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.

NameTeamRound2011 CBA PPEPPE Level2018 Snaps2019 Snaps2020 SnapsSnap Average
Jerome BakerDolphins3YesTwo 62.1% (2) 96.8% (2) 0.0% 79.5% (1)
Orlando BrownRavens3YesTwo 63.9% (2) 100.0% (2) 0.0% 82.0% (1)
Mark AndrewsRavens3YesThree 34.8% 41.5% (3) 0.0% 38.2% (1)
Jessie Bates IIIBengals2NoTwo 98.7% (2) 99.0% (2) 0.0% 98.9% (1)
Nick ChubbBrowns2NoThree 36.2% 68.3% (3) 0.0% 52.3%
Justin ReidTexans3YesTwo 84.8% (2) 85.2% (2) 0.0% 85.0% (1)
Darius LeonardColts2NoThree 91.1% (2) 79.9% (3) 0.0% 85.5% (1)
Braden SmithColts2NoTwo 75.1% (2) 99.9% (2) 0.0% 87.5% (1)
Harold LandryTitans2NoTwo 56.7% (2) 85.4% (2) 0.0% 71.1% (1)
Courtland SuttonBroncos2NoTwo 76.3% (2) 92.0% (2) 0.0% 84.2% (1)
Connor WilliamsCowboys2NoTwo 64.0% (2) 64.9% (2) 0.0% 64.5% (1)
Michael GallupCowboys3YesTwo 68.4% (2) 75.6% (2) 0.0% 72.0% (1)
Will HernandezGiants2NoTwo 99.6% (2) 100.0% (2) 0.0% 99.8% (1)
James DanielsBears2NoTwo 70.9% (2) 100.0% (2) 0.0% 85.5% (1)
Brian O’NeillVikings2NoTwo 76.0% (2) 94.9% (2) 0.0% 85.5% (1)
Donte JacksonPanthers2NoTwo 89.5% (2) 66.1% (2) 0.0% 77.8% (1)
Carlton DavisBucs2NoTwo 68.5% (2) 85.1% (2) 0.0% 76.8% (1)
Jordan WhiteheadBucs4YesTwo 63.0% (2) 81.7% (2) 0.0% 72.4% (1)
Christian KirkCardinals2NoTwo 57.5% (2) 75.4% (2) 0.0% 66.5% (1)
Fred Warner49ers3YesTwo 98.8% (2) 96.1% (2) 0.0% 97.5% (1)
Tre FlowersSeahawks5YesTwo 91.1% (2) 91.2% (2) 0.0% 91.2% (1)
Cody FordBills2NoTwo 69.2% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 69.2% (1)
Dawson KnoxBills3YesTwo 60.0% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 60.0% (1)
Michael DeiterDolphins3YesTwo 92.5% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 92.5% (1)
Michael JordanBengals4YesTwo 58.6% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 58.6% (1)
Greedy WilliamsBrowns2NoTwo 64.0% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 64.0% (1)
Mack WilsonBrowns5YesTwo 88.2% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 88.2% (1)
Diontae JohnsonSteelers3YesTwo 65.5% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 65.5% (1)
Max ScharpingTexans2NoTwo 87.9% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 87.9% (1)
Rock Ya-SinColts2NoTwo 82.4% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 82.4% (1)
Khari WillisColts4YesTwo 60.2% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 60.2% (1)
Jawaan TaylorJaguars2NoTwo 100.0% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% (1)
Gardner MinshewJaguars6YesTwo 83.0% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 83.0% (1)
A.J. BrownTitans2NoTwo 68.3% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 68.3% (1)
Nate DavisTitans3YesTwo 73.1% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 73.1% (1)
Dalton RisnerBroncos2NoTwo 96.3% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 96.3% (1)
Mecole HardmanChiefs2NoThree 45.2% (3) 0.0% 0.0% 45.2%
Juan ThornhillChiefs2NoTwo 90.3% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 90.3% (1)
Trayvon MullenRaiders2NoTwo 64.7% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 64.7% (1)
Maxx CrosbyRaiders4YesTwo 72.1% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 72.1% (1)
Darius SlaytonGiants5YesTwo 65.6% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 65.6% (1)
Terry McLaurinRedskins3YesTwo 81.6% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 81.6% (1)
Cole HolcombRedskins5YesTwo 63.3% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 63.3% (1)
David MontgomeryBears3YesTwo 57.3% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 57.3% (1)
Will HarrisLions3YesTwo 58.3% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 58.3% (1)
Elgton JenkinsPackers2NoTwo 89.1% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 89.1% (1)
Irv Smith Jr.Vikings2NoTwo 59.8% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 59.8%
Kendall SheffieldFalcons4YesTwo 67.0% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 67.0% (1)
Dennis DaleyPanthers6YesTwo 61.1% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 61.1% (1)
Erik McCoySaints2NoTwo 99.4% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 99.4% (1)
Sean Murphy-BuntingBucs2NoTwo 60.1% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 60.1% (1)
Byron MurphyCardinals2NoTwo 97.6% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 97.6% (1)
Taylor RappRams2NoTwo 74.3% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 74.3% (1)
David EdwardsRams5YesTwo 61.6% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 61.6% (1)
Deebo Samuel49ers2NoTwo 67.0% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 67.0% (1)
Dre Greenlaw49ers5YesTwo 70.1% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 70.1% (1)
D.K. MetcalfSeahawks2NoTwo 83.6% (2) 0.0% 0.0% 83.6% (1)