Makai Polk

Wide Receiver

Age: 24
Free Agency: 2027 (ERFA)
Accrued Seasons: 0
  • 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $852,500 (0.30% of cap)
  • 2025 Cash Payout: $865,000 (0.29% of spending)
  • 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.01
  • Contract Value: $1,845,000 ($922,500 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $0
  • Contract Ranking: 355/396 at WR

Current Contract

(SFA, signed 2025)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202524$840,000$12,500$25,000$852,5000.3%
202625$1,005,000$12,500$0$1,017,5000.3%
Total$1,845,000$25,000$25,000$1,870,000

Contract Notes

Makai Polk signed a one year contract worth $750,000 with the Ravens on January 23, 2023.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$0.9M
$1.8M
20252026
Cash Due$865,000$1,005,000
Running Cash$840,000$1,845,000
Career Earnings: $247,000
Career APY: $247,000
Potential Earnings: $2,042,500
Total Guarantees: $20,000
Largest Cash Payment: $1,005,000 (2026)
Largest Cap Number: $1,017,500 (2026)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
RavensUDFATerminated20223$2,575,000$858,333$20,000$00.0%$0
RavensPracticeTerminated20221$207,000$207,000$0$00.0%$0
GiantsPracticeExpired20221$207,000$207,000$0$172,50083.3%$172,500
RavensSFATerminated20231$750,000$750,000$0$00.0%$0
GiantsSFAClaimed20231$750,000$750,000$0$00.0%$0
FalconsSFAActive20252$1,845,000$922,500$0$25,0001.4%$0
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Ravens0$49,500$0$00.0%$54,5000.0%
Giants1$172,500$172,500$172,5000.0%$00.0%
Falcons0$25,000$0$00.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2022Giants$207,000$0$0$172,5000.1%$172,500
2025Falcons$840,000$12,500$25,000$852,5000.3%$865,000
2026Falcons$1,005,000$12,500$0$1,017,5000.3%$1,005,000
Total$2,052,000$25,000$25,000$2,042,500$2,042,500
Dead Money History
TeamYearCap ChargeCash Paid
Ravens2022$10,000$15,000
Ravens2022$34,500$34,500
Ravens2023$10,000$0
Total$54,500$49,500

Statistics

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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$0$0
Injury Adjusted$0$0
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OTC Valuation $5.6M $11.1M $16.7M $22.3M $27.9M APY $6.7M $13.4M $20.1M $26.8M $33.5M $9,699,000 $6,435,949

Weekly Valuation Trends

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