Marcus Williams
Safety
Career Earnings: $61,184,076
Career APY: $6,798,231
Total Guarantees: $31,584,135
Largest Cash Payment: $16,000,000 (2022)
Largest Cap Number: $18,027,918 (2024)
- Date of Birth: September 8, 1996
- Height: 6'1"
- Weight: 202
- College: Utah
- Entry: 2017 Draft, Round 2, #42 overall (Saints)
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 | June 1 Terminated | 2022 | 5 | $70,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $17,080,000 | $44,000,000 | 62.9% | $14,666,667 |
| Chargers | Practice | Elevated | 2025 | 1 | $315,000 | $315,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chargers | Practice | Expired | 2025 | 1 | $331,666 | $331,666 | $0 | $331,666 | 100.0% | $331,666 |
| Chargers | Practice | Elevated | 2025 | 1 | $315,000 | $315,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chargers | Practice | Elevated | 2025 | 1 | $315,000 | $315,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
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 | 3 | $44,000,000 | $14,666,667 | $29,318,298 | 0.0% | $12,055,836 | 0.0% |
| Chargers | 1 | $331,666 | $331,666 | $294,166 | 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 | Chargers | $315,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $294,166 | 0.1% | $331,666 | ||
| Total | $28,603,930 | $10,421,778 | $7,460,000 | $13,940,655 | $46,464,874 | $61,184,076 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | ||||
| 2017 | 15 | 1 | 90.5% | 22.0% | 52 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 92.7% | 32.7% | 49 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1 | 83.4% | 16.6% | 40 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 14 | 2 | 84.1% | 1.3% | 39 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | 92.7% | 0.6% | 52 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 64.2% | 0.0% | 44 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 6 | 54.9% | 0.0% | 35 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 5 | 53.0% | 0.2% | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 8.8% | 0.7% | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |