- Signed
- 2021
- Average / year
- $8.79M
- Signing bonus
- $22.92M
- Guarantee rate
- 100.0%
$35,150,681 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $35,150,681 guaranteed at signing and a $22,924,132 signing bonus.
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New Orleans Saints
New Orleans SaintsZach Wilson Contract
Zach Wilson signed a one-year, $1.4 million contract with the New Orleans Saints. The deal includes $598,800 guaranteed. It carries a $1.26 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
Quarterback #4Age 276 NFL seasons6' 2" / 214 lbsBYU
NOQB / 4
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,215,000 | $187,500 | $1,402,500 | $0 | $1,262,500 |
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Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.
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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 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,402,500 | $1,262,500 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $187,500 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT −$140,000=$1,262,500Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$23.58M$11.79M$0
JETS2021–2024
MIA2025NO2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $187,500 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$1,402,500Annual 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 |
| 2021NEW DEAL | 22 | JETS | $660,000 | $22,924,132 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23,584,132 | $23,584,132 |
| 2022 | 23 | JETS | $825,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,432,758 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,257,758 | $25,841,890 |
| 2023 | 24 | JETS | $940,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,915,516 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,855,516 | $29,697,406 |
| 2024 | 25 | JETS | $2,726,637 | $0 | $0 | $1,671,637 | $0 | $0 | $0 | −$1,671,637 | $0 | $2,726,637 | $32,424,043 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 26 | MIA | $1,250,000 | $4,750,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,820 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,008,820 | $38,432,863 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 27 | NO | $1,215,000 | $187,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,402,500 | $39,835,363 |
| Career totals | $7,616,637 | $27,861,632 | $0 | $6,019,911 | $0 | $8,820 | $0 | −$1,671,637 | $0 | $39,835,363 | $39,835,363 | ||
Contract history
3 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20212021
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $6M
- Signing bonus
- $4.75M
- Guarantee rate
- 100.0%
$6,000,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $6,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $4,750,000 signing bonus.
- 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.