Marquez Valdes-Scantling

Wide Receiver

Age: 31
Free Agency: 2026 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 7
  • 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $3,955,000 (1.39% of cap)
  • 2025 Cash Payout: $4,000,000 (1.55% of spending)
  • 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.01
  • Contract Value: $4,000,000 ($4,000,000 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $3,000,000
  • Contract Ranking: 56/396 at WR

Current Contract

(UFA, signed 2025)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusPer Game Roster BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202531$2,245,000$1,500,000$255,000$1,500,000$3,955,0001.4%
Total$2,245,000$1,500,000$255,000$1,500,000$3,955,000

Contract Notes

Marquez Valdes-Scantling signed a one year, $4 million contract with the Seahawks. $3 million is guaranteed including a $1.5 million signing bonus.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$4M
2025
Cash Due$4,000,000
Running Cash$4,000,000
Career Earnings: $26,638,056
Career APY: $3,805,437
Potential Earnings: $26,888,056
Total Guarantees: $14,027,556
Largest Cash Payment: $9,000,000 (2022)
Largest Cap Number: $11,000,000 (2023)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
PackersDraftedExpired20184$2,677,556$669,389$217,556$4,200,556156.9%$1,050,139
ChiefsUFATerminated20223$30,000,000$10,000,000$8,560,000$18,000,00060.0%$9,000,000
BillsSFATerminated20241$2,250,000$2,250,000$2,250,000$00.0%$0
SaintsSFAExpired20241$1,125,000$1,125,000$0$687,50061.1%$687,500
SeahawksUFAActive20251$4,000,000$4,000,000$3,000,000$1,500,00037.5%$0
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Packers4$4,200,556$1,050,139$4,200,5560.0%$00.0%
Chiefs2$18,000,000$9,000,000$16,000,0000.0%$2,000,0000.0%
Bills0$2,250,000$0$00.0%$2,250,0000.0%
Saints1$687,500$687,500$687,5000.0%$00.0%
Seahawks0$1,500,000$0$00.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusPer Game Roster BonusWorkout BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2018Packers$480,000$54,389$0$0$0$534,3890.3%$697,556
2019Packers$570,000$54,389$0$0$0$624,3890.3%$570,000
2020Packers$750,000$54,389$0$0$0$804,3890.4%$750,000
2021Packers$2,183,000$54,389$0$0$0$2,237,3891.2%$2,183,000
2022Chiefs$2,560,000$2,000,000$340,000$100,000$2,560,000$5,000,0002.4%$9,000,000
2023Chiefs$8,560,000$2,000,000$340,000$100,000$6,440,000$11,000,0005.0%$9,000,000
2024Saints$1,125,000$0$0$0$0$687,5000.3%$687,500
2025Seahawks$2,245,000$1,500,000$255,000$0$1,500,000$3,955,0001.4%$4,000,000
Total$18,473,000$5,717,556$935,000$200,000$10,500,000$24,843,056$26,888,056
Dead Money History
TeamYearCap ChargeCash Paid
Chiefs2024$2,000,000$0
Bills2024$1,350,000$2,250,000
Bills2025$900,000$0
Total$4,250,000$2,250,000

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnapsRushingReceivingFumbles
InjuredHealthyOffenseSpecialAttYardsAvgTDRecYardsAvgTDTotalLost
2018160064.4%9.6%22914.503858115.3200
2019160050.5%0.5%294.502645217.4200
2020160076.3%0.0%4133.303369020.9600
2021110040.8%0.2%000.002643016.5300
2022170067.6%0.0%1-3-3.004268716.4200
2023160054.7%0.0%000.002131515.0100
2024140244.0%0.0%144.001941121.6400

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$3,013,000$4,000,000
Injury Adjusted$3,013,000$4,000,000
test
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

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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