Christian McCaffrey

San Francisco 49ers, Running Back

Age: 29y-8m-28d (Jun 07, 1996)

Exp: 9 Years

Country: US

College: Stanford

Drafted: Round 1 (#8 overall), 2017

Agent(s): Joel Segal (WME Sports)

2026 Cap Hit

$10,856,472

2026 Cash

$12,500,000

Career Earnings

$97,466,910

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

MANAGE CONTRACT

Year	Age	Status	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2024	28		$6,329,647	2.48%	$15,617,647	$15,617,647	$28,288,000
2025	29		$8,751,472	3.13%	$16,200,000	$31,817,647	$25,241,888
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $31,817,647; $21,094,416 DEAD CAP
2026	30		$10,856,472	3.58%	$12,500,000	$44,317,647	$21,094,416
2027	31		$26,406,472	8.29%	$17,500,000	$61,817,647	$14,297,944
2028	32	Void UFA	$6,762,472	2.02%	-	$61,817,647	-
2029		Void	-	-	-	$61,817,647	-
2030		Void	$2,110,000	0.53%	-	$61,817,647	-

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Restructure Proration	Active/GM Roster Bonus	Option Proration	Workout Bonus	Cap Hit	Cap % League	Dead Cap
2024	28		$1,210,000	$2,858,000	$2,144,000	$117,647	-	-	$6,329,647	2.48%	$28,288,000
2025	29		$1,255,000	$1,803,472	$2,144,000	$500,000	$2,849,000	$200,000	$8,751,472	3.13%	$25,241,888
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $31,817,647; $21,094,416 DEAD CAP
2026	30		$1,300,000	$1,803,472	$2,144,000	$500,000	$4,959,000	$150,000	$10,856,472	3.58%	$21,094,416	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE Today → 04/01/2026 2026 Dead Cap: $21,094,416 2026 Cap Savings: $-10,237,944 04/01/2026 → 06/01/2026 2026 Dead Cap: $31,644,416 2026 Cap Savings: $-20,787,944 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $21,094,416 2026 Savings: $-10,237,944 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2026 Dead Cap: $6,796,472 2027 Dead Cap: $14,297,944 2026 Savings: $4,060,000 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 04/01/2026 → 06/01/2026 2026 Dead Cap: $17,346,472 2027 Dead Cap: $14,297,944 2026 Cap Savings: $-6,490,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $17,346,472 2027 Dead Cap: $14,297,944 2026 Savings: $-6,490,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2027	31		$16,850,000	$1,803,472	$2,144,000	$500,000	$4,959,000	$150,000	$26,406,472	8.29%	$14,297,944	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $14,297,944 2027 Savings: $12,108,528 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $14,297,944 2027 Savings: $12,108,528 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2027 Dead Cap: $6,796,472 2028 Dead Cap: $7,501,472 2027 Savings: $19,610,000 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $6,796,472 2028 Dead Cap: $7,501,472 2027 Savings: $19,610,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $6,796,472 2028 Dead Cap: $7,501,472 2027 Savings: $19,610,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2028	32	Void UFA	-	$1,803,472	-	-	$4,959,000	-	$6,762,472	2.02%	-	2028 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $6,762,472 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $6,762,472 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2028 Dead Cap: $4,652,472 2029 Dead Cap: $-4,652,472 2028 Savings: $2,110,000 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $4,652,472 2029 Dead Cap: $-4,652,472 2028 Savings: $2,110,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $4,652,472 2029 Dead Cap: $-4,652,472 2028 Savings: $2,110,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2029		Void	-	-	-	-	$4,959,000	-	-	-	-	2029 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $0 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Savings: $0 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2029 Dead Cap: $2,849,000 2030 Dead Cap: $-2,849,000 2029 Savings: $-2,849,000 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2029 Dead Cap: $2,849,000 2030 Dead Cap: $-2,849,000 2029 Savings: $-2,849,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2029 Dead Cap: $2,849,000 2030 Dead Cap: $-2,849,000 2029 Savings: $-2,849,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2030		Void	-	-	-	-	$2,110,000	-	$2,110,000	0.53%	-	2030 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,110,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,110,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. JUNE 1ST DESIGNATION 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,110,000 What is a June 1st Designation? When a player is designated as a Post June 1st release, their full cap hit must remain on the books until 6/1, after which the dead cap is split across the current and following season. The player becomes a free agent immediately however. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,110,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2030 Dead Cap: $0 2031 Dead Cap: $0 2030 Savings: $2,110,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Bonus	Active/Gm Roster Bonus	Option Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Cash Remaining
2024	28		$1,210,000	$14,290,000	$117,647	-	-	$15,617,647	$15,617,647	$61,817,647
2025	29		$1,255,000	-	$500,000	$14,245,000	$200,000	$16,200,000	$31,817,647	$46,200,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $31,817,647; $21,094,416 DEAD CAP
2026	30		$1,300,000	-	$500,000	$10,550,000	$150,000	$12,500,000	$44,317,647	$30,000,000
2027	31		$16,850,000	-	$500,000	-	$150,000	$17,500,000	$61,817,647	$17,500,000
2028	32	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$61,817,647	-
2029	33	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$61,817,647	-
2030	34	Void	-	-	-	-	-	-	$61,817,647	-

