NFL Career Earnings

NFL Player Earnings NFL Player Earnings

Listing the top earnings for all active NFL players.

Player Earnings
Total
Seasons Earnings
Total
1

Vernon Davis

Tight End
2006: R1, #6
$78,681,846 14 $78,681,846
2

Jason Witten

Tight End
2003: R3, #69
$77,057,482 16 $77,057,482
3

Tony Gonzalez

Tight End
1997: R1, #13
$72,677,935 17 $72,677,935
4

Antonio Gates

Tight End
0: Undrafted
$70,956,236 16 $70,956,236
5

Jimmy Graham

Tight End
2010: R3, #95
$65,514,171 10 $65,514,171
6

Greg Olsen

Tight End
2007: R1, #31
$63,270,363 13 $63,270,363
7

Rob Gronkowski

Tight End
2010: R2, #42
$53,379,507 9 $53,379,507
8

Marcedes Lewis

Tight End
2006: R1, #28
$50,480,000 14 $50,480,000
9

Delanie Walker

Tight End
2006: R6, #175
$48,690,653 14 $48,690,653
10

Jared Cook

Tight End
2009: R3, #89
$45,084,235 11 $45,084,235
11

Heath Miller

Tight End
2005: R1, #30
$44,027,256 11 $44,027,256
12

Kyle Rudolph

Tight End
2011: R2, #43
$43,522,098 9 $43,522,098
13

Kellen Winslow

Tight End
2004: R1, #6
$43,029,512 10 $43,029,512
14

Dallas Clark

Tight End
2003: R1, #24
$42,630,000 11 $42,630,000
15

Charles Clay

Tight End
2011: R6, #174
$38,451,264 9 $38,451,264
16

Zach Ertz

Tight End
2013: R2, #35
$36,261,405 7 $36,261,405
17

Daniel Graham

Tight End
2002: R1, #21
$35,625,000 11 $35,625,000
18

Jermaine Gresham

Tight End
2010: R1, #21
$35,422,299 10 $35,422,299
19

Todd Heap

Tight End
0: Undrafted
$34,880,000 12 $34,880,000
20

Martellus Bennett

Tight End
2008: R2, #61
$33,979,714 10 $33,979,714
21

Benjamin Watson

Tight End
2004: R1, #32
$33,695,086 16 $33,695,086
22

Travis Kelce

Tight End
2013: R3, #63
$33,182,054 7 $33,182,054
23

Jordan Reed

Tight End
2013: R3, #85
$32,694,529 7 $32,694,529
24

Jim Kleinsasser

Tight End
1999: R2, #44
$31,992,500 13 $31,992,500
25

Zach Miller

Tight End
2007: R2, #38
$31,039,500 8 $31,039,500
26

Jeremy Shockey

Tight End
2002: R1, #14
$30,907,501 9 $30,907,501
27

Owen Daniels

Tight End
2006: R4, #98
$30,597,500 10 $30,597,500
28

Julius Thomas

Tight End
2011: R4, #129
$30,358,585 8 $30,358,585
29

Brent Celek

Tight End
2007: R5, #162
$29,517,350 11 $29,517,350
30

Anthony Fasano

Tight End
2006: R2, #53
$29,226,657 12 $29,226,657
31

Dwayne Allen

Tight End
2012: R3, #64
$25,989,804 8 $25,989,804
32

Eric Ebron

Tight End
2014: R1, #10
$25,953,036 6 $25,953,036
33

Jack Doyle

Tight End
0: Undrafted
$24,804,750 7 $24,804,750
34

Chris Cooley

Tight End
2004: R3, #81
$24,250,294 9 $24,250,294
35

Dennis Pitta

Tight End
2010: R4, #114
$24,204,000 8 $24,204,000
36

Coby Fleener

Tight End
2012: R2, #34
$23,482,817 7 $23,482,817
37

Vance McDonald

Tight End
2013: R2, #55
$22,910,444 7 $22,910,444
38

Brandon Pettigrew

Tight End
2009: R1, #20
$22,713,727 8 $22,713,727
39

Trey Burton

Tight End
0: Undrafted
$22,470,649 6 $22,470,649
40

Shannon Sharpe

Tight End
0: Undrafted
$22,328,500 15 $22,328,500
41

Tyler Eifert

Tight End
2013: R1, #21
$21,814,483 7 $21,814,483
42

Reggie Kelly

Tight End
1999: R2, #42
$20,292,500 13 $20,292,500
43

Lance Kendricks

Tight End
2011: R2, #47
$19,213,391 9 $19,213,391
44

Marcus Pollard

Tight End
0: Undrafted
$19,133,647 12 $19,133,647
45

Lee Smith

Tight End
2011: R5, #159
$18,553,516 9 $18,553,516
46

Rhett Ellison

Tight End
2012: R4, #128
$18,180,889 8 $18,180,889
47

Ed Dickson

Tight End
2010: R3, #70
$18,040,500 10 $18,040,500
48

Brandon Manumaleuna

Tight End
0: Undrafted
$17,633,000 10 $17,633,000
49

Virgil Green

Tight End
2011: R7, #204
$16,404,944 9 $16,404,944
