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.

Cardinals – The Athletic

2021 Arizona Cardinals Rankings

Cap Hit

  1. Chandler Jones
    ARI, OLB
    $20,833,334
  2. D.J. Humphries
    ARI, LT
    $19,930,000
  3. DeAndre Hopkins
    ARI, WR
    $12,500,000
  4. Kyler Murray
    ARI, QB
    $9,763,721
  5. Devon Kennard
    ARI, OLB
    $7,882,343

Total Cash

  1. D.J. Humphries
    ARI, LT
    $15,600,000
  2. Chandler Jones
    ARI, OLB
    $15,500,000
  3. J.J. Watt
    ARI, DE
    $14,500,000
  4. DeAndre Hopkins
    ARI, WR
    $13,750,000
  5. Budda Baker
    ARI, S
    $11,100,000

Base Salary

  1. Chandler Jones
    ARI, OLB
    $15,500,000
  2. D.J. Humphries
    ARI, LT
    $15,100,000
  3. Devon Kennard
    ARI, OLB
    $6,250,000
  4. Zach Ertz
    ARI, TE
    $5,666,667
  5. DeAndre Hopkins
    ARI, WR
    $4,750,000

Workout Bonus

  1. Aaron Brewer
    ARI, LS
    $50,000

Contract Length

  1. Chandler Jones
    ARI, OLB
    5
  2. Justin Pugh
    ARI, G
    5
  3. Zach Ertz
    ARI, TE
    5
  4. Kyler Murray
    ARI, QB
    4
  5. Budda Baker
    ARI, S
    4

Contract Value

  1. Chandler Jones
    ARI, OLB
    $82,500,000
  2. Budda Baker
    ARI, S
    $59,000,000
  3. DeAndre Hopkins
    ARI, WR
    $54,500,000
  4. Justin Pugh
    ARI, G
    $44,775,000
  5. D.J. Humphries
    ARI, LT
    $43,750,000

Contract AAV

  1. DeAndre Hopkins
    ARI, WR
    $27,250,000
  2. Chandler Jones
    ARI, OLB
    $16,500,000
  3. Budda Baker
    ARI, S
    $14,750,000
  4. D.J. Humphries
    ARI, LT
    $14,583,333
  5. J.J. Watt
    ARI, DE
    $14,000,000

AAV % of Cap

  1. DeAndre Hopkins
    ARI, WR
    13.75%
  2. Chandler Jones
    ARI, OLB
    9.88%
  3. J.J. Watt
    ARI, DE
    7.67%
  4. Budda Baker
    ARI, S
    7.44%
  5. D.J. Humphries
    ARI, LT
    7.00%

2-Year Cash

  1. DeAndre Hopkins
    ARI, WR
    $42,812,215
  2. Chandler Jones
    ARI, OLB
    $34,500,000
  3. D.J. Humphries
    ARI, LT
    $30,122,389
  4. J.J. Watt
    ARI, DE
    $28,000,000
  5. Kyler Murray
    ARI, QB
    $26,380,146

3-Year Cash

  1. DeAndre Hopkins
    ARI, WR
    $60,112,215
  2. Chandler Jones
    ARI, OLB
    $51,014,955
  3. D.J. Humphries
    ARI, LT
    $43,872,389
  4. Budda Baker
    ARI, S
    $33,259,602
  5. Kyler Murray
    ARI, QB
    $30,246,386

Total Guarantees

  1. DeAndre Hopkins
    ARI, WR
    $60,050,000
  2. Chandler Jones
    ARI, OLB
    $51,000,000
  3. Kyler Murray
    ARI, QB
    $35,658,014
  4. Budda Baker
    ARI, S
    $33,100,000
  5. D.J. Humphries
    ARI, LT
    $29,000,000

Guarantees at Signing

  1. DeAndre Hopkins
    ARI, WR
    $42,750,000
  2. Kyler Murray
    ARI, QB
    $35,658,014
  3. Chandler Jones
    ARI, OLB
    $31,000,000
  4. D.J. Humphries
    ARI, LT
    $29,000,000
  5. Budda Baker
    ARI, S
    $22,100,000

Signing Bonus

  1. DeAndre Hopkins
    ARI, WR
    $27,500,000
  2. Kyler Murray
    ARI, QB
    $23,589,924
  3. Chandler Jones
    ARI, OLB
    $15,000,000
  4. Isaiah Simmons
    ARI, ILB
    $12,588,404
  5. Jordan Hicks
    ARI, ILB
    $12,000,000

Career Earnings

  1. J.J. Watt
    ARI, DE
    $115,248,000
  2. A.J. Green
    ARI, WR
    $114,060,588
  3. DeAndre Hopkins
    ARI, WR
    $99,511,224
  4. Chandler Jones
    ARI, OLB
    $98,495,510
  5. Rodney Hudson
    ARI, C
    $71,553,707

2021 Positional Rankings Leaders

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