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 Rookie Extension

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

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2017-2021 Rookie

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

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Seasons

9 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$97,466,910

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Awards
2017	21	Active	$11,144,128	$11,144,128
2018	22	Active	$1,248,695	$12,392,823
2019	23	Active	$2,081,666	$14,474,489
2020	24	Active	$22,337,274	$36,811,763
2021	25	Injured	$8,237,500	$45,049,263
2022	26	Retained Active	$7,910,000 $690,000	$52,959,263 $53,649,263
2023	27	Active	$12,000,000	$65,649,263	Nfc Pro Bowl:RB All NFL (1st) OPOY
2024	28	Injured	$15,617,647	$81,266,910
2025	29	Active	$16,200,000	$97,466,910	Nfc Pro Bowl:RB
Total			$97,466,910	$97,466,910
2026	30	Active	$12,500,000
2027	31	Active	$17,500,000
Total			$127,466,910

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
6		$5,906,085	$32,179,128	-	$14,412,500	$400,000	$61,550	$52,959,263
4		$4,235,000	$14,290,000	-	$10,720,000	$400,000	-	$44,507,647

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Roster	Option	Workout	Incentives	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2017	21	$465,000	$10,679,128					$11,144,128	$11,144,128
2018	22	$1,248,695						$1,248,695	$12,392,823
2019	23	$2,032,390					$49,276	$2,081,666	$14,474,489
2020	24	$825,000	$21,500,000				$12,274	$22,337,274	$36,811,763
2021	25	$990,000		$7,047,500		$200,000		$8,237,500	$45,049,263
2022	26	$345,000 $690,000		$7,365,000		$200,000		$7,910,000 $690,000	$52,959,263 $53,649,263
2023	27	$1,080,000		$10,720,000		$200,000		$12,000,000	$65,649,263
2024	28	$1,210,000	$14,290,000					$15,617,647	$81,266,910
2025	29	$1,255,000			$14,245,000	$200,000		$16,200,000	$97,466,910
Total		$10,141,085	$46,469,128	$25,132,500	$14,245,000	$800,000	$61,550	$97,466,910	$97,466,910
2026	30	$1,300,000			$10,550,000	$150,000		$12,500,000
2027	31	$16,850,000				$150,000		$17,500,000
Total		$28,291,085	$46,469,128	$25,132,500	$24,795,000	$1,100,000	$61,550	$127,466,910

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
6		$5,906,085	$32,179,128	-	$14,412,500	$400,000	$61,550	$52,959,263
4		$4,235,000	$14,290,000	-	$10,720,000	$400,000	-	$44,507,647

Injuries

Year		Weeks	Reason
2024	SF	14 - 18	Knee
2024	SF	2 - 9	Achilles
2021	CAR	6 - 8	Hamstring
2021	CAR	13 - 18	Ankle
2021	CAR	15 - 15	COVID-19
2020	CAR	3 - 8	Ankle

