Christian McCaffrey
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San Francisco 49ers, Running Back
Age: 28-97d (Jun 07, 1996)
Exp: 8 Years
Country: US
College: Stanford
Drafted: Round 1 (#8 overall), 2017
Agent(s): Joel Segal (WME Sports)
2024 Cap Hit
$6,682,588
2024 Cash
$16,000,000
Career Earnings
$65,649,263
2024-2027 Extension (CURRENT)
A year and half after acquiring him from Carolina, the 49ers extended Christian McCaffrey, adding 2 years, $38M new that included $24M fully guaranteed. The deal added $4M cash to his 2024 & 2025 compensation, lowering his cap hit by more than $7.4M for the 2024 season. The nearly 28-year-old running back received a $14.2M signing bonus, and $8.5M of his 2025 option bonus is fully guaranteed at signing. Per-Game-Active roster bonuses totaling $500,000 per year are built in to help (lightly) protect the Niners against injury over the course of the contract, which totals $62.2M through 2027. Three void years were added to the back end of the deal for salary cap purposes. Complete breakdown
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $38,000,000
Average Salary:
$19,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$14,290,000
GTD at Sign:
$24,000,000
Total GTD:
$24,000,000
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
Year | Age | Status | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | ||||||
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2024 |
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28 | $6,682,588 | 2.62% | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $28,288,000 | ||||||
2025 |
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29 | $9,806,000 | 3.59% | $16,200,000 | $32,200,000 | $22,076,000 | ||||||
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $32,200,000; $8,574,000 DEAD CAP | |||||||||||||
2026 |
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30 | $9,767,000 | 3.34% | $12,500,000 | $44,700,000 | $8,574,000 | ||||||
2027 |
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31 | $25,317,000 | 8.09% | $17,500,000 | $62,200,000 | $5,716,000 | ||||||
2028 |
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32 |
Void UFA |
$14,886,000 | 4.45% | - | - | $2,858,000 | |||||
2029 |
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Void
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- | - | - | - | - | ||||||
2030 |
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Void
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- | - | - | - | - |
Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Signing Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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28 | $1,210,000 | $14,290,000 | - | - | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $15,550,000 | |
2025 |
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29 | $1,255,000 | - | $14,245,000 | $200,000 | $16,200,000 | $32,200,000 | $16,100,000 | $15,400,000 | |
2026 |
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30 | $1,300,000 | - | $10,550,000 | $150,000 | $12,500,000 | $44,700,000 | $14,900,000 | $15,000,000 | |
2027 |
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31 | $16,850,000 | - | - | $150,000 | $17,500,000 | $62,200,000 | $15,550,000 | $17,500,000 | |
2028 |
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32 |
Void |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2029 |
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33 |
Void |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2030 |
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34 |
Void |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Contract Notes
- $24M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2024 salary + $8.5M of 2025 option bonus)
- 2025 Option Bonus: $14.245M ($8.5M guaranteed, due 4/1/2025)
- 2026 Option Bonus: $10.55M (4/1/2026)
- Per Game Active Bonus: $29,411 ($500,000)
- 2028-2030 years automatically void
Source:
PFT
2020-2025 Extension
Christian McCaffrey signed a 4 year , $64,063,500 contract with the Carolina Panthers, including $21,500,000 signing bonus, $38,162,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $16,015,875. In 2024, McCaffrey will earn a base salary of $11,800,000 and a workout bonus of $200,000, while carrying a cap hit of $14,144,000 and a dead cap value of $8,576,000.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $64,063,500
Average Salary:
$16,015,875
Signing Bonus:
$21,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$30,062,500
Total GTD:
$38,162,500
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
2017-2021 Rookie
Christian McCaffrey signed a 4 year , $17,241,304 contract with the Carolina Panthers, including $10,679,128 signing bonus, $17,241,304 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,310,326.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $17,241,304
Average Salary:
$4,310,326
Signing Bonus:
$10,679,128
GTD at Sign:
$17,241,304
Total GTD:
$17,241,304
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
Career Earnings thru 2024
$65,649,263
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
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2017 | 21 |
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Active
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$11,144,128 |
$11,144,128 |
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2018 | 22 |
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Active
|
$1,248,695 |
$12,392,823 |
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2019 | 23 |
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Active
|
$2,081,666 |
$14,474,489 |
|
2020 | 24 |
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Active
|
$22,337,274 |
$36,811,763 |
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2021 | 25 |
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Injured
|
$8,237,500 |
$45,049,263 |
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2022 | 26 |
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Retained
Active
|
$7,910,000 $690,000 |
$52,959,263 $53,649,263 |
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2023 | 27 |
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Active
|
$12,000,000 |
$65,649,263 |
