Quan Martin

Career StatsC

Year	Team	GP	INT	PD	Tkl
Career		49	3	10	232
2025		17	0	3	99
2024		16	1	3	87
2023		16	2	4

Season	Team	GP	Tkl	Sacks	INT	PD	Grade
2025		17	99	0.0	0	—	C- C- Below average
2024		16	87	0.0	1	—	D D Bottom 20%
2023		16	46	1.0	2	—	D D Bottom 20%

Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Quan Martin's $1.9M AAV deal represents a smart value play that earns a B+ CVI, positioning itself as a slight underpay for proven NFL safety depth. While Martin profiles as a rotational player rather than an every-down starter, securing that level of production at under $2M annually reflects savvy roster construction in today's inflated safety market. The $5.1M guaranteed out of $7.6M total suggests the signing team structured this with reasonable protection while maintaining flexibility — a solid middle ground that avoids dead money risk without shortchanging the player. At this salary tier, Martin doesn't need to be a defensive centerpiece to justify his contract; he simply needs to provide reliable coverage when called upon and contribute meaningfully on special teams. This deal exemplifies the type of shrewd depth signing that championship contenders make, acquiring functional NFL talent without breaking the bank or creating long-term financial commitments that could hamstring future roster moves.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the B band — a quick read on where Quan's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

On tape and on the stat sheet, Quan Martin earns a C performance grade among S peers. His 2025 season production — 99 tackles across 17 games — reflects a player logging consistent defensive snaps in a rotational capacity, accumulating volume through depth deployment rather than showcasing the tackling efficiency or coverage instincts that separate above-average safeties from starters. The tackle total represents his primary statistical strength, signaling durability and availability, but that accumulation masks a glaring gap in the passing game: three career interceptions and ten passes defended over three seasons is replacement-level production for a secondary that needs ball-hawking ability and tight coverage. At 26 and entering his fourth NFL year after being drafted in the second round in 2023, Martin has settled into the role of a depth piece — a near-roster-bubble contributor whose longevity depends more on injuries and coaching philosophy than on self-evident performance elevation. The dominant media narrative treats him as a scheme-dependent puzzle rather than a proven talent, with recent headlines zeroing in on how new defensive coordinator Daronte Jones will use him, while Washington's own scouting community is reportedly seeking outside secondary help, a quiet signal that the organization does not view Martin as a locked-in starter. Without the ball production or coverage grades that drive real starter conversation, Martin is a name to monitor in training camp rather than a player whose performance trajectory suggests a breakout 2026.

How Quan Compares at the Position

Quan Martin ranks 85th of 196 graded safeties by performance. That slots Quan between Will Harris (C) just ahead and Dominique Hampton (C) just behind.

Current Sentiment

Quan Martin enters the 2026 offseason carrying the perception of a fringe depth piece, and the C- sentiment grade reflects just how little buzz surrounds him in free agency circles. The media framing is consistent and unsparing — three interceptions and ten passes defended across three seasons paint the picture of a rotational safety whose modest career output hasn't generated the kind of analyst attention that drives real market interest. His D+ performance grade only reinforces that narrative, and even his 2025 season — 99 tackles across 17 games — reads more as volume from a depth role than a breakout campaign that shifts the conversation. The recent headlines are telling in what they don't say: Washington's secondary has been flagged as a legitimate area of need following the draft, with multiple outlets identifying outside targets as the preferred solution, yet Martin's name is conspicuously absent from those discussions despite being a former Commander. That silence is the loudest part of his current perception — he occupies that awkward professional purgatory where he's too experienced to be framed as a developmental prospect but hasn't done enough to be considered a legitimate starter option. At 26 and entering his fourth NFL year on the open market, Martin's path back to a roster depends entirely on circumstances outside his control: injuries, scheme alignment, and a training camp performance that forces a team's hand rather than any organic demand for his services.