Jaylon Smith
Inside Linebacker
- 2019 Salary Cap Charge: $2,566,582
- % of 2019 Team Cap: 1.28%
- 2019 Cash Payout: $5,835,678
- % of 2019 Team Cash Spending: 3.25%
- 2019 Cash to Cap Ratio: 2.27
- Total Contract Value: $63,750,000
- Annual Contract Value: $12,750,000
- Position Ranking: 5/135 at ILB
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $19,006,678
- Age: 24
- Height: 6' 2"
- Weight: 223
- College: Notre Dame
- Accrued Seasons: 2
- Entry: 2016 Draft, Round 2, #34 overall (Cowboys)
- Year Signed: 2019
- Contract Type: Extension
- Free Agency: 2026 (UFA)
Contract Notes
Jaylon Smith signed a five year, $63.75 million contract extension with the Cowboys on August 20, 2019. Per PFT, Smith received $35.4 million in guarantees, of which $19 million is guaranteed at signing. Smith received a $5 million signing bonus and will receive a protected $8 million option bonus in 2020. His 2019 and 2020 salaries are fully guaranteed. If he is on the roster on the 5th day or the 2021 and 2022 league years his salaries those seasons will become guaranteed. Smith' 2019 salary cap charge will increase by $500,000 and his 2020 projected cap number will increase by $3.061 million.Current Contract
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24 | $835,678 | $1,730,904 | $835,678 | $2,566,582 | 1.4% | |||||
| 2020 | 25 | $5,171,000 | $2,600,000 | $5,171,000 | $7,771,000 | 3.9% | |||||
| 2021
March 17: Salary guarantees on 5th day of league year
| 26 | $7,200,000 | $2,600,000 | $0 | $9,800,000 | -- | |||||
| 2022
March 17: Salary guarantees on 5th day of league year
| 27 | $9,200,000 | $2,600,000 | $0 | $11,800,000 | -- | |||||
| 2023 | 28 | $11,000,000 | $2,600,000 | $0 | $13,600,000 | -- | |||||
| 2024 | 29 | $11,000,000 | $1,600,000 | $0 | $12,600,000 | -- | |||||
| 2025 | 30 | $12,350,000 | $0 | $0 | $12,350,000 | -- | |||||
| Total | $56,756,678 | $13,730,904 | $6,006,678 | $70,487,582 | |||||||
Career Earnings: $10,159,294
Career APY: $3,386,431
Potential Earnings: $74,915,972
Total Guarantees: $23,530,360
Largest Cash Payment: $13,171,000 (2020)
Largest Cap Hit: $13,600,000 (2023)
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 | Active | 2019 | 5 | $63,750,000 | $12,750,000 | $19,006,678 | $5,000,000 | 7.8% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 3 | $10,159,294 | $3,386,431 | $4,428,390 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Salary Cap 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 | 0.8% | $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 | 1.4% | $5,835,678 | ||
| 2020 | Cowboys | $5,171,000 | $2,600,000 | $5,171,000 | $7,771,000 | 3.9% | $13,171,000 | ||
| 2021 | Cowboys | $7,200,000 | $2,600,000 | $0 | $9,800,000 | -- | $7,200,000 | ||
| 2022 | Cowboys | $9,200,000 | $2,600,000 | $0 | $11,800,000 | -- | $9,200,000 | ||
| 2023 | Cowboys | $11,000,000 | $2,600,000 | $0 | $13,600,000 | -- | $11,000,000 | ||
| 2024 | Cowboys | $11,000,000 | $1,600,000 | $0 | $12,600,000 | -- | $11,000,000 | ||
| 2025 | Cowboys | $12,350,000 | $0 | $0 | $12,350,000 | -- | $12,350,000 | ||
| Total | $58,992,356 | $15,923,616 | $7,606,744 | $74,915,972 | $74,915,972 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Recovered | Yards | |||
| 2017 | 16 | 55.2% | 2.4% | 47 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 95.3% | 19.0% | 82 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 100.0% | 15.4% | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |