Players On Track To Be Helped By the New PPE Rules

As part of the 2020 Collective Bargaining Agreement, an expansion of the Proven Performance Escalator (PPE) was agreed upon. Article 7, Section 4 of the CBA has the full details, while OTC’s PPE projection page has now been updated to account for this expansion. Brad also took you down an alternate history of the past that shows what the expanded PPE would have yielded to players if it were a part of the 2011 CBA.

The table in this article will go into the future, and show which players are in line to have their fourth year salaries improved due to the PPE expansion.

A total of 57 players are currently helped by the PPE extension. A slight majority of those (31) are 2nd round picks would have received no PPE under the 2011 CBA. The other 26 are 3rd to 7th rounders who have effectively have their PPE boosted from Level One to Level Two.

Note that all 2nd rounders listed are on track to earn the Level Two PPE, due to the 55% snap threshold of that level being lower than the Level One threshold of 60%. Should any of these players’ snap counts fall in their remaining qualifying seasons, their three year average will need to come above 60% to even get a Level One PPE, a potentially narrow window.

Four players–Mark Andrews, Nick Chubb, Darius Leonard, and Mecole Hardman–are ensured a Level Three PPE due to their original ballot selection to a Pro Bowl. This is particularly important for Chubb (a running back) and Hardman (who made the Pro Bowl as a returner) thus far, as they otherwise would not qualify for any PPE level. Andrews would also fall to Level One without the Pro Bowl.

Broken down by team, the Colts lead the way with the most players with improved PPE projection with four. That’s led by a trio of 2nd round picks that includes Leonard. Four teams–the Partiots, Jets, Chargers, Eagles–have no player that had its projected PPE upgraded as a part of the 2020 CBA. Of those four, the Patriots stand out as having no player eligible for the PPE at all from the 2018 and 2019 draft classes.

To learn about all players eligible for the PPE in addition to those that got an upgrade in the 2020 CBA, please visit OTC’s updated PPE projections page.

