Zay Jones
Wide Receiver
Career Earnings: $30,148,097
Career APY: $3,349,789
Total Guarantees: $25,067,866
Largest Cash Payment: $8,720,588 (2022)
Largest Cap Number: $5,817,921 (2023)
- Date of Birth: March 30, 1995
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 201
- College: East Carolina
- Entry: 2017 Draft, Round 2, #37 overall (Bills)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raiders | Drafted | Expired | 2017 | 4 | $6,779,798 | $1,694,950 | $4,308,933 | $2,117,528 | 31.2% | $1,058,764 |
| Bills | Drafted | Traded | 2017 | 4 | $6,779,798 | $1,694,950 | $4,308,933 | $4,308,933 | 63.6% | $2,154,467 |
| Raiders | UFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $0 | $2,500,000 | 100.0% | $2,500,000 |
| Jaguars | UFA | Terminated | 2022 | 3 | $24,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $16,485,294 | 68.7% | $8,242,647 |
| Cardinals | SFA | Expired | 2024 | 1 | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | $1,150,000 | $1,738,333 | 77.3% | $1,738,333 |
| Cardinals | UFA | Expired | 2025 | 1 | $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 | $1,300,000 | $2,220,000 | 92.5% | $2,220,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raiders | 3 | $4,617,528 | $1,539,176 | $4,617,528 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Bills | 2 | $5,086,942 | $2,543,471 | $2,773,553 | 0.0% | $2,313,389 | 0.0% |
| Jaguars | 2 | $16,485,294 | $8,242,647 | $10,121,842 | 0.0% | $6,569,334 | 0.0% |
| Cardinals | 2 | $3,958,333 | $1,979,167 | $4,018,333 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bills | $465,000 | $767,690 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $465,000 | $1,232,690 | 0.7% | $3,535,760 | ||
| 2018 | Bills | $773,173 | $767,690 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $773,173 | $1,540,863 | 0.8% | $773,173 | ||
| 2019 | Raiders | $1,031,346 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $728,009 | 0.4% | $728,009 | ||
| 2020 | Raiders | $1,339,519 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,389,519 | 0.6% | $1,389,519 | ||
| 2021 | Raiders | $1,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $2,500,000 | 1.3% | $2,500,000 | ||
| 2022 | Jaguars | $1,500,000 | $1,833,333 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $1,500,000 | $4,303,921 | 1.8% | $8,720,588 | ||
| 2023 | Jaguars | $1,080,000 | $3,017,333 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $750,000 | $1,080,000 | $5,817,921 | 2.6% | $7,764,706 | ||
| 2024 | Cardinals | $1,410,000 | $500,000 | $340,000 | $0 | $0 | $650,000 | $1,738,333 | 0.6% | $1,738,333 | ||
| 2025 | Cardinals | $1,360,000 | $650,000 | $340,000 | $50,000 | $0 | $650,000 | $2,280,000 | 0.8% | $2,220,000 | ||
| Total | $9,959,038 | $9,036,046 | $1,680,000 | $1,100,000 | $750,000 | $6,118,173 | $21,531,256 | $29,370,088 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | |||
| 2017 | 15 | 1 | 75.2% | 0.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 25 | 291 | 11.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 88.9% | 0.5% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 56 | 652 | 11.6 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1 | 61.1% | 3.3% | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 27 | 216 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 26.6% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 14 | 154 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 56.1% | 20.8% | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 47 | 546 | 11.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 1 | 82.8% | 0.2% | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 82 | 823 | 10.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 8 | 40.7% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 34 | 321 | 9.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 23.4% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 23.9% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 12 | 183 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |