Jaylon Smith
Linebacker
Age: 25
Free Agency: 2026 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 3
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 223
- College: Notre Dame
- Entry: 2016 Draft, Round 2, #34 overall (Cowboys)
- 2020 Salary Cap Charge: $7,771,000 (3.57% of cap)
- 2020 Cash Payout: $13,171,000 (5.55% of spending)
- 2020 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.69
- Contract Value: $63,750,000 ($12,750,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $19,006,678
- Contract Ranking: 20/297 at LB
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2019)
(📝: 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 | 1.3% | |||||
| 2020 | 25 | $5,171,000 | $2,600,000 | $5,171,000 | $7,771,000 | 3.6% | |||||
| 2021
March 17: Salary guarantees on 5th day of league year
| 26 | $7,200,000 | $2,600,000 | $0 | $9,800,000 | 4.9% | |||||
| 2022
March 17: Salary guarantees on 5th day of league year
| 27 | $9,200,000 | $2,600,000 | $0 | $11,800,000 | 5.2% | |||||
| 2023 | 28 | $11,000,000 | $2,600,000 | $0 | $13,600,000 | 5.6% | |||||
| 2024 | 29 | $11,000,000 | $1,600,000 | $0 | $12,600,000 | 4.9% | |||||
| 2025 | 30 | $12,350,000 | $0 | $0 | $12,350,000 | -- | |||||
| Total | $56,756,678 | $13,730,904 | $6,006,678 | $70,487,582 | |||||||
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.Career Earnings: $18,994,972
Career APY: $4,748,743
Potential Earnings: $74,915,972
Total Guarantees: $23,530,360
Largest Cash Payment: $13,171,000 (2020)
Largest Cap Number: $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 | $13,835,678 | 21.7% | $13,835,678 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 4 | $18,994,972 | $4,748,743 | $6,994,972 | 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 | 0.7% | $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 | Cowboys | $7,200,000 | $2,600,000 | $0 | $9,800,000 | 4.9% | $7,200,000 | ||
| 2022 | Cowboys | $9,200,000 | $2,600,000 | $0 | $11,800,000 | 5.2% | $9,200,000 | ||
| 2023 | Cowboys | $11,000,000 | $2,600,000 | $0 | $13,600,000 | 5.6% | $11,000,000 | ||
| 2024 | Cowboys | $11,000,000 | $1,600,000 | $0 | $12,600,000 | 4.9% | $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 | Games Missed | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 16.9% | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $5,850,000 | $12,750,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $5,850,000 | $12,750,000 |
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Weekly Valuation Trends
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