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 Defensive Tackle Rankings

Cap Hit

  1. Chris Jones
    KC, DT
    $28,291,668
  2. Aaron Donald
    LAR, DT
    $26,000,000
  3. Jonathan Allen
    WAS, DT
    $21,441,168
  4. Grady Jarrett
    ATL, DT
    $20,625,000
  5. DeForest Buckner
    IND, DT
    $19,750,000

Total Cash

  1. Daron Payne
    WAS, DT
    $31,010,000
  2. Aaron Donald
    LAR, DT
    $28,500,000
  3. Javon Hargrave
    SF, DT
    $25,015,000
  4. Chris Jones
    KC, DT
    $20,000,000
  5. DeForest Buckner
    IND, DT
    $19,750,000

Base Salary

  1. Chris Jones
    KC, DT
    $19,500,000
  2. DeForest Buckner
    IND, DT
    $18,750,000
  3. Grady Jarrett
    ATL, DT
    $16,500,000
  4. Jonathan Allen
    WAS, DT
    $14,000,000
  5. Aaron Donald
    LAR, DT
    $13,500,000

Workout Bonus

  1. Kenny Clark
    GB, DT
    $700,000
  2. Chris Jones
    KC, DT
    $500,000
  3. Jonathan Allen
    WAS, DT
    $500,000
  4. Daron Payne
    WAS, DT
    $500,000
  5. Roy Robertson-Harris
    JAC, DT
    $400,000

Contract Length

  1. Quinnen Williams
    NYJ, DT
    4
  2. Lawrence Guy
    NE, DT
    4
  3. Javon Kinlaw
    SF, DT
    4
  4. Christian Barmore
    NE, DT
    4
  5. D.J. Reader
    CIN, DT
    4

Contract Value

  1. Aaron Donald
    LAR, DT
    $95,000,000
  2. Daron Payne
    WAS, DT
    $90,000,000
  3. DeForest Buckner
    IND, DT
    $84,000,000
  4. Javon Hargrave
    SF, DT
    $84,000,000
  5. Chris Jones
    KC, DT
    $80,000,000

Contract AAV

  1. Aaron Donald
    LAR, DT
    $31,666,667
  2. Daron Payne
    WAS, DT
    $22,500,000
  3. DeForest Buckner
    IND, DT
    $21,000,000
  4. Javon Hargrave
    SF, DT
    $21,000,000
  5. Chris Jones
    KC, DT
    $20,000,000

AAV % of Cap

  1. Aaron Donald
    LAR, DT
    15.64%
  2. Daron Payne
    WAS, DT
    11.11%
  3. DeForest Buckner
    IND, DT
    10.37%
  4. Javon Hargrave
    SF, DT
    10.37%
  5. Chris Jones
    KC, DT
    9.88%

2-Year Cash

  1. Aaron Donald
    LAR, DT
    $60,000,000
  2. Daron Payne
    WAS, DT
    $47,020,000
  3. Javon Hargrave
    SF, DT
    $40,750,000
  4. DeForest Buckner
    IND, DT
    $40,401,981
  5. Chris Jones
    KC, DT
    $37,651,062

3-Year Cash

  1. Aaron Donald
    LAR, DT
    $95,000,000
  2. Daron Payne
    WAS, DT
    $67,590,000
  3. Javon Hargrave
    SF, DT
    $61,500,000
  4. Chris Jones
    KC, DT
    $61,275,062
  5. DeForest Buckner
    IND, DT
    $56,401,981

Total Guarantees

  1. Aaron Donald
    LAR, DT
    $95,000,000
  2. Chris Jones
    KC, DT
    $60,000,000
  3. Daron Payne
    WAS, DT
    $59,010,000
  4. DeForest Buckner
    IND, DT
    $44,378,000
  5. Javon Hargrave
    SF, DT
    $40,000,000

Guarantees at Signing

  1. Daron Payne
    WAS, DT
    $55,010,000
  2. Aaron Donald
    LAR, DT
    $46,500,000
  3. Javon Hargrave
    SF, DT
    $40,000,000
  4. DeForest Buckner
    IND, DT
    $39,378,000
  5. Chris Jones
    KC, DT
    $37,626,000

Signing Bonus

  1. Jonathan Allen
    WAS, DT
    $30,000,000
  2. Daron Payne
    WAS, DT
    $28,000,000
  3. Aaron Donald
    LAR, DT
    $25,000,000
  4. Kenny Clark
    GB, DT
    $25,000,000
  5. Javon Hargrave
    SF, DT
    $23,000,000

Career Earnings

  1. Aaron Donald
    LAR, DT
    $157,114,238
  2. Fletcher Cox
    PHI, DT
    $125,890,246
  3. DeForest Buckner
    IND, DT
    $94,342,973
  4. Grady Jarrett
    ATL, DT
    $89,859,675
  5. Chris Jones
    KC, DT
    $87,506,291

2023 Positional Rankings Leaders

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