Age: 29
Free Agency: 2025 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 6
- Height: 5'11"
- Weight: 175
- College: LSU
- Entry: 2018 Draft, Round 2, #55 overall (Panthers)
- 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $6,000,000 (2.34% of cap)
- 2024 Cash Payout: $6,000,000 (2.81% of spending)
- 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.00
- Contract Value: $6,000,000 ($6,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $4,750,000
- Contract Ranking: 29/289 at CB
Current Contract
(Other, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 29 | $1,250,000 | $4,750,000 | $6,000,000 | 2.3% | ||||
Total | $1,250,000 | $4,750,000 | $6,000,000 |
Contract Notes
Donte Jackson signed a three year contract with the Carolina Panthers worth $35.18 million with $16,757,500 guaranteed.
Cash Flows
2024 | |
---|---|
Cash Due | $6,000,000 |
Running Cash | $6,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $34,616,773
Career APY: $5,769,462
Contract History
Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Panthers | Drafted | Expired | 2018 | 4 | $4,812,526 | $1,203,132 | $2,758,771 | $6,109,273 | 126.9% | $1,527,318 |
Panthers | UFA | Traded | 2022 | 3 | $35,180,000 | $11,726,667 | $16,757,500 | $23,757,500 | 67.5% | $11,878,750 |
Steelers | Other | Active | 2024 | 1 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | 79.2% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Panthers | 6 | $29,866,773 | $4,977,796 | $20,286,105 | 0.0% | $9,780,668 | 0.0% |
Steelers | 0 | $4,750,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Panthers | $480,000 | $395,005 | $0 | $0 | $480,000 | $875,005 | 0.5% | $2,060,020 | ||
2019 | Panthers | $698,751 | $395,005 | $0 | $0 | $698,751 | $1,093,756 | 0.6% | $698,751 | ||
2020 | Panthers | $917,502 | $395,005 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,312,507 | 0.6% | $917,502 | ||
2021 | Panthers | $2,433,000 | $395,005 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,828,005 | 1.5% | $2,433,000 | ||
2022 | Panthers | $1,035,000 | $5,195,166 | $1,700,000 | $200,000 | $1,035,000 | $6,101,666 | 2.9% | $13,235,000 | ||
2023 | Panthers | $1,080,000 | $5,195,166 | $1,700,000 | $200,000 | $1,080,000 | $8,075,166 | 3.4% | $10,522,500 | ||
2024 | Steelers | $1,250,000 | $4,750,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,000,000 | 2.3% | $6,000,000 | ||
Total | $7,894,253 | $16,720,352 | $3,400,000 | $400,000 | $3,293,751 | $26,286,105 | $35,866,773 |
Dead Money History
Team | Year | Cap Charge | Cash Paid |
---|---|---|---|
Panthers | 2024 | $9,780,668 | $0 | Total | $9,780,668 | $0 |
Statistics
Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 89.5% | 25.1% | 63 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 66.1% | 16.1% | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
2020 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 56.6% | 7.9% | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66.0% | 11.9% | 50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 38.2% | 1.5% | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 85.6% | 0.7% | 49 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Valuation | APY | |
---|---|---|
Regular | $4,180,000 | $6,000,000 |
Injury Adjusted | $4,649,004 | $5,625,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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