Every NFL season, the final weeks of the regular season are always a great time for several players to push for contract incentives — additional pay triggers based on stats — they’re close to hitting. Whether it’s a $500,000 bonus for 6 more receptions or $1 million for hitting 1,000 scrimmage yards; for some of these players, it can mean the world.
You can use PrizePicks projections to target players in the range of these statistical milestones and help yourself make money right by picking More or Less on their stats. Players like QB Sam Darnold, RB Rico Dowdle, and WR Stefon Diggs top our list of eligible players chasing incetives.
Let’s take a look at some of the most important NFL contract incentives for Week 18, and their PrizePicks projections that we can target in the final week of the regular season
NFL Players with Contract Incentives Tracker for Week 18
Here are the players who can make themselves a little bit of extra money in NFL Week 18 as they chase their contract incentives.
Keep in mind that these players have additional motivation, which could be a good reason to add them to your PrizePicks lineup this week.
- Seahawks QB Sam Darnold
- Panthers RB Rico Dowdle
- Patriots WR Stefon Diggs
- 49ers WR Kendrick Bourne
- 49ers WR Jauan Jennings
- Titans RB Tony Pollard
- Commanders WR Deebo Samuel
- Bills TE Dawson Knox
- Patriots TE Hunter Henry
- Chiefs WR Marquise Brown
- Browns DE Myles Garrett
Seahawks QB Sam Darnold Contract Incentives
Needs: 150 passing yards, 3 passing TDs, 0.3% completion improvement, 112.8 passer rating
Darnold is the biggest fish in terms of name value on the contract incentives list.
When the former top-three overall pick signed with the Seahawks this offseason, his contract contained several annual incentives for him to hit. While five of those are postseason-based, there are 4 individual performance-based incentives that Darnold is in complete control of.
Sitting at $500,000 each, Darnold needs 4,000 passing yards, 28 pass TDs, a 67.5% completion percentage, and a 100 passer rating. Darnold took a step back in Week 17, but he can still reach these incentives with a strong performance in Week 18 against the San Francisco 49ers.
The veteran QB needs 150 passing yards, 3 passing TDs, a 0.3% improvement to his completion rate, and at least a 112.8 passer rating in Week 18 to hit all four bonuses and earn an extra $2 million.
Sam Darnold PrizePicks NFL Projections: 238.5 Pass Yards, 1.5 Pass TDs, 20.5 Completions/30.5 Attempts (67.9% completion)
Panthers RB Rico Dowdle Contract Incentives
Needs: 7 scrimmage yards, 1 TD
When Dowdle signed a one-year, $5.25 million contract with the Panthers this offseason, it was viewed with raised eyebrows for some. After all, the Panthers had just paid RB Chuba Hubbard a $30 million contract.
However, Dowdle has looked like a massive steal, racking up over 1,000 rushing yards and adding nearly 300 receiving yards as well. He didn’t receive a $500,000 incentive for being named to the Pro Bowl, but he’s close to another massive incentive.
Dowdle can earn $1 million for 1,350 all-purpose yards, as well as $250,000 extra for 8 touchdowns. He needs 7 all-purpose yards and 1 TD in Week 18’s showdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to earn the full $1.25 million.
Rico Dowdle PrizePicks NFL Projections: 57.5 Rush Yards, 17.5 Receiving Yards, 0.5 TDs (Demon)
Patriots WR Stefon Diggs Contract Incentives
Needs: 8, 18 catches, 30, 130, 230 receiving yards
When Diggs signed his three-year Patriots contract this offseason, it included a set of escalators around receiving yards and receptions. He would get $500,000 for hitting 70, 80, 90, and 100 receptions, as well as 1,000, 1,100, 1,200, and 1,300 receiving yards.
Diggs currently sits at 82 receptions for 970 receiving yards. He’s only 8 receptions and 30 receiving yards away from hitting another set of $1 million bonuses, but recently came under fire for allegedly strangling his chef.
While the Patriots and the NFL have not said that he isn’t playing, PrizePicks does not have projections on Diggs' yardage.
Stefon Diggs PrizePicks NFL Projections: 0.5 TDs (Demon)
49ers WR Kendrick Bourne Contract Incentives
Needs: 7 receptions, 49 receiving yards
Bourne was able to earn $500,000 in incentives last week for passing 500 yards. Now sitting at 551 receiving yards, he can earn another $250,000 for crossing 600.
The 49ers veteran can also earn extra money for more receptions. Currently at 38 grabs, he needs 45 catches to earn an additional $500,000, and will pocket $250,000 more if he’s able to get 55.
