Jonah Jackson

Right Guard

Age: 28
Free Agency: 2028 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 5
  • 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $14,750,000 (5.19% of cap)
  • 2025 Cash Payout: $17,500,000 (5.41% of spending)
  • 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.19
  • Contract Value: $44,500,000 ($14,833,333 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $24,500,000
  • Contract Ranking: 8/85 at RG

Current Contract

(Other, signed 2025)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusPer Game Roster BonusWorkout BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202528$7,000,000$7,750,000$0$0$7,000,000$14,750,0005.2%
2026 📝
March 15: Remainder of salary is guaranteed
29$12,250,000$3,500,000$1,020,000$230,000$7,000,000$17,000,0005.8%
202730$12,250,000$3,500,000$1,020,000$230,000$0$17,000,0005.5%
Total$31,500,000$14,750,000$2,040,000$460,000$14,000,000$48,750,000

Contract Notes

Jonah Jackson signed a three year, $54.5 million contract with the Bears following a trade from the Rams. $29.75 million is guaranteed of which $24.5 million is fully guaranteed at signing. Jackson received a $10.5 million signing bonus. There are per game bonuses worth up to $1.02 million in the 2026 and 2027 seasons of the contract.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$14.8M
$29.7M
$44.5M
202520262027
Cash Due$17,500,000$13,500,000$13,500,000
Running Cash$17,500,000$31,000,000$44,500,000
Career Earnings: $33,525,669
Career APY: $6,705,134
Potential Earnings: $67,525,669
Total Guarantees: $51,048,564
Largest Cash Payment: $17,500,000 (2025)
Largest Cap Number: $17,000,000 (2026)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
LionsDraftedExpired20204$4,748,806$1,187,202$1,048,564$6,525,669137.4%$1,631,417
RamsUFATraded20243$51,000,000$17,000,000$25,500,000$16,500,00032.4%$16,500,000
BearsOtherActive20253$44,500,000$14,833,333$24,500,000$10,500,00023.6%$0
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Lions4$6,525,669$1,631,417$6,525,6690.0%$00.0%
Rams1$16,500,000$16,500,000$13,666,6650.0%$8,500,0010.0%
Bears0$10,500,000$0$00.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusRoster BonusPer Game Roster BonusWorkout BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2020Lions$610,000$262,141$0$0$0$0$872,1410.4%$1,658,564
2021Lions$828,035$262,141$0$0$0$0$1,090,1760.6%$828,035
2022Lions$1,046,070$262,141$0$0$0$0$1,308,2110.6%$1,046,070
2023Lions$2,993,000$262,141$0$0$0$0$3,255,1411.4%$2,993,000
2024Rams$8,000,000$5,666,665$4,250,000$0$0$8,000,000$13,666,6655.3%$16,500,000
2025Bears$7,000,000$7,750,000$0$0$0$7,000,000$14,750,0005.2%$17,500,000
2026Bears$12,250,000$3,500,000$0$1,020,000$230,000$7,000,000$17,000,0005.8%$13,500,000
2027Bears$12,250,000$3,500,000$0$1,020,000$230,000$0$17,000,0005.5%$13,500,000
Total$44,977,105$21,465,229$4,250,000$2,040,000$460,000$22,000,000$68,942,334$67,525,669
Dead Money History
TeamYearCap ChargeCash Paid
Rams2025$8,500,001$0
Total$8,500,001$0

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnaps
InjuredHealthyOffenseSpecial
2020160096.0%14.4%
2021161094.1%12.0%
2022123169.0%11.9%
2023124167.7%5.5%
202440024.4%2.2%

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$2,088,000$14,833,333
Injury Adjusted$2,088,000$14,833,333
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OTC Valuation $2.4M $4.8M $7.2M $9.6M $12M APY $3.9M $7.8M $11.7M $15.6M $19.5M $5,912,000 $6,000,000

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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