Age: 29
Free Agency: 2024 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 6
- Height: 6'0"
- Weight: 189
- College: Houston
- Entry: 2016 Draft, Round 1, #24 overall (Bengals)
- 2021 Salary Cap Charge: $4,656,250 (2.34% of cap)
- 2021 Cash Payout: $16,750,000 (7.71% of spending)
- 2021 Cash to Cap Ratio: 3.60
- Contract Value: $40,500,000 ($13,500,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $21,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 11/309 at CB
Current Contract
(UFA, signed 2021)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $750,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $4,656,250 | 2.3% | |||||
| 2022
March 19: Base salary is guaranteed; Roster bonus due
| 30 | $5,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $750,000 | $250,000 | $5,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 6.6% | |||||
| 2023
March 19: Roster bonus due
| 31 | $9,250,000 | $3,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $750,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $15,750,000 | 7.0% | |||||
| 2024 | 32 | Void | $3,000,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $6,000,000 | 2.3% | |||||
| 2025 | 33 | Void | $3,000,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $0 | -- | |||||
| Total | $15,250,000 | $15,000,000 | $7,500,000 | $2,250,000 | $500,000 | $6,000,000 | $40,406,250 | |||||||
Contract Notes
William Jackson signed a three year, $40.5 million contract with the Football Team on March 16, 2021. $26 million of the contract is guaranteed with $21 million guaranteed at signing. Jackson received a $15 million signing bonus and his 2021 base salary is guaranteed. He has a guaranteed $5 million roster bonus due in 2022 and will earn a full guarantee on his base salary on the 3rd day of the 2022 league year. $750,000 in annual per game bonuses is available. He can increase the contract value by $1.5 million via incentives.
Cash Flows
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $16,750,000 | $11,000,000 | $12,750,000 |
| Running Cash | $16,750,000 | $27,750,000 | $40,500,000 |
Career Earnings: $36,049,642
Career APY: $6,008,274
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | Drafted | Expired | 2016 | 4 | $9,705,642 | $2,426,411 | $8,712,145 | $19,299,642 | 198.8% | $3,859,928 |
| Washington | UFA | Active | 2021 | 3 | $40,500,000 | $13,500,000 | $21,000,000 | $16,750,000 | 41.4% | $16,750,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | 5 | $19,299,642 | $3,859,928 | $19,299,642 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Washington | 1 | $16,750,000 | $16,750,000 | $4,656,250 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bengals | $450,000 | $1,314,662 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $450,000 | $1,764,662 | 1.1% | $5,708,648 | ||
| 2017 | Bengals | $891,166 | $1,314,662 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $891,166 | $2,205,828 | 1.3% | $891,166 | ||
| 2018 | Bengals | $1,332,331 | $1,314,662 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,332,331 | $2,646,993 | 1.4% | $1,332,331 | ||
| 2019 | Bengals | $1,773,497 | $1,314,662 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $780,000 | $3,088,159 | 1.6% | $1,773,497 | ||
| 2020 | Bengals | $9,594,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,594,000 | $9,594,000 | 4.6% | $9,594,000 | ||
| 2021 | Washington | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $750,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $4,656,250 | 2.3% | $16,750,000 | ||
| 2022 | Washington | $5,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $750,000 | $250,000 | $5,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 6.6% | $11,000,000 | ||
| 2023 | Washington | $9,250,000 | $3,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $750,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $15,750,000 | 7.0% | $12,750,000 | ||
| 2024 | Washington | $0 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,000,000 | 2.3% | $0 | ||
| 2025 | Washington | $0 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $29,290,994 | $20,258,648 | $7,500,000 | $2,250,000 | $500,000 | $19,047,497 | $59,705,892 | $59,799,642 | ||||
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 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 61.0% | 21.3% | 21 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 94.2% | 0.0% | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 77.6% | 0.0% | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 83.7% | 5.2% | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 67.6% | 0.0% | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $5,014,000 | $13,500,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $7,433,875 | $10,125,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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