Juwan Johnson

New Orleans Saints, Tight End

Age: 28y-6m-10d (Sep 13, 1996)

Exp: 5 Years

Country: US

College: Oregon

Drafted: Undrafted, NO, 2020

Agent(s): AJ Vaynerchuk (VaynerSports)

2025 Cap Hit

$5,245,000

2025 Cash

$12,170,000

Career Earnings

$14,136,421

2025-2027 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Juwan Johnson signed a 3 year, $30,750,000 contract with the New Orleans Saints, including $11,000,000 signing bonus, $21,250,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $10,250,000. In 2025, Johnson will earn a base salary of $1,170,000 and a signing bonus of $11,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $5,245,000 and a dead cap value of $21,250,000.

Contract Terms:

3 yr(s) / $30,750,000

Average Salary:

$10,250,000

Signing Bonus:

$11,000,000

GTD at Sign:

$21,250,000

Total GTD:

$21,250,000

Free Agent:

2028 / UFA

MANAGE CONTRACT

Year	Age	Status	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2025	29		$5,245,000	1.88%	$12,170,000	$12,170,000	$21,250,000
2026	30		$13,155,000	4.28%	$9,080,000	$21,250,000	$17,880,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $21,250,000; $6,600,000 DEAD CAP
2027	31		$13,575,000	4.02%	$9,500,000	$30,750,000	$6,600,000
2028	32	Void UFA	$3,075,000	0.83%	-	$30,750,000	$4,400,000
2029		Void	$2,200,000	0.54%	-	$30,750,000	-

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Restructure Proration	Roster Bonus	Cap Hit	Cap % League Cap	Dead Cap
2025	29		$1,170,000	$3,200,000	$875,000	-	$5,245,000	1.88%	$21,250,000	2025 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2025 Dead Cap: $21,250,000 2025 Savings: $-16,005,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $11,000,000 2025 Savings: $-5,755,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2025 Dead Cap: $12,450,000 2026 Dead Cap: $8,800,000 2025 Savings: $-7,205,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $2,200,000 2026 Dead Cap: $8,800,000 2025 Savings: $3,045,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2026	30		$9,080,000	$3,200,000	$875,000	-	$13,155,000	4.28%	$17,880,000	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $17,880,000 2026 Savings: $-4,725,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $8,800,000 2026 Savings: $4,355,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $11,280,000 2027 Dead Cap: $6,600,000 2026 Savings: $1,875,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $2,200,000 2027 Dead Cap: $6,600,000 2026 Savings: $10,955,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $21,250,000; $6,600,000 DEAD CAP
2027	31		$7,500,000	$3,200,000	$875,000	$2,000,000	$13,575,000	4.02%	$6,600,000	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $6,600,000 2027 Savings: $6,975,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $6,600,000 2027 Savings: $6,975,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $2,200,000 2028 Dead Cap: $4,400,000 2027 Savings: $11,375,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $2,200,000 2028 Dead Cap: $4,400,000 2027 Savings: $11,375,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2028	32	Void UFA	-	$2,200,000	$875,000	-	$3,075,000	0.83%	$4,400,000	2028 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $4,400,000 2028 Savings: $-1,325,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $4,400,000 2028 Savings: $-1,325,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $4,400,000 2028 Savings: $3,075,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $4,400,000 2028 Savings: $3,075,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2029		Void	-	$2,200,000	-	-	$2,200,000	0.54%	-	2029 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $2,200,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $2,200,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $2,200,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $2,200,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Bonus	Roster Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Cash Remaining
2025	29		$1,170,000	$11,000,000	-	$12,170,000	$12,170,000	$30,750,000
2026	30		$9,080,000	-	-	$9,080,000	$21,250,000	$18,580,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $21,250,000; $6,600,000 DEAD CAP
2027	31		$7,500,000	-	$2,000,000	$9,500,000	$30,750,000	$9,500,000
2028	32	Void	-	-	-	-	$30,750,000	-
2029	33	Void	-	-	-	-	$30,750,000	-

Contract Notes

$21.25M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2025 salary + 2026 salary)
2027 Roster Bonus: $2M (5th league day of 2027)
Annual Incentives: $1.25M

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2024 Extension

Contract Terms:

2 yr(s) / $12,000,000

Average Salary:

$6,000,000

Signing Bonus:

$5,000,000

GTD at Sign:

$11,510,000

Total GTD:

$11,510,000

Free Agent:

2025 / UFA

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2022-2022 Extension

Contract Terms:

1 yr(s) / $895,000

Average Salary:

$895,000

Signing Bonus:

N/A

GTD at Sign:

Total GTD:

Free Agent:

2023 / RFA

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2020-2021

Contract Terms:

2 yr(s) / $1,390,000

Average Salary:

$695,000

Signing Bonus:

N/A

GTD at Sign:

Total GTD:

Free Agent:

2022 / ERFA

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2020-2022 undrafted

Contract Terms:

3 yr(s) / $2,295,000

Average Salary:

$765,000

Signing Bonus:

$10,000

GTD at Sign:

$85,000

Total GTD:

$85,000

Free Agent:

2023 / RFA

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Seasons

5 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$14,136,421

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2020	24	Retained Active Retained	$293,375 $107,646 $50,400	$293,375 $401,021 $451,421
2021	25	Active	$780,000	$1,231,421
2022	26	Active	$895,000	$2,126,421
2023	27	Active	$6,010,000	$8,136,421
2024	28	Active	$6,000,000	$14,136,421
Total			$14,136,421	$14,136,421
2025	29	Active	$12,170,000
2026	30	Active	$9,080,000
2027	31	Active	$9,500,000
Total			$44,886,421

