Who are the NFL’s highest-paid players at every position? Record-setting deals have been made in 2023 — including Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts becoming the highest-paid NFL player… for 10 days. Then came Lamar Jackson, who signed a new record-deal to remain with the Baltimore Ravens just before the 2023 NFL draft. And then Los Angeles Chargers QB Justin Herbert came along with a new extension in July just north of Jackson’s contract.
We tracked the best-paid players at 16 different positions — including long-snapper — and will keep the numbers updated as more records get broken. To get the full picture on the top earners in this league, we sorted positions by two categories, which in a few cases has the same player at No. 1:
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Three-year average (APY)
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Total guaranteed money
Salary information courtesy of Roster Management System.
Let’s start with Herbert and the highest-paid quarterbacks:
Jump to:
QB | RB | WR | TE
OL | EDGE | DT | LB
CB | S | K | LS | P
Quarterback
Highest three-year APY:
Signed: July 2023 (contract ends in 2029)
2. Lamar Jackson (BAL), $52 million
3. Jalen Hurts (PHI), $51 million
4. Aaron Rodgers (NYJ), $50.2 million
5. Russell Wilson (DEN), $50 million
Total guaranteed money:
Signed: March 2022 (contract ends in 2026)
2. Justin Herbert (LAC), $193.7 million
3. Kyler Murray (ARI), $189.5 million
4. Lamar Jackson (BAL), $185 million
5. Jalen Hurts (PHI), $179.3 million
Running back
Highest three-year APY:
Signed: April 2020 (contract ends in 2025)
2. Alvin Kamara (NO), $12.7 million
3. Joe Mixon (CIN), $12.53 million
Total guaranteed money:
Signed: April 2020 (contract ends in 2025)
2. Alvin Kamara (NO), $34.3 million
3. Dalvin Cook (MIN), $28 million
Wide receiver
Highest three-year APY:
Signed: June 2022 (contract ends in 2026)
2. Stefon Diggs (BUF), 26.2 million
3. Tyreek Hill (MIA), $25 million
Total guaranteed money:
Signed: June 2022 (contract ends in 2026)
2. Tyreek Hill (MIA), $72.2 million
3. Stefon Diggs (BUF), $70 million
Tight end
Highest three-year APY:
Signed: September 2022 (contract ends in 2026)
2. George Kittle (SF), $15.3 million
3. Mark Andrews (BAL), $15.06 million
Total guaranteed money:
Signed: August 2020 (contract ends in 2026)
2. Mark Andrews (BAL), $37.6 million
3. Dallas Goedert (PHI), $34.8 million
Offensive line
Highest three-year APY:
Signed: November 2020 (contract ends in 2024)
2. Laremy Tunsil (HOU), $22 million
3. Chris Lindstrom (ATL), $21.8 million
Total guaranteed money:
Signed: October 2020 (contract ends in 2025)
2. Chris Lindstrom (ATL), $62.7 million
3. Ryan Ramczyk (NO), $60.2 million
Cornerback
Highest three-year APY:
Signed: May 2022 (contract ends in 2026)
2. Jalen Ramsey (MIA), $20.6 million
3. Denzel Ward (CLE), $20.2 million
Total guaranteed money:
Signed: April 2022 (contract ends in 2027)
2. Jalen Ramsey (MIA), $71.2 million
3. Marlon Humphrey (BAL), $66.9 million
Edge rusher
Highest three-year APY:
Signed: September 2021 (contract ends in 2025)
2. Joey Bosa (LAC), $29.2 million
3. Myles Garrett (CLE), $26.7 million
Total guaranteed money:
Signed: July 2020 (contract ends in 2025)
2. Myles Garrett (CLE), $100 million
3. Khalil Mack (LAC), $90 million
Defensive tackle
Highest three-year APY:
Signed: June 2022 (contract ends in 2025)
2. Quinnen Williams (NYJ), $24 million
3. Jeffery Simmons (TEN), $23.5 million
Total guaranteed money:
Signed: July 2023 (contract ends in 2027)
2. Daron Payne, $60.02 million
T3. Aaron Donald (LAR), $60 million
T3. Chris Jones (KC), $60 million
T3. Dexter Lawrence (NYG), $60 million
Off-ball linebacker
Highest three-year APY:
Signed: January 2023 (contract ends 2027)
2. Fred Warner (SF), $19.5 million
3. Tremaine Edmunds (CHI), $19 million
Total guaranteed money:
Signed: January 2023 (contract ends 2027)
2. Shaquille Leonard (IND), $52.5 million
3. C.J. Mosley (NYJ), $51 million
Safety
Highest three-year APY:
Signed: August 2022 (contract ends in 2027)
2. Minkah Fitzpatrick (PIT), $18.6 million
3. Jamal Adams (SEA), $17.6 million
Total guaranteed money:
Signed: August 2022 (contract ends in 2027)
T2. Jamal Adams (SEA), $36 million
T2. Minkah Fitzpatrick (PIT), $36 million
T2. Jessie Bates III (ATL), $36 million
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Kicker
Highest three-year APY:
Signed: August 2022 (contract ends in 2027)
2. Matt Gay (IND), $5.9 million
3. Chris Boswell (PIT), $5.6 million
Total guaranteed money:
Signed: August 2022 (contract ends in 2027)
2. Matt Gay (IND), $13 million
2. Chris Boswell (PIT), $12.5 million
Long-snapper
Highest three-year APY:
Signed: March 2023 (contract ends 2026)
2. Charley Hughlett (CLE), 1.47 million
3. Josh Harris (LAC), $1.44 million
Total guaranteed money:
Signed: March 2023 (contract ends 2026)
2. Andrew DePaola (MIN), $2.2 million
3. Charley Hughlett (CLE), $1.9 million
Punter
Highest three-year APY:
Signed: June 2021 (contract ends in 2025)
2. Jack Fox (DET), $3.6 million
3. Tress Way (WSH), $3.3 million
Total guaranteed money:
Signed: June 2021 (contract ends in 2025)
2. Jack Fox (DET), $7.5 million
2. Tress Way (WSH), $6.4 million
