Age: 29
Free Agency: 2028 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 7
- Height: 6'5"
- Weight: 220
- College: Duke
- Entry: 2019 Draft, Round 1, #6 overall (Giants)
- 2026 Salary Cap Charge: $19,180,000 (6.33% of cap)
- 2026 Cash Payout: $50,000,000 (14.76% of spending)
- 2026 Cash to Cap Ratio: 2.61
- Contract Value: $88,000,000 ($44,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $49,490,000
- Contract Ranking: 13/121 at QB
Current Contract
(Transition, signed 2026)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| 2026 | 29 | $5,490,000 | $8,800,000 | $0 | $510,000 | $4,500,000 | $5,490,000 | $19,180,000 | 6.3% | |||||
| 2027
March 15: $10.51M is guaranteed ($6.51m P5); $4M roster bonus due
| 30 | $33,490,000 | $8,800,000 | $4,000,000 | $510,000 | $0 | $0 | $46,800,000 | 14.3% | |||||
| 2028
February 20: Contract voids
| 31 | Void | $8,800,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $26,400,000 | 7.5% | |||||
| 2029 | 32 | Void | $8,800,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $0 | -- | |||||
| 2030 | 33 | Void | $8,800,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $0 | -- | |||||
| Total | $38,980,000 | $44,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $1,020,000 | $4,500,000 | $5,490,000 | $92,380,000 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Daniel Jones signed a two year, $88 million contract with the Colts. The salary cap breakdown is based on initial reports of the contract provided by PFT. Jones received a $44 million signing bonus and his 2026 salary is guaranteed. If on the roster in March of 2027 another $10 million is guaranteed and Jones will earn a $4 million roster bonus. An additional $12 million in incentives are available.
Cash Flows
| 2026 | 2027 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $50,000,000 | $38,000,000 |
| Running Cash | $50,000,000 | $88,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $166,856,856
Career APY: $23,836,694
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | Drafted | Expired | 2019 | 4 | $25,664,056 | $6,416,014 | $25,664,056 | $26,129,056 | 101.8% | $6,532,264 |
| Giants | UFA | Terminated | 2023 | 4 | $160,000,000 | $40,000,000 | $81,000,000 | $46,000,000 | 28.8% | $46,000,000 |
| Vikings | Practice | Expired | 2024 | 1 | $383,400 | $383,400 | $0 | $127,800 | 33.3% | $127,800 |
| Vikings | SFA | Expired | 2024 | 1 | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Colts | UFA | Expired | 2025 | 1 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $13,150,000 | $14,600,000 | 104.3% | $14,600,000 |
| Colts | Transition | Renegotiated | 2026 | 1 | $37,833,000 | $37,833,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Colts | Transition | Active | 2026 | 2 | $88,000,000 | $44,000,000 | $49,490,000 | $44,000,000 | 50.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | 5 | $108,129,056 | $21,625,811 | $41,564,056 | 0.0% | $69,315,000 | 0.0% |
| Vikings | 2 | $127,800 | $63,900 | $127,800 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Colts | 1 | $58,600,000 | $58,600,000 | $14,600,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Giants | $495,000 | $4,171,192 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $495,000 | $4,666,192 | 2.4% | $17,179,768 | ||
| 2020 | Giants | $675,000 | $4,171,192 | $1,076,548 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,661,548 | $5,922,740 | 3.0% | $1,751,548 | ||
| 2021 | Giants | $850,000 | $4,171,192 | $2,153,096 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,828,096 | $7,174,288 | 3.9% | $3,003,096 | ||
| 2022 | Giants | $965,000 | $4,171,192 | $3,229,644 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,994,644 | $8,365,836 | 4.0% | $4,194,644 | ||
| 2023 | Giants | $1,080,000 | $11,105,000 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $2,750,000 | $1,080,000 | $15,435,000 | 6.7% | $46,000,000 | ||
| 2024 | Vikings | $1,125,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| 2025 | Colts | $7,150,000 | $6,000,000 | $0 | $850,000 | $0 | $800,000 | $7,150,000 | $14,600,000 | 5.0% | $14,600,000 | ||
| 2026 | Colts | $5,490,000 | $8,800,000 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $4,500,000 | $5,490,000 | $19,180,000 | 6.3% | $50,000,000 | ||
| 2027 | Colts | $33,490,000 | $8,800,000 | $4,000,000 | $510,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $46,800,000 | 14.3% | $38,000,000 | ||
| 2028 | Colts | $44,000,000 | $8,800,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26,400,000 | 7.5% | $0 | ||
| 2029 | Colts | $44,000,000 | $8,800,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
| 2030 | Colts | $44,000,000 | $8,800,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $183,703,400 | $77,789,768 | $10,459,288 | $1,870,000 | $500,000 | $8,050,000 | $22,699,288 | $148,671,856 | $174,856,856 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Passing | Rushing | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Special | Comp/Att | Pct | Yards | TD | INT | Sacked | Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | |||
| 2019 | 13 | 2 | 76.4% | 0.0% | 284/459 | 61.9% | 3027 | 24 | 12 | 38 | 87.7 | 45 | 279 | 6.2 | 2 | 18 | 11 |
| 2020 | 14 | 2 | 85.7% | 0.0% | 280/448 | 62.5% | 2943 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 80.4 | 65 | 423 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 3 | 61.1% | 0.0% | 232/361 | 64.3% | 2428 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 84.8 | 62 | 298 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | 91.6% | 0.0% | 317/472 | 67.2% | 3205 | 15 | 5 | 44 | 92.5 | 120 | 708 | 5.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 | 29.4% | 0.0% | 108/160 | 67.5% | 909 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 70.5 | 40 | 206 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 60.2% | 0.0% | 216/341 | 63.3% | 2070 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 79.4 | 67 | 265 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | 70.5% | 0.0% | 261/384 | 68% | 3101 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 100.2 | 45 | 164 | 3.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.
| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $19,128,000 | $44,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $19,128,000 | $44,000,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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