Daniel Jones

Quarterback

Age: 27
Free Agency: 2027 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 5
  • 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $47,105,000 (18.15% of cap)
  • 2024 Cash Payout: $36,000,000 (15.15% of spending)
  • 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.76
  • Contract Value: $160,000,000 ($40,000,000 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $81,000,000
  • Contract Ranking: 12/102 at QB

Current Contract

(UFA, signed 2023)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusRoster BonusWorkout BonusOther BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202326$1,080,000$11,105,000$0$500,000$2,750,000$1,080,000$15,435,0006.7%
202427$35,500,000$11,105,000$0$500,000$0$36,000,000$47,105,00018.2%
2025 📝
March 15: $12 million of 2025 base salary converts to full guarantee
28$30,000,000$11,105,000$0$500,000$0$0$41,605,00016.0%
2026 📝
March 19: Roster bonus due
29$46,500,000$11,105,000$500,000$500,000$0$0$58,605,00020.6%
Total$113,080,000$44,420,000$500,000$2,000,000$2,750,000$37,080,000$162,750,000

Contract Notes

Daniel Jones signed a 4 year contract with the New York Giants worth a base value of $160.0 million with $82 million guaranteed at signing and total guarantee of $105 million. Jones has full guaranteed salaries and work out bonuses in 2023 and 2024, and a $36 million signing bonus. $23 million of the 2025 base salary is guaranteed for injury at signing, with $12 million of that scheduled to vest into a full guarantee at the start of the 2025 league year.  Jones can also earn a $1 million roster bonus at the start of the 2026 league year. An available $35 million through performance incentives is also available. Details courtesy of PFT

The Giants restructured Jones' contract on September 3, 2023, converting $8.42 million of salary into a signing bonus, creating $6.315 million in cap room for 2023. Jones' cap figures increased by $2.105 million in each of the 2024, 2025, and 2026 seasons.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$40M
$80M
$120M
$160M
2023202420252026
Cash Due$46,000,000$36,000,000$30,500,000$47,500,000
Running Cash$46,000,000$82,000,000$112,500,000$160,000,000
Career Earnings: $72,129,056
Career APY: $14,425,811
Potential Earnings: $186,129,056
Total Guarantees: $106,664,056
Largest Cash Payment: $47,500,000 (2026)
Largest Cap Number: $58,605,000 (2026)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
GiantsDraftedExpired20194$25,664,056$6,416,014$25,664,056$26,129,056101.8%$6,532,264
GiantsUFAActive20234$160,000,000$40,000,000$81,000,000$46,000,00028.8%$46,000,000
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Giants5$72,129,056$14,425,811$41,564,0560.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusRoster BonusWorkout BonusOther BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2019Giants$495,000$4,171,192$0$0$0$495,000$4,666,1922.4%$17,179,768
2020Giants$675,000$4,171,192$1,076,548$0$0$1,661,548$5,922,7403.0%$1,751,548
2021Giants$850,000$4,171,192$2,153,096$0$0$2,828,096$7,174,2883.9%$3,003,096
2022Giants$965,000$4,171,192$3,229,644$0$0$3,994,644$8,365,8364.0%$4,194,644
2023Giants$1,080,000$11,105,000$0$500,000$2,750,000$1,080,000$15,435,0006.7%$46,000,000
2024Giants$35,500,000$11,105,000$0$500,000$0$36,000,000$47,105,00018.2%$36,000,000
2025Giants$30,000,000$11,105,000$0$500,000$0$0$41,605,00016.0%$30,500,000
2026Giants$46,500,000$11,105,000$500,000$500,000$0$0$58,605,00020.6%$47,500,000
Total$116,065,000$61,104,768$6,959,288$2,000,000$2,750,000$46,059,288$188,879,056$186,129,056

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnapsPassingRushingFumbles
InjuredHealthyOffenseSpecialComp/AttPctYardsTDINTSackedRatingAttYardsAvgTDTotalLost
2019132076.4%0.0%284/45961.9%302724123887.7452796.221811
2020142085.7%0.0%280/44862.5%294311104580.4654236.5100
2021113061.1%0.0%232/36164.3%24281072284.8622984.8200
2022160091.6%0.0%317/47267.2%32051554492.51207085.9700
202363029.4%0.0%108/16067.5%909263070.5402065.2100

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 ValuationAPY
Regular$3,929,000$40,000,000
Injury Adjusted$7,777,938$32,500,000
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OTC Valuation $7.2M $14.4M $21.6M $28.8M $36M APY $9.2M $18.3M $27.5M $36.7M $45.8M $25,867,000 $33,333,333

Weekly Valuation Trends

The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.

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