Analyst: Ravens’ $70 Millon Starter ‘Most Overpaid’ on the Team

General manager of the Baltimore Ravens Eric DeCosta faced a tough challenge heading into 2024 free agency do to a very tight cap situation. The Ravens have some large contracts on the books that include QB Lamar Jackson, OT Ronnie Stanley and CB Marlon Humphrey, but according to Bleacher Report safety Marcus Williams is the “most overpaid” on the roster.

BR’s Brad Gagnon wrote an article entitled “Every NFL Team’s Most Overpaid Player Following Peak 2024 Free Agency” which picked a player from each team that was considered the most overpaid.

For the Ravens, Gagnon wrote, “This was a toss-up between Williams and cornerback Marlon Humphrey, both of whom had a limited impact last season.”

He points out that they are both 27 years old, but the deciding factor according to Gagnon was, “Humphrey is more reliable and more decorated.

Williams is entering year three of a 5-year, $70 million contract giving him a $14 million average per year salary. “Williams is not remotely living up to his $14 million average annual salary as the eighth-highest paid safety in the sport,” according to Gagnon.

The safety carries a $18.72 million cap hit heading into the 2024 season, which ballooned from his $7.26 million 2023 cap hit. The cap hit gives him the third highest cap number on the Ravens’ roster, only trailing Jackson and Humphrey.