Age: 28
Free Agency: 2027 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 7
- Height: 6'1"
- Weight: 202
- College: Utah
- Entry: 2017 Draft, Round 2, #42 overall (Saints)
- 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $18,027,918 (7.12% of cap)
- 2024 Cash Payout: $12,000,000 (5.17% of spending)
- 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.67
- Contract Value: $70,000,000 ($14,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $17,080,000
- Contract Ranking: 8/199 at S
Current Contract
(UFA, signed 2022)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signing | Option | |||||||||||
| 2022 | 26 | $1,035,000 | $2,993,000 | $0 | $1,035,000 | $4,028,000 | 2.0% | |||||
| 2023
March 19: 2026 Option Year Due
| 27 | $1,080,000 | $2,452,380 | $3,730,000 | $1,080,000 | $7,262,380 | 3.3% | |||||
| 2024 | 28 | $12,000,000 | $2,297,918 | $3,730,000 | $0 | $18,027,918 | 7.1% | |||||
| 2025 | 29 | $12,000,000 | $2,993,000 | $3,730,000 | $0 | $18,723,000 | 6.8% | |||||
| 2026 | 30 | $14,000,000 | $2,993,000 | $3,730,000 | $0 | $20,723,000 | 7.1% | |||||
| Total | $40,115,000 | $13,729,298 | $14,920,000 | $2,115,000 | $68,764,298 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Marcus Williams signed a five year contract with the Baltimore Ravens worth $70 million. Williams received $17.080 guaranteed at signing including a $14.965 million signing bonus. His salary in 2022 and 2023 is fully guaranteed at signing. $5 million of his 2024 salary is guaranteed for injury at signing, and will vest to a full guarantee on the 5th day of the 2023 league year. Williams is due an option for 2026 by the last day of the 2022 league year, the option bonus is worth $14.92 million.
Cash Flows
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $14,000,000 |
| Running Cash | $16,000,000 | $32,000,000 | $44,000,000 | $56,000,000 | $70,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $48,852,410
Career APY: $6,978,916
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints | Drafted | Expired | 2017 | 4 | $6,240,410 | $1,560,103 | $3,892,135 | $6,240,410 | 100.0% | $1,560,103 |
| Saints | Franchise | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $10,612,000 | $10,612,000 | $10,612,000 | $10,612,000 | 100.0% | $10,612,000 |
| Ravens | UFA | Active | 2022 | 5 | $70,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $17,080,000 | $32,000,000 | 45.7% | $16,000,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints | 5 | $16,852,410 | $3,370,482 | $16,852,410 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Ravens | 2 | $32,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $11,290,380 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Option Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Saints | $465,000 | $669,620 | $0 | $465,000 | $1,134,620 | 0.7% | $3,143,480 | ||
| 2018 | Saints | $748,655 | $669,620 | $0 | $748,655 | $1,418,275 | 0.8% | $748,655 | ||
| 2019 | Saints | $1,032,310 | $669,620 | $0 | $0 | $1,701,930 | 0.9% | $1,032,310 | ||
| 2020 | Saints | $1,315,965 | $669,620 | $0 | $0 | $1,985,585 | 1.0% | $1,315,965 | ||
| 2021 | Saints | $10,612,000 | $0 | $0 | $10,612,000 | $10,612,000 | 5.7% | $10,612,000 | ||
| 2022 | Ravens | $1,035,000 | $2,993,000 | $0 | $1,035,000 | $4,028,000 | 2.0% | $16,000,000 | ||
| 2023 | Ravens | $1,080,000 | $2,452,380 | $3,730,000 | $1,080,000 | $7,262,380 | 3.3% | $16,000,000 | ||
| 2024 | Ravens | $12,000,000 | $2,297,918 | $3,730,000 | $0 | $18,027,918 | 7.1% | $12,000,000 | ||
| 2025 | Ravens | $12,000,000 | $2,993,000 | $3,730,000 | $0 | $18,723,000 | 6.8% | $12,000,000 | ||
| 2026 | Ravens | $14,000,000 | $2,993,000 | $3,730,000 | $0 | $20,723,000 | 7.1% | $14,000,000 | ||
| Total | $54,288,930 | $16,407,778 | $14,920,000 | $13,940,655 | $85,616,708 | $86,852,410 | ||||
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 | |||
| 2017 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 90.5% | 22.0% | 52 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 92.7% | 32.7% | 49 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 83.4% | 16.6% | 40 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 84.1% | 1.3% | 39 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 92.7% | 0.6% | 52 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 64.2% | 0.0% | 44 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 54.9% | 0.0% | 35 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | $1,995,000 | $14,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $1,995,000 | $14,000,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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