Justin Jefferson

Minnesota Vikings, Wide Receiver

2024-2028 Rookie Extension (CURRENT)

Year	Age	Status	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2024	25		$8,612,600	3.37%	$38,563,000	$38,563,000	$89,243,000
2025	26		$15,167,600	5.52%	$31,680,000	$70,243,000	$80,630,400
2026	27		$38,987,600	13.25%	$25,500,000	$95,743,000	$41,212,800
2027	28		$43,487,600	13.81%	$30,000,000	$125,743,000	$14,975,200
POTENTIAL OUT: 2028, 4 YR, $125,743,000; $7,487,600 DEAD CAP
2028	29		$47,487,600	14.10%	$34,000,000	$159,743,000	$7,487,600
2029	30	Void UFA	$6,000,000	1.66%	-	$159,743,000	-

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Roster/Gm Bonus	Option Proration	Workout Bonus	Cap Hit	Cap % League Cap	Dead Cap
2024	25		$1,125,000	$7,487,600	-	-	-	$8,612,600	3.37%	$89,243,000
2025	26		$1,170,000	$7,487,600	$510,000	$6,000,000	-	$15,167,600	5.52%	$80,630,400	2025 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2025 Dead Cap: $80,630,400 2025 Savings: $-65,462,800 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $29,950,400 2025 Savings: $-14,782,800 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: $58,167,600 2026 Dead Cap: $22,462,800 2025 Savings: $-43,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $7,487,600 2026 Dead Cap: $22,462,800 2025 Savings: $7,680,000 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	27		$24,990,000	$7,487,600	$510,000	$6,000,000	-	$38,987,600	13.25%	$41,212,800	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE Today → 03/14/2025 2026 Dead Cap: $41,212,800 2026 Cap Savings: $-2,225,200 03/14/2025 → 06/01/2026 2026 Dead Cap: $47,702,800 2026 Cap Savings: $-8,715,200 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $22,462,800 2026 Savings: $16,524,800 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: $26,237,600 2027 Dead Cap: $14,975,200 2026 Savings: $12,750,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $7,487,600 2027 Dead Cap: $14,975,200 2026 Savings: $31,500,000 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.
2027	28		$29,240,000	$7,487,600	$510,000	$6,000,000	$250,000	$43,487,600	13.81%	$14,975,200	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $14,975,200 2027 Savings: $28,512,400 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $14,975,200 2027 Savings: $28,512,400 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: $7,487,600 2028 Dead Cap: $7,487,600 2027 Savings: $36,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $7,487,600 2028 Dead Cap: $7,487,600 2027 Savings: $36,000,000 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: 2028, 4 YR, $125,743,000; $7,487,600 DEAD CAP
2028	29		$33,240,000	$7,487,600	$510,000	$6,000,000	$250,000	$47,487,600	14.10%	$7,487,600	2028 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $7,487,600 2028 Savings: $40,000,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $7,487,600 2028 Savings: $40,000,000 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: $7,487,600 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $40,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $7,487,600 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $40,000,000 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	30	Void UFA	-	-	-	$6,000,000	-	$6,000,000	1.66%	-	2029 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $6,000,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $6,000,000 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: $6,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $6,000,000 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/Gm Bonus	Option Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Cash Remaining
2024	25		$1,125,000	$37,438,000	-	-	-	$38,563,000	$38,563,000	$159,743,000
2025	26		$1,170,000	-	$510,000	$30,000,000	-	$31,680,000	$70,243,000	$121,180,000
2026	27		$24,990,000	-	$510,000	-	-	$25,500,000	$95,743,000	$89,500,000
2027	28		$29,240,000	-	$510,000	-	$250,000	$30,000,000	$125,743,000	$64,000,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2028, 4 YR, $125,743,000; $7,487,600 DEAD CAP
2028	29		$33,240,000	-	$510,000	-	$250,000	$34,000,000	$159,743,000	$34,000,000
2029	30	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$159,743,000	-

Contract Notes

$88.743M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2024 salary + 2025 compensation + $18.25 of 2026 salary)
2025 Option Bonus: $30M (guaranteed, must be exercised by the 3rd league day of 2025)
Additional $7M of 2026 salary fully guarantees the 3rd league day of 2025 (injury guaranteed at signing)
$14.257M of 2027 salary fully guarantees the 3rd league day of 2026 (injury guaranteed at signing)
2025-2028 Per Game Active Bonus: $510,000 ($30,000)
Annual Workout Bonus: $250,000
2029 year automatically voids 23 days before the start of the 2029 league year
$40.8M of 2024-2027 compensation is insured

Source: Spotrac

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Awards
2020	21	Active	$7,889,226	$7,889,226
2021	22	Active	$1,206,491	$9,095,717	All NFL (2nd)
2022	23	Active	$1,802,982	$10,898,699	All NFL (1st) OPOY
2023	24	Active	$2,399,473	$13,298,172
2024	25	Active	$38,563,000	$51,861,172	Nfc Pro Bowl:WR All NFL (1st)
Total			$51,861,172	$51,861,172
2025	26	Active	$31,680,000
2026	27	Active	$25,500,000
2027	28	Active	$30,000,000
2028	29	Active	$34,000,000
Total			$173,041,172

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
5		$7,143,946	$44,541,856	-	-	-	$175,370	$51,861,172

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Option	Workout	Incentives	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2020	21	$610,000	$7,103,856			$175,370	$7,889,226	$7,889,226
2021	22	$1,206,491					$1,206,491	$9,095,717
2022	23	$1,802,982					$1,802,982	$10,898,699
2023	24	$2,399,473					$2,399,473	$13,298,172
2024	25	$1,125,000	$37,438,000				$38,563,000	$51,861,172
Total		$7,143,946	$44,541,856			$175,370	$51,861,172	$51,861,172
2025	26	$1,170,000		$30,000,000			$31,680,000
2026	27	$24,990,000					$25,500,000
2027	28	$29,240,000			$250,000		$30,000,000
2028	29	$33,240,000			$250,000		$34,000,000
Total		$95,783,946	$44,541,856	$30,000,000	$500,000	$175,370	$173,041,172

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
5		$7,143,946	$44,541,856	-	-	-	$175,370	$51,861,172

Cap Hit

$15,167,600 / 146th

Cash Total

$31,680,000 / 15th

Contract Value

$140,000,000 / 22nd

Contract Average

$35,000,000 / 19th

AAV% of Cap

13.7% / 21st

Signing Bonus

$36,938,000 / 13th

2-Year Cash

$70,243,000 / 13th

3-Year Cash

$95,743,000 / 18th

Total Guaranteed

$110,000,000 / 16th

Guaranteed at Signing

$88,743,000 / 14th

Jun 03, 2024 Signed a 4 year $140 million contract extension with Minnesota (MIN)
Dec 29, 2023 Fined $13,659 Excessive Celebration against Detroit (DET)
Apr 25, 2023 Minnesota (MIN) exercised a $19.743M option for 2024
Jul 22, 2020 Signed a 4 year $13.122 million contract with Minnesota (MIN)
Apr 23, 2020 Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 1 (#22 overall)