Ernest Jones

Linebacker

Age: 26
Free Agency: 2028 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 4
  • 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $5,283,333 (1.85% of cap)
  • 2025 Cash Payout: $10,000,000 (3.90% of spending)
  • 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.89
  • Contract Value: $28,500,000 ($9,500,000 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $10,000,000
  • Contract Ranking: 17/249 at LB

Current Contract

(UFA, signed 2025)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusPer Game Roster BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202526$2,150,000$2,333,333$850,000$3,000,000$5,283,3331.9%
2026 📝
February 15: $5 million becomes guaranteed 5th day of waiver period
27$7,150,000$2,333,333$850,000$0$10,333,3333.5%
202728$9,650,000$2,333,334$850,000$0$12,833,3344.1%
Total$18,950,000$7,000,000$2,550,000$3,000,000$28,450,000

Contract Notes

Ernest Jones signed a 3 year contract with the Seattle Seahawks worth a base value of $28.5 million with $10 million fully guaranteed and $15 million in total guarantees. An additional $4.5 million is available through incentives and escalators. If on the roster on the 5th day of the 2026 waiver period $5 million is fully guaranteed. There are annual per game bonuses worth $850,000 per year,

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$9.5M
$19M
$28.5M
202520262027
Cash Due$10,000,000$8,000,000$10,500,000
Running Cash$10,000,000$18,000,000$28,500,000
Career Earnings: $13,562,011
Career APY: $3,390,503
Potential Earnings: $33,850,233
Total Guarantees: $12,521,848
Largest Cash Payment: $10,500,000 (2027)
Largest Cap Number: $12,833,334 (2027)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
SeahawksDraftedExpired20214$4,685,354$1,171,339$840,616$1,904,22240.6%$1,904,222
RamsDraftedTraded20214$4,685,354$1,171,339$840,616$3,446,01173.5%$1,148,670
TitansDraftedTraded20214$4,685,354$1,171,339$840,616$00.0%$0
SeahawksUFAActive20253$28,500,000$9,500,000$10,000,000$7,000,00024.6%$0
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Seahawks1$8,904,222$8,904,222$1,904,2220.0%$00.0%
Rams3$3,446,011$1,148,670$3,235,8570.0%$210,1540.0%
Titans0$1,211,778$0$00.0%$1,211,7780.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusPer Game Roster BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2021Rams$660,000$210,154$0$0$842,9320.5%$1,473,394
2022Rams$877,539$210,154$0$0$1,087,6930.5%$877,539
2023Rams$1,095,078$210,154$0$0$1,305,2320.6%$1,095,078
2024Seahawks$3,116,000$0$0$0$1,904,2220.7%$1,904,222
2025Seahawks$2,150,000$2,333,333$850,000$3,000,000$5,283,3331.9%$10,000,000
2026Seahawks$7,150,000$2,333,333$850,000$0$10,333,3333.5%$8,000,000
2027Seahawks$9,650,000$2,333,334$850,000$0$12,833,3344.1%$10,500,000
Total$24,698,617$7,630,462$2,550,000$3,000,000$33,590,079$33,850,233
Dead Money History
TeamYearCap ChargeCash Paid
Rams2024$210,154$0
Titans2024$1,211,778$1,211,778
Total$1,421,932$1,211,778

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnapsTacklesNegative PlaysInterceptionsFumblesTD
InjuredHealthyDefenseSpecialSoloAssistSacksYardsTFLQB HitsPass Def.INTYardsForcedRec.Yards
2021150037.8%30.5%332514134200000
2022170066.4%18.7%654800412101000
2023151182.4%14.2%74714.519.51466000000
2024160089.9%5.6%77610.53.5434101000

Valuation Diamond

The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.

OTC ValuationAPY
Regular$9,210,000$9,500,000
Injury Adjusted$9,210,000$9,500,000
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OTC Valuation $2.9M $5.9M $8.8M $11.7M $14.7M APY $3.5M $7M $10.5M $14M $17.5M $3,519,000 $3,234,152

Weekly Valuation Trends

The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.

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