The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida.
The Jaguars compete in the National Football League as an American Football Conference South Division member club. The team plays its home games at TIAA Bank Field.
Who is the highest-paid Jacksonville Jaguars player in 2023?
During last year’s free agency process, the team signed all three players—Kirk, Jones, and Scherff. Kirk signed the largest contract for four years which cost $72 million, with a full guarantee of $37 million.
His expected base salary for 2023 was $15.5 million. Jones marked a three-year, $24 million agreement with $14 million completely ensured.
Scherff signed a three-year, $49.5 million contract with $30 million in guaranteed funds, while his base salary was set at $7 million.
In 2023, Scherff was expected to earn $13.5 million as his base salary. Kirk was expected to contribute the most to the team’s salary cap in 2023, $23 million, prior to the restructuring. OTC reports that his current value is $11,464,000.
Jones was supposed to deduct $7 million from the total but instead has a figure of $5,817,921, and Scherff was supposed to deduct a whopping $20 million from the total, but instead has a figure of $10,666,667.
Who is the richest Jaguars player?
Based on research and other platforms Christian Kirk is the highest-paid player on the list of the Jacksonville Jaguars team.
Christian Kirk signed a 4 year, $72,000,000 contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, including a $20,000,000 signing bonus, $37,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $18,000,000.
In 2023, Kirk will earn a base salary of $1,080,000, a restructure bonus of $14,420,000, and a workout bonus of $500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $11,464,000 and a dead cap value of $30,152,000.
Below is a list of Jacksonville Jaguar’s high-paid players.
PLAYER (66) | POS. | AGE | EXP. | CONTRACT TERMS | AVG. SALARY | GUARANTEED | EXPIRES | ACQUIRED |
Andrew Wingard | S | 26 | 4 | 3 yr
$9,600,000 |
$3,200,000 | $6,000,000 | 2026 | Free Agent |
Seth Williams | WR | 23 | 1 | 1 yr
$750,000 |
$750,000 | – | – | Reserve/Future |
Darious Williams | CB | 30 | 5 | 3 yr
$30,000,000 |
$10,000,000 | $18,000,000 | 2025 | Free Agent |
Josh Wells | RT | 32 | 8 | 1 yr
$1,317,500 |
$1,317,500 | $150,000 | 2024 | Free Agent |
Travon Walker | OLB | 22 | 4 yr
$37,372,621 |
$9,343,155 | $37,372,621 | 2027 | Drafted | |
Cole Van Lanen | G | 24 | 1 | 1 yr
$825,000 |
$825,000 | – | 2024 | Traded |
Nick Thurman | DE | 27 | 2 | 1 yr
$870,000 |
$870,000 | – | – | Reserve/Future |