NFL Salary Rankings

NFL Salary Rankings NFL Salary Rankings

Listing the top salaries, cap hits, cash, earnings, contracts, and bonuses, for all active NFL players.

2023 Rankings

Cap Hit

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $39,693,381
  2. Ryan Tannehill
    TEN, QB
    $36,600,000
  3. Leonard Williams
    NYG, DE
    $32,260,000
  4. Jared Goff
    DET, QB
    $30,975,000
  5. T.J. Watt
    PIT, OLB
    $29,368,694

Total Cash

  1. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    $80,000,000
  2. Daniel Jones
    NYG, QB
    $46,000,000
  3. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $46,000,000
  4. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $40,450,000
  5. Kyler Murray
    ARI, QB
    $39,000,000

Base Salary

  1. Ryan Tannehill
    TEN, QB
    $27,000,000
  2. Jimmy Garoppolo
    LV, QB
    $22,500,000
  3. Jared Goff
    DET, QB
    $20,975,000
  4. T.J. Watt
    PIT, OLB
    $20,000,000
  5. Amari Cooper
    CLE, WR
    $20,000,000

Workout Bonus

  1. Marcus Davenport
    MIN, DE
    $1,000,000
  2. Kyler Murray
    ARI, QB
    $1,000,000
  3. David Bakhtiari
    GB, LT
    $700,000
  4. Kenny Clark
    GB, DT
    $700,000
  5. Jaire Alexander
    GB, CB
    $700,000

Contract Length

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    10
  2. Tyron Smith
    DAL, LT
    8
  3. Von Miller
    BUF, DE
    6
  4. Trent Williams
    SF, LT
    6
  5. Khalil Mack
    LAC, OLB
    6

Contract Value

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $450,000,000
  2. Justin Herbert
    LAC, QB
    $262,500,000
  3. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    $260,000,000
  4. Josh Allen
    BUF, QB
    $258,034,000
  5. Jalen Hurts
    PHI, QB
    $255,000,000

Contract AAV

  1. Justin Herbert
    LAC, QB
    $52,500,000
  2. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    $52,000,000
  3. Jalen Hurts
    PHI, QB
    $51,000,000
  4. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $48,517,647
  5. Kyler Murray
    ARI, QB
    $46,100,000

AAV % of Cap

  1. Justin Herbert
    LAC, QB
    23.35%
  2. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    23.13%
  3. Jalen Hurts
    PHI, QB
    22.69%
  4. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    21.58%
  5. Kyler Murray
    ARI, QB
    20.51%

2-Year Cash

  1. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    $112,500,000
  2. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $95,000,000
  3. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $91,367,500
  4. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $89,000,000
  5. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $85,000,000

3-Year Cash

  1. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    $156,000,000
  2. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $137,367,500
  3. Justin Herbert
    LAC, QB
    $133,738,376
  4. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $126,000,000
  5. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $124,000,000

Total Guarantees

  1. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $230,000,000
  2. Justin Herbert
    LAC, QB
    $218,738,376
  3. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    $185,000,000
  4. Jalen Hurts
    PHI, QB
    $179,399,000
  5. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $161,000,000

Guarantees at Signing

  1. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $230,000,000
  2. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    $135,000,000
  3. Justin Herbert
    LAC, QB
    $133,738,376
  4. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $124,000,000
  5. Jalen Hurts
    PHI, QB
    $110,000,000

Signing Bonus

  1. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    $72,500,000
  2. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $66,000,000
  3. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $60,000,000
  4. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $50,000,000
  5. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $44,965,000

Career Earnings

  1. Aaron Rodgers
    NYJ, QB
    $342,496,898
  2. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $328,306,037
  3. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $266,362,520
  4. Kirk Cousins
    MIN, QB
    $231,669,486
  5. Ryan Tannehill
    TEN, QB
    $195,975,979

2023 Positional Rankings Leaders

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