Age: 28
Free Agency: 2025 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 6
- Height: 6'1"
- Weight: 198
- College: Middle Tennessee State
- Entry: 2018 Undrafted Free Agent (Cowboys)
- 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $18,401,000 (6.20% of cap)
- 2024 Cash Payout: $13,000,000 (3.90% of spending)
- 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.71
- Contract Value: $40,500,000 ($13,500,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $18,060,000
- Contract Ranking: 13/280 at CB
Current Contract
(UFA, signed 2022)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26 | $1,035,000 | $2,405,000 | $340,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $1,035,000 | $3,880,000 | 1.8% | |||||
| 2023
April 1: $8.56M 2023 P5 becomes fully gtd
| 27 | $1,080,000 | $4,901,000 | $340,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $1,080,000 | $6,421,000 | 2.7% | |||||
| 2024 | 28 | $12,560,000 | $4,901,000 | $340,000 | $100,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $18,401,000 | 6.2% | |||||
| 2025
February 18: 2025 & 2026 void 5th day waiver period
| 29 | Void | $4,901,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $12,298,000 | 3.7% | |||||
| 2026 | 30 | Void | $4,901,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $0 | 0.0% | |||||
| 2027 | 31 | Void | $2,496,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $0 | 0.0% | |||||
| Total | $14,675,000 | $24,505,000 | $1,020,000 | $300,000 | $500,000 | $2,115,000 | $41,000,000 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Charvarius Ward signed a three year, $40.5 million contract with the 49ers. Contract details come courtesy of Jay Hurley. Per Hurlery Ward received $26.62 million in guarantees of which $18.06 million is guaranteed at signing. If on the roster on April 1, 2023 another $8.56 million will be guaranteed. There are two void years for salary cap purposes.
Cash Flows
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $13,500,000 | $14,000,000 | $13,000,000 |
| Running Cash | $13,500,000 | $27,500,000 | $40,500,000 |
Career Earnings: $33,189,000
Career APY: $5,531,500
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | UDFA | Traded | 2018 | 3 | $1,715,000 | $571,667 | $5,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chiefs | UDFA | Expired | 2018 | 3 | $1,715,000 | $571,666 | $5,000 | $1,800,000 | 105.0% | $600,000 |
| Chiefs | RFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $3,384,000 | $3,384,000 | $0 | $3,384,000 | 100.0% | $3,384,000 |
| 49ers | UFA | Active | 2022 | 3 | $40,500,000 | $13,500,000 | $18,060,000 | $28,000,000 | 69.1% | $14,000,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 0 | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $5,000 | 0.0% |
| Chiefs | 4 | $5,184,000 | $1,296,000 | $5,184,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| 49ers | 2 | $28,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $10,301,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Chiefs | $480,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $480,000 | 0.3% | $480,000 | ||
| 2019 | Chiefs | $570,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $570,000 | 0.3% | $570,000 | ||
| 2020 | Chiefs | $750,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $750,000 | 0.3% | $750,000 | ||
| 2021 | Chiefs | $3,384,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,384,000 | 1.8% | $3,384,000 | ||
| 2022 | 49ers | $1,035,000 | $2,405,000 | $340,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $1,035,000 | $3,880,000 | 1.8% | $13,500,000 | ||
| 2023 | 49ers | $1,080,000 | $4,901,000 | $340,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $1,080,000 | $6,421,000 | 2.7% | $14,500,000 | ||
| 2024 | 49ers | $12,560,000 | $4,901,000 | $340,000 | $100,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $18,401,000 | 6.2% | $13,000,000 | ||
| 2025 | 49ers | $14,000,000 | $4,901,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,298,000 | 3.7% | $0 | ||
| 2026 | 49ers | $14,000,000 | $4,901,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| 2027 | 49ers | $14,000,000 | $2,496,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| Total | $61,859,000 | $24,505,000 | $1,020,000 | $300,000 | $500,000 | $2,115,000 | $46,184,000 | $46,184,000 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
| 2018 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 11.9% | 55.6% | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 94.8% | 26.2% | 56 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 72.5% | 2.1% | 38 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 67.3% | 0.9% | 48 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 89.5% | 10.3% | 59 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 85.3% | 6.7% | 56 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 99.0% | 0.0% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.
| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $7,451,000 | $13,500,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $7,451,000 | $13,500,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.
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