- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $1.11M
- Signing bonus
- $761,076
- Guarantee rate
- 17.2%
$4,421,076 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $761,076 guaranteed at signing and a $761,076 signing bonus.
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Carolina Panthers
Carolina PanthersAkayleb Evans Contract
Akayleb Evans signed a one-year, $1.4 million contract with the Carolina Panthers. The deal includes $598,800 guaranteed. It carries a $1.27 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
1-year contract$1.40M
- Guaranteed
- $598,800
- Average / year
- $1.40M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Cornerback #29Age 275 NFL seasons6' 2" / 198 lbsMissouri
CARCB / 29
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,215,000 | $187,500 | $1,411,680 | $0 | $1,271,860 |
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| Year | Base salary | Signing proration | Option bonus | Option proration | Roster bonus | Per-game bonus | Workout bonus | Available incentives | Cap incentives | Guaranteed salary | Cash due | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026contract | $1,215,000 | $187,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,180 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,411,680 | $1,271,860 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $187,500 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $9,180 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT −$139,820=$1,271,860Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$1.41M$705,840$0
MIN2022–2024CAR2025–2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $187,500 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $9,180 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$1,411,680Annual career ledger
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| Season | Salary | Bonuses and cash adjustments | Potential | Cash totals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Team | Base salary | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives paid | Other cash | Available | Annual cash | Career cash |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 23 | MIN | $628,611 | $761,076 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,389,687 | $1,389,687 |
| 2023 | 24 | MIN | $870,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $870,000 | $2,259,687 |
| 2024 | 25 | MIN | $656,667 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | −$1 | $23,363 | $656,666 | $2,916,353 |
| 2025 | 26 | CAR | $1,100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,820 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,108,820 | $4,025,173 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 27 | CAR | $1,215,000 | $187,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,180 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,411,680 | $5,436,853 |
| Career totals | $4,470,278 | $948,576 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,000 | $0 | −$1 | $23,363 | $5,436,853 | $5,436,853 | ||
Contract history
2 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20222022
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $1.40M
- Signing bonus
- $187,500
- Guarantee rate
- 42.7%
$1,402,500 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $598,800 guaranteed at signing and a $187,500 signing bonus.