Jaylon Smith
Linebacker
Career Earnings: $33,258,572
Career APY: $4,157,322
Total Guarantees: $23,530,360
Largest Cash Payment: $13,171,000 (2020)
Largest Cap Number: $7,771,000 (2020)
- Date of Birth: June 14, 1995
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 223
- College: Notre Dame
- Entry: 2016 Draft, Round 2, #34 overall (Cowboys)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | Drafted | Renegotiated | 2016 | 4 | $6,494,972 | $1,623,743 | $4,523,682 | $5,159,294 | 79.4% | $1,719,765 |
| Cowboys | Extension | Terminated | 2019 | 5 | $63,750,000 | $12,750,000 | $19,006,678 | $19,006,678 | 29.8% | $9,503,339 |
| Packers | SFA | Terminated | 2021 | 1 | $990,000 | $990,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Giants | Practice | Renegotiated | 2021 | 1 | $252,000 | $252,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Giants | SFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $990,000 | $990,000 | $0 | $165,000 | 16.7% | $165,000 |
| Giants | SFA | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $1,035,000 | $1,035,000 | $0 | $862,500 | 83.3% | $862,500 |
| Giants | Practice | Renegotiated | 2022 | 1 | $277,200 | $277,200 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Saints | SFA | Terminated | 2023 | 1 | $1,080,000 | $1,080,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Saints | Practice | Terminated | 2023 | 1 | $357,500 | $357,500 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Saints | Practice | Elevated | 2023 | 1 | $315,000 | $315,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Raiders | SFA | Terminated | 2023 | 1 | $1,080,000 | $1,080,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Steelers | Practice | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $289,800 | $289,800 | $0 | $32,200 | 11.1% | $32,200 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 5 | $31,365,972 | $6,273,194 | $14,765,972 | 0.0% | $16,600,000 | 0.0% |
| Packers | 0 | $220,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $220,000 | 0.0% |
| Giants | 2 | $1,097,900 | $548,950 | $910,833 | 0.0% | $70,400 | 0.0% |
| Saints | 0 | $182,500 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $174,722 | 0.0% |
| Raiders | 0 | $360,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $313,333 | 0.0% |
| Steelers | 1 | $32,200 | $32,200 | $32,200 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Cowboys | $450,000 | $730,904 | $450,000 | $1,180,904 | 0.7% | $3,373,616 | ||
| 2017 | Cowboys | $745,226 | $730,904 | $745,226 | $1,476,130 | 0.9% | $745,226 | ||
| 2018 | Cowboys | $1,040,452 | $730,904 | $404,840 | $1,771,356 | 1.0% | $1,040,452 | ||
| 2019 | Cowboys | $835,678 | $1,730,904 | $835,678 | $2,566,582 | 1.3% | $5,835,678 | ||
| 2020 | Cowboys | $5,171,000 | $2,600,000 | $5,171,000 | $7,771,000 | 3.6% | $13,171,000 | ||
| 2021 | Giants | $990,000 | $0 | $0 | $165,000 | 0.1% | $165,000 | ||
| 2022 | Giants | $1,035,000 | $0 | $0 | $745,833 | 0.4% | $862,500 | ||
| 2023 | Steelers | $289,800 | $0 | $0 | $32,200 | 0.0% | $32,200 | ||
| Total | $10,557,156 | $6,523,616 | $7,606,744 | $15,709,005 | $25,225,672 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 55.2% | 2.4% | 47 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 95.3% | 19.0% | 82 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 1 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 92.2% | 17.3% | 83 | 58 | 2.5 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 97.8% | 18.2% | 89 | 65 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 28.5% | 4.4% | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 55.3% | 3.8% | 46 | 42 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.2% | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |