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Roquan Smith Contract

Roquan Smith signed a five-year, $100 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens. The deal includes $45 million guaranteed. It carries a $32.73 million cap hit in 2026.

Contract record last updated .

5-year contract$100M
Guaranteed
$45M
Average / year
$20M
Free agency
2028 UFA
Linebacker #0Age 299 NFL seasons6' 1" / 235 lbsGeorgia
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2026 contract ledger

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Roquan Smith current contract summary
2026$16,000,000$7,500,000$20,007,820$0$32,726,570

Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.

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Roquan Smith current contract annual cash and salary-cap ledger
YearBase salarySigning prorationOption bonusOption prorationRoster bonusPer-game bonusWorkout bonusAvailable incentivesCap incentivesGuaranteed salaryCash dueCap hit
2026contract$16,000,000$4,500,000$0$3,000,000$4,000,000$0$7,820$0$0$0$20,007,820$32,726,570
Cap equation · 2026BASE $16,000,000 + SIGNING $4,500,000 + OPTION PRORATION $3,000,000 + ROSTER $4,000,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $7,820 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $5,218,750=$32,726,570

Career cash flow

Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$27M$13.50M$0
CHI2018–2022
BAL2023–2027
BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=BASE $16,000,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $4,000,000 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $7,820 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$20,007,820

Annual career ledger

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Roquan Smith complete annual career earnings ledger
SeasonSalaryBonuses and cash adjustmentsPotentialCash totals
YearAgeTeamBase salarySigningRosterRestructureOptionWorkoutIncentives paidOther cashAvailableAnnual cashCareer cash
2018NEW DEAL21CHI$480,000$11,517,941$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$11,997,941$11,997,941
201922CHI$1,319,871$0$0$0$0$0$40,229$0$0$1,360,100$13,358,041
202023CHI$750,000$0$0$1,499,742$0$0$113,300$0$0$2,363,042$15,721,083
202124CHI$920,000$0$0$2,249,613$0$0$0$0$0$3,169,613$18,890,696
202225CHI$9,160,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$9,160,000$28,050,696
2023NEW DEAL26BAL$4,500,000$22,500,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$27,000,000$55,050,696
202427BAL$1,125,000$0$4,875,000$0$12,000,000$0$120,833$0$0$18,120,833$73,171,529
202528BAL$3,000,000$0$12,000,000$0$0$2,205$0$0$0$15,002,205$88,173,734
2026SCHEDULED29BAL$16,000,000$0$0$4,000,000$0$7,820$0$0$0$20,007,820$108,181,554
2027SCHEDULED30BAL$16,000,000$0$0$4,000,000$0$0$0$0$0$20,000,000$128,181,554
Career totals$53,254,871$34,017,941$16,875,000$11,749,355$12,000,000$10,025$274,362$0$0$128,181,554$128,181,554

Contract history

2 reported agreements · guarantees at signing

  1. 20182018
  2. 20232023
Career cash shown: $88.17M · Projected under current schedule: $128.2M