Frank Ragnow

Center

Age: 28
Free Agency: 2027 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 6
  • 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $12,800,000 (4.98% of cap)
  • 2024 Cash Payout: $8,000,000 (4.37% of spending)
  • 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.63
  • Contract Value: $54,000,000 ($13,500,000 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $27,960,640
  • Contract Ranking: 2/70 at C

Current Contract

(Extension, signed 2021)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated BonusRoster BonusWorkout BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
SigningOption
202125$1,209,111$2,861,843$0$0$0$1,209,111$4,070,9542.1%
2022 📝
March 19: $9M of 2023 salary is guaranteed
26$2,751,529$1,200,000$3,600,000$0$0$2,751,529$7,551,5293.5%
2023 📝
March 17: 2023 salary is guaranteed; $2.49M is guaranteed
27$11,550,000$1,200,000$3,600,000$0$100,000$11,550,000$16,450,0007.3%
202428$7,900,000$1,200,000$3,600,000$0$100,000$2,489,360$12,800,0005.0%
202529$9,150,000$1,200,000$3,600,000$0$100,000$0$14,050,0005.4%
2026 📝
March 21: roster bonus due
30$11,900,000$0$3,600,000$750,000$100,000$0$16,350,0005.8%
Total$44,460,640$7,661,843$18,000,000$750,000$400,000$18,000,000$71,272,483

Contract Notes

Frank Ragnow signed a four year contract with the Detroit Lions worth $54 million on May 6, 2021. Ragnow received $42 million in guarantees, $27.9 million of which is fully guaranteed at signing. Rangow received a $6 million signing bonus and will receive an $18 million option bonus in 2022.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$13.5M
$27M
$40.5M
$54M
202120222023202420252026
Cash Due$5,000,000$7,350,000$11,650,000$8,000,000$9,250,000$12,750,000
Running Cash$5,000,000$12,350,000$24,000,000$32,000,000$41,250,000$54,000,000
Career Earnings: $49,304,395
Career APY: $8,217,399
Potential Earnings: $79,304,395
Total Guarantees: $39,740,778
Largest Cash Payment: $20,751,529 (2022)
Largest Cap Number: $16,450,000 (2023)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
LionsDraftedExtended20184$11,780,138$2,945,035$11,780,138$9,693,75582.3%$3,231,252
LionsExtensionActive20214$54,000,000$13,500,000$27,960,640$39,610,64073.4%$13,203,547
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Lions6$49,304,395$8,217,399$36,104,3950.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusOption BonusRoster BonusWorkout BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2018Lions$480,000$1,661,843$0$0$0$480,000$2,141,8431.2%$7,127,372
2019Lions$1,015,461$1,661,843$0$0$0$1,015,461$2,677,3041.4%$1,015,461
2020Lions$1,550,922$1,661,843$0$0$0$1,550,922$3,212,7651.5%$1,550,922
2021Lions$1,209,111$2,861,843$0$0$0$1,209,111$4,070,9542.1%$7,209,111
2022Lions$2,751,529$1,200,000$3,600,000$0$0$2,751,529$7,551,5293.5%$20,751,529
2023Lions$11,550,000$1,200,000$3,600,000$0$100,000$11,550,000$16,450,0007.3%$11,650,000
2024Lions$7,900,000$1,200,000$3,600,000$0$100,000$2,489,360$12,800,0005.0%$8,000,000
2025Lions$9,150,000$1,200,000$3,600,000$0$100,000$0$14,050,0005.4%$9,250,000
2026Lions$11,900,000$0$3,600,000$750,000$100,000$0$16,350,0005.8%$12,750,000
Total$47,507,023$12,647,372$18,000,000$750,000$400,000$21,046,383$79,304,395$79,304,395

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnaps
InjuredHealthyOffenseSpecial
2018160099.8%14.8%
2019151092.4%11.2%
2020142088.8%9.3%
202140020.2%0.9%
2022160194.0%0.2%
2023152084.0%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 ValuationAPY
Regular$7,240,000$13,500,000
Injury Adjusted$8,335,108$11,812,500
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OTC Valuation $1.8M $3.6M $5.4M $7.2M $9M APY $2.4M $4.8M $7.1M $9.5M $11.9M $4,370,000 $4,125,000

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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