Name	Team	Round	2011 CBA PPE	PPE Level	2018 Snaps	2019 Snaps	2020 Snaps	Snap Average
Jerome Baker	Dolphins	3	Yes	Two	62.1% ⁽²⁾	96.8% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	79.5% ⁽¹⁾
Orlando Brown	Ravens	3	Yes	Two	63.9% ⁽²⁾	100.0% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	82.0% ⁽¹⁾
Mark Andrews	Ravens	3	Yes	Three	34.8%	41.5% ⁽³⁾	0.0%	38.2% ⁽¹⁾
Jessie Bates III	Bengals	2	No	Two	98.7% ⁽²⁾	99.0% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	98.9% ⁽¹⁾
Nick Chubb	Browns	2	No	Three	36.2%	68.3% ⁽³⁾	0.0%	52.3%
Justin Reid	Texans	3	Yes	Two	84.8% ⁽²⁾	85.2% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	85.0% ⁽¹⁾
Darius Leonard	Colts	2	No	Three	91.1% ⁽²⁾	79.9% ⁽³⁾	0.0%	85.5% ⁽¹⁾
Braden Smith	Colts	2	No	Two	75.1% ⁽²⁾	99.9% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	87.5% ⁽¹⁾
Harold Landry	Titans	2	No	Two	56.7% ⁽²⁾	85.4% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	71.1% ⁽¹⁾
Courtland Sutton	Broncos	2	No	Two	76.3% ⁽²⁾	92.0% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	84.2% ⁽¹⁾
Connor Williams	Cowboys	2	No	Two	64.0% ⁽²⁾	64.9% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	64.5% ⁽¹⁾
Michael Gallup	Cowboys	3	Yes	Two	68.4% ⁽²⁾	75.6% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	72.0% ⁽¹⁾
Will Hernandez	Giants	2	No	Two	99.6% ⁽²⁾	100.0% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	99.8% ⁽¹⁾
James Daniels	Bears	2	No	Two	70.9% ⁽²⁾	100.0% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	85.5% ⁽¹⁾
Brian O’Neill	Vikings	2	No	Two	76.0% ⁽²⁾	94.9% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	85.5% ⁽¹⁾
Donte Jackson	Panthers	2	No	Two	89.5% ⁽²⁾	66.1% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	77.8% ⁽¹⁾
Carlton Davis	Bucs	2	No	Two	68.5% ⁽²⁾	85.1% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	76.8% ⁽¹⁾
Jordan Whitehead	Bucs	4	Yes	Two	63.0% ⁽²⁾	81.7% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	72.4% ⁽¹⁾
Christian Kirk	Cardinals	2	No	Two	57.5% ⁽²⁾	75.4% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	66.5% ⁽¹⁾
Fred Warner	49ers	3	Yes	Two	98.8% ⁽²⁾	96.1% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	97.5% ⁽¹⁾
Tre Flowers	Seahawks	5	Yes	Two	91.1% ⁽²⁾	91.2% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	91.2% ⁽¹⁾
Cody Ford	Bills	2	No	Two	69.2% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	69.2% ⁽¹⁾
Dawson Knox	Bills	3	Yes	Two	60.0% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	60.0% ⁽¹⁾
Michael Deiter	Dolphins	3	Yes	Two	92.5% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	92.5% ⁽¹⁾
Michael Jordan	Bengals	4	Yes	Two	58.6% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	58.6% ⁽¹⁾
Greedy Williams	Browns	2	No	Two	64.0% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	64.0% ⁽¹⁾
Mack Wilson	Browns	5	Yes	Two	88.2% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	88.2% ⁽¹⁾
Diontae Johnson	Steelers	3	Yes	Two	65.5% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	65.5% ⁽¹⁾
Max Scharping	Texans	2	No	Two	87.9% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	87.9% ⁽¹⁾
Rock Ya-Sin	Colts	2	No	Two	82.4% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	82.4% ⁽¹⁾
Khari Willis	Colts	4	Yes	Two	60.2% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	60.2% ⁽¹⁾
Jawaan Taylor	Jaguars	2	No	Two	100.0% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	100.0% ⁽¹⁾
Gardner Minshew	Jaguars	6	Yes	Two	83.0% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	83.0% ⁽¹⁾
A.J. Brown	Titans	2	No	Two	68.3% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	68.3% ⁽¹⁾
Nate Davis	Titans	3	Yes	Two	73.1% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	73.1% ⁽¹⁾
Dalton Risner	Broncos	2	No	Two	96.3% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	96.3% ⁽¹⁾
Mecole Hardman	Chiefs	2	No	Three	45.2% ⁽³⁾	0.0%	0.0%	45.2%
Juan Thornhill	Chiefs	2	No	Two	90.3% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	90.3% ⁽¹⁾
Trayvon Mullen	Raiders	2	No	Two	64.7% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	64.7% ⁽¹⁾
Maxx Crosby	Raiders	4	Yes	Two	72.1% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	72.1% ⁽¹⁾
Darius Slayton	Giants	5	Yes	Two	65.6% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	65.6% ⁽¹⁾
Terry McLaurin	Redskins	3	Yes	Two	81.6% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	81.6% ⁽¹⁾
Cole Holcomb	Redskins	5	Yes	Two	63.3% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	63.3% ⁽¹⁾
David Montgomery	Bears	3	Yes	Two	57.3% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	57.3% ⁽¹⁾
Will Harris	Lions	3	Yes	Two	58.3% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	58.3% ⁽¹⁾
Elgton Jenkins	Packers	2	No	Two	89.1% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	89.1% ⁽¹⁾
Irv Smith Jr.	Vikings	2	No	Two	59.8% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	59.8%
Kendall Sheffield	Falcons	4	Yes	Two	67.0% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	67.0% ⁽¹⁾
Dennis Daley	Panthers	6	Yes	Two	61.1% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	61.1% ⁽¹⁾
Erik McCoy	Saints	2	No	Two	99.4% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	99.4% ⁽¹⁾
Sean Murphy-Bunting	Bucs	2	No	Two	60.1% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	60.1% ⁽¹⁾
Byron Murphy	Cardinals	2	No	Two	97.6% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	97.6% ⁽¹⁾
Taylor Rapp	Rams	2	No	Two	74.3% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	74.3% ⁽¹⁾
David Edwards	Rams	5	Yes	Two	61.6% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	61.6% ⁽¹⁾
Deebo Samuel	49ers	2	No	Two	67.0% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	67.0% ⁽¹⁾
Dre Greenlaw	49ers	5	Yes	Two	70.1% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	70.1% ⁽¹⁾
D.K. Metcalf	Seahawks	2	No	Two	83.6% ⁽²⁾	0.0%	0.0%	83.6% ⁽¹⁾