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
5		$4,251,421	$5,010,000	$500,000	$4,375,000	-	-	$14,136,421

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2020	24	$283,375 $107,646 $50,400	$10,000			$293,375 $107,646 $50,400	$293,375 $401,021 $451,421
2021	25	$780,000				$780,000	$1,231,421
2022	26	$895,000				$895,000	$2,126,421
2023	27	$1,010,000	$5,000,000			$6,010,000	$8,136,421
2024	28	$1,125,000		$4,375,000	$500,000	$6,000,000	$14,136,421
Total		$4,251,421	$5,010,000	$4,375,000	$500,000	$14,136,421	$14,136,421
2025	29	$1,170,000	$11,000,000			$12,170,000
2026	30	$9,080,000				$9,080,000
2027	31	$7,500,000			$2,000,000	$9,500,000
Total		$22,001,421	$16,010,000	$4,375,000	$2,500,000	$44,886,421

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
5		$4,251,421	$5,010,000	$500,000	$4,375,000	-	-	$14,136,421

Injuries

Year		Weeks	Reason
2021	NO	16 - 16	COVID-19

Mar 11, 2025 Signed a 3 year $30.75 million contract with New Orleans (NO)
Sep 04, 2024 Converted $4.375 million of 2024 salary into signing bonus, adding 1 additional void year, clearing $3.5M of cap with New Orleans (NO)
Mar 11, 2023 Signed a 2 year $12 million contract extension with New Orleans (NO)
Mar 03, 2022 Signed a contract with New Orleans (NO)
Dec 19, 2020 Signed to the active roster by New Orleans (NO)
Dec 13, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by New Orleans (NO)
Dec 12, 2020 Signed to the active roster by New Orleans (NO)
Nov 02, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by New Orleans (NO)
Oct 31, 2020 Signed to the active roster by New Orleans (NO)
Oct 26, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by New Orleans (NO)
Oct 24, 2020 Signed to the active roster by New Orleans (NO)
Sep 05, 2020 Waived by New Orleans (NO)
Apr 25, 2020 Signed a contract with New Orleans (NO)
Apr 25, 2020 Signed a contract with New Orleans (NO)
Apr 25, 2020 Signed a contract with New Orleans (NO)

Fines

Date		Reason		Fine Amount
Dec 11, 2020		Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Atlanta (ATL)		$5,128
Fines: 1				$5,128

Year	Team	GP	GS	Snaps	Snaps%	Rec Targets	Rec Receptions	Rec Yards	Rec Yards/Rec	Rec Yards/Gm	Rec Touchdowns	Fum
2024	NO	17	5	697	64.10	66	50	548	11.0	32.2	3	2
2023	NO	13	11	555	47.90	59	37	368	9.9	28.3	4	0
2022	NO	16	12	648	61.60	65	42	508	12.1	31.8	7	0
2021	NO	14	2	236	21.70	22	13	159	12.2	11.4	4	0
2020	NO	7	4	182	38.00	10	4	39	9.8	5.6	0	0

Calculated Market Value

$10.1M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

3 years, $30,203,067
Avg. Salary: $10,067,689
NFL Rank: 253
TE Rank: 12

Current Contract

Free Agent: 2028
Avg. Salary: $10,250,000
NFL Rank: 250
TE Rank: 12

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Juwan Johnson to.

Player	Length	Value	Avg. Salary	Age When Signed
Hunter Henry	3	$27,000,000	$9,000,000	29
Dawson Knox	3	$29,500,000	$9,833,333	27
Evan Engram	3	$41,250,000	$13,750,000	28
Dalton Schultz	3	$36,000,000	$12,000,000	27
Averages	3	$33,437,500	$11,145,833	27.8

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Johnson's current age (28), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length	Value	Avg. Salary
3	$32,280,303	$10,760,101

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Johnson statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, Rec Tgt/Gm, Rec/Gm, Rec Yds/Gm, Rec TD/Gm, YAC/GM, Drops/Gm, Rating

Player	GP%	Rec Tgt/Gm	Rec/Gm	Rec Yds/Gm	Rec TD/Gm	YAC/GM	Drops/Gm	Rating
Hunter Henry 2022-2023	91.18	3.87	2.68	29.94	0.26	9.10	0.16	63.70
Dawson Knox 2022-2023	81.82	3.74	2.59	26.04	0.30	11.33	0.30	59.15
Evan Engram 2021-2022	94.12	5.34	3.72	36.69	0.22	21.16	0.22	59.45
Dalton Schultz 2022-2023	88.24	5.90	3.87	40.40	0.33	15.37	0.30	70.30
Average	88.84	4.71	3.22	33.27	0.28	14.24	0.25	63.15
Juwan Johnson 2023-2024	88.24	4.17	2.90	30.53	0.23	12.33	0.17	62.75
Pct Change	-0.68	-11.46	-9.94	-8.24	-17.86	-13.41	32.00	-0.63
Median Prime % Change								-9.09%
Average Prime % Change								-3.78%

Calculated Market Value: Juwan Johnson

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms	Avg. Salary
3 years, $30,203,067	$10,067,689

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