50

Cameron Brate

Tight End
0: Undrafted
$16,367,433 6 $16,367,433
51

Kelvin Benjamin

Tight End
2014: R1, #28
$15,946,779 5 $15,946,779
52

Jordan Cameron

Tight End
2011: R4, #102
$15,865,900 6 $15,865,900
53

Dion Sims

Tight End
2013: R4, #106
$15,623,552 6 $15,623,552
54

Bubba Franks

Tight End
2000: R1, #14
$15,556,000 8 $15,556,000
55

Craig Stevens

Tight End
2008: R3, #85
$14,937,403 8 $14,937,403
56

Dustin Keller

Tight End
2008: R1, #30
$14,750,000 6 $14,750,000
57

John Carlson

Tight End
2008: R2, #38
$14,677,750 7 $14,677,750
58

Jermichael Finley

Tight End
2008: R3, #91
$14,003,000 6 $14,003,000
59

Scott Chandler

Tight End
2007: R4, #129
$13,848,500 8 $13,848,500
60

Jacob Tamme

Tight End
2008: R4, #127
$13,246,336 9 $13,246,336
61

Dan Campbell

Tight End
1999: R3, #79
$13,246,000 11 $13,246,000
62

Ken Dilger

Tight End
0: Undrafted
$13,228,096 10 $13,228,096
63

Chris Baker

Tight End
2002: R3, #88
$13,145,750 9 $13,145,750
64

T.J. Hockenson

Tight End
2019: R1, #8
$12,930,436 1 $12,930,436
65

Jackie Harris

Tight End
1990: R4, #102
$12,890,000 12 $12,890,000
66

Bo Scaife

Tight End
2005: R6, #179
$12,695,700 7 $12,695,700
67

Tony Scheffler

Tight End
2006: R2, #61
$12,194,000 8 $12,194,000
68

Jesse James

Tight End
2015: R5, #160
$12,136,257 5 $12,136,257
69

Garrett Celek

Tight End
0: Undrafted
$11,989,380 8 $11,989,380
70

Anthony Becht

Tight End
2000: R1, #27
$11,835,000 12 $11,835,000
71

Luke Stocker

Tight End
2011: R4, #104
$11,708,469 9 $11,708,469
72

Fred Davis

Tight End
2008: R2, #48
$11,508,000 6 $11,508,000
73

Aaron Hernandez

Tight End
2010: R4, #113
$11,236,000 3 $11,236,000
74

Kevin Boss

Tight End
2007: R5, #153
$11,169,610 6 $11,169,610
75

Garrett Graham

Tight End
2010: R4, #118
$11,088,225 7 $11,088,225
76

Eric Green

Tight End
1990: R1, #21
$11,004,735 10 $11,004,735
77

Josh Hill

Tight End
0: Undrafted
$10,933,112 6 $10,933,112
78

Tyler Kroft

Tight End
2015: R3, #85
$10,906,223 5 $10,906,223
79

Logan Paulsen

Tight End
0: Undrafted
$10,837,793 10 $10,837,793
80

C.J. Uzomah

Tight End
2015: R5, #157
$10,771,053 5 $10,771,053
81

Matt Spaeth

Tight End
2007: R3, #77
$10,416,406 9 $10,416,406
82

Levine Toilolo

Tight End
2013: R4, #133
$10,412,629 7 $10,412,629
83

Gary Barnidge

Tight End
2008: R5, #141
$10,344,250 8 $10,344,250
84

Michael Hoomanawanui

Tight End
2010: R5, #132
$10,302,884 9 $10,302,884
85

Joel Dreessen

Tight End
2005: R6, #198
$10,295,647 8 $10,295,647
86

Niles Paul

Tight End
2011: R5, #155
$10,180,705 8 $10,180,705
87

C.J. Fiedorowicz

Tight End
2014: R3, #65
$10,171,854 5 $10,171,854
88

Nick Boyle

Tight End
2015: R5, #171
$10,059,709 5 $10,059,709
89

Jeff King

Tight End
2006: R5, #155
$10,057,018 8 $10,057,018
90

Ben Hartsock

Tight End
2004: R3, #68
$9,999,185 9 $9,999,185
91

Ladarius Green

Tight End
2012: R4, #110
$9,832,235 6 $9,832,235
92

Tim Tebow

Tight End
2010: R1, #25
$9,687,500 3 $9,687,500
93

L.J. Smith

Tight End
2003: R2, #61
$9,657,000 7 $9,657,000
94

Brandon Myers

Tight End
2009: R6, #202
$9,523,082 8 $9,523,082
95

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

Tight End
2014: R2, #38
$9,499,039 6 $9,499,039
96

Darren Fells

Tight End
0: Undrafted
$9,255,993 6 $9,255,993
97

Ryan Griffin

Tight End
2013: R6, #201
$9,239,218 7 $9,239,218
98

O.J. Howard

Tight End
2017: R1, #19
$9,102,951 3 $9,102,951
99

Demetrius Harris

Tight End
0: Undrafted
$9,091,637 7 $9,091,637
100

Jerame Tuman

Tight End
1999: R5, #136
$9,090,000 10 $9,090,000