Nfc Pro Bowl:RB All NFL (1st) OPOY |
Total |
$65,649,263 |
$65,649,263 |
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2024 | 28 |
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Active
|
$16,000,000 |
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2025 | 29 |
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Active
|
$16,200,000 |
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2026 | 30 |
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Active
|
$12,500,000 |
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2027 | 31 |
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Active
|
$17,500,000 |
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Total |
$127,849,263 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 |
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21 |
$465,000
|
$10,679,128 |
$11,144,128 |
$11,144,128 |
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2018 |
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22 |
$1,248,695
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$1,248,695 |
$12,392,823 |
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2019 |
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23 |
$2,032,390
|
$49,276 |
$2,081,666 |
$14,474,489 |
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2020 |
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24 |
$825,000
|
$21,500,000 |
$12,274 |
$22,337,274 |
$36,811,763 |
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2021 |
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25 |
$990,000
|
$7,047,500 |
$200,000 |
$8,237,500 |
$45,049,263 |
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2022 |
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26 |
$345,000 $690,000
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$7,365,000 |
$200,000 |
$7,910,000 $690,000 |
$52,959,263 $53,649,263 |
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2023 |
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27 |
$1,080,000
|
$10,720,000 |
$200,000 |
$12,000,000 |
$65,649,263 |
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Total |
$7,676,085 |
$32,179,128 |
$25,132,500 |
$600,000 |
$61,550 |
$65,649,263 |
$65,649,263 |
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2024 |
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28 |
$1,210,000
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$14,290,000 |
$16,000,000 |
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2025 |
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29 |
$1,255,000
|
$14,245,000 |
$200,000 |
$16,200,000 |
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2026 |
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30 |
$1,300,000
|
$10,550,000 |
$150,000 |
$12,500,000 |
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2027 |
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31 |
$16,850,000
|
$150,000 |
$17,500,000 |
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Total |
$28,291,085 |
$46,469,128 |
$25,132,500 |
$24,795,000 |
$1,100,000 |
$61,550 |
$127,849,263 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 |
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$5,906,085 | $32,179,128 | - | $14,412,500 | $400,000 | $61,550 | $52,959,263 |
2 |
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$1,770,000 | - | - | $10,720,000 | $200,000 | - | $12,690,000 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
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2020 |
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3 - 8 | Ankle |
2021 |
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6 - 8 | Hamstring |
2021 |
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13 - 18 | Ankle |
2021 |
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15 - 15 | COVID-19 |
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Jun 04, 2024 Signed a 2 year $38 million contract extension with San Francisco (SF)
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Apr 28, 2023 Converted $10.72M of 2023 salary into signing bonus, adding two void years, clearing $8.576M of cap with San Francisco (SF)
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Oct 21, 2022 Traded to San Francisco (SF) from Carolina (CAR) for 2023 2nd round pick (#61 - traded), 2023 3rd round pick (#93 - traded), 2023 4th round pick (#132 - traded) and 2024 5th round pick (#166 - traded)
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Mar 22, 2022 Converted $7.365M of 2022 salary into signing bonus, clearing $5.52M of cap space with Carolina (CAR)
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Mar 10, 2021 Converted $7,047,500 of 2021 salary into bonus, clearing $5.683M of cap space with Carolina (CAR)
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Apr 13, 2020 Signed a 4 year $64 million contract extension with Carolina (CAR)
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May 04, 2017 Signed a 4 year $17.24 million contract with Carolina (CAR), including a 5th-year option in 2021
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Apr 27, 2017 Drafted by Carolina (CAR): Round 1 (#8 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Rush Attempts | Rush Yards | Rush Yards/Gm | Rush Touchdowns | Receiving Targets | Receiving Receptions | Receiving Yards | Receiving Yards/Rec | Receiving Yards/Gm | Receiving Touchdowns | Fum |
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2023 | SF | 16 | 16 | 812 | 80.80 | 272 | 1,459 | 91.2 | 14 | 83 | 67 | 564 | 8.4 | 35.3 | 7 | 3 |
2022 | SF | 17 | 16 | 776 | 73.20 | 244 | 1,139 | 67.0 | 8 | 108 | 85 | 741 | 8.7 | 43.6 | 5 | 1 |
2021 | CAR | 7 | 7 | 272 | 40.60 | 99 | 442 | 63.1 | 1 | 41 | 37 | 343 | 9.3 | 49.0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | CAR | 3 | 3 | 171 | 25.40 | 59 | 225 | 75.0 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 149 | 8.8 | 49.7 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | CAR | 16 | 16 | 1,056 | 93.40 | 287 | 1,387 | 86.7 | 15 | 141 | 116 | 1,005 | 8.7 | 62.8 | 4 | 1 |
2018 | CAR | 16 | 16 | 965 | 91.30 | 219 | 1,098 | 68.6 | 7 | 124 | 107 | 867 | 8.1 | 54.2 | 6 | 4 |
2017 | CAR | 16 | 10 | 757 | 70.20 | 117 | 435 | 27.2 | 2 | 113 | 80 | 651 | 8.1 | 40.7 | 5 | 2 |