Saquon Barkley

2024-2026 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Year	Age	Status	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2024	27		$3,800,000	1.49%	$13,500,000	$13,500,000	$26,000,000
2025	28		$5,561,000	2.03%	$11,000,000	$24,500,000	$22,200,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $24,500,000; $8,775,000 DEAD CAP
2026	29		$9,081,000	3.11%	$13,250,000	$37,750,000	$8,775,000
2027	30	Void UFA	$19,308,000	6.17%	-	$37,750,000	$4,850,000
2028		Void	$6,531,000	1.95%	-	$37,750,000	-
2029		Void	$4,106,000	1.15%	-	$37,750,000	-
2030		Void	$2,140,000	0.56%	-	$37,750,000	-

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Roster Bonus	Option Proration	Workout Bonus	Cap Hit	Cap % League Cap	Dead Cap
2024	27		$1,375,000	$2,425,000	-	-	-	$3,800,000	1.49%	$26,000,000	2024 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2024 Dead Cap: $26,000,000 2024 Savings: $-22,200,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2024 Dead Cap: $12,125,000 2024 Savings: $-8,325,000 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. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2024 Dead Cap: $16,300,000 2025 Dead Cap: $9,700,000 2024 Savings: $-12,500,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2024 Dead Cap: $2,425,000 2025 Dead Cap: $9,700,000 2024 Savings: $1,375,000 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.
2025	28		$1,170,000	$2,425,000	-	$1,966,000	-	$5,561,000	2.03%	$22,200,000	2025 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2025 Dead Cap: $22,200,000 2025 Savings: $-16,639,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $9,700,000 2025 Savings: $-4,139,000 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. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2025 Dead Cap: $14,925,000 2026 Dead Cap: $7,275,000 2025 Savings: $-9,364,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $2,425,000 2026 Dead Cap: $7,275,000 2025 Savings: $3,136,000 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: 2026, 2 YR, $24,500,000; $8,775,000 DEAD CAP
2026	29		$1,300,000	$2,425,000	$1,000,000	$4,106,000	$250,000	$9,081,000	3.11%	$8,775,000	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $8,775,000 2026 Savings: $306,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $7,275,000 2026 Savings: $1,806,000 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. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $3,925,000 2027 Dead Cap: $4,850,000 2026 Savings: $5,156,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $2,425,000 2027 Dead Cap: $4,850,000 2026 Savings: $6,656,000 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	30	Void UFA	-	$2,425,000	-	$4,106,000	-	$19,308,000	6.17%	$4,850,000	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $4,850,000 2027 Savings: $14,458,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $4,850,000 2027 Savings: $14,458,000 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. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $4,850,000 2027 Savings: $19,308,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $4,850,000 2027 Savings: $19,308,000 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		Void	-	$2,425,000	-	$4,106,000	-	$6,531,000	1.95%	-	2028 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $6,531,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $6,531,000 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. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $6,531,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $6,531,000 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	-	-	-	$4,106,000	-	$4,106,000	1.15%	-	2029 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $4,106,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $4,106,000 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. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $4,106,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $4,106,000 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	-	-	-	$2,140,000	-	$2,140,000	0.56%	-	2030 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,140,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,140,000 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. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,140,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,140,000 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.

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Bonus	Roster Bonus	Option Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	AYC Cumulative	AYC Remaining
2024	27		$1,375,000	$12,125,000	-	-	-	$13,500,000	$13,500,000	$13,500,000	$12,583,333
2025	28		$1,170,000	-	-	$9,830,000	-	$11,000,000	$24,500,000	$12,250,000	$12,125,000
2026	29		$1,300,000	-	$1,000,000	$10,700,000	$250,000	$13,250,000	$37,750,000	$12,583,333	$13,250,000
2027	30	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$37,750,000	-	-
2028	31	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$37,750,000	-	-
2029	32	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$37,750,000	-	-
2030	33	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$37,750,000	-	-

Contract Notes

$26M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2024 salary/workout bonus + 2025 salary/option/workout bonus + $1.5M of 2026 salary)
2025 Option Bonus: $9.843M (guaranteed)
2026 Option Bonus: $10.7M
2026 Roster Bonus: $1M (3rd league day of 2026)
2027-2030 years automatically void 23 days before the start of the 2027 league year
Incentives + Escalators
1st Team All-Pro: $500,000
Pro Bowl (Original Ballot): $250,000
1500+ Scrimmage Yards: $250,000
2000+ Scrimmage Yards: $250,000
1000+ Rush Yards + Conference Champ Win: $250,000
1000+ Rush Yards + Super Bowl Win: $250,000

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Awards
2018	21	Active	$21,247,092	$21,247,092	OROY
2019	22	Active	$1,897,943	$23,145,035
2020	23	Injured	$3,405,886	$26,550,921
2021	24	Active	$4,833,829	$31,384,750
2022	25	Active / Club Exercised	$7,217,000	$38,601,750
2023	26	Active	$10,091,000	$48,692,750
2024	27	Active	$13,500,000	$62,192,750
Total			$62,192,750	$62,192,750
2025	28	Active	$11,000,000
2026	29	Active	$13,250,000
Total			$86,442,750

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
6		$19,285,943	$22,767,092	$6,639,715	-	-	-	$48,692,750
1		$1,375,000	$12,125,000	-	-	-	-	$13,500,000

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Restructure	Option	Workout	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2018	21	$480,000	$20,767,092				$21,247,092	$21,247,092
2019	22	$1,897,943					$1,897,943	$23,145,035
2020	23	$750,000		$2,655,886			$3,405,886	$26,550,921
2021	24	$850,000		$3,983,829			$4,833,829	$31,384,750
2022	25	$7,217,000					$7,217,000	$38,601,750
2023	26	$8,091,000	$2,000,000				$10,091,000	$48,692,750
2024	27	$1,375,000	$12,125,000				$13,500,000	$62,192,750
Total		$20,660,943	$34,892,092	$6,639,715			$62,192,750	$62,192,750
2025	28	$1,170,000			$9,830,000		$11,000,000
2026	29	$1,300,000		$1,000,000	$10,700,000	$250,000	$13,250,000
Total		$23,130,943	$34,892,092	$7,639,715	$20,530,000	$250,000	$86,442,750

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
6		$19,285,943	$22,767,092	$6,639,715	-	-	-	$48,692,750
1		$1,375,000	$12,125,000	-	-	-	-	$13,500,000

Cap Hit

$3,800,000 / 539th

Cash Total

$13,500,000 / 160th

Contract Value

$37,750,000 / 186th

Contract Average

$12,583,333 / 198th

AAV% of Cap

4.93% / 214th

Signing Bonus

$11,625,000 / 181st

2-Year Cash

$24,500,000 / 188th

3-Year Cash

$37,750,000 / 169th

Total Guaranteed

$26,000,000 / 183rd

Guaranteed at Signing

$26,000,000 / 158th

Oct 18, 2024 Fined $45,020 Impermissible use of the helmet against Cleveland (CLE)
Mar 11, 2024 Signed a 3 year $37.75 million contract with Philadelphia (PHI)
Dec 29, 2023 Fined $21,855 Impermissible use of the helmet against Philadelphia (PHI)
Jul 25, 2023 Signed a 1 year $10.091 million contract extension with New York (NYG), including $909,000 of incentives
Mar 07, 2023 Offered a 1 year $10.091 million franchise tag by New York (NYG)
Apr 28, 2021 New York (NYG) exercised a $7.2 million option for 2022
Jul 22, 2018 Signed a 4 year $31.19 million contract with New York (NYG)
Apr 26, 2018 Drafted by New York (NYG): Round 1 (#2 overall)