Kendrick Bourne PrizePicks NFL Projections: 7.5 Receving Yards, 7.5 Yards Longest Reception
49ers WR Jauan Jennings Contract Incentives
Needs: 9 receptions
Jennings had three play-time incentives added to his contract at the beginning of the 2025 NFL season to sweeten the deal for him. He has already met his touchdown and yards incentives, which pay him $666,666 each for reaching 6 touchdowns and 600 receiving yards.
In Week 18, the veteran WR will face off against the Seattle Seahawks for the number one seed in the NFC. He will also have one final payment of $666,666 if he can muster 9 receptions to make 60 receptions on the season.
Jauan Jennings PrizePicks NFL Projections: 4 Receptions, 41.5 Receiving Yards
Titans RB Tony Pollard Contract Incentives
Needs: 66 rushing yards, 2 rushing TDs
Pollard has had an impressive final quarter of his season after starting slowly. The veteran RB has four straight games of at least 85 rushing yards, after only one such game in his first 12 games of the 2025 season.
Pollard can hit benchmarks of 1,100 rushing yards and 7 rushing TDs in Week 18 by rushing for 66 yards and 2 TDs against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Hitting both incentive totals would net the seventh-year back a total of $450,000, $250k for the rushing yards and $200k for the TDs.
Tony Pollard PrizePicks NFL Projections: 67.5 Rush Yards, 0.5 TDs (Demon)
Commanders WR Deebo Samuel Contact Incentives
Needs: 10/20 receptions, 93/193 receiving yards, 2 total TDs
The Commanders gadget WR Deebo Samuel is in his first season in Washington on an incentive-laden contract that rewards him for receiving yards, receptions, and touchdowns.
Last week, he triggered $450,000 in incentives vs. the Cowboys by reaching 700 yards and 70 receptions — but he can still earn more.
Samuel needs 10 receptions to earn another $200,000, 93 receiving yards to earn another $200,000, and 2 TDs to earn $250,000. These incentives do ladder up further, per Spotrac.
The former second-round pick is currently at 707 receptions on 70 catches going into Week 18. He's had only one game with more than 93 receiving yards this year — in Week 5 vs. the Chargers (8-96-1).
QB Jayden Daniels was under center in that game, as he completed more than half of his passes to Samuel. In Week 18, it will be 39-year-old third-string QB Josh Johnson at QB. However, the Eagles will be resting starters, which should soften Samuel's matchup.
Deebo Samuel PrizePicks NFL Projections: 0.5 Rush+Rec TDs (Demon)
Bills TE Dawson Knox Contract Incentives
Needs: 6 catches, 7 receiving yards, 1 TD
After welcoming his first child three weeks ago, Knox proceeded to score 2 TDs against the New England Patriots, so QB Josh Allen is no stranger to getting his guys the ball if they need it.
However, the Bills are likely to rest QB Josh Allen and other ailing starters this weekend to get him ready for the playoffs.
By reaching 40 receptions, 400 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns, Knox can earn a total of $300,000 in incentives. He currently has 34 catches, 393 yards, and 3 TDs.
There are currently no PrizePicks projections for any player in the Bills vs. Jets matchup yet, due to uncertainty around who will play.
Patriots TE Hunter Henry Contract Incentives
Needs: 5, 10 catches
The Patriots’ veteran TE has had another solid year, racking up 712 receiving yards and 7 TDs in QB Drake Maye’s breakout season. He can earn some extra money by notching some receptions in the final week of the season.
Currently sitting at 55 grabs on the year, Henry can earn $250,000 each for hitting 60 and 65 catches.
There are currently no PrizePicks projections available for players in the Dolphins - Patriots matchup yet, as we are waiting for confirmation that they will play their starters in a game that only matters for seeding.
Hunter Henry PrizePicks NFL Projections: N/A
Chiefs WR Marquise Brown Contract Incentives
Needs: 102 receiving yards, 1 & 2 TDs
The veteran Chiefs receiver has had a down year by his own standards, with his totals of 46 catches and 523 receiving yards marking career lows for him. However, he can end the season on a high note by hitting some contract incentives in Week 18.
Brown needs yards and touchdowns, and gets a matchup against the Raiders to get it done. He needs to hit 625 receiving yards and 6 TDs to earn an extra $375,000, and if he can get a seventh TD, he will earn another $250,000.
Hollywood Brown PrizePicks NFL Projections: 0.5 TDs (Demon)
Browns DE Myles Garrett Chasing Single-Season Sack Record
Needs: 1 sack for single-season record
Garrett, who is a near-lock to be the 2025 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, needs one sack on Bengals QB Joe Burrow to improve him from 22 to 23 sacks and set the single-season sack record at 23 — a record currently co-held by Hall of Famer Michael Strahan and Steelers DE T.J. Watt.
The Browns' star DE won't get a monetary bonus for this, but it's a feather in his cap that probably means more than money to him.
Myles Garrett PrizePicks NFL Projections: 0.75 sacks (Goblin)
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