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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.

2021 Rankings

Cap Hit

  1. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $37,202,000
  2. Russell Wilson
    SEA, QB
    $32,000,000
  3. Kirk Cousins
    MIN, QB
    $31,000,000
  4. Ryan Tannehill
    TEN, QB
    $29,500,000
  5. Matt Ryan
    ATL, QB
    $26,912,500

Total Cash

  1. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $75,000,000
  2. Trent Williams
    SF, LT
    $32,267,647
  3. Tom Brady
    TB, QB
    $27,545,588
  4. Leonard Williams
    NYG, DE
    $26,000,000
  5. Jared Goff
    DET, QB
    $25,650,000

Base Salary

  1. Ryan Tannehill
    TEN, QB
    $24,500,000
  2. Jimmy Garoppolo
    SF, QB
    $24,100,000
  3. Kirk Cousins
    MIN, QB
    $21,000,000
  4. Amari Cooper
    DAL, WR
    $20,000,000
  5. Derek Carr
    LV, QB
    $19,525,000

Workout Bonus

  1. Za'Darius Smith
    GB, OLB
    $750,000
  2. David Bakhtiari
    GB, LT
    $700,000
  3. Juston Burris
    CAR, SS
    $600,000
  4. Jimmy Garoppolo
    SF, QB
    $600,000
  5. Kenny Clark
    GB, DT
    $600,000

Contract Length

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    10
  2. Tyron Smith
    DAL, LT
    8
  3. Cameron Brate
    TB, TE
    6
  4. Aaron Donald
    LAR, DT
    6
  5. Joel Bitonio
    CLE, G
    6

Contract Value

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $450,000,000
  2. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $160,000,000
  3. Deshaun Watson
    HOU, QB
    $156,000,000
  4. Matt Ryan
    ATL, QB
    $150,000,000
  5. Khalil Mack
    CHI, OLB
    $141,000,000

Contract AAV

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $45,000,000
  2. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $40,000,000
  3. Deshaun Watson
    HOU, QB
    $39,000,000
  4. Russell Wilson
    SEA, QB
    $35,000,000
  5. Jared Goff
    DET, QB
    $33,500,000

AAV % of Cap

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    24.66%
  2. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    21.92%
  3. Deshaun Watson
    HOU, QB
    21.37%
  4. Russell Wilson
    SEA, QB
    19.18%
  5. Jared Goff
    DET, QB
    18.36%

2-Year Cash

  1. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $95,000,000
  2. Russell Wilson
    SEA, QB
    $88,000,000
  3. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $82,220,000
  4. Matt Ryan
    ATL, QB
    $74,014,610
  5. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $67,500,000

3-Year Cash

  1. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $126,000,000
  2. Russell Wilson
    SEA, QB
    $107,000,000
  3. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $103,798,775
  4. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $100,200,000
  5. Kirk Cousins
    MIN, QB
    $96,000,000

Total Guarantees

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $141,481,905
  2. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $126,000,000
  3. Deshaun Watson
    HOU, QB
    $110,717,123
  4. Jared Goff
    DET, QB
    $110,042,682
  5. Carson Wentz
    IND, QB
    $107,970,683

Guarantees at Signing

  1. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $95,000,000
  2. Matt Ryan
    ATL, QB
    $94,500,000
  3. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $79,200,000
  4. Joey Bosa
    LAC, DE
    $78,000,000
  5. Deshaun Watson
    HOU, QB
    $73,717,123

Signing Bonus

  1. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $66,000,000
  2. Russell Wilson
    SEA, QB
    $65,000,000
  3. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $57,500,000
  4. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $50,000,000
  5. Matt Ryan
    ATL, QB
    $46,500,000

Career Earnings

  1. Tom Brady
    TB, QB
    $291,087,392
  2. Drew Brees
    NO, QB
    $270,785,422
  3. Ben Roethlisberger
    PIT, QB
    $267,286,864
  4. Matt Ryan
    ATL, QB
    $267,007,749
  5. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $263,793,304

2021 Positional Rankings Leaders

Cap Hit

  1. Aaron Rodgers
    GB
    $37,202,000
  2. Ezekiel Elliott
    DAL
    $13,700,000
  3. Julio Jones
    ATL
    $23,050,000
  4. Zach Ertz
    PHI
    $12,721,500
  5. D.J. Humphries
    ARI
    $19,930,000
  6. Lane Johnson
    PHI
    $17,848,500
  7. Brandon Scherff
    WAS
    $18,036,000
  8. Ryan Kelly
    IND
    $14,650,000
  9. Fletcher Cox
    PHI
    $23,880,000
  10. Frank Clark
    KC
    $25,800,000
  11. Bobby Wagner
    SEA
    $17,150,000
  12. Von Miller
    DEN
    $22,225,000
  13. Stephon Gilmore
    NE
    $16,244,355
  14. Tyrann Mathieu
    KC
    $19,733,334

Cash

  1. Dak Prescott
    DAL
    $75,000,000
  2. Aaron Jones
    GB
    $14,214,705
  3. Tyler Lockett
    SEA
    $22,200,000
  4. Jonnu Smith
    NE
    $16,882,345
  5. Trent Williams
    SF
    $32,267,647
  6. Taylor Moton
    CAR
    $13,754,000
  7. Joe Thuney
    KC
    $18,100,000
  8. Corey Linsley
    LAC
    $17,000,000
  9. Chris Jones
    KC
    $21,500,000
  10. Leonard Williams
    NYG
    $26,000,000
  11. Bobby Wagner
    SEA
    $13,400,000
  12. Shaquil Barrett
    TB
    $20,000,000
  13. Tre'Davious White
    BUF
    $18,250,000
  14. Justin Simmons
    DEN
    $17,000,000

Contract Average

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC
    $45,000,000
  2. Christian McCaffrey
    CAR
    $16,015,875
  3. DeAndre Hopkins
    ARI
    $27,250,000
  4. George Kittle
    SF
    $15,000,000
  5. Trent Williams
    SF
    $23,010,000
  6. Lane Johnson
    PHI
    $18,000,000
  7. Brandon Scherff
    WAS
    $18,036,000
  8. Ryan Kelly
    IND
    $12,500,000
  9. Aaron Donald
    LAR
    $22,500,000
  10. Joey Bosa
    LAC
    $27,000,000
  11. Bobby Wagner
    SEA
    $18,000,000
  12. Khalil Mack
    CHI
    $23,500,000
  13. Jalen Ramsey
    LAR
    $20,000,000
  14. Justin Simmons
    DEN
    $15,250,000