Age: 30
Free Agency: 2026 (RFA)
Accrued Seasons: 2
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 210
- College: South Alabama
- Entry: 2020 Undrafted Free Agent (Steelers)
- 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $1,100,000 (0.39% of cap)
- 2025 Cash Payout: $1,100,000 (0.44% of spending)
- 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.00
- Contract Value: $2,085,000 ($1,042,500 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $0
- Contract Ranking: 27/35 at P
Current Contract
(SFA, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29 | $985,000 | $930,278 | 0.4% | ||||
| 2025 | 30 | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | 0.4% | ||||
| Total | $2,085,000 | $2,030,278 | ||||||
Contract Notes
Corliss Waitman signed a one year contract worth $990,000 with the Patriots on March 23, 2023. The contract has $25,000 in guarantees.
Cash Flows
| 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $985,000 | $1,100,000 |
| Running Cash | $985,000 | $2,085,000 |
Career Earnings: $2,163,878
Career APY: $540,970
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | UDFA | Terminated | 2020 | 3 | $2,294,000 | $764,667 | $9,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Steelers | Practice | Expired | 2020 | 1 | $142,800 | $142,800 | $0 | $142,800 | 100.0% | $142,800 |
| Steelers | SFA | Terminated | 2021 | 1 | $660,000 | $660,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Raiders | SFA | Terminated | 2021 | 1 | $660,000 | $660,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Patriots | Practice | Terminated | 2021 | 1 | $165,600 | $165,600 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Broncos | SFA | Expired | 2021 | 2 | $1,485,000 | $742,500 | $0 | $825,000 | 55.6% | $825,000 |
| Steelers | SFA | Claimed | 2021 | 2 | $1,485,000 | $742,500 | $0 | $110,000 | 7.4% | $110,000 |
| Broncos | ERFA | Terminated | 2023 | 1 | $940,000 | $940,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Patriots | SFA | Terminated | 2023 | 1 | $990,000 | $990,000 | $25,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Patriots | Practice | Terminated | 2023 | 1 | $216,000 | $216,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | SFA | Terminated | 2024 | 1 | $985,000 | $985,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Steelers | SFA | Active | 2024 | 2 | $2,085,000 | $1,042,500 | $0 | $930,278 | 44.6% | $930,278 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 3 | $1,192,078 | $397,359 | $1,183,078 | 0.0% | $9,000 | 0.0% |
| Raiders | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Patriots | 0 | $146,800 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $146,800 | 0.0% |
| Broncos | 1 | $825,000 | $825,000 | $825,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Bears | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Punts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Special | Punts | Yards | Long | In 20 | TB | Blk | ||
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.2% | ||||||
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 30.8% | 96 | 4470 | 59 | 30 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 30.6% | 65 | 3015 | 71 | 27 | 5 | 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 | $2,395,000 | $1,042,500 |
| Injury Adjusted | $2,395,000 | $1,042,500 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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