{"id":765927,"date":"2026-02-21T03:21:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T03:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/765927\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T03:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T03:21:29","slug":"austin-johnson-contract-projection-will-jaguars-re-sign-free-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/765927\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Johnson contract projection: Will Jaguars re-sign free agent?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jacksonville Jaguars’<\/a> defensive tackle Austin Johnson is set to be a free agent this upcoming offseason.<\/p>\n

So what might his next contract look like, and will the Jaguars<\/a> re-sign him?<\/p>\n

Austin Johnson contract projection<\/p>\n

According to Spotrac<\/a>, Johnson is set to earn a two-year deal worth $5.31 million. That’s an average annual value of $2.65 million per year. Johnson is set to enter his age 32 season.<\/p>\n

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In terms of player age, contract status, and statistical production, Eddie Goldman, Da’shawn Hand, and Kentavius Street were used by Spotrac as comparisons to determine what Johnson’s deal could be.<\/p>\n

Will the Jaguars<\/a> re-sign DT Austin Johnson?<\/p>\n

Johnson was a second-round pick by Tennessee back in 2016. He joined the Jaguars during training camp, signing with Jacksonville in early August. However, he carved out a rotational role, despite his late addition.<\/p>\n

For the most part, he remained a regular contributor throughout the season, averaging just under 14 snaps per game — although there were a few games where Johnson was inactive.<\/p>\n

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He finished the year with two quarterback pressures and a sack. He graded out well against the run by PFF’s metrics.<\/a><\/p>\n

At this projected contract value, the Jaguars could bring Johnson back — there’s not a ton of financial commitment on their part. However, my guess is that in James Gladstone’s effort to bolster this position group, he goes in a different direction as he builds out the depth of this unit, specifically trying to get younger.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Jaguars do not re-sign Austin Johnson<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: NFL free agency predictions: Do Jaguars re-sign Austin Johnson?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jacksonville Jaguars’ defensive tackle Austin Johnson is set to be a free agent this upcoming offseason. So what…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":604295,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2060],"tags":[10462,32055,761,7,212,125,2401,213,11419,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-765927","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville-jaguars","8":"tag-austin-johnson","9":"tag-contract-value","10":"tag-eddie-goldman","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-jacksonville","13":"tag-jacksonville-jaguars","14":"tag-jacksonvillejaguars","15":"tag-jaguars","16":"tag-kentavius-street","17":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116106473984820219","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/765927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=765927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/765927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/604295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=765927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=765927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=765927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}