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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.

2022 Rankings

Cap Hit

  1. Ryan Tannehill
    TEN, QB
    $38,600,000
  2. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $35,793,381
  3. Kirk Cousins
    MIN, QB
    $31,416,668
  4. Jared Goff
    DET, QB
    $31,150,000
  5. T.J. Watt
    PIT, OLB
    $31,118,694

Total Cash

  1. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $61,500,000
  2. Josh Allen
    BUF, QB
    $46,961,405
  3. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $46,000,000
  4. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $42,000,000
  5. Kirk Cousins
    MIN, QB
    $40,000,000

Base Salary

  1. Ryan Tannehill
    TEN, QB
    $29,000,000
  2. Jimmy Garoppolo
    SF, QB
    $24,200,000
  3. T.J. Watt
    PIT, OLB
    $24,000,000
  4. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    $23,016,000
  5. Carson Wentz
    WAS, QB
    $22,000,001

Workout Bonus

  1. David Bakhtiari
    GB, LT
    $700,000
  2. Kenny Clark
    GB, DT
    $700,000
  3. Jimmy Garoppolo
    SF, QB
    $600,000
  4. Denzelle Good
    LV, G
    $580,000
  5. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $550,000

Contract Length

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    10
  2. Tyron Smith
    DAL, LT
    8
  3. Charley Hughlett
    CLE, LS
    6
  4. Khalil Mack
    LAC, OLB
    6
  5. Cameron Brate
    TB, TE
    6

Contract Value

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $450,000,000
  2. Josh Allen
    BUF, QB
    $258,034,000
  3. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $230,000,000
  4. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $160,000,000
  5. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $160,000,000

Contract AAV

  1. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $50,271,667
  2. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $46,000,000
  3. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $45,000,000
  4. Josh Allen
    BUF, QB
    $43,005,667
  5. Derek Carr
    LV, QB
    $40,500,000

AAV % of Cap

  1. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    26.12%
  2. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    23.90%
  3. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    23.38%
  4. Josh Allen
    BUF, QB
    22.34%
  5. Derek Carr
    LV, QB
    21.04%

2-Year Cash

  1. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $101,515,000
  2. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $95,000,000
  3. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $92,000,000
  4. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $89,000,000
  5. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $88,000,000

3-Year Cash

  1. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $150,815,000
  2. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $138,000,000
  3. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $126,000,000
  4. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $120,000,000
  5. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $107,000,000

Total Guarantees

  1. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $230,000,000
  2. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $150,815,000
  3. Josh Allen
    BUF, QB
    $150,000,000
  4. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $141,481,905
  5. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $130,000,000

Guarantees at Signing

  1. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $230,000,000
  2. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $101,515,000
  3. Josh Allen
    BUF, QB
    $100,038,596
  4. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $95,000,000
  5. Matt Ryan
    IND, QB
    $94,500,000

Signing Bonus

  1. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $66,000,000
  2. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $65,000,000
  3. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $60,000,000
  4. Matt Ryan
    IND, QB
    $46,500,000
  5. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $44,965,000

Career Earnings

  1. Tom Brady
    TB, QB
    $332,962,392
  2. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $305,608,010
  3. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $300,806,037
  4. Matt Ryan
    IND, QB
    $291,713,631
  5. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $205,362,520

2022 Positional Rankings Leaders

Cap Hit

  1. Ryan Tannehill
    TEN
    $38,600,000
  2. Ezekiel Elliott
    DAL
    $18,220,000
  3. Kenny Golladay
    NYG
    $21,150,000
  4. Hunter Henry
    NE
    $15,000,000
  5. Garett Bolles
    DEN
    $21,000,000
  6. Lane Johnson
    PHI
    $15,763,000
  7. Quenton Nelson
    IND
    $13,754,000
  8. Rodney Hudson
    ARI
    $12,610,000
  9. Chris Jones
    KC
    $29,415,667
  10. Leonard Williams
    NYG
    $27,300,000
  11. Deion Jones
    ATL
    $20,018,431
  12. T.J. Watt
    PIT
    $31,118,694
  13. Jalen Ramsey
    LAR
    $23,200,000
  14. Justin Simmons
    DEN
    $18,850,000

Cash

  1. Matthew Stafford
    LAR
    $61,500,000
  2. Ezekiel Elliott
    DAL
    $12,400,000
  3. Cooper Kupp
    LAR
    $30,000,000
  4. Mark Andrews
    BAL
    $19,000,000
  5. David Bakhtiari
    GB
    $18,551,836
  6. Ryan Ramczyk
    NO
    $19,241,608
  7. Brandon Scherff
    JAC
    $17,764,712
  8. Frank Ragnow
    DET
    $20,751,529
  9. Aaron Donald
    LAR
    $31,500,000
  10. Aidan Hutchinson
    DET
    $23,858,372
  11. C.J. Mosley
    NYJ
    $16,000,000
  12. Travon Walker
    JAC
    $25,065,088
  13. Jaire Alexander
    GB
    $31,076,000
  14. Minkah Fitzpatrick
    PIT
    $22,124,235

Contract Average

  1. Aaron Rodgers
    GB
    $50,271,667
  2. Christian McCaffrey
    CAR
    $16,015,875
  3. Tyreek Hill
    MIA
    $30,000,000
  4. George Kittle
    SF
    $15,000,000
  5. Trent Williams
    SF
    $23,010,000
  6. Ryan Ramczyk
    NO
    $19,200,000
  7. Brandon Scherff
    JAC
    $16,500,000
  8. Frank Ragnow
    DET
    $13,500,000
  9. Aaron Donald
    LAR
    $31,666,667
  10. Myles Garrett
    CLE
    $25,000,000
  11. Darius Leonard
    IND
    $19,700,000
  12. T.J. Watt
    PIT
    $28,002,750
  13. Jaire Alexander
    GB
    $21,000,000
  14. Minkah Fitzpatrick
    PIT
    $18,403,059