Madden 27 · Franchise desk
The calculator suggests a realistic contract to type in Madden Edit Player. Default is a long-term deal. If the player still has years left, Length is leftover + new years together — say whether you are adding on or replacing. Madden often forces a 7–9 year placeholder; edit Length down. Penalties are a small APY bump, not a packed short contract.
Pick position, tier, and whether this is a long-term deal. If they still have years left, say whether you are adding onto those years or replacing them. Madden Length is the full remaining term.
Madden Edit Player suggestion
Open the player → Edit Player → enter these four fields. Length is the full remaining term (leftover + new years together), not extra years on the side.
Madden Length
New contract. Type Length 6. Do not add extra years.
Long-term: fill the 6-year Madden max.
Length 6 · do not add extra years
This Wide Receiver is priced as a starter like Courtland Sutton at $18.0M, below Jaxon Smith-Njigba at $42.1M.
Contract Year
1
Length
6
Total Salary
108.0
Signing Bonus
48.6
CY 1 · Length 6 · Total Salary 108.0 · Signing Bonus 48.6 · $18.0M APY
The calculator used the starter band for this player.
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaTop APY at this position
Elite / market-setter
$42.1M APY· NFL-typical 4 yr
Courtland SuttonStarter-tier floor / median
Starter
$18.0M APY· NFL-typical 4 yr
55% of the starter floor
Depth / rotational
$9.9M APY· NFL-typical 4 yr
Source: Aug 2026 · JSN $42.15M APY.
Only walk APY up to this if you have to win the bidding. Same length as the suggestion. If Madden forces a 7+ year placeholder, edit Length down — length alone is not a penalty.
Max APY
$25.1M
Vs market
1.39x
Suggested length
6 yrs
Max total
$150.6M
Contract Year
1
Length
6
Total Salary
150.6
Signing Bonus
67.8
Length and total salary appear once you type them or fill from the Madden suggestion. That checks APY against market. A 7–9 year Madden placeholder is not a penalty by itself — edit Length down to the suggestion.
