- Signed
- 2020
- Average / year
- $3.28M
- Signing bonus
- $7.10M
- Guarantee rate
- 100.0%
$13,122,805 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $13,122,805 guaranteed at signing and a $7,103,856 signing bonus.
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Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota VikingsJustin Jefferson Contract
Justin Jefferson signed a four-year, $140 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings. The deal includes $88.74 million guaranteed. It carries a $21.17 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$140M
- Guaranteed
- $88.74M
- Average / year
- $35M
- Free agency
- 2029 UFA
Wide Receiver #18Age 277 NFL seasons6' 1" / 195 lbsLSU
MINWR / 18
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,215,000 | $13,387,600 | $25,750,000 | $0 | $21,168,850 |
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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 | $7,387,600 | $0 | $6,000,000 | $510,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25,750,000 | $21,168,850 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $7,387,600 + OPTION PRORATION $6,000,000 + ROSTER $510,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $6,056,250=$21,168,850Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$38.56M$19.28M$0
MIN2020–2028BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $24,025,000 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $510,000$25,750,000Annual 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 |
| 2020NEW DEAL | 21 | MIN | $610,000 | $7,103,856 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $175,370 | $0 | $0 | $7,889,226 | $7,889,226 |
| 2021 | 22 | MIN | $1,206,491 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,206,491 | $9,095,717 |
| 2022 | 23 | MIN | $1,802,982 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,802,982 | $10,898,699 |
| 2023 | 24 | MIN | $2,399,473 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,399,473 | $13,298,172 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 25 | MIN | $1,125,000 | $37,438,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $38,563,000 | $51,861,172 |
| 2025 | 26 | MIN | $1,170,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $30,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $31,680,000 | $83,541,172 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 27 | MIN | $1,215,000 | $0 | $24,025,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $25,750,000 | $109,291,172 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 28 | MIN | $29,240,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $30,000,000 | $139,291,172 |
| 2028SCHEDULED | 29 | MIN | $33,240,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $34,000,000 | $173,291,172 |
| Career totals | $72,008,946 | $44,541,856 | $24,025,000 | $0 | $30,000,000 | $500,000 | $175,370 | $2,040,000 | $0 | $173,291,172 | $173,291,172 | ||
Contract history
2 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20202020
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $35M
- Signing bonus
- $36.94M
- Guarantee rate
- 63.4%
$140,000,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $88,743,000 guaranteed at signing and a $36,938,000 signing bonus.