Projecting Jacksonville Jaguars EDGE Dawuane Smoot's contract for upcoming 2024 NFL free agency
The NFL's regular season is over, which for most teams, means it's time to start figuring out plans for the offseason.NFL free agency is a huge part of the process, and along with the NFL Draft, it has everyone preparing for what should be a very active couple of months. We've officially come up with […]
The NFL's regular season is over, which for most teams, means it's time to start figuring out plans for the offseason.
NFL free agency is a huge part of the process, and along with the NFL Draft, it has everyone preparing for what should be a very active couple of months.
We've officially come up with our own contract projections for the NFL's top free agents that include context behind each player's 2023 season, the likelihood of a franchise tag, the projection itself, and the first-year cap hit for a team that's “all-in” and is needing to reduce that first-year hit in order to maximize their cap dollars.
So, without further ado, let's check out the projection for Jacksonville Jaguars pass rusher, Duwaune Smoot.
Dawuane Smoot 2024 Contract Projection
Smoot’s play fell off considerably in 2023 and there is a real chance that he goes unsigned. Playing in just 12 games and recording just one sack and 14 pressures, his production was incomparable to anything above a vet-minimum deal. Once a solid rotational rusher who logged 50 pressures in 2021, he will most likely need to wait until late summer to try and catch on with a team as a player stashed on the practice squad as a veteran presence.
Smoot would qualify for a four-year player contract if Jacksonville wanted to keep him around while getting a CBA-sanctioned salary cap discount on him.
- Franchise Tag Likelihood: None
- Projected Contract: 1 Year, $2.75M, $2.75M APY, $1.5M GTD
- Year One Cap Hit: $1.5M
Be sure to check back in and around the site for more projections, as we will add more in the coming days and weeks.
