Ryan Kelly

Center

Age: 31
Free Agency: 2025 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 8
  • 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $14,625,000 (5.63% of cap)
  • 2024 Cash Payout: $12,375,000 (5.16% of spending)
  • 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.85
  • Contract Value: $49,650,000 ($12,412,500 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $25,350,000
  • Contract Ranking: 6/70 at C

Current Contract

(Extension, signed 2020)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusRoster BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202027$5,350,000$0$10,000,000$15,350,000$15,350,0006.4%
2021 📝
March 22: Roster bonus due; $4M of 2022 salary is guaranteed
28$1,000,000$2,250,000$4,650,000$5,650,000$7,900,0004.2%
202229$7,500,000$2,250,000$0$4,000,000$9,750,0004.6%
2023 📝
March 19: Roster bonus due
30$9,125,000$2,250,000$1,000,000$0$12,375,0005.3%
2024 📝
March 18: Roster bonus due
31$11,375,000$2,250,000$1,000,000$0$14,625,0005.6%
Total$34,350,000$9,000,000$16,650,000$25,000,000$60,000,000

Contract Notes

Ryan Kelly signed a four year contract extension worth $49.65 million with the Colts on September 4, 2020. Kelly's contract has $34 million in guarantees, $25.35 million of which is fully guaranteed at signing. The full guarantee consists of Kelly's 2020 and 2021 base salaries as well as a $10 million 2020 roster bonus. The remaining $8.65 million in guarantees become fully guaranteed on the 5th day of the 2021 league year. Kelly has $1 million roster bonuses in the final two years of the contract. Each is earned on the 5th day of the league year. Kelly's 2020 cap number increased by $5 million as a result of the extension.

Per Field Yates the Colts converted $9.0 million of Kelly's salary to a signing bonus, providing $6.75 million in 2021 cap savings.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$12.4M
$24.8M
$37.2M
$49.7M
20202021202220232024
Cash Due$5,000,000$14,650,000$7,500,000$10,125,000$12,375,000
Running Cash$5,000,000$19,650,000$27,150,000$37,275,000$49,650,000
Career Earnings: $58,075,986
Career APY: $7,259,498
Potential Earnings: $70,450,986
Total Guarantees: $35,800,986
Largest Cash Payment: $15,350,000 (2020)
Largest Cap Number: $15,350,000 (2020)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
ColtsDraftedRenegotiated20164$10,450,986$2,612,747$10,450,986$10,450,986100.0%$2,612,747
ColtsExtensionActive20204$49,650,000$12,412,500$25,350,000$47,625,00095.9%$11,906,250
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Colts8$58,075,986$7,259,498$55,825,9860.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusRoster BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2016Colts$450,000$1,450,179$0$450,000$1,900,1791.2%$6,250,716
2017Colts$925,045$1,450,179$0$925,045$2,375,2241.4%$925,045
2018Colts$1,400,090$1,450,179$0$1,400,090$2,850,2691.5%$1,400,090
2019Colts$1,875,135$1,450,179$0$1,875,135$3,325,3141.4%$1,875,135
2020Colts$5,350,000$0$10,000,000$15,350,000$15,350,0006.4%$15,350,000
2021Colts$1,000,000$2,250,000$4,650,000$5,650,000$7,900,0004.2%$14,650,000
2022Colts$7,500,000$2,250,000$0$4,000,000$9,750,0004.6%$7,500,000
2023Colts$9,125,000$2,250,000$1,000,000$0$12,375,0005.3%$10,125,000
2024Colts$11,375,000$2,250,000$1,000,000$0$14,625,0005.6%$12,375,000
Total$39,000,270$14,800,716$16,650,000$29,650,270$70,450,986$70,450,986

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnaps
InjuredHealthyOffenseSpecial
2016160093.1%0.2%
201778038.3%0.0%
2018124068.3%0.0%
2019160094.6%0.0%
2020151092.3%0.0%
2021140281.6%0.0%
2022170095.1%0.0%
2023142176.8%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 ValuationAPY
Regular$8,660,000$12,412,500
Injury Adjusted$9,764,661$10,860,938
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OTC Valuation $1.8M $3.6M $5.4M $7.2M $9M APY $2.4M $4.8M $7.1M $9.5M $11.9M $4,370,000 $4,125,000

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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