Age: 27
Free Agency: 2028 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 6
- Height: 6'3"
- Weight: 200
- College: Louisville
- Entry: 2018 Draft, Round 1, #32 overall (Ravens)
- 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $32,400,000 (12.80% of cap)
- 2024 Cash Payout: $31,750,000 (13.59% of spending)
- 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.98
- Contract Value: $260,000,000 ($52,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $135,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 8/106 at QB
Current Contract
(Franchise, signed 2023)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signing | Option | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | 26 | $7,500,000 | $14,650,000 | $0 | $0 | $7,500,000 | $22,150,000 | 9.9% | |||||
| 2024
March 18: $21M of 2025 salary is guaranteed
| 27 | $14,250,000 | $14,650,000 | $3,500,000 | $750,000 | $14,250,000 | $32,400,000 | 12.8% | |||||
| 2025
March 19: $29M of 2026 salary is guaranteed
| 28 | $20,250,000 | $14,650,000 | $8,000,000 | $750,000 | $21,000,000 | $43,650,000 | 15.7% | |||||
| 2026 | 29 | $51,250,000 | $14,650,000 | $8,000,000 | $750,000 | $0 | $74,650,000 | 25.7% | |||||
| 2027 | 30 | $51,250,000 | $14,650,000 | $8,000,000 | $750,000 | $0 | $74,650,000 | 23.8% | |||||
| 2028
March 15: Contract voids
| 31 | Void | $0 | $8,000,000 | Void | Void | $12,500,000 | -- | |||||
| 2029 | 32 | Void | $0 | $4,500,000 | Void | Void | $0 | -- | |||||
| Total | $144,500,000 | $73,250,000 | $40,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $42,750,000 | $260,000,000 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Lamar Jackson signed a five year, $260 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens on May 4, 2023. $185 million is guaranteed of which $135 million is fully guaranteed at signing. Most of the contract details come from PFT and we are assuming two void years for salary cap purposes based on a report by Jamison Hensley on the salary cap charges. Jackson's 2023 and 2024 salaries are fully guaranteed and he will receive a $72.5 million signing bonus. There is a guaranteed option in 2024 worth $17.5 million and another option due in 2025 worth $22.5 million. If Jackson is on the roster on the 5th day of the 2024 league year he will have his 2025 base salary of $20.25 million and a $750,000 roster bonus become guaranteed. If on the roster on the 5th day of the 2025 league year $29 million of Jackson's 2026 salary will be fully guaranteed. There are $750,000 roster bonuses due on the 5th day of the 2026 and 2027 league year. Jackson has a no trade clause as part of his contract and he can not be designated a franchise or transition player at the end of this contract.
Cash Flows
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $80,000,000 | $32,500,000 | $43,500,000 | $52,000,000 | $52,000,000 |
| Running Cash | $80,000,000 | $112,500,000 | $156,000,000 | $208,000,000 | $260,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $112,487,652
Career APY: $18,747,942
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravens | Drafted | Expired | 2018 | 4 | $9,471,652 | $2,367,913 | $8,055,062 | $32,487,652 | 343.0% | $6,497,530 |
| Ravens | Franchise | Renegotiated | 2023 | 1 | $32,416,000 | $32,416,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Ravens | Franchise | Active | 2023 | 5 | $260,000,000 | $52,000,000 | $135,000,000 | $80,000,000 | 30.8% | $80,000,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravens | 6 | $112,487,652 | $18,747,942 | $54,637,652 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ravens | $480,000 | $1,242,118 | $0 | $0 | $480,000 | $1,722,118 | 1.0% | $5,448,472 | ||
| 2019 | Ravens | $910,530 | $1,242,118 | $0 | $0 | $910,530 | $2,152,648 | 1.1% | $910,530 | ||
| 2020 | Ravens | $1,341,060 | $1,242,118 | $0 | $0 | $1,341,060 | $2,583,178 | 1.3% | $1,341,060 | ||
| 2021 | Ravens | $1,771,590 | $1,242,118 | $0 | $0 | $1,771,590 | $3,013,708 | 1.7% | $1,771,590 | ||
| 2022 | Ravens | $23,016,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23,016,000 | $23,016,000 | 11.2% | $23,016,000 | ||
| 2023 | Ravens | $7,500,000 | $14,650,000 | $0 | $0 | $7,500,000 | $22,150,000 | 9.9% | $80,000,000 | ||
| 2024 | Ravens | $14,250,000 | $14,650,000 | $3,500,000 | $750,000 | $14,250,000 | $32,400,000 | 12.8% | $31,750,000 | ||
| 2025 | Ravens | $20,250,000 | $14,650,000 | $8,000,000 | $750,000 | $21,000,000 | $43,650,000 | 15.7% | $43,500,000 | ||
| 2026 | Ravens | $51,250,000 | $14,650,000 | $8,000,000 | $750,000 | $0 | $74,650,000 | 25.7% | $52,000,000 | ||
| 2027 | Ravens | $51,250,000 | $14,650,000 | $8,000,000 | $750,000 | $0 | $74,650,000 | 23.8% | $52,000,000 | ||
| 2028 | Ravens | $99,999,999 | $0 | $8,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $12,500,000 | -- | $0 | ||
| 2029 | Ravens | $99,999,999 | $0 | $4,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $372,019,178 | $78,218,472 | $40,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $70,269,180 | $292,487,652 | $291,737,652 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Passing | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Comp/Att | Pct | Yards | TD | INT | Sacked | Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 49.2% | 0.0% | 99/170 | 58.2% | 1201 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 84.5 | 147 | 695 | 4.7 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 87.7% | 0.2% | 265/401 | 66.1% | 3127 | 36 | 6 | 23 | 113.3 | 176 | 1206 | 6.9 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 89.3% | 0.0% | 242/376 | 64.4% | 2757 | 26 | 9 | 29 | 99.3 | 159 | 1005 | 6.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 65.2% | 0.0% | 246/382 | 64.4% | 2882 | 16 | 13 | 38 | 87.0 | 133 | 767 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 66.4% | 0.0% | 203/326 | 62.3% | 2242 | 17 | 7 | 26 | 91.1 | 112 | 764 | 6.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 92.4% | 0.0% | 307/457 | 67.2% | 3678 | 24 | 7 | 37 | 102.7 | 148 | 821 | 5.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 98.9% | 0.0% | 72/108 | 66.7% | 858 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 102.3 | 41 | 308 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $46,061,000 | $52,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $46,061,000 | $52,000,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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