Age: 26
Free Agency: 2026 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 5
- Height: 5'11"
- Weight: 202
- College: Stanford
- Entry: 2017 Draft, Round 1, #8 overall (Panthers)
- 2022 Salary Cap Charge: $8,785,750 (4.13% of cap)
- 2022 Cash Payout: $8,600,000 (3.63% of spending)
- 2022 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.98
- Contract Value: $64,063,412 ($16,015,853 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $30,062,500
- Contract Ranking: 1/172 at RB
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2020)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | $825,000 | $6,969,782 | $0 | $825,000 | $7,794,782 | 3.7% | |||||
| 2021
March 22: $8.1 million of 2022 base salary becomes guaranteed.
| 25 | $990,000 | $5,709,500 | $200,000 | $990,000 | $6,899,500 | 3.7% | |||||
| 2022 | 26 | $1,035,000 | $7,550,750 | $200,000 | $0 | $8,785,750 | 4.1% | |||||
| 2023 | 27 | $11,800,000 | $7,550,750 | $200,000 | $0 | $19,550,750 | 8.3% | |||||
| 2024 | 28 | $11,800,000 | $7,550,750 | $200,000 | $0 | $19,550,750 | 7.6% | |||||
| 2025 | 29 | $12,000,000 | $3,250,750 | $200,000 | $0 | $15,450,750 | -- | |||||
| Total | $38,450,000 | $38,582,282 | $1,000,000 | $1,815,000 | $78,032,282 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Christian McCaffrey signed a 4 year, $64 million contract extension with the Panthers on April 16, 2020. Contract details come from a report via Mike Florio of PFT. Per Florio, $30.0625 million of the contract is fully guaranteed at signing including a $21.5 million signing bonus. If McCaffrey is on the roster on the fifth day of the 2021 league year he will earn a guarantee of $8.1 million on his 2022 base salary. There is also a $1 million guarantee for injury in 2023.
Cash Flows
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $19,508,912 | ($245,500) | $8,600,000 | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $12,200,000 |
| Running Cash | $19,508,912 | $19,263,412 | $27,863,412 | $39,863,412 | $51,863,412 | $64,063,412 |
Career Earnings: $44,987,716
Career APY: $8,997,543
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | Drafted | Renegotiated | 2017 | 4 | $17,241,304 | $4,310,326 | $17,241,304 | $14,425,216 | 83.7% | $4,808,405 |
| Panthers | Extension | Active | 2020 | 4 | $64,063,412 | $16,015,853 | $30,062,500 | $30,562,500 | 47.7% | $15,281,250 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 5 | $44,987,716 | $8,997,543 | $26,449,716 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Panthers | $465,000 | $2,669,782 | $0 | $465,000 | $3,134,782 | 1.7% | $11,144,128 | ||
| 2018 | Panthers | $1,248,696 | $2,669,782 | $0 | $1,248,696 | $3,918,478 | 2.1% | $1,248,696 | ||
| 2019 | Panthers | $2,032,392 | $2,669,782 | $0 | $2,032,392 | $4,702,174 | 2.4% | $2,032,392 | ||
| 2020 | Panthers | $825,000 | $6,969,782 | $0 | $825,000 | $7,794,782 | 3.7% | $22,325,000 | ||
| 2021 | Panthers | $990,000 | $5,709,500 | $200,000 | $990,000 | $6,899,500 | 3.7% | $8,237,500 | ||
| 2022 | Panthers | $1,035,000 | $7,550,750 | $200,000 | $0 | $8,785,750 | 4.1% | $8,600,000 | ||
| 2023 | Panthers | $11,800,000 | $7,550,750 | $200,000 | $0 | $19,550,750 | 8.3% | $12,000,000 | ||
| 2024 | Panthers | $11,800,000 | $7,550,750 | $200,000 | $0 | $19,550,750 | 7.6% | $12,000,000 | ||
| 2025 | Panthers | $12,000,000 | $3,250,750 | $200,000 | $0 | $15,450,750 | -- | $12,200,000 | ||
| Total | $42,196,088 | $46,591,628 | $1,000,000 | $5,561,088 | $89,787,716 | $89,787,716 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 70.2% | 10.9% | 111 | 421 | 3.8 | 2 | 75 | 611 | 8.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 91.3% | 0.2% | 219 | 1098 | 5.0 | 7 | 107 | 867 | 8.1 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 93.4% | 0.0% | 287 | 1387 | 4.8 | 15 | 116 | 1005 | 8.7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16.5% | 0.2% | 59 | 225 | 3.8 | 5 | 17 | 149 | 8.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23.7% | 0.4% | 99 | 442 | 4.5 | 1 | 37 | 343 | 9.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84.3% | 1.1% | 50 | 243 | 4.9 | 1 | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $12,781,000 | $16,015,853 |
| Injury Adjusted | $12,781,000 | $16,015,853 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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