Matt Ryan
Quarterback
Age: 35
Free Agency: 2024 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 12
- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 217
- College: Boston College
- Entry: 2008 Draft, Round 1, #3 overall (Falcons)
- 2020 Salary Cap Charge: $18,962,500 (9.39% of cap)
- 2020 Cash Payout: $20,500,000 (10.65% of spending)
- 2020 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.08
- Contract Value: $150,000,000 ($30,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $94,500,000
- Contract Ranking: 10/113 at QB
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2018)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 33 | $6,000,000 | $11,700,000 | $0 | $6,000,000 | $17,700,000 | 10.0% | |||||
| 2019
March 15: $5.5 million in 2021 base salary becomes fully guaranteed; Deadline to exercise 2023 option
| 34 | $2,750,000 | $13,050,000 | $0 | $2,750,000 | $15,800,000 | 8.4% | |||||
| 2020 | 35 | $1,050,000 | $17,912,500 | $0 | $1,050,000 | $18,962,500 | 9.4% | |||||
| 2021 | 36 | $23,000,000 | $17,912,500 | $0 | $5,500,000 | $40,912,500 | 22.9% | |||||
| 2022
March 11: $7.5 million roster bonus is due
| 37 | $16,250,000 | $17,912,500 | $7,500,000 | $0 | $41,662,500 | 18.3% | |||||
| 2023
March 10: $7.5 million roster bonus is due
| 38 | $20,500,000 | $8,612,500 | $7,500,000 | $0 | $36,612,500 | 15.2% | |||||
| Total | $69,550,000 | $87,100,000 | $15,000,000 | $15,300,000 | $171,650,000 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Matt Ryan signed a 5 year, $150 million contract extension on May 4, 2018. Details of the contract come from a report on PFT. Ryan hass $94.5 million fully guaranteed at signing. The guarantee is made up of Ryan's 2018, 2019, and 2020 base salaries plus his $46.5 million signing bonus and a $10 million option bonus. $5.5 million of his 2021 salary is guaranteed for injury and become fully guaranteed on the 3rd day of the 2019 league year. Ryan will earn $7.5 million roster bonuses in 2022 and 2023 provided he is on the roster on the 3rd day of the respective league year. The extension lowers Ryan's 2018 cap charge by $3.95 million.Ryan restructured his contract at the end of the 2019 season to convert $12 million of 2020 salary into a bonus. The move creates $9.375 million in 2020 cap space while increasing Ryan's cap charges by $3.125 million in the final three years of the contract.Career Earnings: $245,450,000
Career APY: $20,454,167
Potential Earnings: $321,250,000
Total Guarantees: $171,250,000
Largest Cash Payment: $52,500,000 (2018)
Largest Cap Number: $41,662,500 (2022)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | Drafted | Renegotiated | 2008 | 6 | $67,500,000 | $11,250,000 | $34,750,000 | $57,500,000 | 85.2% | $11,500,000 |
| Falcons | Extension | Renegotiated | 2013 | 5 | $103,750,000 | $20,750,000 | $42,000,000 | $94,500,000 | 91.1% | $18,900,000 |
| Falcons | Extension | Active | 2018 | 5 | $150,000,000 | $30,000,000 | $94,500,000 | $93,450,000 | 62.3% | $46,725,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | 12 | $245,450,000 | $20,454,167 | $183,100,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Salary Cap History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Falcons | $295,000 | $0 | $2,505,000 | $3,800,000 | $0 | $6,600,000 | 5.7% | $6,600,000 | ||
| 2009 | Falcons | $5,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,900,000 | $0 | $0 | $9,900,000 | 8.0% | $17,900,000 | ||
| 2010 | Falcons | $10,250,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,250,000 | -- | $10,250,000 | ||
| 2011 | Falcons | $11,250,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,250,000 | 11.0% | $11,250,000 | ||
| 2012 | Falcons | $11,500,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,500,000 | 11.2% | $11,500,000 | ||
| 2013 | Falcons | $2,000,000 | $7,600,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,600,000 | 7.8% | $30,000,000 | ||
| 2014 | Falcons | $9,500,000 | $8,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $9,500,000 | $17,500,000 | 12.9% | $21,500,000 | ||
| 2015 | Falcons | $11,500,000 | $8,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $7,500,000 | $19,500,000 | 13.4% | $11,500,000 | ||
| 2016 | Falcons | $15,750,000 | $8,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23,750,000 | 15.0% | $15,750,000 | ||
| 2017 | Falcons | $15,750,000 | $8,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23,750,000 | 14.1% | $15,750,000 | ||
| 2018 | Falcons | $6,000,000 | $11,700,000 | $0 | $0 | $6,000,000 | $17,700,000 | 10.0% | $52,500,000 | ||
| 2019 | Falcons | $2,750,000 | $13,050,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,750,000 | $15,800,000 | 8.4% | $21,500,000 | ||
| 2020 | Falcons | $1,050,000 | $17,912,500 | $0 | $0 | $1,050,000 | $18,962,500 | 9.4% | $20,500,000 | ||
| 2021 | Falcons | $23,000,000 | $17,912,500 | $0 | $0 | $5,500,000 | $40,912,500 | 22.9% | $23,000,000 | ||
| 2022 | Falcons | $16,250,000 | $17,912,500 | $7,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $41,662,500 | 18.3% | $23,750,000 | ||
| 2023 | Falcons | $20,500,000 | $8,612,500 | $7,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $36,612,500 | 15.2% | $28,000,000 | ||
| Total | $162,345,000 | $134,700,000 | $20,405,000 | $3,800,000 | $32,300,000 | $321,250,000 | $321,250,000 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Missed | Snaps | Passing | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Comp/Att | Pct | Yards | TD | INT | Sacked | Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2011 | 16 | -- | -- | 94.1% | 0.0% | 347/566 | 61.3% | 4177 | 29 | 12 | 26 | 92.2 | 37 | 84 | 2.3 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 2012 | 16 | -- | -- | 99.1% | 0.0% | 422/615 | 68.6% | 4719 | 32 | 14 | 28 | 99.1 | 34 | 141 | 4.1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2013 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 98.9% | 0.0% | 439/651 | 67.4% | 4515 | 26 | 17 | 44 | 89.6 | 17 | 55 | 3.2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 98.4% | 0.0% | 415/628 | 66.1% | 4694 | 28 | 14 | 31 | 93.9 | 29 | 145 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 97.9% | 0.0% | 407/614 | 66.3% | 4591 | 21 | 16 | 30 | 89.0 | 37 | 63 | 1.7 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 98.1% | 0.0% | 373/534 | 69.9% | 4944 | 38 | 7 | 37 | 117.1 | 35 | 117 | 3.3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 99.9% | 0.0% | 314/484 | 64.9% | 3778 | 19 | 12 | 23 | 91.4 | 29 | 129 | 4.4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 98.9% | 0.0% | 422/608 | 69.4% | 4924 | 35 | 7 | 42 | 108.1 | 33 | 125 | 3.8 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 91.3% | 0.0% | 408/616 | 66.2% | 4466 | 26 | 14 | 48 | 92.1 | 34 | 147 | 4.3 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 37/54 | 68.5% | 450 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 98.5 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 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 | $36,690,000 | $30,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $36,690,000 | $30,000,000 |
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Weekly Valuation Trends
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