Age: 27
Free Agency: 2024 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 5
- Height: 5'10"
- Weight: 180
- College: Clemson
- Entry: 2018 Draft, Round 6, #187 overall (Bills)
- 2023 Salary Cap Charge: $2,090,000 (0.88% of cap)
- 2023 Cash Payout: $1,215,000 (0.47% of spending)
- 2023 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.58
- Contract Value: $4,000,000 ($2,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $2,785,000
- Contract Ranking: 84/313 at WR
Current Contract
(UFA, signed 2022)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26 | $1,035,000 | $875,000 | $0 | $1,035,000 | $1,910,000 | 0.9% | |||||
| 2023
April 1: Salary guaranteed
| 27 | $1,080,000 | $875,000 | $135,000 | $0 | $2,090,000 | 0.9% | |||||
| Total | $2,115,000 | $1,750,000 | $135,000 | $1,035,000 | $4,000,000 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Ray-Ray McCloud signed a four year contract with the Buffalo Bills worth $2,619,824 on May 10, 2018. McCloud received a $159,824 signing bonus. McCloud was the 187th pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.
Cash Flows
| 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $2,785,000 | $1,215,000 |
| Running Cash | $2,785,000 | $4,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $5,469,500
Career APY: $1,093,900
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bills | Drafted | Terminated | 2018 | 4 | $2,619,824 | $654,956 | $159,824 | $639,824 | 24.4% | $639,824 |
| Panthers | Drafted | Terminated | 2018 | 4 | $2,619,824 | $654,956 | $159,824 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bills | Practice | Expired | 2019 | 1 | $136,000 | $136,000 | $0 | $88,000 | 64.7% | $88,000 |
| Bills | SFA | Terminated | 2020 | 2 | $1,415,500 | $707,750 | $5,500 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Steelers | SFA | Expired | 2020 | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 | $0 | $750,000 | 100.0% | $750,000 |
| Steelers | RFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | 100.0% | $1,000,000 |
| 49ers | UFA | Active | 2022 | 2 | $4,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,785,000 | $2,785,000 | 69.6% | $2,785,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bills | 2 | $733,324 | $366,662 | $607,956 | 0.0% | $125,368 | 0.0% |
| Panthers | 0 | $201,176 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $201,176 | 0.0% |
| Steelers | 2 | $1,750,000 | $875,000 | $1,750,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| 49ers | 1 | $2,785,000 | $2,785,000 | $1,910,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bills | $480,000 | $39,956 | $0 | $0 | $519,956 | 0.3% | $639,824 | ||
| 2019 | Bills | $136,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $88,000 | 0.0% | $88,000 | ||
| 2020 | Steelers | $750,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $750,000 | 0.4% | $750,000 | ||
| 2021 | Steelers | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | 0.5% | $1,000,000 | ||
| 2022 | 49ers | $1,035,000 | $875,000 | $0 | $1,035,000 | $1,910,000 | 0.9% | $2,785,000 | ||
| 2023 | 49ers | $1,080,000 | $875,000 | $135,000 | $0 | $2,090,000 | 0.9% | $1,215,000 | ||
| Total | $4,481,000 | $1,789,956 | $135,000 | $1,035,000 | $6,357,956 | $6,477,824 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2018 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 11.4% | 2.5% | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 24.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 15.0% | 31.6% | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | 20 | 77 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 45.9% | 32.9% | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 39 | 277 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 26.0% | 29.3% | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 1 | 14 | 243 | 17.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 24.9% | 31.1% | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 9 | 113 | 12.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $834,000 | $2,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $834,000 | $2,000,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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