The 25 highest paid NFL players by average salary per year, with the contract and a link to the news story for each deal.
| # | Player and deal | Pos | Team | Per year | Source |
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| 1 | PM Patrick MahomesReworked deal adding 2 years, $504.75 million in total through 2033 | QB | Kansas City Chiefs | $64Mper year | ESPNJun 10, 2026 | | 2 | DP Dak Prescott4 years, $240 million extension | QB | Dallas Cowboys | $60Mper year | ESPNSep 8, 2024 | | 3 | BM Baker Mayfield3 years, $165 million extension | QB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | $55Mper year | FOX 13 Tampa BaySep 8, 2026 | | 4 | JB Joe Burrow5 years, $275 million extension | QB | Cincinnati Bengals | $55Mper year | CBS SportsSep 7, 2023 | | 5 | JL Jordan Love4 years, $220 million extension | QB | Green Bay Packers | $55Mper year | APJul 26, 2024 | | 6 | JA Josh Allen6 years, $330 million extension | QB | Buffalo Bills | $55Mper year | ESPNMar 9, 2025 | | 7 | MS Matthew Stafford1-year, $55 million extension for 2027 | QB | Los Angeles Rams | $55Mper year | APMay 21, 2026 | | 8 | TL Trevor Lawrence5 years, $275 million extension | QB | Jacksonville Jaguars | $55Mper year | ESPNJun 13, 2024 | | 9 | BP Brock Purdy5 years, $265 million extension | QB | San Francisco 49ers | $53Mper year | NFL.comMay 16, 2025 | | 10 | JG Jared Goff4 years, $212 million extension | QB | Detroit Lions | $53Mper year | CBS SportsMay 13, 2024 | | 11 | JH Justin Herbert5 years, $262.5 million extension | QB | Los Angeles Chargers | $52.5Mper year | CBS SportsJul 25, 2023 | | 12 | LJ Lamar Jackson5 years, $260 million | QB | Baltimore Ravens | $52Mper year | CBS NewsApr 27, 2023 | | 13 | JH Jalen Hurts5 years, $255 million extension | QB | Philadelphia Eagles | $51Mper year | CBS SportsApr 17, 2023 | | 14 | WA Will Anderson Jr.3 years, $150 million extension | DE | Houston Texans | $50Mper year | APApr 17, 2026 | | 15 | MP Micah Parsons4 years, $188 million extension | OLB | Green Bay Packers | $47Mper year | CBS SportsAug 29, 2025 | | 16 | DW Deshaun Watson5 years, $230 million fully guaranteed (final year 2026) | QB | Cleveland Browns | $46Mper year | National Football PostMar 6, 2026 | | 17 | AHAidan Hutchinson4 years, $180 million extension | DE | Detroit Lions | $45Mper year | CBS SportsOct 29, 2025 | | 18 | DJ Daniel Jones2 years, $88 million | QB | Indianapolis Colts | $44Mper year | TSNMar 11, 2026 | | 19 | JS Jaxon Smith-Njigba4 years, $168.8 million extension | WR | Seattle Seahawks | $42.2Mper year | APMar 23, 2026 | | 20 | TWT.J. Watt3 years, $123 million extension | OLB | Pittsburgh Steelers | $41Mper year | CBS News PittsburghJul 17, 2025 | | 21 | JC Ja'Marr Chase4 years, $161 million extension | WR | Cincinnati Bengals | $40.25Mper year | APMar 17, 2025 | | 22 | DH Danielle Hunter1-year, $40.1 million fully guaranteed extension through 2027 | DE | Houston Texans | $40.1Mper year | KPRC 2 HoustonMar 5, 2026 | | 23 | MG Myles Garrett4 years, $160 million extension, reworked by the Rams in 2026 | DE | Los Angeles Rams | $40Mper year | ESPNJun 4, 2026 | | 24 | JC Jalen Carter4 years, $152 million extension | DT | Philadelphia Eagles | $38Mper year | ESPNJul 28, 2026 | | 25 | MC Maxx Crosby3 years, $106.5 million extension | DE | Las Vegas Raiders | $35.5Mper year | ESPNMar 5, 2025 |
Figures as reported in the linked news stories. Contracts and deals change; staff update this list when new deals are reported.
Photo creditsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons under free licences, cropped and resized. Patrick Mahomes: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0; Dak Prescott: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0; Matthew Stafford: Sewageboy, CC BY-SA 4.0; Josh Allen: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0; Jordan Love: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0; Trevor Lawrence: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0; Joe Burrow: Lordstown Motors, CC BY 3.0; Baker Mayfield: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0; Brock Purdy: Jar-Lar, CC BY-SA 4.0; Jared Goff: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0; Justin Herbert: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0; Lamar Jackson: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0; Jalen Hurts: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0; Will Anderson Jr.: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0; Micah Parsons: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0; Deshaun Watson: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0; Daniel Jones: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0; Jaxon Smith-Njigba: FanDuel, CC BY 3.0; Ja'Marr Chase: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0; Danielle Hunter: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0; Myles Garrett: WOH3030, CC0; Jalen Carter: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0; Maxx Crosby: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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