Oct 03, 2025 Fined $23,186 Impermissible use of the helmet against Jacksonville (JAX)
Jun 04, 2024 Signed a 2 year $38 million contract extension with San Francisco (SF)
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)
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)
Mar 22, 2022 Converted $7.365M of 2022 salary into signing bonus, clearing $5.52M of cap space with Carolina (CAR)
Mar 10, 2021 Converted $7,047,500 of 2021 salary into bonus, clearing $5.683M of cap space with Carolina (CAR)
Apr 13, 2020 Signed a 4 year $64 million contract extension with Carolina (CAR)
May 04, 2017 Signed a 4 year $17.24 million contract with Carolina (CAR), including a 5th-year option in 2021
Apr 27, 2017 Drafted by Carolina (CAR): Round 1 (#8 overall)

Fines

Date		Reason		Fine Amount
Oct 03, 2025		Impermissible use of the helmet against Jacksonville (JAX)		$23,186
Fines: 1				$23,186

Year	Team	GP	GS	Snaps	Snaps%	Rush Attempts	Rush Yards	Rush Yards/Gm	Rush Touchdowns	Rec Targets	Rec Receptions	Rec Yards	Rec Yards/Rec	Rec Yards/Gm	Rec Touchdowns	Fum
2025	SF	17	17	932	83.07	311	1,202	70.7	10	129	102	924	9.1	54.4	7	2
2024	SF	4	4	167	15.48	50	202	50.5	0	19	15	146	9.7	36.5	0	1
2023	SF	16	16	812	76.17	272	1,459	91.2	14	83	67	564	8.4	35.3	7	3
2022	SF	17	16	776	70.67	244	1,139	67.0	8	108	85	741	8.7	43.6	5	1
2021	CAR	7	7	272	23.67	99	442	63.1	1	41	37	343	9.3	49.0	1	1
2020	CAR	3	3	171	16.57	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

Calculated Market Value

$18.8M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

2 years, $37,526,436
Avg. Salary: $18,763,218
NFL Rank: 131
RB Rank: 2

Current Contract

Free Agent: 2028
Avg. Salary: $19,000,000
NFL Rank: 126
RB Rank: 2

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Christian McCaffrey to.

Player	Length	Value	Avg. Salary	Age When Signed
Alvin Kamara	2	$24,500,000	$12,250,000	29
Saquon Barkley	2	$41,200,000	$20,600,000	28
Aaron Jones	2	$20,000,000	$10,000,000	30
Derrick Henry	2	$30,000,000	$15,000,000	31
Averages	2	$28,925,000	$14,462,500	29.5

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at McCaffrey's current age (29), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length	Value	Avg. Salary
3	$39,960,000	$13,320,000

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and McCaffrey statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, Snaps %, Rush Yds/Gm, Rec/Gm, Rec Yds/Gm, TD/Gm, Fum/Gm, Rating

Player	GP%	Snaps %	Rush Yds/Gm	Rec/Gm	Rec Yds/Gm	TD/Gm	Fum/Gm	Rating
Alvin Kamara 2022-2023	82.35	59.70	56.82	4.71	34.14	0.36	0.14	73.40
Saquon Barkley 2023-2024	88.24	67.05	98.90	2.47	18.60	0.83	0.13	77.60
Aaron Jones 2023-2024	82.35	45.70	64.07	2.89	22.89	0.36	0.25	75.95
Derrick Henry 2023-2024	100.00	55.15	90.82	1.38	11.97	0.88	0.09	92.15
Average	88.24	56.90	77.65	2.86	21.90	0.61	0.15	79.78
Christian McCaffrey 2025-2025	100.00	83.00	70.71	6.00	54.35	1.00	0.12	78.30
Pct Change	13.33	45.87	-8.94	109.79	148.17	63.93	20.00	-1.86
Median Prime % Change								32.94%
Average Prime % Change								48.79%

Calculated Market Value: Christian McCaffrey

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms	Avg. Salary
2 years, $37,526,436	$18,763,218

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