, 2024
Signed a 1 year $3 million contract with Los Angeles (LAC)
-
Mar 24, 2023
Signed a 1 year $5 million contract with Carolina (CAR)
-
Mar 15, 2022
Signed a 1 year $10 million contract with Detroit (DET)
-
May 25, 2018
Signed a 4 year $4.44 million contract with Jacksonville (JAC)
-
Apr 27, 2018
Drafted by Jacksonville (JAC): Round 2 (#61 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Rec Receptions | Rec Yards | Rec Touchdowns | Fum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LAC | 7 | 0 | 105 | 9.85 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | CAR | 15 | 11 | 771 | 67.16 | 35 | 525 | 5 | 2 |
| 2022 | DET | 11 | 10 | 534 | 46.76 | 30 | 502 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | JAX | 4 | 4 | 169 | 15.60 | 7 | 154 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | JAX | 13 | 12 | 702 | 67.70 | 53 | 706 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | JAX | 15 | 14 | 864 | 78.00 | 73 | 1,008 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | JAX | 11 | 0 | 291 | 28.00 | 14 | 174 | 0 | 1 |
